A young police officer whose brother was killed in the Eastern Freeway tragedy says the pain of losing his brother will never leave as he laces up for a gruelling run to promote road safety awareness.
Two police officers who shot dead a knife-wielding man in Footscray on Thursday night were not equipped with Tasers, the union claims, as an investigation into the death gets underway.
Former Geelong great Tom Hawkins has returned to play at Finley for the first time since he was 16, with the hopes of inspiring other young players — and scoring a meat pie with special sauce.
The discovery of a specialist teacher at Diamond Valley Special Development School running an adult fetish Only Fans account has triggered a formal complaint to the Department of Education.
AFL legend Kevin Sheedy has called for a new lottery legacy to raise funds for military veterans, saying he’s “embarrassed” Australia hasn’t done it yet.
A six-year-old boy with autism has been found by search crews after he disappeared from a play park in the Dandenongs on Friday afternoon.
Crime boss George Marrogi used 15 separate consignments of tea trolleys over a two-year period to smuggle billions of dollars worth of drugs into Melbourne — and he planned it all from his cell in Barwon Prison.
The heartbreaking reality of the cost of living crisis has been revealed by everyday Australians who say they are struggling to put food on the table while some haven’t been out for dinner in a year. VIDEO
The bike lane-using, vegan, Greens voters should practise what Adam Bandt preaches — like living purely off renewable energy — and see if they survive the inevitable trainwreck that ensues.
Detective Sergeant Beckensall, 51, has helped Filipino authorities bring down predators from her team’s base in Manila for the past four years….
From being homeless at the age of 17, to a multi-millionaire entrepreneur by his early 20s tech whiz Harry Sanders shares his incredible story with Matt Johnston.
A woman has died and a man is feared dead.
The rise and fall of former criminal powerhouse George Marrogi’s family centred drug importation syndicate.
A man has been shot dead by police after charging at them with a knife in front of horrified diners in Footscray.
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