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Principal admits failures after anti-abortion speaker addressed Scotch students
Caroline Schelle The principal of one of the state's most exclusive private schools has apologised after a controversial anti-abortion speaker addressed year 11 boys in a presentation that shocked students and staff. Dr Emma Wood spoke to the students in September as part of the school's Christian education curriculum.
‘Middle of nowhere': Fears private primary school would overwhelm farming hamlet
Caroline Schelle Plans to build a private primary school for more than 300 students have distressed locals in a tiny farming community of 100 people near Geelong. Bacchus Marsh Grammar School has applied to build a private primary school at its Staughton Vale campus, 40 minutes from Geelong, which now teaches agriculture, outdoor education and environmental studies to 150 students.
Primary school teacher accused of filming students in toilets denied bail
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Ballarat Grammar punishment scandal decades in the making
By Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle March 1, 2025 — 5.00am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article It’s been 21 years since Renato Manias began his time at Ballarat and Queens Grammar School, aged just 13, but he hasn’t forgotten the welcome he and his classmates received from the older boys in the boarding house.
MACS - Catholic schools reap the benefits of ‘back to basics’ overhaul
Home > News and Events > 2025 > February > 20 February 2025 By Caroline Schelle A back-to-basics overhaul of how Victoria’s Catholic schoolchildren learn reading and maths has yielded positive results, including an improvement of more than 20% in numeracy skills in the 12 months since the change was brought in. Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) shifted to explicit instruction for its nearly 300 schools in February last year.
Melbourne University dental students ‘distraught’ after enrolments unexpectedly deferred
Save Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Aspiring dentists accepted into one of the country’s most prestigious universities have been unexpectedly barred from starting their postgraduate degree this year after the university accepted more enrolments than it had capacity for. Some students who were due to start the dental surgery degree at the University of Melbourne this month have been told they will have to wait until 2026.
Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions Katy Perry, scores, results, fixtures, teams, tips, games, how to watch; Mystery surrounds Joe Daniher’s future
Loading Chris Fagan’s Brisbane Lions have romped in the 2024 grand final and he hugs the great Leigh Matthews at the end of the game. The Brisbane Lions have won the 2024 premiership. More to come. Joe Daniher helps himself to a late goal for the Lions and he goes off with his celebration. The cameras flash to his uncle, Neale Daniher, who is sitting in the crowd with a Lions scarf on. What a moment for the great man. Lions 120 points, Swans 60 points, 16 seconds to go.
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Australia news LIVE: Defence spends $8.5m on consultants for AUKUS nuclear regulator; Spain wins FIFA Women’s World Cup - Sydney Morning Herald
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O’Connor backs decision to buy Tomahawks missiles By Caroline Schelle Earlier, Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor backed the decision to purchase Tomahawk long-range missiles from the United States. He told ABC TV the capability was needed, and it was an important asset for the country’s navy and air force. The Albanese government will announce today that it is acquiring over 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles, the third nation to secure the weaponry.
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Australia news LIVE: Heartbreak for Matildas after loss; PM strikes deal with state, territory leaders over housing target - Sydney Morning Herald
Watch: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks in NSW By Caroline Schelle Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks in Penrith, and will address the media. Watch live below: Telstra lifts dividend as mobile services power profits By Supratim Adhikari Telco giant Telstra has bumped up its dividend after posting a 13 per cent jump in full-year 2023 net profit to $2.1 billion.
Australia news LIVE: Housing on agenda for national cabinet meeting; Matildas prepare for Women’s World Cup semi-final clash with England - Sydney Morning Herald - 1 Africa Focus News | 1AfricaFocus
Voice referendum ‘should be called off’: Thorpe By Caroline Schelle Returning to independent senator Lidia Thorpe, who says the Voice to parliament referendum should be called off. Thorpe said as a member of the Blak Sovereign Movement she was pointing out the Voice was a “powerless advisory body”. “We are merrily pointing out that there is no progress,” she said at the National Press Club in Canberra. The senator said the Voice was a false hope. “We deserve better.
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PM says national cabinet will focus on housing, not Matildas public holiday By Caroline Schelle Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the national cabinet would be focused on housing rather than a potential public holiday if the Matildas won the Women’s World Cup. “We won’t actually be discussing it today, we’re discussing housing and other issues,” the prime minister told Triple M Hobart this morning. “It’s up to the states and territories what they do,” he said.
