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1st October 2024

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Dutton calls for urgent action on protesters ‘glorifying’ terror

Police have been ordered to check the visa status of protesters who displayed pro-Hezbollah flags at Sunday’s protests but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has slammed the slow res...

James Paterson: We cannot ignore terror symbols on our streets

The Australian Federal Police must take action over the display of Hezbollah flags on the streets of Melbourne and Sydney — we will only know if new laws are deficient once they ar...

Meet the two brothers reshaping Melbourne’s raging tobacco war

The relatively unknown Barakat brothers have risen through the grisly underworld to become the key challenger in Melbourne’s firey tobacco wars. Now the pair have joined forces wit...

One hundred firebombings, two inquiries but still no licensing scheme

Victoria’s tobacco wars have raged for more than 18 months with near daily firebombings. Yet the state remains the only one in Australia not to have a tobacco licencing scheme — so...

The petrol data that could save you hundreds each year

Victoria is the only state that does not offer live fuel pricing data, potentially costing motorists hundreds extra every year.

The lure that could get Ricciardo on the Supercars grid

Supercars is set to reach out to Daniel Ricciardo in a bid to get him on their grid now that he has been cut from F1, and they think the introduction of one race might be what gets...

Libs prepare for leadership change as Pesutto urged to face ‘hugely upsetting’ truth

A Liberal colleague who has until now been regarded as a strong supporter of John Pesutto says “the party has no choice” but to act, with three MPs leading the race to be the next ...

Israel raids Hezbollah tunnels ahead of Lebanon invasion

Israel informed the US of an imminent ground operation as tanks amassed on the Lebanon border and special forces launched incursions underground. Follow live updates.

St Kilda players and partners step out for best and fairest

The Saints were shining on Monday night as they walked the red carpet at the Palladium at Crown. See all the pictures from St Kilda’s big night.

Ovarian cancer ‘killer’ could treat dementia, endometriosis

A unique ovarian cancer treatment that uses natural killer cells to target the deadly disease will soon be trialled in Melbourne – and there’s hope it could also be use...

Melbourne home pain hits grim six-month milestone

Melbourne’s property market has sunk below Adelaide’s on a key home value metric after the city’s spring selling season got off to a grim start. Experts reveal what to expect next.

Weakest link? Where to now for Swans’ tall timber

Sydney’s tall timber is coming under the microscope in the wake of demolition at the hands of the Lions. Do the Swans persist with Joel Amartey, Logan McDonald and Hayden McLean or...

‘National disgrace’: Dutton urges AFP to act on pro-Hezbollah protestors

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has written to the AFP over his concerns Hezbollah flag wielding protestors remain ‘at large’ in the community.

Guilty: Storm star rubbed out of NRL grand final

Melbourne Storm Nelson Asofa-Solomona has been rubbed out of the 2024 NRL grand final against Penrith after failing to have his grade three charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary.

Animation and gaming academy coming to Melbourne

The GameChanger Academy is set to be the first of its kind in Australia and will help train the next generation of film makers and game creators.

Caledonia is a poetic name for what country?

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

‘One of Kaz’s boys’: Kingpin’s enforcers threaten smoke shop staff

Footage shows the moment a man claiming to work for underworld figure Kazem Hamad threatens a convenience store worker, as a shocked customer watches on.

Put homeless in hotels: Mayoral candidate’s plan to help rough sleepers

Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood says there’s no silver bullet to solving the city’s homelessness crisis but he says his $3m plan will offer a critical first step to supporting th...

‘Mean girl antics’: Block sisters bullied after win

They might only be 22 and 24, but that hasn’t stopped the other supposed adult Block contestants ganging up on sisters Maddy and Charlotte. And the reasoning is even more petty.

Demons shut down more Oliver talk on eve of trade period

Melbourne is bemused at finding itself again refuting trade rumours around troubled gun onballer Clayton Oliver after denying the ballwinner would depart the club all season.

Former MRC chair’s bankruptcy shock

Former Melbourne Racing Club chairman Matt Cain, who has jet setted to the US, was issued a $140k-plus bankruptcy notice, as the club is in turmoil.

Cops at war with Victoria Police’s top brass after pay dispute twist

Force command has applied for intervention by the Fair Work Commission following more than 15 months of bargaining involving 113 meetings.

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