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THEY KNOW ELLY’S KILLER

The devastated dad of a Melbourne woman killed in Mozambique says authorities know who murdered her but do not have enough evidence to prosecute after initial investigations were bungled. Elly Warren’s father Paul said he still holds “a glimmer of...

GRAVE FEARS FOR MODRA

AFL legend Tony Modra is fighting for his life after sustaining serious injuries in a crash involving his cattle truck. The 57-year-old was airlifted to hospital on Thursday amid reports his truck had crashed into a tree near Victor Harbor south of...

ANZAC DISGRACE

A magistrate’s decision to protect two women accused of spray-painting “F--k the Anzacs” and “kill the troops” on Melbourne RSLs has sparked widespread outrage. After Edith Pope, 22, and Charlie Tidmarsh, 20, won their fight to keep their faces secret...

EXCLUSIVE AFL STAR IN DEZI RAID

Police investigating the movements of cop killer Dezi Freeman have raided a property linked to former Carlton star Bruce Reid, father of AFL premiership duo Ben and Sam.

MY HERO SON DIDN’T DIE IN VAIN

The mother of murdered policeman Vadim de Waart-Hottart has spoken of the desolation left by Dezi Freeman’s deadly rampage but says her “hero” son didn’t die in vain. Senior Constable de Waart-Hottart and colleague Neal Thompson were shot dead while...

ROO BEAUTY

Melbourne came out shining with jubilant displays of green and gold as the joy of the Socceroos World Cup victory erupted in celebrations at sites around the city. More than 7000 football fanatics packed Federation Square to watch Tony Popovic’s...

BRING on the WORLD

It is the competition that captures hearts and creates legends. And as our Socceroos prepare to kick off their World Cup campaign in Vancouver today, skipper Mathew Ryan and his squad of next generation stars including Mo Toure and Jordan Bos have...

TRAGEDY IN PARADISE

Jemma Stapleton was on the cusp of being a household name in Australian athletics and tipped as a genuine chance to win the 2028 Stawell Gift. But today, the sporting world is in shock and mourning after it was revealed she was tragically killed while...

ANTI-SOCIAL MENACE

Teens who use social media for more than two hours a day are significantly more likely to experience depression and poor wellbeing than peers who spend less than an hour on the platforms, a groundbreaking, decade-long Australian study has found. A new...

DON’T SET HIM FREE

Police have implored a magistrate to deny bail to a notorious youth offender with more than 388 prior charges who is facing life in jail in the first major test of Victoria’s Adult Time for Violent Crime laws over a home invasion.

UP FOR THE FIGHT

Melbourne superstar Kysaiah Pickett claimed the inaugural Neale Daniher Trophy after Melbourne beat Collingwood in an eight-point thriller at the MCG yesterday. A record crowd of 88,019 turned out for the Big Freeze — the first without the legendary...

NEALE WILL BE THERE IN SPIRIT

Neale Daniher’s family have spoken of the mixed feelings they face as the first Big Freeze at the ’G without him is staged on Monday – as the AFL unveils a new tribute to the icon. Daniher’s wife Jan and daughter Bec said those closest to Daniher were...

EXCLUSIVE NEALE’S LIFESAVING LEGACY

Motor neurone disease experts are confident a cure will be found for “The Beast” that last month claimed the life of much-loved campaigner and AFL great Neale Daniher. Thanks to a “huge breakthrough” in gene therapy and the more than $140m raised by...

NANG WARFARE

The mum of a talented young actor who died when he suffocated on a free bottle of nitrous oxide gifted to him by an online delivery website has called on Premier Jacinta Allan to “have the guts” to tackle the state’s booming deadly nang scourge. At...

LAMBSHANK REDEMPTION

Taxpayers are footing the bill for prisoners to access weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro behind bars while regular Victorians pay up almost $700 a month. The Herald Sun can reveal murderers, rapists and pedophiles looking to shed a few kilos...

TAKING THE MICK

Lucy Callander Mark Buttler Anthony Dowsley Gangland figure Mick Gatto has slammed an early police morning raid that led to the arrest of himself and his wife. Police from Taskforce Hawk, which tackles criminality in the building sector, raided the...

WHAT THE TRUCK! FIREYS’ CAGE FIGHT

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BUSH MATTERS

The largest conversation between the bush and powerbrokers starts today, as News Corp Australia launches its 2026 Bush Summit campaign. Regional Australians can have their say on issues that matter most in a new poll, which will help frame debate at...

