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The Suburban Rail Loop will be scrapped if the Coalition wins the state election, with the $34.5bn saved to be pumped into Victoria’s crippled health system. Thor is on a mission to bring the Tassie tiger back to life. Aussie movie star Chris Hemsworth, who plays the God of Thunder in the Marvel movies, and his brothers Luke and Liam are behind a company which is now investing in a Melbourne Unive...

Essendon is expected to approach Alastair Clarkson in the coming days as turmoil gripped Tullamarine on Monday.  Australian meat producers have been assured Beijing is not on the verge of imposing a ban on exports to China after “serious” rumours sent the industry into a panic. Senior ministers in the former Coalition government have no idea if Scott Morrison secretly assumed control of their port...

Shane Crawford hopes an unexpected career path – a main role in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat – helps him heal and smile again.  Every new driver and potential P-plater can take their driving tests for free from today A man found guilty of sexual assault for kissing a woman goodbye on the cheek has had his case thrown out after a four-year battle in Victoria’s courts.  Crown has sl...

The Federal Court has ordered Google to pay a $60m fine for collecting Android location data without user consent, following court action brought by Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog, in one of the largest ever penalties in corporate Australian history.  It’s been revealed Victoria Police is struggling to find new recruits as Australia’s labour shortage extends to law enforcement.  The...

Fearful prisoners at Victoria’s biggest women’s jail have launched a petition demanding the ­removal of a transgender inmate who committed serious sex offences against females while a man.  A motion before the City of Melbourne is demanding the “urgent” release of former top cop Ken Lay’s report, which will determine the fate of Melbourne’s second injecting room.  The Victorian Bar association is...

A CONSORTIUM of drug researchers have piled pressure on the state government to build several more safe injecting rooms across Victoria.  Australians are weeks away from paying more for popular milk brands, including Pura and Dairy Farmers. The Block cast and crew have undergone Indigenous cultural training in a bid to respect the land where the latest renovations are taking place.  Outraged green...

The family of Olivia Newton-John will accept an offer to hold a state funeral in Victoria.  School kids struggling with their studies or mental health in the wake of Covid lockdowns have been dealt another blow with the delay of funding for programs to help them catch up.  It’s been revealed Ambulance Victoria missed their code one response targets in every council area last quarter. Victorians ar...

Almost 300 public hospital beds across Victoria are being occupied by patients who are medically fit to leave, in new figures. Popular new track in Brunswick to be ripped up after less than a year. Victorian councils forced to ensure equal access to sporting facilities for people of all genders. Kindergarten centres must refund parents all advanced 2023 fees and accept as many children as their fa...

Tributes have flowed for Australian music icon Judith Durham who has passed away aged 79 while in palliative care at Melbourne. Collingwood greats are getting excited about the club’s season. Doctors say health system breakdown has been decades in the making. Golf clubs remove gender from tees to promote younger women entering the sport. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a voice to parliament would be an advisory body only and wouldn’t involve reparations. Members of the Colmont School community have thrown out the administrators tasked with closing it down. A Russian oligarch has claimed he suffered reputational damage after being banned from conducting business or entering Australia. The City of Melbourne will consider introd...

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has apologised to Eddie Betts for the pain he’s suffered from Adelaide’s pre-season camp. Popular drug to treat ADHD faces supply crunch. Appeal not likely following controversial sentence for a baseball bat attack on two police officers. Escalating tensions among organised crime gangs in the cocaine market. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take...

The AFL Players’ Association will reinterview Adelaide Crows players in the wake of Eddie Betts’ pre-season camp revelations. Producers of Network 10 show ‘Hunted’ slammed for unauthorised train network shots. Comanchero bikie boss arrives back in Australia wearing handcuffs and designer shoes. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystu...

Warnings that the waiting time crisis at emergency departments will continue for weeks after sick kids queued for up to almost nine hours. Tutoring companies are scamming parents out of hundreds of dollars for NAPLAN prep despite students officially not to study. A controversial cash for vapes scheme slammed by health groups. Millions of Australians face earning just 0.35 per cent or even less on...