Australia news LIVE: Housing on agenda for national cabinet meeting; Nation prepares for Matildas clash with England in Women’s World Cup semi-final - Sydney Morning Herald - 1 Africa Focus News | 1AfricaFocus
Chris Bowen speak about climate change agreement with California By Caroline Schelle Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has spoken about the memorandum Australia is set to sign with California to collaborate on fighting climate change. Speaking on RN Breakfast this morning the minister said the memorandum with the state, which is the world’s fifth-largest economy, would take cooperation between to a “new place”.
Australia news LIVE: Thousands of ALP members take climate challenge to PM; US ambassador flags Assange plea deal - Sydney Morning Herald
PM labels AI generated misinformation on Voice as ‘pretty scary’ By Caroline Schelle Returning to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who hit out at misinformation being spread about the Voice to parliament. On WSFM the prime minister said some of what was being said about the Voice was being generated by Artificial Intelligence. “It’s pretty scary frankly, some of the No campaign and stuff that’s going into people’s Facebook posts which is designed to spread misinformation,” he said.
Australia news LIVE: PM says no second chances on Voice; ACT top … – Sydney Morning Herald
Central Africa Key postsHide key postsLatest1 of 2OldestLabor, unions move to protect workers who could lose jobs to AIBy Paul SakkalIn other news, protecting workers from the effects of artificial intelligence on existing jobs will be a key plank of Labor’s approach to the looming technological revolution, as the Australian Council of Trade Unions pushes for a body to monitor automation.Labor has created its policy position on AI which will for the first time outline the party’s practical...
Australia news LIVE: PM says no second chances on Voice; ACT top prosecutor hits back at inquiry after resignation - Sydney Morning Herald
ECOWAS deadline to reinstate president expires on Sunday Regional bloc has threatened military intervention Capital city calm; no signs of opposition to junta ECOWAS to make statement late on Sunday NIAMEY, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Niger’s capital was calm on Sunday, with citizens appearing undaunted by the threat of military intervention by West Africa’s regional bloc, as its ultimatum for the country’s coup leaders to reinstate the president expires.
Australia news LIVE: Army boss says Taipan helicopters to fly again after crash; Fears another rate rise could lead to recession - Sydney Morning Herald - 1 Africa Focus News | 1AfricaFocus
In overseas news, thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze before the army broke up the crowd. Demonstrators in Niger are openly resentful of France, and Russia is seen by some as a powerful alternative.
Australia news LIVE: PM works to secure India trade deal; Greens want more detail on Voice
Now The former president of the Queensland children’s court, John Robertson, says statistics “completely refute” the notion there is a major youth crime wave in the state, and warned that even “half an hour in a watch house” can be damaging to a child. Next week, the state will debate proposed new …
Australia news LIVE: RBA set to make interest rates decision; Australia facing threat of war with China
3 hours ago Dozens of bushfires burning across Australia's east coast could get worse as a severe heatwave continues, fire services have warned. After two years of rains and floods, a return to warmer conditions has sparked New South Wales state's worst fires since the 2019/2020 "Black Summer". A blaze 250km …
Australia news LIVE: RBA to make rates decision; Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan return to court
Marketmind: RBA Set to Raise Rates, and Powell to the People (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The show goes on. Just. World and Asian stocks crept higher on Monday despite …
Australia news LIVE: Coalition to oppose Labor’s superannuation changes; engineered stone ban delayed by states and territories
5 hours ago There are 63 national parks within the National Park Service, but most people only glimpse a fraction of what they have to offer. The eight most-visited parks got more than a quarter of all recreational visits last year, according to newly released numbers. "Everybody just kind of has these big, big …
How a storm over Djokovic’s dad uncovered Melbourne’s pro-Putin Night Wolves mogaznewsen
Influential members of a secretive pro-Vladimir Putin group have been pictured posing with Novak Djokovic's father - and the tennis champion ...
Black Lives Matter protest ‘not petulant outpouring of idiocy’, court told
Organisers of a Black Lives Matter protest during the Covid-19 pandemic have argued that it was a “not a petulant outpouring of idiocy” and the charges should be dropped. Meriki Onus and Crystal McKinnon appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday despite police telling them earlier this year that the charges would be dropped.
