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Mount Helen parents are devastated a key piece of their community will be lost forever when their preschool ...
Thieves break into house, grab keys, take three cars
In mere minutes a Mount Clear family was robbed of close to a $100,000 worth of cars in ...
Police hunt for coin thief
Police are hunting for a man who allegedly stole two gold coins from The Mining Exchange Gold Shop.
Air crane transfer adds bushfire risk
The decision to remove the air-crane in the face of the upcoming fire season may not be the ...
Ministerial approval brings rail on track
The state government has approved an amendment to the Ballarat station precinct upgrade.
Wet winter heralds worse fire season
Firefighters are warning a wet, warm winter could lead to a higher fire risk.
A hidden drug culture
A new frontline support alliance is putting the spotlight on a publicly under-estimated drug culture: prescription medication
Ever-enduring puppy love
A social media search sparked a happy reunion between a Kilmore man and his family dog Bear, who ...
L-Fresh The Lion plays Ballarat
L-Fresh The Lion will play Ballarat supported by Omar Musa and Sukhjit on Thursday.
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Melbourne Express: Thursday, September 1, 2016
Kick-start your day with live news, travel updates, weather and more.
Target pulls 'sexist' girls shirt from stores
Target Australia has withdrawn a Batgirl t-shirt aimed at young girls from its stores following an outcry over a 'sexist ...
Six reasons why Queen Victoria revamp is needed
Rob Adams has a familiar feeling in his stomach – and this time around the influential Melbourne planner ...
Heritage decision on Richmond's Nylex site throws $95 million plan into disarray
A $95 million development on the sprawling Nylex site in Richmond is in disarray, after the state's top ...
Federal biosecurity officer allegedly trafficked speed
A federal government bio-security officer is accused of trafficking speed and buying luxury goods with the proceeds of ...
'Is Sam Dastyari fit to be in Parliament?': Pressure builds on MP over China money
Coalition MPs have questioned whether influential Labor senator Sam Dastyari should resign from Parliament following the revelation that ...
World
Strange scene: Sara Connor and David Taylor re-enact kiss, fatal bashing in Bali
British DJ David Taylor has re-enacted bashing a Balinese police officer with a broken beer bottle as the ...
Best of the world - September 1, 2016
The Herald's picture editors showcase the best images from around the globe.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte issues 'wipe out' order against Abu Sayyaf
The Philippine military has been ordered to go "full force" to wipe out the Abu Sayyaf as thousands of additional ...
Australian badly injured at Whistler
A young Australian expat faces a long road to recovery after breaking his back in a fall on ...
Business
Ban on excessive credit card surcharging begins for large merchants
The days of excessive credit card surcharging are coming to an end.
ASX ends earnings season on sour note
Not even a bumper result by Harvey Norman could cheer investors, as the ASX ended the month and ...
The chance of a sharemarket crash is rising. What should you do about it?
Were investors to more accurately price risks, global equity markets would fall by as much as 20 per ...
Apple's headache is the start of tax revenue wars - and Australia may join the fight
The tax revenue wars have begun - and Australia may join the fight soon.
Never mind spilt milk. Wheat is burning
How cruel is farming. Survive weather's vagaries to plant what promises to be a bumper winter wheat crop ...
Stock Market
Politics
'Is Sam Dastyari fit to be in Parliament?': Pressure builds on MP over China money
Coalition MPs have questioned whether influential Labor senator Sam Dastyari should resign from Parliament following the revelation that ...
New poll puts pressure on Senate, Labor to save renewable energy agency
A massive Reachtel poll of more than 10,271 people has found a thumping majority of Australians oppose the ...
'Jerryn' turns heads at Canberra's Midwinter Ball
Jacqui Lambie and Derryn Hinch aka 'Jerryn' stole the show at Canberra's version of the Logies.
'The answer to a question we still cannot ask': Gay Liberal MP Tim Wilson delivers emotional maiden speech
An emotional Tim Wilson has called on conservatives to abandon nostalgia and lamented the ongoing inability of same-sex ...