The state government will put the Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill to the Victorian parliament today. Health experts believe Victoria’s current Covid wave has passed its peak. Desperate would-be tenants are applying for properties before they can even inspect them. A coroner’s found extra signage and warning signs should be put up at the popular Instagram selfie spot in...

SERIAL killer Bandali “Ben” Debs was nominated as a suspect in the murder of sex worker Adele Bailey  after her body was found in a Bonnie Doon mineshaft in 1995.  VICTORIAN manufacturers could be forced to shut up shop if gas prices continue to skyrocket with a consumer watchdog revealing the east coast faces a shortfall next year as producers continue to ship most of their supply overseas. PUBLI...

AN East West Link road under Melbourne’s CBD would not be built next term by a Victorian coalition government due to a federal funding roadblock and the state’s growing debt bomb.  ASH Barty has married longtime partner Garry Kissick in a secret setting a world away from the glaring spotlight of the tennis world she once dominated. AUSTRALIAN couples separated at opposite ends of the world by Covi...

EX-MONGOLS sergeant at arms Mark Balsillie is hoping to trade prison greens for a wedding suit as a court heard his new love had brought him back from the brink.  TEACHERS working in some leading private schools are paid up to $20,000 more than their state school peers, and enjoy a raft of other generous perks and payments.  QUESTIONS are being asked about how regulators allowed Colmont School to...

THE Andrews government has been accused of hypocrisy by ploughing ahead with its $30-34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop before having a business case assessed by Infrastructure Australia. CANNABIS laced vapes are being delivered direct to schoolyards by lucrative drug dealers as the dangerous craze continues to sweep Victorian schools. RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has apologised for “overstepping t...

PREDATORY sham healers are praying on cancer patients and other vulnerable Victorians, fuelled by social media misinformation. QUESTIONS have lingered over the deaths of five people linked to Kirkstall shooting victim Kevin Knowles. THE cost of household staples has skyrocketed in Melbourne by as much as 14.8 per cent, driving the cost of living to a 21-year high and meaning more interest rate hik...

DISGRACED player agent Ricky Nixon has been slammed by doctors for pushing unproven intravenous infusion treatments to vulnerable Victorians. VICTORIA has taken out the top spot for Australia’s largest Lotto wins for the sixth year in a row. A REDUCED sex drive, hallucinations and hair loss have joined the list of symptoms caused by long Covid, according to a new study. VICTORIAN schools are makin...

CHAOS and queues plaguing the aviation industry are set to get worse, as ground crews at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Airports take the first steps towards industrial action. PETS have been vital in enduring the Covid pandemic for many Australian families, with anxious children turning to their companions for much-needed comfort during lockdowns. A FOOTBALLER allegedly verbally abused by Damien...

A young teen on the overseas school trip of a lifetime died after overstretched school staff and a hospital wrongly thought his illness was homesickness.  Alarming statistics have revealed more than 6000 cancer diagnoses were missed in Victoria during the pandemic’s first two years. New research has found working from home has a negative impact on employees’ physical health. More than a million Au...

An outlaw core of 371 Victorian youth gang members has been arrested on average three times each in the past year.  It’s been revealed Nearly 50 people have been injured as a result of e-scooter accidents in metropolitan Melbourne since the city’s trial began in February, with eight incidents involving pedestrians or cyclists.  New laws aimed at protecting tenants could be contributing to the stat...

A snap lockdown on the nation’s livestock will be implemented for 72 hours if foot and mouth disease is detected on Australian soil, as the industry warns if it is found on our shores the reputational damage will last for years.  A parliamentary committee has found the Covid pandemic and Victoria’s public health response, such as lockdowns and restrictions, have “significantly” affected mental hea...

A highly talented midfielder-forward, Justin made his own mark on the game, playing 46 matches and kicking 32 goals for the Swans and Hawks from 1995 to 1998.  Victoria Police could face a fresh corruption probe after bugging the phones of a key witness in the Silk-Miller police murder trial.  Victoria is preparing for a potential outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with the virus now detected in...