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End of an era for Fireman Ken

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MT DANDENONG, VIC. — The end of this school year will also be the end of an amazing 50-year contribution to community safety in the Mt Dandenong area.

Firefighters extinguish Westmeadows factory fire

Ongoing tobacco fire investigation

Firefighters knock down Footscray shop fire

Police investigate attempted sexual assault

REGIONAL NEWS

Loddon

Seven firearms seized

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EAGLEHAWK, VIC. — Two men have been charged after police seized several allegedly stolen firearms during search warrants in the Bendigo area this week.

Busted cashing stolen cheques

Pair charged following series of burglaries

Donors deliver miracle to save a firefighter

Legacy of VICSES Colac Unit stalwart immortalised with rare award

NATIONAL NEWS

National News
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Australia’s biggest-ever cocaine bust

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MIDGE POINT, QLD. — The AFP has seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the largest ever cocaine seizure in Australia – as part of an investigation into an organised crime plot to import and distribute significant quantities of border-controlled drugs along Australia’s east coast.

Five Eyes law enforcement leaders united in call to better protect children and vulnerable people from serious online crime

Air Ambulance Victoria diverts to NSW in life‑saving mission

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13 Australians charged with Philippines-based child abuse offences

Hastie to face grilling after frontbench exit

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ON THIS DAY

July 17, 1918: Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife, children and several servants are executed

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RUSSIA.  — Czar Nicholas II, full name Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov, was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. He ruled from 1894 until he was forced to abdicate in 1917 amidst a civil war following World War I.
International News

Hells Angels members targeted

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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. — Across Australia and New Zealand, police have arrested 40 people and laid 145 charges as part of a national day of action targeting the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG).
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Senator Ted Cruz Praises Amateur Radio Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness

THE BOY WHO CRIED HORMUZ: Trump’s Iran Timeline

“Trump says” Iran peace deal ‘largely negotiated’. It’s likely all bullshit

Reports of shots fired near White House

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Whittlesea City

Brighter future for community sport at Mill Park Lakes Recreation Reserve

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WHITTLESEA CITY COUNCIL, VIC. — Community sport is set for a boost, with the City of Whittlesea completing a major sports lighting upgrade at Mill Park Lakes Recreation Reserve.
Nillumbik Shire

Dig in for National Tree Day

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NILLUMBIK SHIRE COUNCIL, VIC. — Nillumbik residents of all ages are invited to roll up their sleeves and join this year's National Tree Day planting event at Eltham Lower Park on Sunday, July 26.

$40k grant for Yea fossil site project

Rates up 2.65 per cent

Hurstbridge Community Shed opens

Whittlesea Council welcomes Donnybrook Road election commitment

STATE GOVERNMENT

Victoria

Deeming’s last-ditch plea to retain candidacy

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SPRING ST, VIC. — Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has made a last-ditch plea to her party to retain her candidacy for the state election, after refusing to apologise to Matthew Guy for allegedly placing her 'in a headlock.'

Whittlesea Council welcomes Donnybrook Road election commitment

Deeming doomed

Crackdown on dodgy taxi drivers

Gary Maas will not re-stand as MP

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

ON THIS DAY

July 17, 1918: Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife, children and several servants are executed

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RUSSIA.  — Czar Nicholas II, full name Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov, was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. He ruled from 1894 until he was forced to abdicate in 1917 amidst a civil war following World War I.

Deeming’s last-ditch plea to retain candidacy

Fast-track reforms, Haines says

Whittlesea Council welcomes Donnybrook Road election commitment

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

CORRUPTION

News

Cop charged with ‘sexual penetration of a child’

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VICTORIA. — A constable from Eastern Region - that Victoria Police refuses to name - has been charged following an internal investigation.
News

Senior constable charged

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A 33-year-old senior constable - who has not been named - from North West Metro Region has been charged with 23 counts of driving while his licence was suspended following an internal investigation.

