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Melbourne drug traffickers using encrypted criminal platform sentenced

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MELBOURNE, VIC. — Two Melbourne men have been sentenced over their involvement in a drug trafficking ring linked to Italian organised crime.

New hospital centre opens

Police investigate assault

Pair charged following King Street assault

Driver dies in collision

REGIONAL NEWS

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Investigations underway to secure Longwood’s future water supply

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LONGWOOD, VIC. — Goulburn Valley Water (GVW) is investigating options to secure a reliable and resilient future water supply for the Longwood community.

Shots fired in Wollert

Dangerous roads in Kinglake’s fog

Driver blows 0.169% BAC

Man charged after boys struck by car

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

International News

Trump could get a lesson on Iran from an unlikely source — emus

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LAUNCESTON, TAS. (Reuters). —  For U.S. President Donald Trump, Australia's failed "Great Emu War" nearly a century ago offers a highly relevant lesson: technological superiority does not guarantee victory against a dispersed and resilient foe.
International News

Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

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MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA. (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by federal authorities Saturday (US time) in Miami, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

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

Hells Angels members targeted

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Senator Ted Cruz Praises Amateur Radio Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness

THE BOY WHO CRIED HORMUZ: Trump’s Iran Timeline

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Yarra Ranges Shire

Burst water main closes community link

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YARRA JUNCTION, VIC. — Unfortunately, the Yarra Junction Community Link experienced significant water damage overnight Friday due to a burst water main and will be closed until further notice whilst Yarra Ranges Shire Council assesses the full extent of the damage.
Mitchell Shire

Lighting works in Seymour

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SEYMOUR, VIC. — Following the construction of two new pedestrian crossings on Wallis Street and Station Street in Seymour, contractors will be completing the installation of public lighting in August.

BMX park for Diamond Creek

Hurstbridge Community Hub buzzing with activities this Wattle Festival

Nillumbik’s Great Business Connect is back

Applications open for Summer Sounds and Artist in Residence Program

STATE GOVERNMENT

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Dangerous roads in Kinglake’s fog

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KINGLAKE, VIC. — "The [Labor] State Government has dismissed growing community concerns over dangerous conditions on Whittlesea–Kinglake Rd," Eildon [Liberal] MLA Cindy McLeish says.

Symes demoted

Carroll announces new ministry

State Election 2026

New laws to force tech giants to unmask online trolls

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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Dangerous roads in Kinglake’s fog

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KINGLAKE, VIC. — "The [Labor] State Government has dismissed growing community concerns over dangerous conditions on Whittlesea–Kinglake Rd," Eildon [Liberal] MLA Cindy McLeish says.

Symes demoted

Carroll announces new ministry

August 3, 1856: Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second Prime Minister, is born

Don’t vote down under? It’s fine

CORRUPTION

News

Cop charged with trafficking firearms

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VICTORIA. — A 57-year-old leading senior constable from the eastern region has been charged following an internal investigation.
ON THIS DAY

August 8, 1789: The first police force in the convict colony of New South Wales is formed

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PORT JACKSON, NSW.  — Australia was settled by the convicts and officers of the First Fleet in January 1788. It was believed that the colony’s isolation from any civilisation would be deterrent enough for convicts attempting to escape.

Victoria Police Sergeant charged with sexual assault

Cop charged with sexual exposure

Cop charged with ‘sexual penetration of a child’

Senior constable charged

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SPORT

Football

NFNL Division 1 – Round 16 Preview

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BUNDOORA, VIC. (NFNL HQ). — With just three rounds remaining in the NFNL Division One home-and-away season, every game carries more weight than the last as the race for the top five intensifies.
Football

NFNL Division 2 – Round 17 Preview

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BUNDOORA, VIC. (NFNL HQ). — There are important matches everywhere in the penultimate round of the Northern Football Netball League's Division 2.

NFNL Division 3 – Round 18 Preview

NFNL Women’s Finals Series – Week Two Information

NFNL Division 2 – Finals Week One Review

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NFNL’s top netball award becomes Stacey Gannon Medal

ART & CULTURE

Music
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Recording industry giant Bill Armstrong dies at 97

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Bill Armstrong, an Australian recording industry pioneer, has died aged 97. He was a sound engineer, studio owner, producer and broadcaster who founded and was the managing director of Melbourne’s first stereo FM station, EON-FM, in the 1980s.
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Beyond the Baton

Hide + Seek Pathways open to local creatives

00:02:17

Nordic Film Festival

Palace of Lost Virtue

SPOTLIGHT

OPINION

Science & Technology

NASA

Space Station contact with Aussie students scheduled for tonight

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LATROBE, TASMANIA. — Tonight, Monday, August 3, students from the Geneva Christian College in Latrobe, Tasmania, will talk live with Astronaut Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN, onboard...

August 1, 1872: WIA founder George Taylor a little-known pioneer in Australian aviation is born

Fast-track reforms, Haines says

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

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

MEDIA MATTERS

Media

Alan Jones loses bid to censor media

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SYDNEY, NSW. — Alan Jones' legal team lost their bid to prevent the media from reporting on the evidence provided to Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court by one of his alleged sexual abuse victims in his upcoming indecent assault trial.

Hanson starts fake news website

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Rupert Murdoch journalist makes rape jokes live to air

Unexpected frontrunner emerges to take over from Karl Stefanovic

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

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Nillumbik Shire

Nillumbik’s Great Business Connect is back

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NILLUMBIK SHIRE, VIC. — Connect with purpose to like-minded businesses, expand your network and build valuable relationships that support long-term success at this free business networking event.
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. 

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

Optus in government’s sights

New play area for Kinglake Pub

COOKERWATCH

Media

Alan Jones loses bid to censor media

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SYDNEY, NSW. — Alan Jones' legal team lost their bid to prevent the media from reporting on the evidence provided to Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court by one of his alleged sexual abuse victims in his upcoming indecent assault trial.
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.'

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

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

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ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY

August 9, 1851: Gold is discovered at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

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BALLARAT, VIC.  — Gold was discovered in Australia as early as the 1830s, but discoveries were kept secret for several reasons. To begin with, there were concerns that the discovery of this valuable resource would spark unrest among the convicts. 

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