Victorian judges lash ‘blunt and oppressive’ mandatory minimum sentences
Victorian judges slammed the state’s “blunt and oppressive” mandatory minimum sentences in a decision about a teenage carjacker who wanted less time behind bars. Beau Buckley had just turned 18 when he placed an order with an accomplice for $300 worth of nitrous oxide canisters, known as “nangs”, to be dropped off in the Melbourne suburb of Hillside in March 2021.
Victorian judges lash ‘blunt and oppressive’ mandatory minimum sentences
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Drouin man Garry Cook accused of raping hitchhikers in the ’90s
A Victorian man in his 70s is accused of abducting and raping two hitchhikers in separate attacks more than two decades ago. Garry Cook is charged with 36 offences, including rape, abduction of a child under 16, sexual penetration of a child under 16, false imprisonment, make threats to kill, stalking and firearms offences.
Armed robber Eric Cruz brandished gun in front of kids during crime spree while on ‘drug bender’
An armed robber who used a fake gun to steal booze and cigarettes from shops and terrorised two children said he was on a “drug bender” at the time. Eric Rodrigo Cruz pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday to two counts of armed robbery, one of theft and one of being a prohibited person possessing an imitation firearm. The now 25-year-old was armed with an imitation gun when he stormed two shops with another man on December 11, 2021.
Christmas Day terror plotter Ahmed Mohamed has sentence cut in ‘most unusual appeal’
A man who firebombed a mosque and then weeks later was plotting to behead civilians on Christmas Day at an iconic Melbourne location has had his jail time cut. Ahmed Mohamed was found guilty of conspiring “in preparation for a terrorist act” after he along with three others plotted to behead people and set off bombs at Federation Square on Christmas Day in 2016. He was also found guilty over his role in a firebomb attack on a Shia mosque on December 11 that same year.
Dominatrix Heide Victoria Bos and her ‘willing slave’ allegedly involved in murder plot
A Melbourne dominatrix is accused of plotting with her “willing slave” to kill another man, but she claims it was never meant to go that far, a court has been told. Heide Victoria Bos is charged with the murder of 39-year-old Nicholas Cameron, who was found dead at a Sturt St apartment at Southbank on July 10 last year. The 36-year-old woman’s “submissive”, Stuart Lindsay Heron, allegedly carried out the fatal attack and is also charged with murder.
Delay in former treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s bankruptcy battle against former constituent
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Delay in former treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s bankruptcy battle against former constituent
Australia’s former treasurer's battle to have a former constituent declared bankrupt over unpaid fees has been delayed. Josh Frydenberg was due to have a court hearing against former constituent Michael Staindl in the Federal Court on Thursday. The climate activist challenged the then Kooyong MP and deputy Liberal leader’s eligibility to sit in parliament based on his entitlement to Hungarian citizenship through his mother.
Victorian mum Amberly Jane Hendy spared jail for fatal crash that killed sister
A Victorian mum who smoked four bongs hours before she lost control of a car in a hailstorm and killed two passengers, including her sister, said she begged for forgiveness every day. Katunga woman Amberly Jane Hendy was 28 at the time when she lost control of the Holden sedan she was driving and veered into an oncoming car on the Goulburn Valley Highway in Wunghnu on September 6, 2019.
Former financial adviser Scott William Hines spent client’s money on KFC, Bunnings
A crooked financial adviser rorted more than $350,000 from a client and spent the money on KFC and trips to Bunnings. Mildura man Scott William Hines was jailed for three years and five months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of obtain property by deception in the County Court of Victoria on Wednesday. The former financial adviser met his vulnerable victim while working at the Mildura ANZ bank branch in 2010.
Ex-Saints star Sam Fisher accused of smuggling drugs in an oven
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Ex-Saints star Sam Fisher accused of smuggling drugs in an oven
A retired AFL star who is accused of smuggling drugs worth more than $230,000 in a kitchen rangehood is battling a drug addiction, a court has been told. Former St Kilda player Sam Fisher faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court where he applied for bail on Monday. The 39-year-old is charged with eight offences including trafficking a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine and cocaine. He is also charged with drug possession including 1,4 butanediol and diazepam.
