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22nd March 2025

AM Edition

Zero to hero: Heroic Sidebottom’s 10-minute redemption arc

Steele Sidebottom put a horror moment behind him to inspire Collingwood to a thrilling win over Western Bulldogs on a night where the Magpies had to overcome the spirit of Footscra...

SuperCoach takeaways: Mid-price gambles turn to disaster

Collingwood has won a Friday night thriller at the MCG, outgunning Footscray in a drama-packed finish. See full SuperCoach scouting notes and more here.

Inside story: The four-hour window that saved AFL from Covid ruin

Five years from Covid officially shutting down the AFL, it’s easy to forget how close the league came to financial ruin. Jon Ralph asks the key stakeholders how the game was saved ...

‘Had a gutful’: Theft, violence soars at Vic supermarkets

Australia’s peak retail body is “deeply concerned” about the surging crime rate on Victorian retailers, with major supermarkets labelling the state as the worst in the country.

Her bars hosted Gaga and Kravitz. This post-Covid trend is killing them

Melbourne late-night hospitality veterans say one major post-Covid development has left the CBD “fighting for its life” as traditional Thursday and Friday drinks become a thing of ...

‘Disgusting’: Family’s letter to find Rachelle’s killer ignored

Rachelle Childs’ family has fought for almost 24 years to find her killer. Their plea to the NSW Police Minister has been ignored — and cops say it’s “disgusting”. Listen to the po...

Aussie sex symbol’s wild life laid bare

World’s highest-paid movie star, sex symbol, champion athlete and influencer decades ahead of her time – yet as a terribly handicapped child, Annette Kellerman could not even walk....

Empty stands to heaving crowds: How major events brought life back to Melbourne

As Covid gripped Melbourne, major events were decimated — crowds were banned and some events were cancelled or relocated. In the years since the pandemic, they became the “spark pl...

Landlords $2600+ better off in 150 Vic suburbs

Victorian renters are set to fork out as much as $200 extra a week in rent in some suburbs compared to this time last year. See where landlords are in control around Melbourne.

Overrated and a near certain budget blowout: Damning new SRL review

The nation’s peak infrastructure body has savaged the Suburban Rail Loop, saying its benefits have been “overstated” and the cost of building the first stage is all but sure to sur...

Johnston: Scathing SRL review raises massive questions but will Allan listen?

Infrastructure Australia’s assessment of the Suburban Rail Loop is the bureaucratic equivalent of describing the Premier’s pet project as a mangy dog — but don’t expect Jacinta All...

Bombshells we discovered in the JFK files

Thousands of pages of previously classified documents on the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy have been released, but a burning question still remains unanswered.

Marles’ staffer settles bullying claim

Richard Marles’ chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky has agreed to an out-of-court settlement after she alleged she had been bullied by colleagues.

Dillon’s million-dollar carrot nobody wants to bite

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon is dangling one of the juiciest carrots in football. But, as Jay Clark writes, he can’t find somebody to take it.

Albo’s plan: How you can buy $1m home with a 2 per cent deposit

Labor has revealed an expansion of its major housing policy and more money for prefabricated homes ahead of the federal budget.

Hackman’s family blocks autopsy results in shock twist

The mystery surrounding Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths has deepened after his family has made an “unusual move”.

Origin Energy ordered to pay more than $17m for breaching rules

Electricity provider Origin Energy has been ordered to cough up more than $17.6m in penalties for breaching its obligations to customers requiring life support and suffering financ...

Price: Clock is ticking on Allan’s leadership

Out of control youth crime, along with punishing property taxes, should be the political death of this Premier. How Jacinta Allan sleeps at night is beyond me.

‘Great skill’: Herald Sun lauded at major awards

The Herald Sun has been lauded for it’s premier journalism and leadership at the prestigious Melbourne Press Club Quill awards, with photographers, reporters and executives honoure...

‘Set on fire’: Killer on the loose after Rachelle Childs’ grisly murder

Rachelle Childs was killed and set on fire before her loved ones knew that she was gone. More than two decades on, we still don’t know what happened. Watch the video and listen to ...

Top silk turns from Greens to blue in Kooyong fog of war

Eagle-eyed observers in well-heeled Hawthorn have noticed an election billboard on the sprawling mansion of famed human rights barrister Julian Burnside KC. Are the Greens on the c...

Allan passes new bail laws, but with one slight change

The Allan government’s new bail laws have passed parliament but Victorians still face a wait for the tougher laws to come into effect.

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