Gender defenders

Transgender and non-binary recruits applying to the Australian Defence Force can now undertake a fitness test of their “affirmed gender” – rather than being assessed on their sex when they were born. New documents confirm transgender applicants “are...

MOKBEL PUNTED

Freed former underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel is at war with Tabcorp after the gambling giant refused to pay him a $5400 winning bet and banned him from its premises and betting apps. Mr Mokbel is said to be furious Tabcorp took his money on losing bets,...

YOU LITTLE CRIPPA!

A goal with 70 seconds remaining from Carlton captain Patrick Cripps delivered the Blues a stunning four-point win over premiership contender Geelong at the MCG on Friday night. After Jack Henry gave the Cats back the lead at the 27minute mark of the...

VOICE TO THE WORLD

Celine Dion, Hugh Jackman and Keith Urban will headline a star-studded fundraising concert in honour of Australian singing legend John Farnham, who retired from public life after being treated for mouth cancer in 2024.

SECRET TEXT STRIFE EXPOSED

Luke Sayers: My heart is breaking that you are so angry. I love you. Cate Sayers: I am furious with you. You saved yourself and again dumped me right in it.

I WANT TOP JOB

Essendon legend James Hird has declared his desire to return as Bombers coach following yesterday’s sacking of Brad Scott. Hird last night revealed he’d “love to do that job” and wanted to make “Essendon the best club in the AFL again ”.

BRAVEHEART

Trailblazer and Fight MND warrior Neale Daniher has been remembered as a hero who transcended footy to inspire a nation. The beloved coach died after a courageous 13-year battle against motor neurone disease — an illness he famously dubbed ‘The...

LABOR FOR TERRORIST

Australian Jewish leaders have slammed the Victorian Labor Party after it passed a motion for the release of convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is imprisoned in Israel. The motion was passed at Sunday’s state conference in Melbourne.

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It was the spine-tingling moment when the footy world – and a crowd of 90,000 fans mostly decked out in black and white – stood almost in unison to salute Scott Pendlebury. And it nearly broke the 38year-old’s steely veneer. Having seemingly stopped...

BUDGET BUST-UP

Multiple Labor MPs have publicly conceded the Albanese government’s tax hit on small businesses needs to be wound back, as business leaders intensify attacks on the Prime Minister and Treasurer’s “inexperience”.

FIREBOMB FARCE

Victims of a bar wars firebombing are outraged after teen arsonists who admitted torching their alcohol factory and a city nightclub have been freed. Senior police battling the crimewave are “fuming” that their hard work has been undone.

SHOCK WAIT GAIN

Victoria’s surgery waitlist has ballooned by more than 4000 in just three months, prompting warnings of a return to Covidera levels. With the state’s struggling health system set to be central to November’s election campaign, the most recent quarterly...

COWARDS

The two women accused of spray-painting vile messages including ‘f--k the Anzacs’ and ‘kill the troops’ on Melbourne RSLs in the early morning of Anzac Day hid behind face masks and umbrellas in a bid to shield their identities outside court yesterday....

PENDLES GETS LAST LAUGH

Brent Harvey has jokingly accused Pies star Scott Pendlebury of ‘dragging out’ his run to a record-breaking 433rd AFL game on Saturday. The pair joined other 400 game legends at the MCG on Monday.

GHOST PRISON

A $52m prison built to house some of Victoria’s most dangerous predators has sat almost empty for nearly a decade. The Allan government has refused to reveal how many prisoners have been housed at Rivergum Residential Treatment Centre but justice...

VERDICT: THEY LIED NO RIGHT FOR TAX DECEIT

Most Australians think Anthony Albanese broke a promise not to touch negative gearing and the capital gains tax and that the changes in last week’s budget should have been put to voters at an election. According to a new poll commissioned by the Sunday...

EXCLUSIVE LEWD PIC SECRETS EXPOSED

The AFL and Carlton Football Club have been ordered to hand over internal documents and emails relating to the fallout of Luke Sayers’ “d--k pic” saga.

HE DID IT FOR US

Robert Walls’ family and friends have told how his decision to die on his own terms was the ultimate selfless act after they endured the agony of his late wife Erin’s battle with cancer. Walls’ sister Annette Coonan says: “He didn’t want his family to...

FAIR DINKUM WELFARE

New migrants will be barred from accessing welfare handouts until they become Australian citizens, under an opposition plan to fight runaway migration which will be announced by Opposition Leader Angus Taylor. COVERAGE,

THE JIM REAPER

In a budget laced with old-school Labor wealth redistribution, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed plans to fund new $250 a year tax cuts with billions of dollars of extra revenue reaped from cutting back negative gearing and the capital gains tax...

