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14th March 2025

AM Edition

15 years on from Dusty, a new Tiger hero leads Blues boilover

Footy fans were quick to anoint Sam Lalor the next Dustin Martin. He’s got an eternity to go, but Glenn McFarlane notes, the comparisons after one game are uncanny.

SuperCoach: Three things we learned from Richmond v Carlton

There wasn’t much to smile about in navy blue on Thursday night, unless you own Tom De Koning in SuperCoach. Recap all the action and the key takeaways from a stunning result.

15 years on from Dusty, a new Tiger hero leads Blues boilover

Footy fans were quick to anoint Sam Lalor the next Dustin Martin. He’s got an eternity to go, but Glenn McFarlane notes, the comparisons after one game are uncanny.

MAFS star blames ex for $14,000 worth of traffic fines

Martha Kalifatidis has faced court over a staggering bill, claiming the fines were unpaid because her ex-boyfriend had “promised to sort it out”.

Putin rejects Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire terms

Vladimir Putin has said while he is “in favour” of a Donald Trump-led proposed ceasefire in Ukraine “serious issues” needed to be resolved before the proposal could progress.

Push for knives, axes to be locked up in shops under new crime crackdown

Victorian retailers would have to lock all blades behind screens like cigarettes under a new push to protect workers and shoppers, as the Allan government faces calls to expand pro...

‘Heartbreaking’ reason why 483k Aussie kids are skipping school

There’s also an additional 80,000 ‘ghost children’ who have completely vanished from the education system. This mum-of-two shares why she can’t get her son back in the classroom.

‘My kids haven’t been back to school since the Covid lockdowns’

Mum of three Billie-Jo Johnson says lockdown ‘broke her kids’ and five years on, she still can’t get them back to school. She’s hardly alone.

Eight years in the making: The birth of a new forward era at Dons

A schoolyard dream is about to turn real for two Essendon young guns. Isaac Kako and Nate Caddy couldn’t be more different, but they’re promising a similar level of intensity again...

Albo accused of ‘selling out’ Aussie steelmakers

After being hit by new US tariffs, Aussie steel makers are facing a new trade “whack” and the Coalition is pointing the finger at Anthony Albanese.

Could Trump make Greenland 51st state of America?

Greenland has been a hot topic for the US President Donald Trump. See why he’s interested in the Denmark territory and if it’s even possible.

De Koning tells Blues: I don’t want to play for St Kilda, but...

Tom De Koning has told Carlton he doesn’t want to play for St Kilda, but has left the door ajar to accept the Saints’ mega offer. JON RALPH has the latest.

Eddie-vention to unite Judd and Jacinta in crime crisis

Eddie McGuire is back in the hot seat as he tries to broker peace talks between his outspoken Brighton WAG mate, Bec Judd, and Premier Jacinta Allan, over the state’s crime epidemi...

New Aussie bid to avoid Trump’s tariffs

The Albanese government has presented a new proposal to try and win over Donald Trump as the US commerce secretary took a nasty swipe at Australia.

F1 stars rock ‘ridiculous’ fashion as they embrace Aussie culture

Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson donned an Akubra and a mullet as they familiarised themselves with some true Australian culture.

Jailed kingpin ‘lost his cool’ after mum’s visit list ban

A crime boss serving time for murder and drug trafficking has appeared in a Geelong court after lashing out when his mother was banned from visiting him.

Adele’s fourth and most recent album has what title?

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

Chief concerns: Dillon probed on footy’s biggest issues

Drugs, State of Origin, Tarryn Thomas, third-party deals. Nothing was off limits when JAY CLARK quizzed AFL boss Andrew Dillon ahead of the new AFL season.

Elderly tourist among five people assaulted in CBD crime spree

An elderly man visiting Melbourne for the Grand Prix was one of five people allegedly punched by a 22-year-old man who is accused of going on a violent spree in the city.

‘One of the worst things you can do’: Accused home invader has bail revoked

A 16-year-old boy who allegedly broke into a Kew home with a gang of youths, who stood over the owners of the house as they slept, has had his new hopes of freedom dashed after a s...

Campbell: Coalition cuts through bail law silence with machete policy red herring

The Coalition’s sudden need to exhibit a timeline of Liberal machete based policies illuminates how little they’ve had to do with Jacinta Allan’s decision to change Victoria’s bail...

Police raid Melbourne properties as part of CFMEU probe

Two major Australian Federal Police raids have been executed — in Templestowe Lower and Northcote — as part of an investigation into the scandal-plagued CFMEU.

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