‘I’ll kill you if you come inside’: Father describes window rescue of toddler during siege in Melbourne’s west
A Weir Views father has told of waking from a nap with his young child to find an armed intruder in his daughter’s bedroom.
- by Patrick Hatch and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Eleanor moved to Riddells Creek to help kids. She died saving them
She was a talented speech pathologist who made the world a better place, one child at a time. As grief reverberates through a small town north-west of Melbourne, parents are struggling to find the right words for their kids.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Marta Pascual Juanola
‘Enormous hole in our hearts’: Devastated family’s tribute for speech pathologist who died shielding children
Eleanor Bryant’s grieving family paid tribute to the heroic speech pathologist, who pushed children out of the way before a truck ploughed through a kindergarten playground in Riddells Creek.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Marta Pascual Juanola
Octopus, alien life form or giant pumpkin? Yayoi Kusama sculpture takes centre stage at NGV
The artwork, which weighs nine tonnes, has been acquired by the NGV and will be put on display at the planned NGV Contemporary public garden when it opens in 2028.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
St Kevin’s student suffers fractures in freak school balcony fall
The teenage boy was on the year 7 and 8 deck during recess when the incident occurred at the Toorak boys’ school.
- by Bridie Smith, Alex Crowe and Marta Pascual Juanola
US election results 2024 as it happened: Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris after winning crucial swing states; Republicans gain Senate control
Donald Trump has won the 2024 US election after claiming the required 270 Electoral College votes to become the 47th US president.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Josefine Ganko, Angus Thompson, Rachel Clun, Marta Pascual Juanola and Roy Ward
US election 2024 as it happened: Polls open across American east coast as race tightens between Trump, Harris; Republicans lead in Arizona early voting
Donald Trump held four rallies in three states on the final day of campaigning. Kamala Harris spent all her time in Pennsylvania in the hours before election booths opened.
- by Josefine Ganko, Jessica McSweeney, Marta Pascual Juanola and Angus Thompson
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Emergency services
Eleven-year-old boy killed, four seriously injured after car crashes into school in Melbourne’s east
A woman has been arrested after allegedly crashing her vehicle through a fence at Auburn South Primary School and into five children.
- by Cassandra Morgan, Marta Pascual Juanola and Alex Crowe
Federal police deploys specialised officers to combat online child abuse, human trafficking
The initiative comes amid concerns human exploitation could be under-reported and some victims unaware that crimes are being committed against them.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Why smuggle it when you can grow it? The surge in illicit tobacco crops
Criminal syndicates are increasingly growing their own tobacco in secret farms as law enforcement cracks down on shipments coming in from overseas.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Courts
Alleged illegal tobacco syndicate ringleader granted bail despite trying to leave Australia
Nazir Haddara, the alleged ringleader of the $30 million syndicate, was arrested at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday as he was attempting to board a flight to Dubai.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Lachlan Abbott
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