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A country divided by our national day: 'Invasion Day' marches turn violent across Australia... while others wearing Aussie flag bikinis let their hair down and party to celebrate January 26th

26/01/21 06:49

Australians were divided across the country on January 26 with some heading off to the beach to make the most of the public holiday and others turning out in droves for 'Invasion Day' demonstrations. A long-running campaign to abolish Australia Day or change the date has a growing number of Aussies feeling uneasy about national day celebration. Indigenous activists, along with many others Australians, regard the day British settlers first landed in Port Jackson on the First Fleet in 1788 as an event to be mourned, not celebrated. But while thousands of Australians still carried on the traditional Australia Day cheer with sun-soaked barbecues and a trip to the beach, it appears evident the nation's appetite for a rowdy celebration has greatly diminished....read

Rupert Murdoch, 89, warns that 'awful woke orthodoxy' is suppressing freedom of speech in a wave of censorship' as he receives lifetime achievement award and says 'I'm far from done'

26/01/21 03:24

Rupert Murdoch received a lifetime achievement award on Saturday from The Australia Day Foundation, and used his acceptance speech to challenge 'awful woke orthodoxy'.

Miracle as missing siblings, aged 7 and 11, who vanished from a Melbourne train station almost 24 hours ago are found

26/01/21 03:23

Siblings Zoe, seven, and 11-year-old Christian were last seen near Mernda train station in Melbourne about 3.30pm on Monday.

Father of children slain in murder suicide was texting his wife when she went on her murderous rampage - as the chilling moment he realised something was horribly wrong is revealed

25/01/21 14:46

The father of three children brutally slain by their own mother had been out buying his family a new television set when the atrocity happened.

'Paedophile' school principal is extradited from Israel to Australia to face 74 charges of sex abuse, ending six-year legal battle

25/01/21 11:56

Malka Leifer, now aged in her 50s, is wanted over allegations she abused girls at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne during private religious lessons in the early 2000s.

5 shares 'Paedophile' school principal is extradited from Israel to Australia

Heartbreaking moment a cruel owner dumps a Jack Russell on the side of a road and speeds off as the loyal dog tries in vain to catch up

25/01/21 05:46

Nicole Crossley was mowing in Mickleham, in Melbourne's northern outskirts, at 11am on Sunday when she noticed a four-wheel drive owner dump a Jack Russell on the side of the road.

EXCLUSIVE: Summer love! Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis enjoys a loved-up picnic date with boyfriend Michael Brunelli at Bondi Beach

25/01/21 05:00

They relocated from Melbourne to Sydney one year after meeting on Channel 9 social experiment Married At First Sight.

Traffic chaos in Melbourne as a truck EXPLODES into flames on one of the city's busiest freeways

25/01/21 00:38

The B-Double caught fire outbound on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway in Doncaster, near the Elgar Rd exit ramp, around 11am on Monday.

So hot, they needed to cool off! The Bachelor's Chelsie McLeod and her model boyfriend Ricki DeHaan look smitten at the beach in Melbourne following her heartbreaking split from Matt Agnew

24/01/21 23:39

Chelsie McLeod has finally healed from her heartbreaking split with The Bachelor's Matt Agnew.

I'm a Celebrity's Pettifleur Berenger SLAMS Ash Williams for 'faking a love triangle with Abbie Chatfield' just for airtime - and says the comedian ruined her reputation

24/01/21 12:53

The former Real Housewife of Melbourne star, 56, made her feelings for co-star Ash Williams clear in an exit interview on Sunday.

Bernard Tomic's OnlyFans girlfriend reveals her mental health battle as she is inundated with death threats and vile online abuse after she complained about having to 'wash her own hair' in Australian Open quarantine

24/01/21 11:15

The former Love Island star hit back at critics as she opened up about her battle with depression 12 months ago and how she ended up in intensive care and on antidepressants.

