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30th April 2025

AM Edition

‘Should not have happened’: Second ambo illegal Covid funeral revealed

Days after the Herald Sun lifted the lid on a sanctioned, secret send-off for an Ambulance Victoria paramedic while strict Covid bans were in place, it’s been revealed a second ill...

$1.5 million a year? The Victorian club leading race to poach Butters

There’s a whole host of clubs fighting for the right to land Port superstar Zak Butters, but one Victorian club can call themselves the clear frontrunner, even if it requires a “he...

Rosebud slight in Point Lonsdale fight

The mayor of a tiny Bellarine Peninsula municipality says the coastal idyll of Point Lonsdale could “end up like Rosebud” if the historic estate of Australia’s second prime ministe...

‘Significant capital’ ready in race for Reid recruitment

Brad Scott says the Dons are well placed to make a significant offer for Eagle Harley Reid. Plus Will Day provides an update on his injury. See everything you missed on TV last nig...

Big Build budget blowouts fuelled by ‘weaponised’ industrial relations

The cost of union militancy and poor productivity is adding up to $3 billion for every $10bn of major projects, a peak roads group says.

Hanson’s One Nation Senate heist

In some parts of Australia, voters are turning from the Coalition and falling into the arms of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. Here is how the party could win extra Senate seats...

Vic universities splurging on travel, ads, consultants, as staff underpaid

Victorian universities are splashing hundreds of millions of dollars on consultants, advertising and travel while underpaying staff and posting operational deficits — with one uni ...

Australian IVF mix up ‘probably not the first time’

A leading IVF lawyer has warned the horror IVF mix up that led to a Queensland woman giving birth to a stranger’s baby is likely not the only Australian case as claimed.

New ‘line of inquiry’ in Rachelle’s cold case

An ex-girlfriend of the prime suspect in Rachelle Childs’ murder says she was shown the same ‘fancy car’ the dead 23-year-old was promised. Listen to podcast.

‘Use your head, not your heart’: Judge’s warning to mushroom trial jury

The judge has told the jury in the Erin Patterson trial to decide “with their heads, not their hearts” if she is guilty or not guilty of murdering three people with death cap mushr...

The echidna is depicted on which Australian coin?

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

‘Hit Darwin within 90 minutes’: Defence expert’s grim warning

Former defence secretary Mike Pezzullo has sounded the alarm about Russia’s real reasons for trying to get a foothold in Indonesia’s military base.

The moment the Bulldogs ran out of patience with Jamarra

There were moments of hope for Jamarra Ugle-Hagan recently, but after another slip-up, it seems the straw that broke the camel’s back sadly won’t register a blip on the...

Panahi: Welcome to Country the same as saying ‘go back to where you came from’

Who decided it was okay to tell migrants plus every born and bred Australian who is not Indigenous that they need to be welcomed to their own country?

Dutton gives update on dad after heart attack

Peter Dutton has revealed how his dad Bruce is doing in the wake of a health scare which rattled the Opposition leader so badly he almost pulled out of his first debate with Anthon...

Premier announces office shake-up as leadership speculation grows

Jacinta Allan has hired a new chief of staff as record-low polling prompts Labor figures to actively canvass a move against her.

Cookie queen responds to claims of copying in $5m cookbook

Brooki’s Bakehouse owner Brooke Bellamy has responded to claims from home cooking guru Nagi Maehashi that she copied recipes for a bestselling cookbook.

Annalise Dalins on how Daicos family saved her from dark times

The fiancee of Collingwood star Josh Daicos is speaking openly about her heartbreaking family history for the first time, crediting her famous in-laws for restoring her faith in fa...

Kennett: Here’s the election campaign Dutton should have run

This federal election campaign has stood out for its lack of vision and character — here are four simple pledges Peter Dutton should have made to Australia.

Fifi Box ‘traumatised’ after holiday incident

Radio personality Fifi Box has revealed the horrific ordeal that left her “traumatised” after a recent holiday to the Maldives with her young daughters.

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