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PERTH, WA. — Outspoken Liberal MP Andrew Hastie is poised to provide more clarity on his decision to quit shadow cabinet after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley claimed he didn't cite policy concerns to her.

CANBERRA, ACT. — The Australian Government and allies in the United Kingdom and the United States have today jointly sanctioned two Russian men and two companies after international investigations into cybercriminal networks responsible for cyber attacks against Australian and international businesses.

WASHINGTON DC, USA. — Tonight, (US time), US President and alleged pedophile Donald Trump posted to his 'Truth Social' platform that "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files."

CHELTENHAM, VIC. — Bayside Council has renewed Cheltenham Golf Club’s lease on the Cheltenham Golf Course site for a further 21 years.

YARRA RANGES, VIC. — Following an internal audit of all Yarra Ranges Shire Council infringements, the council has identified some technical issues relating to a small number of parking and animal-related infringements, specifically parking infringements issued between July 2005 to July 2025 and animal-related infringements from January 2014 to February 2023.  

SPRING ST, MELBOURNE — A major Liberal leadership rival has been promoted in a frontbench reshuffle as a state opposition faces an uphill battle at the next election.

CANBERRA, ACT. — AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett will urge police chiefs across the world to help stop illicit tobacco trafficking to Australia and will request more information sharing on Nazi supporters and other groups undermining social cohesion.

CHELTENHAM, VIC. — Bayside Council has renewed Cheltenham Golf Club’s lease on the Cheltenham Golf Course site for a further 21 years.

BATHURST, NSW. — Matt Payne and Garth Tander have won the Bathurst 1000 after prevailing in an enthralling wet-weather race with heavy rain and a 'pea souper' fog affecting The Great Race.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — The end-of-year showcase for the 2025 Academy cohort features an eclectic program flowing from the Romantic to Latin-inspired to contemporary works for brass, curated to exploit the unique sonic combination of instruments of the Academy by MSO Principal Trombone, José Milton Vieira.

FRANKSTON, VIC. — Damage to an aerial cable has resulted in approximately 14,096 outages affecting mobile phone voice and data services in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas.

VATICAN CITY — Australian media representatives are among those to hear directly from the Pope, championing press freedom and specifically the role of invaluable newswire agencies, while denouncing clickbait content. 

CANBERRA, ACT. — Embattled telco Optus has been put on notice as the federal government prepares to push through new laws beefing up oversight of the industry.

The Kinglake Pub last week opened its indoor children's play area.