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Ian RoyallReporter and Opinion Editor

Ian Royall is a general news reporter and opinion editor for the Herald Sun, with more than three decades’ experience in journalism, home and abroad. Covers MotoGP too.

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Victoria

Melbourne City Council Roger Teale graphic small

Melbourne council property exec earned $140k from consultancies

The executive in charge of Melbourne City Council’s property and infrastructure projects was paid more than $140,000 by developers for external consultancy work.

Moto GP

Aussie Miller slams MotoGP sack rumours

Aussie Jack Miller has slammed rumours he is on the brink of being sacked by his MotoGP team or could be paid off to step aside and become a test rider.

VideoNews

The last 100-tonne piece of a new elevated freeway has been put in place over Footscray Rd for the West Gate Tunnel project. Aerial images of the new Footscray road.

How Melbourne’s new LA-style freeway took shape

The last piece of the LA-style elevated freeway over Footscray Rd for Melbourne’s $10.8bn West Gate Tunnel project has been put in place — see how the road has taken shape.

News

Fears of chaos as train strikes loom

Train services could grind to a halt during one of Melbourne’s busiest periods, creating chaos for the footy finals, Royal Show and school holidays.

Victoria

Melbourne City Council Roger Teale art small

Melbourne City Council exec’s property links under fire

The executive in charge of Melbourne City Council’s property and infrastructure projects is an adviser to a major CBD developer, a role which has been branded a conflict of interest.

Victoria

Residents outraged at the removal of 25 mature and healthy trees from Burnley Golf Course as part of a Yarra council redesign. supplied

Fury as Yarra Council axes 25 mature trees

Residents are angry that the Greens-leaning Yarra council has chopped down dozens of healthy native trees at Burnley Golf Course as part of its $2.2m revamp of the site.

News

Birds can detect when dogs are on or off a lead - even if the off-lead ones are walking quietly next to their owners - research from Victoria Uni has found. Bridget Sheehan walks Nana on a lead. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

How birds are outsmarting dogs

Birds are smarter than we think, especially when it comes to sussing out their safety from dogs. Here’s what a landmark study has found.

ExclusiveNews

MRA Toy Run at Hobart. Picture Chris Kidd

Fury over state’s ‘discriminatory’ tax on riders

Rider groups are calling for a tax on Victorian motorcyclists to be scrapped amid claims it is being used as a state government slush fund.

ExclusiveNews

An e-scooter obstructing a footpath in the City of Yarra.

Advocate takes council to VCAT over e-scooter trial

A leading disability advocate has strengthened his call to halt Melbourne’s e-scooter trial despite a failed bid for the Human Rights Commission to intervene.

ExclusiveVictoria

MELBOURNE, AUGUST 24, 2023: A large hotel build in Little Lonsdale Street has been put on hold as the site is now a archaeological site. Ramona Angelico and Paul Kucera with a boot recovered from the site. Picture: Mark Stewart

Archaeologists uncover incredible pieces of early Melbourne

Remnants from Melbourne’s first few years of European settlement more than 180 years ago have been unearthed during a “significant” archaeological dig in Little Lonsdale St.

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