Victoria Police busted lying

Former Greensborough cop who harassed woman online sentenced to six months’ prison

Corruption in Victoria didn’t start with the CMFEU & Big Build

MOIR'S VIEW ...

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SPORT

Football

Tigers Too Good, Topple Magpies

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MONTMORENCY, VIC. — Heidelberg delivered a premiership statement in the weekend’s standalone Northern Football Netball League's Division 1 clash against Montmorency.
Golf

Cold and wet spell

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YEA, VIC. — After a week of no golf due to the wet conditions it was good to see Yea Golf Club competitions return this past week.

Epping’s tribute to player Nathan Fitzgerald

Standalone contest shapes as finals preview

NFNL Division 2 – Round 13 Preview

NFNL Division 3 – Round 14 Preview

ART & CULTURE

Film
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Beyond the Baton

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TYCHO! Beyond the Baton is the remarkable story of Tommy Tycho, a Hungarian child prodigy who survived the Holocaust and rebuilt his life to become the pre-eminent musical director in Australia.

Hide + Seek Pathways open to local creatives

00:02:17

Nordic Film Festival

Palace of Lost Virtue

42nd Street

SPOTLIGHT

OPINION

Science & Technology

Australia

Fast-track reforms, Haines says

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CANBERRA, ACT. — Indi MHR Helen Haines has called on the Federal Government to bring its Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation Bill on for a vote when Parliament returns in early August, following Telstra’s nationwide outage.

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

Telstra outage halts calls, NBN, wi-fi, and critical communications systems. Again.

July 7, 1826: Sir Charles Todd is born

July 6, 1943: The last of the heavy Japanese bombing attacks on Darwin

MEDIA MATTERS

The Conversation

Derryn Hinch was a bombastic journalist fuelled by imperfect principles and righteous outrage

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It was May 1999 and Derryn Hinch had been called into the manager’s office at Adelaide’s 5DN. The ratings for his morning program had been tumbling, and after less than a year on air he was told to pack his things.

Witches leave media men’s britches in stitches

Without Nine’s shackles, Karl Stefanovic is free to become a culture warrior hero

Getting Murdoched is a fascinating study of the Murdoch media’s bullying tactics

Karl Stefanovic’s podcast is not just a career change. It’s journalistic laundering

BUSINESS & FINANCE

ON THIS DAY

July 16, 1914: Australia’s first interstate air mail departs Melbourne

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AUSTRALIA.  — The first domestic airmail service in Australia departed from Melbourne on July 16, 1914. The airmail was flown from Melbourne to Sydney by French aviator Maurice Guillaux. 
ON THIS DAY

July 15, 1912: The first branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia opens

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AUSTRALIA.  — The kangaroo is a native Australian marsupial, of which there are over 60 species. The kangaroo family includes wallabies, tree kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, rat-kangaroos and the quokka, all of which are classified as macropods.

Optus in government’s sights

New play area for Kinglake Pub

COOKERWATCH

Victoria

Deeming’s last-ditch plea to retain candidacy

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SPRING ST, VIC. — Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has made a last-ditch plea to her party to retain her candidacy for the state election, after refusing to apologise to Matthew Guy for allegedly placing her 'in a headlock.'
Hume

Yea man charged with trespass after filming inside Dezi Freeman’s shipping container hideout

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YEA, VIC. — A Yea man who filmed inside the shipping container where Dezi Freeman had been living before his death has been charged with trespass.

Without Nine’s shackles, Karl Stefanovic is free to become a culture warrior hero

Deeming doomed

Karl Stefanovic’s podcast is not just a career change. It’s journalistic laundering

Monica Smit’s latest grift

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ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY

July 17, 1918: Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife, children and several servants are executed

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RUSSIA.  — Czar Nicholas II, full name Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov, was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. He ruled from 1894 until he was forced to abdicate in 1917 amidst a civil war following World War I.

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