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17th November 2024

AM Edition

WATCH NOW: Doco honours dying wish of bullied teen

A disastrous patchwork of inadequate school-based bullying policies is failing our children. Their deaths cannot be in vain — it’s time to act. Watch our documentary HERE.

Charlotte’s friend reveals her final message before suicide

On the night of her suicide, Charlotte O’Brien poured her heart out to her friend Ava, with the exchange ending on just two words: ‘I’m sorry’.

‘Please don’t hate me’: Teen’s heartbreaking final video revealed

The mother of a teen suicide victim has shared her daughter’s harrowing farewell video in a bid to raise awareness and help other families. WARNING: distressing content.

Cash for state emergencies raided to fund Victoria’s transport projects

Victoria’s transport projects are being boosted by billions of dollars of taxpayer cash, which had been put aside for emergencies.

Call for protest permits after Myer Christmas window devastation

Retailers have called for protesters to require permits after the annual Myer Christmas window unveiling was cancelled due to planned demonstrations from pro-Palestine groups.

Three dead in Gippsland plane crash as ATSB probes tragedy

Australian Transport Safety Bureau are investigating after a pilot and two passengers died when a small plane crashed into a paddock and caught alight in Tinamba West.

WATCH NOW: Doco honours dying wish of bullied teen

A disastrous patchwork of inadequate school-based bullying policies is failing our children. Their deaths cannot be in vain — it’s time to act. Watch our documentary HERE.

‘Please don’t hate me’: Teen’s heartbreaking final video revealed

The mother of a teen suicide victim has shared her daughter’s harrowing farewell video in a bid to raise awareness and help other families. WARNING: distressing content.

‘Covert killer’: Dad’s plea to stop cyber-bullying after son took his life

Allem Halkic was an energetic, happy teenager until he became a cyber bully’s target. Fifteen years on, his father Ali Halkic is urging parents and schools to do more to stop the “...

VCAA staff dragged into exam scandal as authority accepts fault

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority has apologised to students for the first time over the biggest leak of VCE exam material in decades.

Strong, sexy and powerful: The real reason men won’t quit red meat

More Aussie men won’t give up eating red meat as it makes them feel stronger, sexier, and more powerful — even though it’s slowly killing them.

L and P-platers get access to digital driver’s licences

Victorian teenagers will be able to use their phone to prove their age from this week with their very own digital driver’s licences. Here’s everything you need to know.

Port’s record comeback stuns Hawks in AFLW finals classic

Port Adelaide has produced the greatest last-quarter comeback in AFLW history to stun Hawthorn and earn a preliminary final shot at flag favourite North Melbourne.

How to keep your kids safe at schoolies

If your teen is planning a week of partying for schoolies, here are some conversations to help prepare them for tricky situations that may arise.

AFL great takes the stage at Pearl Jam concert

In a surprise halfway through the show, lead singer Eddie Vedder paid tribute to footy legend Jonathan Brown as one of his heroes.

Melbourne’s new Lord Mayor reveals top priorities to take city forward

Nick Reece has revealed his plans for his first 100 days in office after he is sworn in as lord mayor on Tuesday — for the second time in six months — and he says Melbourne’s “best...

Superstar Gordon Ramsay hits Melbourne’s hottest bar

Gordon Ramsay is making the most of his time in Melbourne checking out Nick Russian’s famed CBD nightspot with other chef supremos.

Residents told to leave as bushfires threaten towns in Victoria’s west

Residents in towns in Victoria’s west have been urged to evacuate as out-of-control bushfires threaten small communities.

Cats eye bold draft move to snatch top talent from rivals

Four years after trading up to draft best-and-fairest winner Max Holmes, Geelong is eyeing another big move with its eye on one of the most highly-rated athletes in the current dra...

‘Sad display’: Boos overshadow Jake Paul’s beat down of Mike Tyson

Influencer Jake Paul takes victory over former world champion Mike Tyson by unanimous decision. Relive how it happened.

How ‘smartest crook in Australia’ kept Great Bookie Robbery under wraps

Stan James was never convicted of a serious crime in a long and seemingly law-abiding life — but after his burial last week, his role as a criminal mastermind can finally be reveal...

Neighbour allegedly stabs woman in front of young kids at Bayswater home

An innocent mother has allegedly been stabbed to death in her own home by a male neighbour as her young children watched on, before he was arrested at a nearby property shortly aft...

Lambo Guy’s $40k McDonald’s order

Fans of “Lambo Guy” Adrian Portelli turned out in force at a western suburbs Maccas to see the billionaire drop more than $40,000 on a double cheeseburger meal.

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