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Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is filming his new action thriller Deadlocked in Melbourne, with a nine-week shoot taking place across the CBD, Port Melbourne and Docklands until mid-December. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent MP Helen Haines remains in critical but stable condition at the Alfred Hospital after being struck by a car outside her electoral office in Wangaratta. Passers-by applied a tourniquet to her injured legs at the scene, with heroic first aid efforts proving crucial in stemming traumatic bleeding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial for the alleged double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who were shot inside a Paddington terrace in February 2024. A key witness who drove with the accused to Bungonia denied knowing there were bodies in the rental van or helping to move them, despite being questioned about overalls and whether she was shown the victims. See omnystudio.c...

Aldi's Christmas grocery range has been named the best in Australia, with the budget supermarket winning across all five categories in Finder's 2026 awards for quality and value. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parramatta Lanes returns tonight for its 15th year, transforming the streets of Parramatta with food, music and art. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales teachers are demanding their weekly class preparation time be doubled from two hours to four hours per week, a figure unchanged since the 1980s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Korea has published photographs of Kim Jong Un at a clothing exhibition to counter online rumours claiming the leader had died from a brain haemorrhage. Counter-terrorism police in the UK have re-arrested two men, including a British national and a dual British-Iranian national, over a suspected car bomb plot near a military airbase, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham announcing further sancti...

Eleven ambulance paramedics from across New South Wales are undertaking an intensive eight-week course in the eastern suburbs, learning specialist skills for challenging emergency rescues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prince Harry has expressed his desire for family reconciliation in a GQ magazine interview, discussing his grief over Princess Diana's death and tensions within the royal family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian share market experienced a choppy trading session on Wednesday, with tech and resource stocks declining while banks and telcos gained ground. A Reserve Bank official's warning about higher than expected inflation raised the possibility of a future rate hike. Notable movers included Northern Star and Beach Energy rising on quarterly results, while NextDC plunged after cutting its pro...

Smart glasses will be added to Victoria's existing mobile phone ban in government schools from term one next year. The devices will need to be switched off and stored during school hours and school activities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan Nugent, 43, has appeared in Wangaratta court charged with serious Commonwealth offences after allegedly ramming independent MP Helen Haines with his land cruiser on Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sandra Morgan, who won gold in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics at age 14, returns to the MCG for the 70th anniversary celebrations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Western Sydney International Airport opens this Sunday with Qatar Airways announcing direct flights to Doha starting December 2027. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flat tyre breakdowns have increased 20 per cent across regional Victoria due to deteriorating road conditions and potholes. RACV emergency crews attended more than 8200 flat tyre breakdowns in country Victoria between July and September. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toll company Linkt has taken its account and payment services offline for a system upgrade. Roads remain open but trip processing will be delayed and drivers cannot make payments during the outage. Services are expected to resume by 7am Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A ferry approaching a port in Banten province, Indonesia, caught fire near its stern with over 400 passengers and 40 crew on board. All individuals were successfully evacuated as flames engulfed the vessel off the coast of Java. The incident follows another ferry disaster last month in the Java Sea that claimed 80 lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christina Applegate has revealed she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis after living with the diagnosis since 2021. The 54-year-old actress discovered through new medical testing that she never had MS, despite scans showing dozens of lesions on her brain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll accidentally drove off from a Melbourne service station without paying for petrol on Monday night. The premier issued a public statement the following morning after police became involved, explaining he had been distracted after a busy day and forgot to complete the transaction. He returned to pay for the fuel after being notified, with Police Chief Commissioner Mike...

Victoria Barracks in Paddington faces potential sale as part of the federal government's $3 billion defence estate overhaul involving 67 properties nationwide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PNG Chiefs, set to become the NRL's 19th team in 2028, have officially unveiled their logo and jersey in Port Moresby. The white and gold home strip features a unique logo with eyes designed as an inverted PNG map, while the away jersey uses the same design in all black. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven people, including five teenagers and two men, have been charged with manslaughter over the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old in Wyndham Vale. The victim was allegedly stabbed to death during a brawl between two groups at a park in 2025. All seven accused will face court this afternoon following their arrest by homicide detectives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has described the country's threat environment as 'febrile', with alarming levels of criminal threats against federal politicians and the public. Senior AFP and ASIO officers briefed a parliamentary committee on the disturbing trend of rapid online radicalisation of teenagers, including a case involving a 13-year-old boy allegedly planning a sc...

Australian authorities are planning to increase security for politicians following an alleged attack on MP Helen Haines, though many parliamentarians resist the measure, fearing it will disconnect them from their communities. The discussion panel also debates viral social media controversies including a US woman who refused to swap her aisle seat with a crying passenger, and a Sydney woman's compl...

460 people were rescued from the KMP Batumandi ferry after it burst into flames near Java Island, Indonesia, with all 420 passengers and 40 crew evacuated by 18 boats and emergency vessels. Several people were taken to hospital but remarkably no deaths were reported. This incident is the latest in a series of deadly ferry accidents in Indonesia, following a fire that killed five people two months...