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A Melbourne man who tricked his wife into travelling overseas before abandoning her has been jailed for exit trafficking. Mohamed Omer, 52, was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment in the Victorian County Court on Tuesday. The former food science lecturer was found guilty following a trial earlier this year on a charge […]

The daughter-in-law of an elderly Greek man murdered the 87-year-old only to feign the horror discovery hours later, a jury has found. Following four days of deliberations, a Victorian Supreme Court jury on Tuesday found Danielle Lee Birchall guilty of murdering Kon Kritikos almost four years ago. She had pleaded not guilty, with her lawyer […]

Airfares have spiked by up to 95 per cent since Regional Express (Rex) fell into administration earlier this year, Australia’s consumer rights watchdog says. The airline entered voluntary administration in July, shedding more than 600 jobs and casting serious doubt on its ability to keep regional Australia connected to the nation’s major cities. A report […]

Anthony Albanese should meet with Donald Trump sooner rather than later “to ensure Australia is as well positioned as possible”, opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham says. Mr Trump’s historic White House win has sent shockwaves across the globe, with world leaders wondering what a second Trump presidency could mean for international trade and security. […]

A secrecy order has been imposed on the identity of the man charged in the alleged stabbing murder of 23-year-old Lewis Parkin at an Adelaide backpacker’s hostel on Friday. The order was requested as more details emerge regarding the events leading up to the fatal confrontation. Police will allege CCTV footage from the Hindley Street […]

Today host Alex Cullen has paid tribute to the hero teacher who “sacrificed her life” after pushing children out of the way when a truck crashed through the fence in Melbourne’s northwest. Kindergarten teacher Eleanor Bryant, 43, died after a water tanker that was driving along Main Road in Riddells Creek crashed near the Macedon […]

EXCLUSIVE Pro-Hezbollah merchandise was openly sold at family-friendly Lebanon fundraising events in Sydney over the weekend, with young children seen wearing T-shirts paying homage to the terrorist group’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah. Two events on Sunday, the Lebanon Aid Food Festival at Riverine Park in Arncliffe and another at Al Zahra Mosque, featured a number […]

A senator who posted a series of derogatory remarks targeting people of colour, the disabled and the LGBT+ community has no intention of apologising despite fierce public outrage. Ralph Babet is a Victorian Senator for billionaire Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party and has a track record for sharing controversial and inflammatory views on social media. […]

A kindergarten teacher died after pushing children out of the way when a truck crashed through the fence in Melbourne’s northwest. A water tanker was driving along Main Road in Riddells Creek when it crashed near the Macedon Ranges Montessori Preschool about 2.20pm on Monday. Kindergarten teacher Eleanor Bryant, 43, died at the scene after […]