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Buying votes using the future’s credit card

Readers respond to the pros and cons of this week’s Victorian budget.,

Wed, 06 May 2026 20:00:00 +1000

‘Goes against tradition’: Fed Square slammed over World Cup screening decision

Socceroos fans will have to find a new place to watch the World Cup following a decision which has been criticised by the likes of Football Australia, Sam Kerr and Craig Foster.

Wed, 06 May 2026 19:19:34 +1000

Dezi Freeman detectives set their sights on nightlife crime spree

Police said they are puzzled by teenagers with no criminal history being involved in the increasingly violent attacks.

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:35:04 +1000

‘Mentally snapped’: Ex-teacher pleads guilty to frenzied knife attack

Kim Ramchen said he became “unbelievably angry” in the minutes before setting on his school’s principal.

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:36:56 +1000

Embryo donors sue Monash IVF for unresolved grief after wrong baby bungle

Details of the shocking Brisbane embryo mix-up that saw a woman have a stranger’s baby have emerged in a Supreme Court writ filed against Monash IVF by embryo donors.

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:32:41 +1000

Interest on debt is fuelling Victoria’s crisis

Readers respond to the Victorian budget, and give advice to federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Tue, 05 May 2026 19:55:00 +1000

State budget Victoria 2026 as it happened: $1.1 billion lottery deal saves budget from deficit as Treasurer Jacyln Symes spends big on health, transport, neurodiversity support

Follow our live blog as Treasurer Jaclyn Symes hands down Victoria’s 2026 state budget – with a forecast $1 billion surplus, amid a growing mountain of debt.

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:20:35 +1000

145 seconds to save a life: Triple Zero standards overhauled after pandemic crisis

A long-awaited overhaul of Triple Zero Victoria’s performance standards has been completed. See how long it should take to dispatch police or paramedics.

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:07:30 +1000

Pretty in pink: Australian box billionaire’s recycled fashion moment at Met Gala

Everything old is new again with Melbourne cardboard billionaire Anthony Pratt dusting off an old outfit and “recycling” it for fashion’s most exclusive event.

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:35:47 +1000

Melbourne nightclub and brothel the newest targets in so-called bar wars

A security guard at La Di Da nightclub said that management were warned by police in the weeks leading up to the firebombing incident.

Tue, 05 May 2026 10:41:45 +1000

Oscar the cavoodle’s owner Gina Edwards returns to court in fight with Rebekah Giles

The long-running bitter dispute over legal costs worth $1.2 million is set to return to court for a directions hearing this month.

Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 +1000

Will tragedy deliver long-awaited change?

Readers respond to Indigenous rights, voluntary assisted dying in aged care, and the reliability of trains.

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:53:00 +1000

‘We’re after your souls’: Identity of nightlife attackers revealed in menacing message

An Iraq-based crime gang has issued a chilling warning to several nightclub owners who are victims of a three-month campaign of violence: ‘We’re after you, your family, your businesses, homes and souls.’

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:50:00 +1000

Woman accuses AFL great Winmar of ‘petrifying’ assault

On Monday, the woman alleged Nicky Winmar grabbed her arm and twisted it before pulling her by her hair into another room.

Mon, 04 May 2026 17:58:54 +1000

Private school cancels buses despite traffic snarl that’s already left neighbours housebound

A grammar school has put an end to bus services designed to ease traffic congestion around their Donvale campus, raising student safety concerns and residents’ objections.

Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +1000

This Victorian island sounded like paradise – but something was off about the rave reviews

Mud baths, friendly locals and restaurants with great service. Mud Islands sounded like an experience not to be missed – until I went there myself.

Mon, 04 May 2026 11:45:00 +1000

Crime boss ‘might as well be health minister’, as tobacco scheme labelled a farce

Three months after the launch of Victoria’s tobacco licensing scheme less than half a shipping container’s worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized and no one has been criminally charged.

Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +1000