DARING TO DREAM

SIR DOUG NICHOLLS ROUND LAUNCH,

AMBO AMBUSH

A pregnant paramedic was punched in the face and stomach while saving a woman from a life-threatening drug overdose in the latest sickening attack on an emergency service worker. Now, ambos are being told to leave violent patients without care if they...

hot cats spoil Pendles’ record-Equalling night

hot cats spoil Pendles’ recordEqualling night

AFL STAR’S BRAIN TUMOUR SHOCK TIME BOMB IN MY HEAD

AFL great Jonathan Brown has opened up on his extraordinary recovery from surgery to remove a brain tumour, leaving him with 19 plates and 80 screws in his skull. The 44-year-old said he had braced for the fight of his life. “I didn’t know, but I was...

BRIDALMELBOURNE PARTY BUSTED

An ISIS-linked mother and daughter are facing charges of crimes against humanity after they were arrested by the Australian Federal Police at Melbourne airport last night. There were dramatic scenes following the arrival of Kawsar Abbas and her two...

HERE COME THE BRIDES

An ISIS bride who vowed never to return to Australia and her nine-year-old son is believed to be among a cohort of 13 women and children who will be confronted by police upon touching down in Melbourne and Sydney today. A heavy police presence was...

WHOLE LOTTO SPIN

The Allan government has relied on an extraordinary $1.1bn lotto deal and top-up federal funding to inflate its finances and deliver its first operating surplus in seven years, while Victoria’s debt is set to hit $199bn by 2030 and likely surge past...

GOING, GOING, GONE, IT’S A ... LIAR’S MARKET

Jim Chalmers has boasted that he could backflip on a pledge to not raise property taxes because his government had already broken another election promise. Experts have warned that winding back capital gains tax and negative gearing could drive city...

OUR KIDS, OUR FUTURE

Top doctors have warned the future of Australian children is at a critical crossroads and in dire need of worldleading medical research to reverse a situation where an entire generation’s health is now, for the first time, worse than their...

GHOST’S TERROR

Terrified nightclub owners say a brutal organised crime syndicate they call “The Ghost” is behind a violent campaign of firebombings, kidnappings and assaults targeting the industry. The syndicate – also called the “cartel” – is coercing Melbourne...

$1BN TREATY BILL

Victoria’s new Indigenous representative body will cost taxpayers almost $1bn over the next decade, a report has revealed. An independent analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office was commissioned by Liberal leader Jess Wilson who has vowed to scrap...

SHOCK AND DRAW IN MCG THRILLER

Collingwood and Hawthorn have played out the first draw of the season with Hawks forward Dylan Moore coolly converting a postsiren goal after being collected high by the Pies’ Darcy Moore with just seconds left

SHERRIN’S BACK IN BIG V HANDS

Iconic footy brand Sherrin will come back into the hands of an Australian company for the first time in 20 years after an international ownership shake-up. The makers of footballs used from grassroots to AFL will be taken over by revered...

DEE-DAY FOR GUERRA CEO CALLS IN LAWYERS AFTER SHOCK AXING SEVEN MONTHS INTO JOB

Melbourne CEO Paul Guerra said he was “puzzled” by his sacking Tuesday just seven months into the role and would be seeking legal advice as the Demons said the club had lost faith in his leadership amid a breakdown in his relationship with the board

CRIPPS TRADE CAN REBOOT BLUES

MUST-READ COLUMN: SPORT PLUS ROSS LYON’S EMOTIONAL APOLOGY TO INDIGENOUS PLAYERS

‘WHACK JOB’

A defiant Donald Trump has survived a suspected third assassination attempt, which was foiled in dramatic scenes in Washington DC. Teacher Cole Allen, armed with multiple weapons and knives, stormed the event at the Washington Hilton hotel, forcing the...

REGO CASH BACK

TRIUMPH & TRAGEDY

Essendon young gun Archie Roberts has opened up on the family tragedy that’s given him a deeply personal connection to Anzac Day as he prepares for today’s Bombers’ clash with Collingwood at the MCG. Roberts’ great-grandfather, Corporal Harry Roberts,...

VILE PUSEY SUES COPS

The Eastern Freeway tragedy menace who once dubbed himself “Australia’s most hated man” is suing Victoria Police for the “distress” he claims he suffered in witnessing the horror crash that killed four officers. Richard Pusey, who filmed dead and...