‘Vicious’ Wei Feng jailed for 14 years for rape of sex workers and abducting woman
A vicious and cowardly rapist who abducted a woman off the street and terrorised sex workers in Melbourne made threatening motions during his sentence. Wei Feng made slashing motions with his arms, shook his head and appeared to fall asleep at his sentencing hearing in the County Court of Victoria on Monday. The 50-year-old was jailed for 14 years for the attacks on three sex workers in St Kilda and another woman – not a sex worker – whom he grabbed off a street in Sunshine.
New deputy premier announced as Jacinta Allan
Victoria’s new deputy premier is long serving minister Jacinta Allan who was unanimously appointed to the role. It comes after four cabinet ministers announced this week they would not contest the state election and would step down from their portfolios. The unanimous decision was announced after a meeting of the Labor caucus on Saturday morning.
Teen dies in stabbing attack in NSW as police search for killers
A teenage boy has died after he was stabbed in a targeted attack in northern NSW. The boy was found with stab wounds at a home on McDougall Street in Casino, about 1.20am on Saturday. The teen — who is yet to be formally identified but is understood to be 17 — died at the scene despite police and paramedics working to save him. “Initial inquiries suggest the incident is targeted,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Four people have been arrested and suspected meth worth $385,000 has been seized in Melbourne raids
Four people have been arrested after police allegedly uncovered a stash of drugs worth more than $365,000 in police raids in Melbourne’s southeast. Two men and two women were arrested after raids at properties in Clayton South on Friday morning, Victoria Police said. Up to 400 grams of what is alleged to be methylamphetamine with an estimated street value of $365,000 was seized in the raids.
Crane driver Matthew Eccles not guilty over fatal freeway crash
A crane driver who ploughed into a tradie fixing a load on the side of a busy Melbourne freeway has been cleared of dangerous driving causing death. It took jurors less than an hour to find Matthew Eccles not guilty in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Friday. He pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of 34-year-old Joseph Hrin on the busy Western Ring Road in September 2018.
Brutal rapist Robert Wilson’s chilling threat during days-long rape ordeal
WARNING: Graphic content A Melbourne man brutally raped and violently beat a woman he held captive for days and also took photos of the horrific ordeal. Robert Wilson raped the woman 18 times at his Darley home, northwest of Melbourne, between March 25 and 29 in 2019. The 35-year-old met his victim on the dating app Badoo just weeks before he held her captive at his property and subjected her to brutal assaults.
St Basil’s aged care managers argue evidence could be ‘dress rehearsal’ for criminal case
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Managers of a Melbourne aged care home where 50 residents died during a Covid-19 outbreak have argued against giving evidence as it would lead to a ‘dress rehearsal’ for criminal charges, a court has been told. Former chairman of St Basil’s Kon Kontis and facility manager Vicky Kos were ordered to give evidence at the coronial inquest over their handling of the outbreak in July 2020.
Bouncy castle baron James Balcombe’s shock reason for firebombing rivals
A bouncy castle baron orchestrated a firebombing campaign to destroy rivals because he became obsessed with success, a court has heard. James Balcombe pleaded guilty to 11 counts of conspiracy to commit arson in relation to a spree of attacks on other party hire businesses between December 2016 and March 2017. The 57-year-old faced Victoria’s County Court on Wednesday for a pre-sentence hearing, where the court was told he enlisted three men into his arson scheme.
‘Cowardly’ ex-bikie Dennis Basic jailed for attacking horse and cops at anti-lockdown rallies
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‘Cowardly’ ex-bikie Dennis Basic jailed for attacking horse and cops at anti-lockdown rallies
A former Hell’s Angel who attacked a police horse and launched projectiles at officers during lockdown protests in Melbourne has been jailed. Dennis Basic will spend 26 months and two weeks behind bars after he was sentenced in Victoria’s County Court on Tuesday. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty to multiple charges including assaulting two police officers, recklessly causing injury, possessing explosives and animal cruelty in relation to two protests in October 2020 and July 2021.
Victorian mum Amberly Jane Hendy kills sister in tragic crash
A Victorian mum with cannabis in her system lost control of a car with a dodgy wheel in a hailstorm and killed her sister in a shocking crash. Katunga woman Amberly Jane Hendy was 28 at the time when the Holden sedan she was driving veered into an oncoming car on the Goulburn Valley Highway in Wunghu on September 6, 2019.
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