Our Journalists

Carly Douglas is a reporter at the Herald Sun, covering courts, state politics, breaking and general news. She was previously a News Corp cadet journalist. Prior to starting at News Corp she worked at The Australian Jewish News.

@Carly__Douglas

Carly Douglas

Latest

News

Social media influencers may be behind more kids getting tattoos, at younger ages Picture: Supplied

Victorian teens ‘parlour shopping’ for tatts

Victorian teens are parlour shopping for tattoos and resorting to home ink kits if turned away — inspired by influencers and stars.

ExclusiveVictoria

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Michael Pell during the 2022 AFL Round 01 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 20, 2022 In Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos)

Revealed: Umpire entangled in Brownlow vote probe

The AFL umpire questioned by sports corruption cops during a bombshell probe into suspicious Brownlow Medal betting has been named.

State Election

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 16, 2022: Leader of the Liberal Party, Matt Guy during a tour of Bad Shepherd Brewing Co in Cheltenham ahead of a media announcement. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Aaron Francis

Libs unveil plan for ‘Victorian Made’ branding

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has pledged to boost local manufacturing with “Victorian Made” branding and logos.

VIDEOPolice & Courts

*ID CONFIRMED BY JOURNALIST* Abdul Razack Tarawaley, 9 year old boy who died after being trapped in the garage door of his apartment. Photo of Abdul in red and blue top at station was taken yesterday. Picture: Supplied

Heartbreak after boy playing on carpark gate dies

The father of a nine-year-old who died while playing with a friend on an automated carpark gate says he tried to save his son but it was too late.

Police & Courts

Hussein Kisi has been jailed for 3 1/2 years in the County Court for an arson attack on a teen in Epping. When police raided his home, they also found drugs and an imitation firearm - Screen Grabs Source: 7News

Mistaken identity victim speaks of arson horror

A teen says he thought he was going to die when an ice addict doused him in petrol and set his car on fire in Epping, in Melbourne’s north.

Warrnambool

Dodgy doc trades surgery for jail cell

A former Portland doctor defrauded his patients of more than $800,000 by seeking “loans” from them to fund his gambling habit and pay his mortgage.

News

‘No-strings-attached sex’: Woman’s blunt dating app reality

Is Tinder the dating app for our times, offering casual sex but also a chance at finding real love? Or has it killed romance? JOIN THE CONVERSATION

VideoPolice & Courts

New details have emerged about 46-year-old Jenny Hayes, the woman accused of causing a fire in a Point Cook home which killed a young family including a newborn baby. Picture from her Facebook page

Chilling moments leading up to blaze that killed young family

The timeline of events leading up to a sex worker’s decision to torch a Point Cook home as a young couple and their newborn slept inside have been revealed.

Police & Courts

Tributes on Bourke street FOR Kose Kose, 20, from Cranbourne, died from stab wounds sustained in the alleged attack. SUPPLIED ONLINE TEAM,

Bourke St tribute to stabbing victim

Flowers and candles have been placed in the CBD alongside a picture of 20-year-old Kose Kose who was stabbed to death last Sunday.

Victoria

HOUSEHOLDS are able to recycle less plastic despite being given four bins to curb waste.Sauce bottles, margarine containers, and ice cream tubs Ñ which used to be recycled Ñ now have to be thrown out with regularrubbish. The problem has been identified in MelbourneÕs west but thereÕs fears a four-bin system being rolled out statewide could bederailed. Hobsons Bay Council Ñ among the first municipalities to introduce four bins Ñ is advising residents plastic containers alongwith takeaway coffee cups, milk cartons, cordial bottles and meat packets must be thrown out. Newport resident Jacob Matray with items you can no longer put in the recycling bins. Picture: Sarah Matray (no byline please)

Mistakes that get your recyclables binned

A growing amount of recyclables are ending up in landfill in Victoria because of these common mistakes with kerbside bins.

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/carly-douglas/page/83