Learner driver busted speeding

GLEN WAVERLEY, VIC. — Nunawading Highway Patrol officers detected a black BMW sedan allegedly being driven at 153km/h in a 100km/h zone on the Monash Freeway, catching a 17-year-old boy speeding in Glen Waverley at about 5.05pm on Saturday, October 17.

Kings Park house fire

Man charged with St Albans murder

Firefighters battle Glen Waverley blaze

REGIONAL NEWS

Fatal crash in Fiery Flat

FIERY FLAT, VIC. — A teenager has died after emergency services responded to a car that crashed into a tree on Inglewood-Powlett Road, Fiery Flat, at 12.51pm.

Two more teens arrested for Stawell assault

Mock rescue yields emergency response advantage

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Fire restrictions to begin in Mildura

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Sixth Victorian man charged with violent extremist material offences

ROXBURGH PARK, VIC. — A sixth Melbourne man has been charged by the AFP’s National Security Investigations (NSI) team as part of an ongoing investigation into a group of Australian men accessing and distributing ISIS propaganda online. 

Trump endorses Netanyahu

WASHINGTON DC, USA. —  US President Donald Trump on Sunday (US time) endorsed his ally Benjamin Netanyahu ​as the longtime Israeli prime minister struggles for an edge in next week's parliamentary election.

Trump touts his power at Kentucky MAGA rally

KENTUCKY, USA. — President Donald Trump touted his power in his second go-around in the White House on Saturday (Sunday Australian time) while rallying in Kentucky to bolster Republican turnout as his party struggles in the midterms, saying, “I can do stuff that is unbelievable.”

Police Chiefs endorse PACPOL

Making Hampton foreshore more accessible for all

HAMPTON, VIC. — A major accessibility upgrade at the Hampton foreshore is helping more people move through the area and enjoy the beach, just in time for summer.

Celebrate Children’s Week in Yarra Ranges

YARRA RANGES, VIC. — Children’s Week is a national celebration recognising the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. Held each year in October, it’s a chance to celebrate children and the important role they play in our families and in the community.

Local voices help shape Healesville’s future

Fire restrictions to begin in Mildura

Labor pledges to cap road tolls

SPRING ST, MELBOURNE. — Victorian motorists could be better off after this state election, with Labor pledging to cap tolls at $30 a week next year to match similar plans announced by the Liberal Party.
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Lighting problem on Yan Yean Rd

Victorian state election timeline

Conservative right-wing commentator Andrew Bolt turns on Trump

MELBOURNE, VIC.— Herald Sun and News24 journalist and right-wing commentator has finally 'turned on his own type' in a blistering op-ed stating: "Lying blow-hard Trump has betrayed us all — and Australians should be afraid."

Police Sergeant charged with on-duty assault

MELBOURNE, VIC. — A 41-year-old on-duty male Sergeant from the North West Metro region has been charged with intentionally causing serious injury, reckless assault causing injury, common law assault and two counts of unlawful assault in October 2025 following an internal investigation.

Police public service employee charged with accessing child abuse material

MELBOURNE, VIC. — A 57-year-old male Victoria Police public service employee from the Crime and Counter Terrorism Investigation Services has today been charged following a Professional Standards Command investigation into misconduct.

Two CMFEU officials charged

Setka bailed again

Rossdale Golf Club tears up agreement

ASPENDALE, VIC. — Kingston Council has welcomed the announcement by Rossdale Golf Club that it has terminated its agreement with the developer who proposed redeveloping the site.

Yea Golf Club Championships

YEA, VIC. — Saturday saw 24 men take to the course for the Club Championships at Royal Yea, down from last year’s field of 32. Those who turned up were rewarded with superb weather and a course in excellent condition.

Northcote Dancers

Heidelberg history breakers earn fifth-straight flag

NFNL Division 1 – Grand Final Preview

Lalor’s laneways set for colourful transformation

LALOR, VIC. — Meet the artists and help shape Lively Lalor at a free community pop-up on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Hero Complex

Gugu Dindi Gunyah

SPOTLIGHT

OPINION

Science & Technology

Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from White House

WASHINGTON DC, USA. —  The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.

MEDIA MATTERS

Conservative right-wing commentator Andrew Bolt turns on Trump

MELBOURNE, VIC.— Herald Sun and News24 journalist and right-wing commentator has finally 'turned on his own type' in a blistering op-ed stating: "Lying blow-hard Trump has betrayed us all — and Australians should be afraid."

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Who’s paying whom? The circular money machine behind the AI boom

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Imagine a company that sells you equipment, invests money in your business, and then rents back what you build with it. It’s your supplier, your investor and your customer all at once.

Interest rates hit 15-year high

CANBERRA, ACT. — The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board, in a unanimous decision, lifted the cash rate to 4.6 per cent, raising interest rates by 25 basis points to the highest level since 2011, as it wrapped up its two-day meeting this afternoon.

Nillumbik’s Great Business Connect is back

Optus in government’s sights

COOKERWATCH

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CANBERRA, ACT. — We look back at the now all-too-familiar modus operandi of Pauline Hanson on ABC Media Watch from 1998 to 2026. What Hanson presents to the media today, such as at a Saturday, October 3, 2026, Victorian election campaign launch at Crown in Melbourne, is similar to what Hanson was stating from 1998 onwards.

Bruce Woodley cracks it with racist bigot Pauline Hanson

BRISBANE, QLD. — A furious Bruce Woodley, legendary member of Australian musical group The Seekers and co-writer of I Am Australian, took aim at Pauline Hanson's racist and grifting Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after the iconic song was used during its opening ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday without Mr Woodley's permission.

Monica Smit being investigated by ScamWatch

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October 19, 1845: Leichhardt discovers the Roper River in northern Australia

ROPER RIVER, NT. — In October 1844, Ludwig Leichhardt left from Jimbour, on the Darling Downs, on an expedition to find a new route to Port Essington, near Darwin.

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