Pettifleur Berenger is the latest star to be ELIMINATED on I'm a Celebrity... after she incorrectly guessed the number of eyeballs in a jar in a tiebreaker challenge with Alli Simpson

24/01/21 10:25

The Real Housewife of Melbourne star was ejected into a swamp on Sunday's episode of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Wild police chase ends in tragedy as cage fighting driver and first time dad dies when he 'loses control' and slams his car head-on into a tree before it burst into flames

24/01/21 10:10

John Beirouti was followed after officers saw him travelling through southeast Melbourne about 3.30am on Sunday in a car which had been linked to an 'outstanding matter'.

Grim discovery in the backyard of a family home after human BONES were uncovered in a camping bag - after a mystery death last year

24/01/21 08:23

Human remains have been found at a property in Geelong south-west of Melbourne, which are believed to be from a man who mysteriously died in 2019.

Mum-of-two shares recipe for the 'only bathroom spray you'll ever need' - and promises a sparkling finish every time

24/01/21 03:06

A mum-of-two has shared her simple recipe for a bathroom spray you can use on your sinks, baths and showers, and claims it's the 'only bathroom spray you'll ever need'.

'He still believed he'd go back to work': Devastated wife, 25, sees the love of her life, 29, slip away just a month after a shattering diagnosis - leaving three kids under five without their dad

24/01/21 02:01

To anyone who knew them, Victorian couple Chloe and Peter Cook were the picture of 'happily ever after'. Their world was shattered when Peter lost his battle just 32 days after being diagnosed.

Boy, 15, is fighting for life after being stabbed by TEN youths while riding his scooter

24/01/21 00:58

The 15-year-old was riding a scooter along Cardigan Street in Carlton, Melbourne's inner north, on Saturday afternoon when police believe he was approached by a group of up to 10 youths.

134 shares Boy, 15, is allegedly stabbed while riding his scooter

Highly-contagious UK Covid-19 strain is found in three travellers linked to the Australian Open who tested positive to the virus after arriving into Melbourne on charter flights

23/01/21 12:55

Health authorities fear an outbreak of the contagious new strain would be devastating to the effort to keep the virus in check until vaccines can be rolled out to the Australian population.

Bec Judd looks delighted on family day out at the cricket with husband Chris and their children - after the AFL star 'vanished' from her Instagram page

23/01/21 12:19

Bec Judd enjoyed a day out at the cricket with her husband Chris and their children on Saturday.

Anti-masker and controversial singer Ziggy Alberts polls high in Triple J's Hottest 100 with his hit Together.... months after he was SLAMMED for his 'dangerous and insensitive' views

23/01/21 08:43

The complete listing of Triple J's Hottest 100 will be announced on Saturday night.

Cold Chisel rocker Jimmy Barnes follows the likes of Daryl Braithwaite and Tones and I to surprise fans with a busking performance in Melbourne

23/01/21 00:03

Jimmy Barnes delighted fans by playing a couple of surprise busking shows in Melbourne on Thursday night.

Bakery launches VEGEMITE infused lamingtons for Australia day - so would you try one?

22/01/21 06:02

A Melbourne bakery has launched Vegemite-flavoured lamingtons in time for Australia Day.

The VERY unusual place accused drug traffickers stuffed $60million worth of meth flown into Melbourne from South Africa

22/01/21 05:27

The 81 packages of meth, each weighing 1kg, sparked an investigation into the the shipment, which originated in Cape Town, South Africa and was sent to Melbourne.

Son issues moving tribute to his mum, 43, after she died in a brutal four-way horror smash thanks to a drugged-up driver high on ice

22/01/21 05:24

The young son of a mother killed in a horrific four-way crash has shared a touching tribute to his mother. Rose Kelly, 43, died after a drugged-up driver slammed into her car in December 2019.

Love Island star Vanessa Sierra films her first OnlyFans video in hotel quarantine with boyfriend Bernard Tomic before the Australian Open

22/01/21 03:58

The Love Island star, 26, teased her latest adult video by sharing a clip to Instagram on Thursday of herself pulling her curtains shut while wearing nothing but a G-string

Would you wear it? Pink 'Disney princess' dress worn by Sarah Harris is available to buy for $149... after Natasha Exelby was dumped from Studio 10 for criticising the frock on air

22/01/21 01:09

A dress worn by Sarah Harris on Studio 10 this week became a hot topic after it was criticised on air by newsreader Natasha Exelby

Wild footage shows an illegal 'hoon meet' in Melbourne as drag racers perform burn-outs in a busy street - as cops are pelted with rocks and forced to use pepper spray

21/01/21 23:11

Police were called to Marine Parade in St Kilda, on Thursday night at around 10.50 to find the street had been blocked off to other traffic by the drag racers.

