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Deadliest Aussie hitman suspected of shooting wrong man

The country’s most dangerous gunman is the prime suspect in a plot intended to kill illicit tobacco king Kaz Hamad a decade ago, but got the wrong guy.

Bolt: ABC’s disgusting hit job on the Nats

Even by the national broadcaster’s low standards, these comments were a low blow.

The Tackle: One way out of footy’s foetal position for exposed Blues

In one of the most remarkable drop-offs in the game, Carlton’s premiership window is on the brink of slamming shut. Jay Clark writes, there’s only one way out of the mess confronti...

‘Bleeding all over the shop’: Northland locked down after prearranged machete brawl

A 15-year-old boy is among those arrested over a machete brawl between “rival gangs” that left shoppers running for their lives and others locked inside.

Lupus once left her barely able to walk — now she’s back playing footy

Lani Watson has become the first person in Australia to have her lupus, a previously incurable auto-immune condition, successfully treated with a groundbreaking new therapy.

We used this new sperm technology to help us have a baby

Dani and Frank Paranthoiene have been on one hell of an IVF journey. Now, new IVF sperm technology has been used to help the couple to welcome their third miracle baby.

Aussies want Labor to tackle big tax reform

Australians want Treasurer Jim Chalmers to use Labor’s huge election victory to tackle broad tax reform and make “difficult” decisions to reduce budget debt.

Shocking moment car hits policeman before fatal South Melbourne shooting

Security footage has captured the moment a driver struck a policeman and pinned him against the wall, prompting the officer to open fire in an incident that left a woman dead and a...

‘Had 13,000 here’: Dimma claps back at Lyon’s ‘nepo baby’ jab

After Ross Lyon labelled Gold Coast ‘the AFL nepo baby’, Damien Hardwick decided to return serve — and the crowd at Marvel Stadium was good ammunition.

Campbell: Coalition in danger of becoming permanent losers

If the experience of the Liberal Party at the 2022 state election in Victoria showed, there’s nothing so damaging to a political party’s prospects than a belief among voters it doe...

What was Michelle Obama’s maiden surname?

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

‘Totally ineffective’: Why Victoria’s coward punch laws are failing

The legislation was introduced more than a decade ago, so why are so few offenders being charged under coward punch laws?

Shocking amount of young Victorian drivers regularly speeding

Road safety advocates are alarmed after a shocking amount of young Victorian drivers have admitted to regularly speeding.

Injury wrap: Maynard timeline, Darcy latest, returning Tigers

Brayden Maynard is set for a stint on the sidelines, but the Tigers and Dogs have some welcome news on the injury front. Jon Ralph has the details.

Top-10 pick’s career in jeopardy amid concussion issues

Following a recent recurrence of symptoms, the AFL’s concussion panel looms for Nik Cox as his career hangs in the balance at the age of just 23.

Melb Council took taxpayer money for Covid recovery. It used it to cut speed limit

City of Melbourne used more than $800,000 of rate and taxpayer money raised to help CBD businesses recover from Covid lockdowns to create 40km/h zones in inner-city suburbs.

‘Under surveillance’: The classroom apps spying on school students

Victorians schools are using edtech platforms to manage student behaviour, communicate with parents and monitor students’ online activity – but this is how some apps could threaten...

Coalition on track to reunite as talks to resume

After a brief separation the Liberals and Nationals are on track to reunite pending the rural party’s acceptance of “in principle” support for their key demands. See what they want...

Boris Johnson welcomes surprise fourth child

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie have stunned friends by welcoming a new baby — his ninth child — after a secret pregnancy.

‘It’s really bad out there’: The silent toll drought is taking on farmers

Advocates are urging farming communities to speak up, as troubling reports of suicide and mounting debt highlight the urgent need for support.

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