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From the editorSchool shock: Boy, 3, dies after being left behind

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Chris Jones

CASEYBrawl erupts outside Casey Council meeting

Violence has marred a Casey Council meeting before it even began this evening, following a day of turmoil as the embattled council was sacked by the government.

Tom Minear, Kieran Rooney, Suzan Delibasic, Alex White

Government brawlWar of words between Kean and Barilaro over green policies

NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro says moves to decrease the pollution put out by freight trains will hurt the bush, comments which have caught the environment minister by surprise.

Anna Caldwell

Cases soarMore Aussies on cruise ship diagnosed with coronavirus

Thirty-six Australians from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus as passengers scramble to get on the evacuation flight to Darwin.

Tamsin Rose, Anna Cock-Gibson in Tokyo

Feats of strengthCostanza’s bizarro war of words with The West

Jason Alexander took to Twitter to slam The West for trying to talk to him, saying “if you want an interview with someone, try setting it up” - which is exactly what one of its reporters tried to do.

Bali bender‘We like to get up and dance’: MPs defend rowdy Bali partying

Premier Daniel Andrews has leapt to the defence of Labor MPs who were filmed partying it up on booze-filled night in Bali while bushfires raged in East Gippsland. WATCH THE VIDEO

James Campbell and Matt Johnston

BreakingBoy, 3, found dead in minibus outside school

A three-year-old boy has been found dead inside a minibus outside a school in Edmonton, south of Cairns. Police are investigating.

Antonia O'Flaherty, Jack Lawrie

InvestigationDesperate search for answers after boy, 3, left to die

Police say they are exploring “all possibilities” in their probe into the death of a three-year-old boy in Cairns after his lifeless body was found inside a daycare bus in scorching heat.

Peter Michael

$60k donationsWA Labor urged to ‘give back cash’ to Aboriginal group

Premier Mark McGowan is under pressure to “do the honourable thing” and demand his party hand back $60,000 in donations that Labor pocketed from a troubled native title corporation.

Peter Law

exclusiveJihadis in jailhouse recruitment drive

Imprisoned terrorists are trying to recruit other inmates to their cause, raising fears newly radicalised crooks could carry out lone wolf attacks after their release.

David Hurley

ExclusiveHow Victoria’s health workers are under attack

Police are being called to two assaults a day in Victoria’s hospitals and health clinics as the number of drug offences and violent attacks soars across the state. See how the danger is escalating.

Grant McArthur

Shocking photosMan with knife lodged in stomach rushed to hospital

Disturbing photos show a man, aged in his 20s, with a knife lodged in his stomach after an incident near a popular shopping centre on Sydney’s northern beaches this afternoon.

Jessica McSweeney

High stressBullied and tired doctors fear making errors

Work weeks of up to 78 hours and a culture that allows bullying are taking a serious toll on health workers – and the patients they care for.

Brad Crouch

Bruised and batteredVictim of alleged violent arrest reveals injuries

A woman police claim was assaulted by a male officer during a botched arrest says she fled overseas because she was too scared to stay in her Cloverdale home where the incident allegedly took place.

Rourke Walsh

State politicsLabor Party moves to expel Jasvinder Sidhu

Victorian Labor has moved to expel Jasvinder Sidhu, an assistant secretary of its Tarneit branch for “attacking and racially vilifying fellow members of the ALP”.

Kieran Rooney

REVEALEDMAFS star lashes Nine: ‘Vultures used me’

A devastated Married At First Sight bride has lashed Channel 9, claiming she was manipulated into saying things on camera and threatened that if she failed to comply viewers would “hate” her.

Jonathon Moran & Mibenge Nsenduluka

GuiltyVegan menace Warden’s declaration after avoiding jail

Notorious vegan activist James Warden has narrowly avoided jail after he was found guilty of breaking into a South West dairy farm and stealing a calf, but says “we are not stopping”.

Shannon Hampton

pay delayBureaucratic bungle leaves specialist fireys unpaid

Public servants who worked tirelessly during the bushfire crisis haven’t been paid overtime, despite some of them losing their homes in the fires.

Tom Minear

Eye-opening experienceINXS legend reveals moment he nearly went blind

At just 29 years of age and with no family history, Australian music legend Kirk Pengilly was diagnosed with acute angle glaucoma and came within inches of losing his eyesight.

Raquel de Brito

Cup crownMackenzie Brooke’s cup win all class, Durrant wins six

Leading WA trainer Adam Durrant has scored a record-equalling sixth Albany Cup after talented stayer Mackenzie Brooke won the 2020 edition of the race

Cameron Newbold

Legislative Council tiltStocks set for No.2 on Lib ticket

City of Albany deputy mayor Greg Stocks is expected to run No.2 on the Liberal Party’s ticket for the South West Region in the State’s Legislative Council at next year’s election.

Michael Traill

Coaching changeExperienced Ramm steps up as interim Sharks coach

Ex-Peel Thunder footballer takes charge at Sharks after newly appointed coach steps down

Cameron Newbold

Australian War MemorialMore recognition for Vietnam War vets in expanded AWM

The plight of Vietnam War veterans will feature more strongly in the planned expansion of the Australian War Memorial as part of a major upgrade to the national institution.

Sarah Ison

O’MEEHAN FIRESO’Meehan on fire as Peaks dent Bulls’ finals aspiration

Mt Barker’s chances of making the Albany and Districts Cricket Association finals took a significant hit on Saturday after a disappointing seven-wicket loss to ladder leaders Manypeaks

Taj Stubber