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1st September 2024

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Victorians could foot $200m bill for Glasgow Comm Games

Scottish taxpayers would not pay a cent for the 2026 Commonwealth Games under an extraordinary new bid to host the event, with Victorian taxpayers instead handing over almost $200m...

‘It would bloody help’: Allan under fire over inaction on illicit smokes

Premier Jacinta Allan has been accused of “fiddling while Rome burns” with Victoria now the only state in the country without a tobacco licensing scheme.

Not leaving: Trac’s stunning trade backflip

Melbourne fans can breathe easier tonight after Christian Petracca allayed fears he would leave the club. GLENN McFARLANE has the details.

Folbigg’s lasting scars of two decades behind bars

She might not be locked in a cell any more, but Kathleen Folbigg still carries the shackles of 20 years of incarceration. In this exclusive interview she talks about how she is sti...

Wood pledges millions for community sport in mayoral bid

Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood has pledged a multimillion-dollar boost to community sport, including $200 vouchers and $100,000 sporting club grants.

Officers to patrol Elizabeth St with stab-proof vests under Lord Mayor’s plan

Thirty council workers wearing stab-proof vests would patrol crime hotspots across Melbourne’s CBD, including Elizabeth St, if Lord Mayor Nick Reece is returned to the city’s top j...

Cash boost coming for Aussie renters

A raft of new cost of living measures promises to help struggling renters and free up access to key medicines.

‘A lifesaver’: The school giving teens a second chance at learning

Saints College in North Melbourne wants young people to feel liberated to learn, and its unique approach is giving students who don’t fit into mainstream education a second chance.

Accused crims nabbed in AN0M sting plan High Court appeal

Two allegedly senior organised crime figures entangled in the massive police “sting of the century” have laid out grounds for a High Court appeal with huge potential implications f...

Kyle and Jackie O crash and burn in Melbourne radio ratings

Melbourne has made up its mind — the profanity-littered Kyle & Jackie O show on KIIS FM is no competition for the city’s breakfast market as ratings plummet down the ladder.

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