Shocking moment a cyclist kicks a woman in the back in an unprovoked attack sending her flying face-first into the concrete - as cops share a picture of her horrific injuries

21/01/21 22:43

The 52-year-old woman was walking along Unitt Street in Melton, in Melbourne's west on Tuesday afternoon, when she was suddenly kicked in the back, causing her to slam into the concrete.

Australian tennis ace Ash Barty is SLAMMED for a Covid rule breach - but she insists there's a simple explanation

21/01/21 22:00

Tennis world number one Ash Barty has vowed to 'be better' after she breached a basic Covid rule in place for all shoppers in a Melbourne supermarket on Thursday.

Commercial supersonic travel moves closer with firm behind 1,000mph private jet breaking ground on hi-tech $300m Florida HQ where it will be built ahead of 2025 test flights

21/01/21 19:42

Aerion Park in Melbourne, Florida, will produce 300 of the jets - called the AS2 - said Tom Vice, Chairman, President and CEO of Aerion, the firm that's developing them.

Footy star Jonathan Hay shares confronting images of injuries from freak accident that almost left him quadriplegic - after long battle with drug addiction and a crazy stalker

21/01/21 16:04

Jonathan Hay, 41, (pictured) thought of his two sons as he laid motionless on the road with fractures in his vertebrae and a bulging disc after a near fatal bicycle crash.

Emirates will RESUME flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in a win for 38,000 stranded Aussies who are struggling to return home from overseas

21/01/21 15:56

Emirates will resume passenger flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in a few days after shutting down routes to the east coast last week after arrivals cap cut.

Is this Australia's worst winery? Land that once produced award-winning drops has now deteriorated into a fire risk after being left to rot for five years

21/01/21 12:28

The Old Orchard Winery operated for nine years in Melbourne's eastern outskirts under the hands of David and Pat Smith before the couple's lease from the council expired in 2015.

Natasha Exelby is yanked from the air after she tells Studio 10 host Sarah Harris that she doesn't like her DRESS

21/01/21 06:13

Appearing on the show via video link from Melbourne, the news reporter said she didn't like the garment, but admitted Sarah still 'looked beautiful' in it

Aussie tennis star ROASTS hotel quarantine whingers including Novak Djokovic and Bernard Tomic's model girlfriend - mocking their complaints in a hilarious video

21/01/21 05:56

Australian world ranked 47 doubles player Ellen Perez has already found the funny side of hotel quarantine after touching down in Melbourne for next month's Australian Open.

The Barty Party is in town: World No.1 Ash Barty will FINALLY return to the court next week as she joins tennis superstars in front of a 8,000-strong crowd

21/01/21 05:14

Barty hasn't played in 11 months but is a confirmed starter alongside world No.2 Simona Halep, third-ranked Naomi Osaka and 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams.

Inside Vanessa Sierra and Bernard Tomic's messy hotel room - as the couple quarantine in Melbourne after flying back from Qatar before the Australian Open

21/01/21 04:59

Tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic and his OnlyFans model girlfriend Vanessa Sierra are currently quarantining in a Melbourne hotel after flying back from Qatar.

Australian music icon Jimmy Barnes shares happy snap from Melbourne hotel quarantine - and says he doesn't understand why privileged tennis stars are complaining

21/01/21 04:26

The music legend is shacked up in a hotel in Melbourne with his wife Jane Mahoney waiting out his mandatory 14 day self isolation period.

'Follow the rules and be vigilant': Daniel Andrews urges Victorians not to attend anti-Australia Day rallies - as thousands vow to take to the streets on January 26

21/01/21 03:52

An 'Invasion Day' rally has been planned for the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne on January 26.

