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15th October 2024

PM Edition

Trade live: Houston gets his wish in blockbuster five-player trade

The story that has dominated the trade period thus far has finally concluded, with a five-player mega deal unlocking Dan Houston’s move back to Victoria. FOLLOW LIVE

Robbo: Dees shopped Oliver, but so what? It’s a business after all

The Dees have walked a tightrope with Clayton Oliver and he can whinge and moan if he wants about a failed trade, but he must be ready to give his best to the Dees in 2025, writes ...

Iconic Australian TV reporter George Negus dies at 82

Famous for getting under the skin of Margaret Thatcher, George Negus, who was the blueprint for Australian foreign correspondents, has passed away.

Damning review urges Vic schools to end exclusion of disabled kids

The most comprehensive review of Victoria’s state schools in years has recommended a raft of changes to the education system, including an end to the exclusion of disabled children...

Kennett: Desperate Allan fails to see Victorians want to be rid of Labor

Jacinta Allan’s government has viciously attacked middle-income Victorians and businesses, and now the public is rising up and wants the opposition to unite and hold them to accoun...

Lehrmann judge’s book bombshell

Justice Michael Lee has dropped a bombshell after it was revealed a Melbourne publisher plans to print his judgment in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial as a book.

Trade countdown: Verdicts on the key names still in play

There are more than 15 players still waiting to have their AFL futures decided as the clock ticks toward the trade period deadline. See full verdicts on the likely moves here.

Shame file: Filthy Melb rat-infested restaurants from hell

EXPOSED: Peking duck kept with rat poo, cockroaches near raw food and heated arguments with health inspectors are just some of the incidents at Melbourne’s filthiest restaurants.

Campbell: Albo proves he’s out of touch in own ‘Hawaii moment’

A prime minister splashing $4.3m on a beach house would be dumb politics at the best of times. Doing it in the midst of a cost of living crisis makes you wonder if he’s already che...

It’s famous, but is Melbourne’s coffee really that good?

Melbourne is known as one of the coffee capitals of the world but are our brews worthy of the hype? Here’s what the experts say.

Elite private school ‘for sale’ heads best of muck-up week pranks

Gender-bending dress-ups, theme days, colour runs and even a For Sale sign on Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew have marked the start of muck-up week for Victorian year 12 students.

Rate relief coming as NAB tips earlier RBA cut

One of the country’s largest bank says that the Reserve Bank will be in a position to offer rate relief to millions of Australians sooner than expected.

$100k bail for driver accused of killing Clifton Hill model

The father of a man accused of killing a Clifton Hill model after a Kooyong rave has offered the court $100,000 to secure his son’s bail.

Geelong man who fatally punched dad at Crown wants jail time cut

A Geelong fencer who killed a Melbourne dad in a drunken assault at Crown Casino is looking to have his jail time slashed.

Fruit picker accused of raping unconscious woman in Shepparton

A Vanuatu man who claims he was just trying to help a woman when he found her passed out drunk on a nature strip in northern Victoria has been accused of abducting and raping her.

‘Woke and divisive’: Justice department staff to get white privilege training

A plan to include white privilege training in a new taxpayer-funded cultural awareness course for Department of Justice workers has prompted backlash from staff.

Gym linked to Punisher suspected target of Brunswick East arson attack

A gym linked to Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim is believed to be the target of a ram raid arson attack, with the taskforce set up to break the state’s illegal tobacco trade now prob...

‘Don’t know what that was about’: Pesutto shrugs off spill rumblings

Opposition Leader John Pesutto says he’s focused on Victoria’s crumbling roads and healthcare system after winning unanimous backing from his partyroom.

Albo’s call on retirement after $4.3m buy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the purchase of a multimillion-dollar clifftop home on the Central Coast.

Albanese bagged a property bargain, says star agent John McGrath

The boss of the real estate agency which sold the PM’s new $4.3m clifftop mansion says he nabbed a bargain price compared with what he would have paid for a similar property in Syd...