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18th March 2025

AM Edition

Battin’s cruise holiday during crime crisis sparks anger from Lib colleagues

After refusing to say where he was last week, Brad Battin has admitted he took a four-night cruise in Queensland in what has been described as his “ScoMo moment”.

Deery: Battin should be cruising on crime debate. Instead, he’s nowhere to be seen

Of course the Liberal leader is entitled to a personal break but in heading off on a cruise holiday, Brad Battin has missed the opportunity to flex his leadership muscle.

Melbourne’s medical research institutes face ‘financial collapse’

The city’s status as Australia’s medical research capital is under threat and most institutes risk going broke unless the gap between funding and costs are addressed, according to...

Record-breaking brothers: What’s still driving Sidey and Pendles

They’re not the most famous brothers at Collingwood, but Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom will soon have a legacy as a pair we haven’t seen in footy. The pair tell JAY CLARK ...

Why renters are set to miss out on $2600 of yearly savings

Australia is projected to fall almost half a million homes short of the Albanese government’s housing target, meaning renters will pay the price.

Coalition sets cost of living ‘test’ for Labor

Labor’s budget will be a ‘fail’ if it does not restore Australians’ standard of living eroded by years of soaring costs and ‘wisely’ spend taxpayer dollars with ‘discipline and hon...

New twist in trial of man linked to Wieambilla massacre

Lawyers for a US man arrested in connection with the Wieambilla massacre have made a bid to stop Queensland police officers testifying in his trial. See why.

First Bailey, now Jamarra? Geelong ponders next trade coup

After snaring Bailey Smith last trade period, Geelong could be at the front of the queue to snare Bulldog Jamarra Ugle-Hagan should he leave the kennel come season’s end.

First night jitters for Sam Pang but don’t write talk show off yet

Let’s hope the over-rehearsed and analysed script writing gets written off in weeks to come and the show just leaves Pang to being Pang.

Driver admits to killing model at Kooyong rave

The young man who fatally struck Elise Hodder with his car after a late-night rave in Kooyong has pleaded guilty to killing the young Melbourne model.

True cost of Trump tariff fight

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed how the world retaliating to Trump’s tariffs will impact Australian jobs and the economy.

Who was the PM of Australia at the start of the 2010s?

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

Pension asset change that would release thousands of homes

Almost 60,000 larger properties would be added back into the market for young families if financial penalties for pensioners were reduced.

‘Hyenas’: Customers hit out at Bank of Queensland

Bank of Queensland has been caught out with untrue claims over its subsidiary’s competitive rates offering, after it denied customers the February rate cut.

Bail laws setback as Libs blast ‘arrogant’ Allan government

Tensions have boiled over as the opposition cut short a “farce” briefing with the government on the proposed new bail laws, leaving Labor with an uphill battle to rush through the ...

We asked four mums of teen crims how to fix youth crime. Here’s what they said

Four mothers of teenagers caught up in violent and dangerous youth offending across Melbourne’s suburbs have opened up about their experience — and demanded change to the state’s c...

AFL great ‘fearful for the game’ if Archer suspension upheld

A St Kilda legend says he is ‘fearful for the game’ if Jackson Archer is suspended for the horror collision with the Bulldogs’ Luke Cleary at Marvel Stadium.

Major update as Queen Mary breaks cover after mystery illness

Australian born Queen Mary has made a big announcement as she is seen in public for the first time since pulling out of an engagement at the 11th hour due to an undisclosed illness...

Mum who tried to sell dead man’s toes previously sold stillborn kitten

An animal shelter worker who tried to sell two human toes online for $400 after they were vomited up by dogs had previously sold a stillborn kitten and puppy via a Facebook “skull ...

Exxon, Woodside commit $350m to drill new gas wells

The dominant source of gas to Australia’s east coast could be handed a lifeline after Exxon and Woodside approved a $350m drilling campaign to deliver new supplies from the Bass St...

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