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Doctors are warning that family violence victims may be exposed to worsening situations because general practitioners have been snubbed by a national plan to protect women and children.  A Greens-led inner-city council has sought to prevent elected representatives from speaking to the media.  Police have urged members of the public to dob in late-night delivery drivers.... bringing deadl...

Two breakthrough Melbourne made Covid vaccines will soon be given to patients in a trial aimed to deliver the world more powerful and protective second-generation jabs.  Accused criminals would be bailed more easily, and have less chance of being thrown behind bars, under sweeping recommendations to overhaul the state’s justice system.  It turns out that daily coffee habit, mi...

Ash Barty has shocked the sports world by quitting tennis, deciding to announce the news on her social media platforms, despite being number one in the world. The Federal Government will spend $875 million upgrading military bases around Australia next year, as it heads to an election in May with defence and national security as a core component of its campaign. Notorious Eastern Freeway Pors...

Anthony Albanese has declared that Labor will be the party of mainstream Australia — not the woke left — and a friend to business and aspirational Australians. Scott Morrison is in a strong position to hold on to Victoria’s most marginal seat but the Coalition’s vote has collapsed in two other electorates targeted by Labor. It took just three hours for more than 32,000 Vict...

Melbourne's property market has stormed into 2022 with almost 80 per cent of suburbs still showing rising sales activity, despite two years plagued by lockdowns.  Sporting codes across Victoria are overhauling uniform rules for female athletes. Motorists caught using their mobile phones on new hi-tech cameras could soon be receiving hefty fines. Struggling families could face increases in chi...

The tears flowed and laughs rang loudly as family and close friends paid tribute to Shane Warne at his funeral at his beloved St Kilda football club.  Gas prices have soared by up to $155 in a year in Victoria, prompting calls for consumers to shop around to avoid winter bill shocks.  A second day of the Melbourne Grand Prix is set to sell out as record crowds rush to return to the...

The woman who held Labor senator Kimberly Kitching’s hand as she died has revealed the heartbreaking final days of her life.  Young people who lack basic skills to make their way in the world will be targeted with a $46.8 million investment to try and get 5000 of them into education or work.  The Property Council of Australia has slammed the Premier for saying home ownership is not...

A radical new trial will give Police the ability to be alerted in real-time if family violence thugs breach intervention orders by slapping GPS trackers on perpetrators... The city's most multicultural suburb will undergo a transformation to become a more vibrant retail, commercial and residential hub.  Troubled ex-AFL star Andrew Lovett will spend eight months behind bars for his terrifying...

Business leaders are pushing for hospitality and retail workers to be freed from mask mandates and demanding a Covid winter road map which will outline how flare-ups will be handled.  Shane Warne’s family funeral will be held this weekend, with his parents, and children to be joined by close friends to say their last goodbyes.  The man charged with raping Brittany Higgins in Parlia...

A review into global tech giants has found AUSTRALIAN social media users were at risk of serious harm online and needed a one-stop shop for victims to report violent abuse....and greater privacy protection for young people.  Concerns have been raised about a major review into the operator of Victoria’s Triple-0 service after staff were hand-picked to take part in consultations.   A...

Futuristic guns that can shoot to kill in silence have been banned amid fears of bloodshed if organised crime gangs get their hands on them.  The owner of a $2.5 million Ferrari that once belonged to Princess Diana’s boyfriend  is suing a Melbourne mechanic after it was stolen and torched while under repair.  Hundreds of thousands of employees will get five days of sick leave...

Crime gangs are flooding the state with black market versions of Xanax, a prescription pill that already kills more Victorians than all other illegal drugs combined. The age pension and other ­social security benefits will ­deliver more than five million Australians their biggest payment rise in almost a decade next week. Nearly one in 10 trainee teachers can’t do basic maths, spell...

Australia's largest community festival made its triumphant return this weekend as thousands packed the banks of the Yarra River for Melbourne’s annual extravaganza The collapse of a food distribution business last year at the height of Covid-19 lockdowns left fruit and vegetable growers and other trade creditors owed more than $8m. A Melbourne kickboxer has allegedly served as a senior Hells...

