Pilot didn’t identify engine power loss before helicopter crash in Melbourne
A trainee pilot who crashed a helicopter into a Melbourne home last year did not immediately identify an engine power loss, a report has found. The pilot from Mt Martha was on his second solo flight returning to Moorabbin Airport…
Former AFL player Mark Jamar pleads guilty to dog attack at caravan park
Former AFL player Mark Jamar has pleaded guilty over a dog attack at a caravan park in Melbourne’s south-east. Jamar, who previously played for the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club appeared at the Ringwood Magistrates Court today. A…
E-scooter trial to be extended across Melbourne
A divisive e-scooter trial will be extended and private e-scooters will become legal under sweeping changes announced by the Victorian Government. The trial has been running across Melbourne’s inner streets since November 2018 and has seen more than two million…
‘I’ll kill your baby’: Family fear for their life after attempted carjacking at petrol station
A family living in Melbourne’s south-east have been left traumatised after a man threatened to kill a pregnant mum and her unborn baby during an attempted carjacking. The man set upon Shruthi Sheshagiri and Mahesh Sriramaiah after they stopped for…
Union boss John Setka’s estranged wife accused of plotting to kill him
The estranged wife of Victorian union boss John Setka has been charged with trying to obtain a gun to shoot her husband. Police allege 46-year-old former lawyer Emma Walters tried to obtain a gun through a third party and made…
Millions could be in line for wage boost in line with inflation
Millions of Australians could receive a seven per cent wage boost should a bold proposal from the peak union body be adopted. The Australian Council of Trade Unions have urged the Fair Work Commission to lift the minimum hourly rate…
Justice Paul Brereton announced as Australia’s first national anti-corruption commissioner
The judge who led the investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been appointed to head up the new federal integrity watchdog. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus confirmed on Wednesday that NSW Court of Appeal Justice…
Flood-damaged Fitzroy River bridge to be ‘six-times stronger’
Western Australia’s government has fast-tracked the tender process to build a new bridge over the Fitzroy River, with the new structure to be “six-times stronger”. The old Fitzroy Crossing bridge, which took the Great Northern Highway over the river near…
A leading welfare group begs government to stop stage three tax cuts
The proposed stage three tax cuts will give $14bn in relief to the country’s highest earners and “exactly nothing” to the 20 per cent who need it most, according to leading welfare group. Anglicare Australia is again calling on the…
Supermarkets slash prices on Easter staples amid cost of living crunch
Supermarkets are offering discounts on some Easter food items as the price of groceries soars during the cost of living crisis. Australian consumers are expected to collectively spend $1.7 billion on hot cross buns, chocolates and other food this Easter,…