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13th December 2024

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Top marks: The full VCE honour roll revealed

Thousands of students across Victoria have been named in the 2024 high achievers list. Search the database to see who took top honours at your school.

Revealed: Why Dutton’s nuclear vision is $250bn cheaper

A price tag has finally been put on the Coalition’s proposal for an energy grid that includes nuclear and it’s $250bn less than the plan Labor is pursuing. Find out why.

Chris Bowen will go nuclear on the Coalition, using this number

Expect Energy Minister Chris Bowen to latch on to one figure as he attempts to skewer the Coalition over new energy policy costings, writes John Rolfe.

Biden’s pardon shock as Trump named ‘Person of the Year’

Joe Biden has delivered the largest single-day pardon in the US’s history as incoming president Donald Trump was named Time Magazine’s ’Person of the year’. Follow updates.

Claims defiant Pesutto could face a challenger by Christmas

Defiant John Pesutto has vowed to fight on as Victorian Liberal Leader after a damning court ruling that he defamed Moira Deeming, but some MPs claim a challenger may surface soon,...

Gaming, ‘beauty oasis’ and DJ battles to lure Gen Z to Grand Slam

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Track Watch: The young gun Hawk set to fly ‘to the next level’

There’s plenty to be excited about if you’re a Hawthorn fan, but the young guns are catching the eyes of track watchers, as the Hawks look to continue their surge to the top of the...

Desperate Aussies turn to food banks

Families on “double incomes” and singles “working two jobs” are Australia’s devastating new face of needy this Christmas, fuelling a sharp rise in demand for food assistance.

Rupert Murdoch ‘deeply moved’ by tour of firebombed Melb synagogue

Rupert Murdoch has visited the firebombed Adass Israel Synagogue with his wife, paying his respects to the Jewish community and saying he found it “extremely disturbing” such an “e...

New evidence uncovered links ‘smiling assassin’ to murder

Police have found more evidence linking Luigi Mangione to the cold-blooded assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

‘Leave’: Andy Lee’s neighbours turn on him

One of Australia’s most beloved stars Andy Lee has managed to offend over something that isn’t going to go away.

‘Another betrayal’: Jewish community angry at Albanese govt over UN vote

Australia’s support for two pro-Palestine motions at the UN General Assembly has sparked fears it could lead to more anti-Semitic attacks.

The big Melbourne names who stumped up for Reece’s campaign

Nick Reece raised a war chest of almost $1m in his bid to become Lord Mayor in what’s believed to be the most ever raised by a candidate in a Victorian local council election. Here...

Who plays farmer’s wife Esme Hoggett in the 1995 film Babe?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. Test yourself.

Hawks great’s bid to shake up board fails

Hawthorn legend Don Scott’s bid to rejoin the club’s board has failed. Meanwhile, Jeff Kennett’s life membership has again been delayed due to a personal matter. GLENN MCFARLANE re...

Dawn Fraser seen for the first time since leaving hospital

Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser was seen leaving a Sunshine Coast hospital, more than a week on from a fall which left the 87-year-old with life threatening injuries.

Pesutto facing $2m nightmare after rejecting $100k settlement

Opposition Leader John Pesutto rejected the chance to escape his legal battle with ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming for $100,000. Now he’s staring at a $2m financial wipeout.

Nine exec sacked after Christmas party

A Nine boss has been sacked after an alleged incident at a work Christmas party, marking the latest high-profile departure amid the network’s culture crisis.

Major Aus Day change will divide the nation

A senior Liberal MP said a re-elected Coalition government would scrap a Labor-era change around holding citizenship celebrations on January 26.

83-year-old man arrested in $1m stolen car rebirthing ring

An elderly Melbourne man is in custody after a tip-off that he was allegedly sending a collection of stolen vehicles to the Middle East.

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