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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. 

MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA. — A federal judge on Thursday (Friday Australian time) ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11 (December 12 Australian time).

WASHINGTON DC, USA. — Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies, including farm equipment maker Deere, home appliance ​company SharkNinja and engine manufacturer Cummins, yet the hacker did almost none of the work.

SELBY, VIC. — Selby Community House has welcomed the community back for classes, programs and events following extensive building repairs over the past year. For residents, the reopening means returning to a familiar place to learn new skills, find support and connect with friends and neighbours.

ELTHAM, VIC. — Nillumbik Shire Council has secured $40,000 through the Victorian Government's 2026 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund to develop detailed designs for new changerooms at the Bridge Street Pavilion in Eltham.

MERNDA, VIC. — Liberal Party candidate Amanda Dow's husband was allegedly bashed in Mernda after confronting a 59-year-old Mernda man who was trying to tear down a campaign sign.

WANGARATTA, VIC. — The shocking attack on independent MP Helen Haines is a turning point. To honour her work, let it mark a positive shift in the way politics is done in Australia.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — A 40-year-old male Senior Constable from Victoria Police's North West Metro region has been charged following an internal investigation with stalking, installing a tracking device to locate a person, attempting to pervert the course of justice and two counts of unauthorised access to police information.

VICTORIA. — A 28-year-old Victoria Police constable from the Western Region has been charged with one count each of transmitting material using a carriage service - the material being child abuse material – and using a carriage service in a way that a reasonable person would regard as being, in all the circumstances, offensive, following a Professional Standards internal investigation.

DINGLEY VILLAGE, VIC. — On Sunday, October 25, the AFLW and the Emergency Services Foundation celebrated the role of women in emergency services during the Emergency Services Match between Hawthorn and Essendon.

DINGLEY VILLAGE, VIC. — A special emergency services game will be held as the curtain-raiser to the Hawthorn vs Essendon AFLW match at the Kennedy Centre from 12.30pm today, with Fire Rescue Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) taking on a Victoria Police/Ambulance Victoria team.

TOOLANGI, VIC. — Music and poetry will come together in Toolangi on Sunday, November 8, when musician Maggie Somerville launches The Singing Garden, a new CD celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Australia’s best-loved poets, C.J. Dennis.

VICTORIA. — Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad are appealing for further information on 'handles' believed to be tasking criminal offending via online applications such as WhatsApp and Telegram, among other anonymous messaging apps.

BROADMEADOWS, VIC. — Ever wanted to speak on the radio about issues impacting you and the Hume City Council community?

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.

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.

All for one ...

The attack on Helen Haines is so shocking. The reaction to it by too many politicians, activists and journalists just makes it worse. Talk about opportunists.