EXCLUSIVE: Tina Arena says the relationship with her long-time artist partner is strong as she pulls her $7million Toorak mansion from sale -and shoots down reports she's returning to France

21/01/21 03:31

Australian singer Tina Arena was quick to scuttle rumours about her relationship with long-term partner - declaring "we're fine - everybody is fine'.

Smoke machines, quarantine rooms for his poodles and a karaoke trip: Bookmaker launches market for the 'next thing Novak Djokovic will demand' - and there's juicy odds on a slab of VB

21/01/21 03:05

Sportsbet has launched a market for the 'next thing Novak Djokovic will demand' in a hilarious response to the World No. 1's controversial list of hotel quarantine requests.

I'm a Celebrity EXCLUSIVE: Adam and Symon reveal how serious 'towel-gate' became in the jungle as tensions simmered among the contestants

21/01/21 01:23

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Gogglebox stars Adam Densten and Symon Lovett revealed more details about the infamous 'towel-gate' scandal viewers didn't see

EXCLUSIVE: Tina Arena denies rumours she is returning to France after listing her Toorak mansion for sale with a $7million price guide

21/01/21 01:14

Australian singer Tina Arena has rubbished rumours she is planning to permanently relocate to France after putting her family home up for sale in November.

Lamingtons like you've NEVER seen them before: Bakery unveils a new range using native ingredients - including lemon myrtle and meringue

21/01/21 00:32

A bakery has unveiled a new range of lamingtons using Australia's native ingredients, ranging from finger limes and pepperberry to wattle seeds and lemon myrtle.

Drunk driver's beloved $855,000 Mercedes AMG is written off after it smashed into a TRAM barrier in Melbourne

21/01/21 00:18

A 33-year-old drunk driver has smashed into a Melbourne tram barrier, after returning a positive breath test. The driver is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving

'You're not welcome here mate': Fed-up Australians fire back at Novak Djokovic after he claimed he KNEW his hotel quarantine demands would be denied in 'arrogant' open letter

21/01/21 00:06

Novak Djokovic denied that he had issued a list of 'demands' about quarantine conditions in Melbourne, claiming instead that they were simply suggestions to help his fellow competitors.

Notoriously private actor Guy Pearce chats with co-star Marta Dusseldorp on set of the final season of Jack Irish in Melbourne

20/01/21 23:29

The Emmy-winning actor, 53, was spotted filming scenes for the ABC crime drama's final season in Melbourne on Monday, alongside Marta Dusseldorp

Fury as the words 'Australia Day' are DROPPED from blockbuster Big Bash cricket games on January 26 - with Scott Morrison and Karl Stefanovic blasting the 'disgraceful' decision

20/01/21 23:19

The words 'Australia Day' have been dropped from next Tuesday's Big Bash games, which will instead be referred to as 'January 26'.

Australian Open quarantine chaos takes fresh twist as Kazakh player Yulia Putintseva is accused of FEEDING MICE in her hotel room by state police minister after she posted a series of videos showing the rodents scurrying around

20/01/21 21:48

Matters took a surreal turn on Wednesday amid the mass quarantining of players in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open... as it now turns out some of the rooms are infested with mice.

Australian Open's $40million hotel quarantine bill for whingeing stars will be paid entirely by organisers and NOT Victorian taxpayers

20/01/21 14:48

Tennis Australian clarified it was responsible for footing the expected $40 million bill to quarantine 1,200 international players, support staff and officials in three Melbourne hotels.

Australia's most expensive private schools are revealed as yearly fees continue to surge - with some colleges charging parents almost $500,000 for an education

20/01/21 14:39

Three schools in NSW and Victoria are charging more than $40,000 a year for Year 12 tuition - SCEGGS Darlinghurst and The King's School in Sydney and Melbourne's Geelong Grammar.

Novak Djokovic sends an open letter to Australia insisting he expected his extraordinary list of quarantine demands to be dismissed and rejects claims players are 'ungrateful' for the chance to play in the Grand Slam during the coronavirus pandemic

20/01/21 13:20

Novak Djokovic, who is in far more favourable conditions 450 miles away in Adelaide, spoke up with an extraordinary list of demands but he has since issued an open letter clarifying his intentions.

