Exclusive Karl’s wife wants credit for his success
KARL Stefanovic’s wife, Cassandra Thorburn, has spoken out on her separation from the breakfast TV host, saying she deserves credit for his success.
Balcony fall ‘I just don’t know what to think’
THE family of a woman who fell to her death from a Collingwood apartment balcony say they are mystified.
Tit-for-tat attacks Police on guard as bikie war fears rise
POLICE are on high alert as two of the state’s leading bikie gangs could be set to reignite a war, after tit-for-tat attacks on each other by the Comancheros and Rebels.
Concert joy Ballet school overturns ban on men
A MELBOURNE dance school has been forced to overturn a ban prohibiting males from being backstage at student concerts after a single dad raised his concerns.
Roof stand-off Pizza and soft drink bribes end centre riot
TEEN rioters at a Victorian youth detention centre were bribed to get down from a roof with pizza and soft drinks.
Carjacker charges Mum picked up son as cops pursued: court
THE mum of a sledgehammer-wielding carjacker picked up her teenage son and his accomplices while they were being pursued by police, a court has heard.
Mitcham apartments Ex-wife charged with man’s stabbing death
LATEST: THE ex-wife of a Mitcham man stabbed to death earlier today has been charged with his murder at an out of sessions court hearing.
Traded Tiger Deledio’s message to Tiger faithful
FOUR days after being traded to the GWS Giants Brett Deledio has posted a heartfelt message on social media to the fans who cheered him for 12 seasons.
NBA v AFL Which NBA team should you follow?
ARE you an AFL fan looking for a sport to follow in the off season? Here’s a handy guide to which NBA team to support based on your AFL side.
Race against time Victorians dig deep to help save little Ivy
MORE than $118,000 has been raised to help save six-year-old Ivy Steel in only 24 hours, but the brave Victorian girl’s race against time has just started. See how you can help.
Off shelf Good golly, Santa dollies sell out
THEY’RE considered offensive racist caricatures, but “Santa Golly Dollies” are selling out in Christmas stores in Melbourne and Geelong.
Carjacker charges Mum picked up son as cops pursued: court
THE mum of a sledgehammer-wielding carjacker picked up her teenage son and his accomplices while they were being pursued by police, a court has heard.
Fresh bid $1m lure to catch killer arsonist
POLICE are offering a $1 million reward for information about who started bushfires that killed three people almost two decades ago.
Carjacker charges Mum picked up son as cops pursued: court
THE mum of a sledgehammer-wielding carjacker picked up her teenage son and his accomplices while they were being pursued by police, a court has heard.
Unfair on dads Loving fathers should never be demonised
IT’S unfair for fathers to be seen as potential perverts when they’re doing activities with their children that mothers do all the time, writes Susie O’Brien.
Destructive moves Nothing to like about hostile leader changes
LABOR was gutted by destructive leadership changes but the fractured Liberals seem incapable of learning from those mistakes, writes Shaun Carney.
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Spring Racing Carnival
Usain Down Under Low-key Bolt slips in to town
THE world’s fastest man touched down in Melbourne late Saturday ahead of the Spring Racing Carnival.
Winter weather Cox Plate coldest October day in six years
RACEGOERS have shivered through the coldest October day in six years, with reports of snow in the hills around Healesville.
Display home Dalton 2640 by Watersun
WITH the summer months almost upon us, it’s time to emerge from our winter hibernation and start planning barbecues with family and friends. Watersun’s Dalton 2640 boasts a floorplan that has easy entertaining as its brief.
$10m plus Buyers pounce on elite address
MORE than $10 million worth of property changed hands in just a couple of hours on one street as an exclusive address became a rare hot bed of activity.
Health Health stocks sent reeling
Australia’s leading private hospital operators Healthscope and Ramsay Health Care have been sent reeling for a second consecutive session, after a weak profit outlook last week
Retail Tools down in sales
SUPER Retail Group says clearance sales at Masters have dented tool sales for its Supercheap Auto business in an otherwise solid start to the financial year.
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High rollers may hold key to Crown case
POLICE will use the testimony of wealthy gamblers who have used secretive VIP rooms at Crown Resorts casinos as they build their case against 18 employees.
Kinky Boots ‘jaunty and engaging’
KINKY Boots is like a marriage of the high campery of Priscilla and Hairspray, with the gritty, British working class of Billy Elliot and The Full Monty, says Kate Herbert.
Best-kept secrets of Victoria’s west
VICTORIA’S west has everything from a stunning coastline to incredible inland sand dunes. Here’s the state’s gems of the west you may not have heard of.
Couple behind bars for revenge bashing
A HUSBAND and wife who took the law into their own hands, bashing a man for “messing with their family”, are behind bars.
Green, Mundine tipped for Oval fight
EXCLUSIVE: Adelaide Oval is poised to host one of the biggest boxing bouts in Australian history, a rematch between arch rivals Danny Green and Anthony Mundine.
Car jobs may stay in Victoria
CAR giants Holden, Ford and Toyota could keep a workforce of thousands in Victoria for decades to ensure they can access world-leading Australian engineering.
Lost ad dollars killing off local TV
MEDIA companies are pleading for an overhaul of regulations to help claw back advertising dollars lost to foreign online giants.
Nervy VCE parents, you are not alone
ABOUT 100,000 parents who’ve been wingmen and women for VCE kids this year are nearing the end of a long trek, Wendy Tuohy knows how you feel.
Nothing to like about hostile leader changes
LABOR was gutted by destructive leadership changes but the fractured Liberals seem incapable of learning from those mistakes, writes Shaun Carney.
