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Detectives investigate stabbing

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OAKLEIGH, VIC. — Monash Crime Investigation Units (CIU) detectives are investigating a stabbing in Oakleigh last night.

Teens charged following Southbank fire

Erratic driving across town

Richmond man charged with stalking

Police appeal for information following series of arsons

REGIONAL NEWS

Barwon South West

350 arrests in Geelong CBD operation

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GEELONG, VIC. — An ongoing operation targeting retail theft and anti-social behaviour in Geelong CBD has led to more than 350 arrests in the last year.

Hume Freeway fatal collision

Personal connection inspires graduate paramedic

Fatal crash in Wedderburn

Corio oil refinery blaze extinguished

NATIONAL NEWS

National News
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13 Australians charged with Philippines-based child abuse offences

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PHILIPPINES — Ninety-two children have been removed from harm, and 18 alleged child exploitation facilitators in the Philippines were charged in 2025, as a result of investigations coordinated by the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC).

Hastie to face grilling after frontbench exit

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw retires after 37 years’ service

Under Trump, US cedes its share of China’s beef market to Australia

How the democracy sausage, a polling day snack, became Australia’s election symbol

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International

Trump posts new AI image of Jesus blessing him

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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA. (AP) — US President, alleged pedophile and convicted felon, Donald John Trump has posted ‌an image of Jesus embracing him, as a war of words between his administration and the Pope showed little sign of abating.
International News

Pedophile US President announces his own power plants

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MAR-A-LAGO, FLORIDA, USA. — The unhinged and alleged pedophile President of the United States has announced his company, Trump Media And Technology Group (TMTG) (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: $DJT) said in a Truth Social post and email.

London cops must disclose if they are Freemasons

Trump’s tariff tantrum doesn’t pay off

FBI’s frantic scramble to redact the Epstein Files

Significant cyber incidents against Australia

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Whittlesea City

$60,000 pay drop for Craig Lloyd?

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WHITTLESEA, VIC. — Departing City of Whittlesea CEO Craig Lloyd appears to have opted for a pay drop of at least $60,000 per year in his impending move to Western Australia.
Victoria

Whittlesea Council CEO flees again

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WHITTLESEA, VIC. — The City of Whittlesea Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Craig Lloyd, will not continue as CEO and will finish in his role...

Bendigo Bank closure serious setback to bushfire recovery

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Bales of hope from The Briars

Whittlesea councillor resigns for ‘personal reasons’

New $8 million Granite Hills Major Community Park opens

STATE GOVERNMENT

Whittlesea City

$60,000 pay drop for Craig Lloyd?

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WHITTLESEA, VIC. — Departing City of Whittlesea CEO Craig Lloyd appears to have opted for a pay drop of at least $60,000 per year in his impending move to Western Australia.

Whittlesea Council CEO flees again

Deeming fails to redeem herself

Pakenham MP takes swipe at Liberal leader

Anti-immigration far-right protestors sing to Jesus

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Australia

Angus Taylor and the Liberal Party’s moral decline

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POTTS POINT, NSW. — The Liberal Party, battling an extreme version of itself - One Nation, has again fallen back to its default political policy: racism.

$60,000 pay drop for Craig Lloyd?

Whittlesea Council CEO flees again

Trump posts new AI image of Jesus blessing him

Global Unions call for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire in the Middle East

MOIR'S VIEW ...

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SPORT

Football

Can Whittlesea be ‘earmarked’ as a premiership contender in NFNL’s 2nd division today?

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BUNDOORA, VIC. (NFNL HQ) — Round 2 of the Northern Football Netball League's Division 2 competition is set to be an enthralling round with even matchups across the board.
Football

Epping and Lalor ready to fight for bragging rights in NFNL’s third division

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BUNDOORA, VIC. (NFNL HQ) — Another exciting week of footy lies in wait for Division 3 as teams jostle for early season wins.

Lakers into cricket finals

New layer of protection for Boxing Day Test

21-year lease for Bayside golf course

Payne & Tander triumph in classic Bathurst 1000

ART & CULTURE

Theatre

Welcome to Hell

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MELBOURNE, VIC. — Hell on earth could well be a corporate training session where recruits are ‘onboarded’ – an odious word if ever there was one – but, for Andy Balloch, it represents an opportunity to chastise and satirise and, for that matter – demonise everything problematic in society.

MSO Academy Showcase

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Kate Ceberano plays sold out roll-call of Oz classics

Taste of Kinglake’s ‘Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival’

SPOTLIGHT

OPINION

Science & Technology

Amateur Radio

Scouts in WA ready to speak to astronauts

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SWAN VALLEY, WA. — "Contact is go." Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and scouts in the Swan Valley, north of Perth, Western Australia.

Artemis II is go

John Telek, VK1JT has online meltdown

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access

MEDIA MATTERS

Media

Australian media hear Pope hail newswire ‘public good’

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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. 

‘Vile’ Kyle & Jackie O Show breaches decency rules … yet again

ABC fined $150k as judge slams caving to lobbyists

Jimmy Kimmel’s US late-night show suspended indefinitely

Dibber dobber Donny: Trump tattletales on TV reporter

BUSINESS & FINANCE

News

Optus in government’s sights

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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.
Business & Finance

New play area for Kinglake Pub

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

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ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY

September 15, 1870: Work commences on the Overland Telegraph

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The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was an electrical telegraph system for sending messages the 3200 kilometres (2000 miles) between Darwin, in what is now the Northern Territory of Australia, and Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.

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