Is THIS the elusive Australian black panther? Carpenter catches a HUGE cat on camera while going for a walk near a swamp with his son

20/01/21 09:21

Michael Corr, 36, was walking through the Tootgarook wetlands, south-east of Melbourne, last Thursday, with his 11-year-old son when he spotted the big cat.

Cops outside the hotel, corridors patrolled 24 hours a day... and Dan Evans teaching yoga: Welcome to lockdown Down Under as doubles brothers Ken and Neal Skupski reveal the strict measures in place ahead of Australian Open

20/01/21 09:00

MIKE DICKSON: Doubles team Ken and Neal Skupski revealed that the GB men's No 1 has been leading online yoga classes as they pass the hours in isolated hotel rooms around Melbourne.

Not you too! Kate Langbroek is mocked for making an embarrassing emoji blunder in sponsored Instagram post

20/01/21 05:41

Kate Langbroek is the latest Australian celebrity to fall prey to Melbourne-based 'snark' account Celeb Spellcheck.

More than 20 men who were held in a Melbourne hotel for more than a year after being transferred from offshore detention have been released

20/01/21 05:30

At least 23 detained refugees have been told they will receive bridging visas and be released from the Park Hotel in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Fresh twist in case of moping Australian Open tennis star stuck in 14-day hotel quarantine as she's accused of FEEDING mice in her room

20/01/21 04:04

Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva is among a slew of competitors to complain about being stuck inside for two weeks, with no chance to train, in the lead-up to the Australian Open.

'St Kilda schoolgirl' is set to be reunited with her strip club owner husband after 14 months apart - as he shares gushing posts to his 'Queenie'

20/01/21 03:13

Kimberley Ametoglou will welcome home her husband Demirel - who is 27 years her senior and the father to her four-year-old son Zac - next week in Cairns.

Who's in Rebecca Judd's girl squad? Meet the VERY glamorous inner circle of Melbourne's 'queen bee' footy WAG - including a fashion designer, beauty therapist and TV presenter

20/01/21 03:04

She's known as the 'queen bee' of Melbourne's glamorous WAG scene.

Stunning tri-level apartment from The Block's 2016 season hits the market for up to $1.98million in Port Melbourne

20/01/21 00:01

One of five luxury apartments in a Port Melbourne Art Deco building from The Block's 2016 season is up for grabs.

Tennis Australia boss lashes out at whingeing players moaning about hotel quarantine aimed at protecting millions Down Under - saying they 'always knew the risks'

19/01/21 23:53

Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley has lashed out at the Australian Open stars complaining about hotel quarantine conditions in Melbourne urging them to come to him rather than taking to social media.

Gym junkie: Glamorous personal trainer who became a heroin addict after the death of her father went on a Christmas Day crime spree stealing $1,000 worth of presents and credit cards to fund her habit

19/01/21 23:38

Madeleine Campbell, 32, from affluent Melbourne suburb Hampton, admitted to stealing credit cards, gifts, handbags, clothes, taxi fares and IDs between October 2019 and November last year.

3 shares Former personal trainer turned heroin addict goes on crime spree

Shocking moment former AFL player agent Ricky Nixon tells a woman on a tram it is her fault her son took his own life and argues with another passenger about who started the coronavirus pandemic

19/01/21 23:21

Disgraced former AFL player agent Ricky Nixon has been filmed abusing passengers in a shocking rant on a Melbourne tram.

How to turn your bedroom into a dreamy 'oasis': Organised mum-of-two reveals the FOUR simple tricks she swears by - and how to identify your style

19/01/21 22:53

An organised mum-of-two has shared the four simple steps to turn your bedroom into an 'oasis', and how to develop a signature style aesthetic for your home. Chantel Mila, from Melbourne, shared how.

It's like being in JAIL: Disgruntled tennis stars paint bleak picture of quarantine life in Melbourne despite Australian Open chief Craig Tiley urging them not to moan on social media

19/01/21 22:27

In a leaked private video call via Israel's Sport 5, the Spaniard criticised officials for the strict protocols they are implementing as another two positive cases emerged among tournament personnel.