The isolation period is expected to be scrapped for most Covid-19 close contacts after national cabinet agreed to overhaul the rules as quickly as possible Labor factional bosses plotting to oust Victorian Senator Kimberley Kitching have been accused of contributing to her fatal heart attack. A Russian and Ukrainian face off for peace ended in farce And Cricketing great Shane Warne lost his own li...

Monash IVF continued to promote and use a test despite knowing for months it was faulty and could be causing the facility to needlessly destroy healthy embryos of women desperate to have children. Emergency plans are being drawn up to ensure all Australians aged over 16 can get another Covid booster shot if further protection is required before winter. Shane Warne was due to be reunited with his h...

Hundreds of accused criminals could apply to have cases against them dropped after a man walked free from jail on the back of the police swearing in bungle. Shane Warne’s body is set to be flown home today, according to Thai police sources AUSTRALIA’S Defence workforce will fill the MCG by 2040 in a $38bn plan to ensure the ADF can expand its submarine fleet And Melbourne-bound pop sta...

Accused campers killer Greg Lynn was in an “abusive” relationship with his first wife, who died outside their Mount Macedon home in 1999 Shane Warne’s final farewell at the MCG is expected to be held on Wednesday March 30, with a private family funeral slated for the end of next week. Fewer than two in five kids in some of Melbourne’s northern suburbs have rolled up their s...

Shane Warne’s family have told of their heartbreak over his sudden and tragic death  Triple-0 call takers are being probed for not passing on crucial information that a man had a knife before he tried to attack police and was shot dead. Scott Morrison has warned Australians to prepare for a “bloody and protracted conflict” in Ukraine And A world-first study led by Melbourne...

The MCG is being offered to Shane Warne’s family as the “most fitting” venue for the cricket legend’s state funeral.  Shane Warne’s extreme crash diet has been blamed for playing a role in his “massive heart attack”, as new details emerge about the frantic efforts by his friends to save his life inside his Thai villa.  GP clinics across Melbourne...

Shane Warne’s family are desperately trying to get his body back to Australia after his shock death following a heart attack.  Three people have died on Melbourne’s streets as experts warn the city is facing a deluge of powerful drugs now that Australia’s borders are open again.  Parents will be urged to talk to their children about the “minefield” issue of...

Tens of thousands of workers will never return to the city centre. More than 60 high-level youth offenders have been arrested in a major police youth gangs crackdown. The adviser at the centre of an ALP bullying claim remained employed by Daniel Andrews office for almost six months after a formal written complaint about his behaviour was lodged.  Motorists returning to the city are battling s...

The independent candidate taking on Josh Frydenberg has regularly posted on social media about her love for Labor Party legends, raising fresh questions about her political leanings.  A Greens-led council has moved to censor all criticism and ban councillors from speaking publicly without express permission. Iconic Australian soap Neighbours has been officially axed.  A link between...

The extinct Tasmanian tiger will be brought back to life and returned to the wild within a decade, if a bold new University of Melbourne project is successful. A five-year-old has been hospitalised after vaping with two seven-year-olds at his Geelong primary school, sparking calls for tighter controls on fruit-flavoured vapes designed to appeal to children. As the sun sets on another sensational s...

Fears over the future of the most famous street in Australian TV have prompted a call to consider heritage protection. Monday’s long-awaited return to city workplaces was something of a fizzer, with the state government urged to unveil “real incentives” to get people back into offices.  A loophole allowing scalpers to sell tickets to sports events, concerts and theatre shows...

CARLTON great Eddie Betts, Hawthorn triple premiership star Jarryd Roughead  and a band of former AFL stars will come out of retirement to help grassroots Victorian footy clubs bounce back from two years on the sidelines due to the COVID pandemic. TERRIFIED residents in the Ukraine capital of Kiev are sheltering in their homes in the middle of the city, unable to flee safely or reach bunkers...