Did you say garlic doughnut dessert?
DOWN by the Yarra in Warrandyte, this ambitious restaurant is serving a delicious celebration of Australian ingredients — including a surprising garlic doughnut dessert.
Rattlers’ route back from the scrapheap
A WAVE of nostalgia could help save Melbourne’s mothballed W-Class trams from their trundle to the scrapheap.
All-Aussie bid for Kidman empire
FOUR wealthy Australian families have collectively put their cards on the table with a $386 million bid for the S. Kidman and Co pastoral empire.
Most children’s bikes deemed ‘unsafe’
NEARLY two-thirds of children who ride their bikes to school either have an unroadworthy bicycle or an unsafe helmet, a study has found.
Mapping Melbourne’s creepy places
YOUNG women are invited to map the creepy places and welcoming spaces across inner Melbourne, as part of an international project to design safer cities for girls.
Weird tasks people are paying for
FROM paying someone to deliver McDonald’s to hiring someone to come round and build Ikea flatpack furniture, time-poor people are outsourcing chores in record numbers.
Another Rioli to grace the AFL
ANOTHER magical small forward from the Rioli family will next month highlight the exceptional depth of the 2017 national draft.
Ombudsman set for dodgy telco crackdown
A TIO submission to an Australian Consumer Law review has said there are “recurring” problems in the telecom industry that need to be deterred.
One visa. $6 million stolen. One missing man.
DETAILS have emerged of the incredible story of how a computer glitch enabled a massive cash haul from ATM machines, costing one man his life.
Doyle set to remain Lord Mayor
LORD Mayor Robert Doyle is set to have a majority on city council, and a Green surge has swept the inner suburbs.
Andrews Government’s carbon print grows
THE Andrews Government’s carbon emissions increased by almost 25,000 tonnes over the past year, at the same time it was telling the rest of Victoria to lower its carbon footprint.
Submarine deal taking on water
LAST April, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced he’d spend billions to bribe votersin Adelaide seats he looked like losing. He didn’t put it like that, of course, writes Andrew Bolt.
Celebrating Ned Kelly insults law-abiding people
The state government should be doing better than spending a million dollars to refurbish the birthplace of a notorious murderer, writes Doug Morrissey.
Sloppy ideas on gender hit schools
REMEMBER when schools focused on the traditional foundations of education: reading, writing and arithmetic, asks Rita Panahi.
How to make a Chin Chin signature dish at home
CHIN Chin may be a destination for foodies around the world, but chef Benjamin Cooper is sharing the secrets to one of his dishes with you for a very special cause. GET THE RECIPE
It’s extraordinary to be this average
PEOPLE spend so much time striving to be “special” that they miss the simple pleasure of being average, a useful, content member of the pack, writes Katie Bice.
Caught in a hell she couldn’t escape
HARDLY anyone thinks abused young mother Maddison Murphy-West died by her own hand, but that’s how it was presented to police by her violent, drug-dealing, boyfriend, writes Andrew Rule.
Lyon set for breakfast radio return
ANDO’S SHOUT: TROUBLED AFL personality Garry Lyon is set to return to Melbourne’s airwaves and could be joined by Hamish McLachlan.
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Did you say garlic doughnut dessert?
DOWN by the Yarra in Warrandyte, this ambitious restaurant is serving a delicious celebration of Australian ingredients — including a surprising garlic doughnut dessert.
Last chance to see a five-star production
Beg, borrow or steal to get a ticket to Robert Lepage’s remarkable Melbourne Festival show 887, in which Lepage blends personal storytelling about his childhood in Quebec City in the 1960s with the political struggles of French-speaking Canadians during that same period, writes reviewer Kate Herbert.
“That was a pool of my blood”
Rock City: Sugar Mountain bill & Moses Sumney interview, Golden Plains announcement, Rocket Science, Piknic Electronik & more, reports Mikey Cahill
Tiny town, big impact
VCE student Georgia Lee works hard to make sure isolation and drought don’t deter students from reaping the benefits of living in a small town
Playful take on literary classic
DON’T expect grim imagery or an intensive or academic scrutiny of Leo Tolstoy from Gob Squad’s adaptation of War and Peace, because this production is playful and eccentric rather than confronting or impenetrable, writes reviewer Kate Herbert
Kinky Boots a perfect fit in Melbourne: Cyndi
CYNDI Lauper says Melbourne will most appreciate the message of Kinky Boots, as she prepares to walk the red carpet on Saturday for the hit show’s Aussie premiere.
Fame game Kim asked: ‘What’s your talent?’
IT’S a question she’s been asked countless times — “what’s your talent?” So Kim Kardashian barely flinched when she was put on the spot this time.
Cruel conditions Survivor: ‘I started hallucinating’
THIS week viewers are set to find out who’s won Australia Survivor but ahead of the victory, the final four contestants talk about their gruelling time on the island.
RendezView Hey, Human Rights Commission: What about the kids?
As the Human Rights Commission investigates cartoonist Bill Leak for ‘racial hatred’, indigenous kids wander the streets alone. That’s the real human rights shame.
Boozy treat Champagne-flavoured icy poles now in Australia
HAVING a nice, refreshing alcoholic beverage in summer just got a whole lot more exciting for Aussies, thanks to a British company who has combined two of our favourite things: booze and icy poles.
Robot love Could robots become our future lovers?
A TOP London university will hold a sex robot festival in December to promote the idea of machines as substitutes for human partners.
Financial love Dangers of merging finances
COUPLES are losing that loving feeling when it comes to pooling their cash with their other half.