PORTELLI’S COP-OUT ON $1 PETROL STUNT

Rich-lister Adrian Portelli is refusing to pay for police officers who face being diverted from crime-fighting duties to manage traffic chaos at his discount fuel station, which opens today.

‘MY BEAUTIFUL BOY... YOU ARE LOVED’

Elijah Hollands’ dad and brother have shared heartfelt messages of love for the Blues star, who remains in hospital amid a mental health battle. WorkSafe is now assessing Carlton’s decision to let him play.

FIRST PHOTOS INSIDE DEZI’S LAIR

Dezi Freeman spent his final days inside a filthy shipping container filled with sleeping bags, Ugg boots and magnesium tablets before he was shot and killed by police. Fresh images taken from inside the cop killer’s Thologolong lair show how Freeman...

CLUB CONFESSES CARLTON’S BLUES GROW

Carlton has admitted it was aware Elijah Hollands was struggling during Thursday night’s loss to Collingwood at the MCG – but the club and the AFL have again refused to say whether he was tested for drugs or alcohol post-match.

JUST THE TICKET

Victorians will score an extra month of free public transport before fares are slashed by half for the rest of the year. The state government will today announce the measure, which is estimated to cost $400m.

OUT OF THE BLUE

Carlton could face disciplinary action from the AFL over Elijah Hollands’ erratic behaviour in the Blues’ match against Collingwood. The club is treating his performance as a genuine mental health episode.

FLAMING DISASTER

There are fears Victoria will face petrol rationing after an inferno tore through Geelong’s major oil refinery, which produces half the state’s fuel supply. The PM has cut short his Asian fuel security mission and will today dash to the Viva Energy...

FOOTY ANGUISH

The football community is in shock and mourning after the older brother of Adelaide Crows captain Jordan Dawson was found dead following a frantic 24-hour search. The hunt for new father Jaryd Dawson, 35, was called off Wednesday afternoon.

SUSSEX STORY AS MEGHAN & HARRY SERVE UP THE SMILES

They may not be “working “royals anymore but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle proved they were king and queen of the kids on Tuesday as they kicked off their whirlwind Australian tour at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital. Receiving flowers from sick...

GRUMPY CAT’S REHAB RESPITE

Disgraced media boss Antony Catalano looked gaunt as he stepped out for the first time since entering a Melbourne rehab clinic after allegedly assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her

FASTER THAN BOLT

Gout Gout has become the fastest teen in history over 200m – quicker than the legendary Usain Bolt – recording a blistering 19.67 seconds in the Australian national championships

EXTRA POLICE ON STREET

An extra 3000 police would be recruited as part of a major boost to frontline policing under a $1.5bn election promise by the Victorian Coalition. The commitment is part of an election crime blitz that has targeted the government over community safety.

SCHOOLS OF HARD KNOCKS

PLUS ANALYSIS IN SPORT About 17 students are physically or sexually assaulted or threatened by their classmates every school day in Victoria. A secret dossier obtained exclusively by the Herald Sun under Freedom of Information laws reveals schoolyard...

FIRST CAB OFF THE RANK

A 16-year-old girl accused of a terrifying carjacking where a knife was held to a taxi driver’s throat, is the first teen ordered to face a higher court under the Allan government’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ laws.

PRICE TO PAY STRAIT TO THE POINT

Motorists are being warned relief at the bowser could be months away, despite the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran which will reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

HERO TO JAIL CELL HELL

Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith could face a lifetime behind bars if he is convicted on five war crime murder charges laid after his sensational arrest at Sydney Airport yesterday. The 47-year-old former corporal spent...

FUEL MAYDAY

Fuel rationing will be unavoidable if the war in Iran stretches beyond this week, experts have warned. They said even if the war in Iran ended today, fuel supply would remain precarious and petrol prices high for months. Meanwhile Energy Minister...

WHERE IS MUM?

Friends of a caring and adventurous mother, whose body was found by the side of the road at Little River, had tried to refer her to women’s family violence services in the months before her death. Dandenong woman Eva Lasrini, 53, had been missing...

Grief-stricken family of officer murdered by cop killer Freeman slam Victoria Police and plan to sue over death DEZI COP LAWSUIT

The sisters of Neal Thompson, one of two officers shot dead by Dezi Freeman, intend to sue Victoria Police over his death and have revealed a list of complaints, including being shunned at their brother’s funeral, being informed of his death over the...