Furious tennis star makes a direct plea for Australian Open players to be let out of hard quarantine by holding up a sign at the window of her room

19/01/21 21:35

Yulia Putintseva is the latest in a slew of tennis stars to complain about their 14-day quarantine.

Woman whose three sisters and step mum died in horror house fire recalls the gut-wrenching moment she told her father that he'd 'lost everything' after he woke from a coma

19/01/21 15:50

Shana Kikuchi will 'never forget' the moment she broke the news to Hiroyuki Kikuchi, 50, that his wife Kaoru and three youngest daughters, Ako, Uta and Enna were dead.

Spanish tennis star who branded Australian Open hotel quarantine 'jail with wifi' is forced to make a grovelling apology after backlash against moaning athletes

19/01/21 15:39

Spanish world No.13 Roberto Bautista Agut has apologised after he compared his Australian Open hotel quarantine experience to prison.

India's thrilling series with Australia was packed with drama and controversy at every turn as the tourists defied the odds... but where does it rank among Test cricket's greatest-ever series?

19/01/21 15:04

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Over four compelling Tests and with endless sub-plots, the drama ebbed and flowed before India somehow emerged victorious in their series with Australia.

Bernard Tomic's girlfriend Vanessa Sierra claims she woke up to '500 death threats' after her hotel quarantine whinge - and insists complaints about having to wash her own hair were a joke

19/01/21 15:01

Vanessa Sierra joined her athlete lover in hotel quarantine at the Australian Open and posted videos about how unpleasant she found the experience - which were not well received.

Pettifleur Berenger, 56, flaunts her age-defying bikini body as she takes her first shower in two weeks on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

19/01/21 14:11

She's the former Real Housewives of Melbourne star who is getting out of her comfort zone on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Australian Open champion is praised for her 'classy' response to being put in two-week hard quarantine - as tournament boss rejects whingeing stars' complaints

19/01/21 12:59

Tennis brats have been heavily criticised for their responce to hotel quarantine but one two-time Australian Open winner was praised for her 'classy' response to the difficult news.

Anyone for quarantine tennis? Players forced into two-week isolation ahead of Australian Open find ways to stay match fit in their hotel rooms - including smashing volleys at an upturned mattress

19/01/21 12:08

The world's best tennis players have turned their Melbourne hotel rooms into practise courts after many of them were forced to isolate following a Covid breakout ahead of the Australian Open.

Woman's incredible video of a bottle of VB wows millions - because the incredibly lifelike 'beer' is really a CAKE

19/01/21 11:30

She shared a video on TikTok showing exactly how she assembled the optical-illusion beer.

Two enterprising young Aussies score FREE tennis lessons from Novak Djokovic as they play a match on the street outside his quarantine hotel room - as anti-vaxxer star is slammed for Australian Open whingeing

19/01/21 09:22

Novak Djokovic was seen taking the pair through their paces as they played a rally outside the M Suites in North Adelaide on Tuesday, clapping them on as they hit the ball between each other.

'I will never forget how silky smooth his hands felt': I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Pettifleur Berenger recalls her encounter with Hollywood actor John Travolta

19/01/21 09:15

She's on this year's season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, but Pettifleur Berenger was rubbing shoulders with A-listers even before entering the jungle.

Dermatologist: The secret beauty benefits of the sun and salt water - and EXACTLY how much you need for a glowing complexion

19/01/21 04:52

A dermatologist has revealed why the sun and salt water can be good for your skin, after Hailey Bieber declared her complexion is always at its 'best' when she has 'spent time in the ocean'.

The surprising city where 99 per cent of homes sell for a profit - and a Queensland holiday hotspot is not far behind

19/01/21 04:33

Geelong, west of Melbourne, has regional Australia's highest rate of homes selling for a profit with 98.6 per cent of vendors getting more than they paid.

Australian Open players and staff trapped in hard hotel quarantine lockdown could see strict rules eased EARLY as cases on their incoming flights are reclassified to inactive 'shedding' of the virus

19/01/21 04:13

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews hinted some players in hard lockdown may soon have their restrictions eased, allowing them to train for five hours a day like the other competitors.