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WE ARE COMING FOR YOU ALL
Australia’s top cop says the outlaw Kazem Hamad empire has been hit by infighting and dysfunction since his arrest, as an Iraqi prison mugshot of the crime boss is revealed. Commissioner Krissy Barrett of the Australian Federal Police said the...
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$185 FOR OUR GIRLS’ LIVES
The devastated families of two Melbourne teens who died of methanol poisoning in Laos have condemned a secret court case which saw 10 people given $185 fines over their deaths – calling it a betrayal beyond comprehension. The slap-on-the-wrist fines...
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Making a difference
The regional launch of this year’s Good Friday Appeal will be announced in Ballarat today. It aims to raise millions of dollars for rural Victorian health services and bring world-class care closer to home for people like one-year-old Tallulah, whose...
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LET THERE BE LIGHTS
Legendary Formula 1 powerbroker Christian Horner (above) has pushed for an overhaul of the Australian Grand Prix race, saying a night event would make it a global spectacle. The former team principal of Red Bull Racing said while he rated our GP one of...
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Capital pains tax will hurt Aussies
Two former prime ministers have slammed the Albanese government’s proposed changes to capital gains tax, with John Howard warning any move to wind back the discount would “hurt the aspirational middle class”, while Scott Morrison branded the move “an...
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FEMALE JAIL FAIL
The Allan government has made a secret payout to a female prisoner sexually assaulted by a transgender murderer who had been allowed to move to a women’s jail. The killer – who was known as Clinton Rintoull at the time of the murder but has since...
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CAMP OF HORRORS
Prestigious youth camps have been accused of subjecting teenagers from top Victorian schools to cult-like rituals, extreme behaviour and physical punishments. The Herald Sun can reveal the Lord and Lady Somers’ annual Big Camps were investigated by...
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AS EASY AS ADHD DARCY’S RUFF AND READY
GPs would be given the power to diagnose and treat ADHD in a bold overhaul of the system set to be announced by Jacinta Allan. The Premier will unveil plans to make it easier for ADHD diagnoses to be made for hundreds of thousands of Victorians in a...
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Parents to honour Ben
The grieving Melbourne parents of Ben Austin, who was killed by a cricket ball, want to pay honour to their son with a foundation helping those who have lost school-age children. Ben’s parents Jace and Tracey have spoken about the emotional turmoil...
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EXCLUSIVE DEMON IN POLICE DRAMA
Police have attended the home of Melbourne premiership footballer Steven May following reports of threatening behaviour. It is understood somebody close to the troubled defender made the call to police.
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EXCLUSIVE
AFL star Troy Selwood made a final wish to donate his brain to concussion research before he tragically took his own life. The selfless act by the former Lion, who suffered a series of nasty head knocks during his 75game AFL career, was made out in...
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Youth gang lawfare hit
Police have begun hitting youth gang members with tough antiassociation orders after they were linked to alarming gun-crime levels and stabbings at a rate of almost one a week. Victoria Police figures from last year show the extent of the youth gang...
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School photo finish
Police and child safety experts have urged parents to consider the serious safety risks to their children before they post back-to-school photos and videos on social media. The safety warning comes following the rise of AI apps being used to turn...
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RED ALERT
Firefighters are bracing for some of the worst conditions since Black Saturday in 2009 as searing heat and a fierce northerly wind threaten to further fuel bushfires across the state. The mercury is set to soar to 45C in Melbourne, with Mildura in the...
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DEMON EYES CARLOS
It’s been the biggest five weeks of Maddison Inglis’s life, and on Monday it could get even bigger. From an engagement to the Australian Open fourth round on Australia Day. Inglis admits it has been “a bit of a blur” from becoming fiancee to fellow...
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