More than 1000 Victorian students have skipped school to rally in central Melbourne in support of a free Palestine. The children left school at lunchtime on Thursday, making their way to the steps of Flinders Street Station and unfurling a large banner. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hundreds of Melbourne students in mass walk-out for Palestine … Read more
A regional Victorian community has banded together to raise money for a nine-year-old cancer patient whose Christmas display outside his home was destroyed. Security cameras captured the moment a vandal tore down Ethan Simpson’s display in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The display was posted in the front yard of his Wodonga home and … Read more
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter wants to scrap the King’s image from the country’s coins in favour of significant Australians. The Katter’s Australian Party leader has touted an alternative design for the national currency, suggesting it could feature a Kalkadoon warrior or distinguished Australian soldier Ralph Honner. “Surely you’d put Kokoda hero Ralph Honner on … Read more
A Victorian residential builder has entered liquidation and terminated all of its staff. River Dale Building Group Pty Ltd, which trades as Chatham Homes, appointed AS Advisory as its liquidator on Monday, October 2. The firm said Chatham Homes stopped work on all of its current 50 residential home projects in Victoria, while there were … Read more
Commonwealth Bank is cutting almost 200 jobs across three Australian capital cities, blaming a downturn in retail banking, a union representing workers said. The Financial Sector Union said, following talks with Commonwealth Bank Australia, 192 jobs would be cut from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in sectors including consumer finance, everyday banking, home buying operations and … Read more
Palestinians who have applied for their families to arrive in Australia on temporary visas say they are being left in the lurch after the federal government told them it cannot assist the evacuation of non-immediate family members from the war zone. The Department of Home Affairs announced last month that 860 temporary visas were approved … Read more
Labor MP Peta Murphy has died at home surrounded by family after a battle with breast cancer. She was 50. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Albanese leads emotional tributes for Victorian MP Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the death of the member for the Victorian … Read more
A lost love for letters means posties will only deliver them to most Australians every second day, but parcels will still be dropped off daily. After recording a $200 million loss, Australia Post is shifting its priorities to packages, with half a billion parcels delivered to people in the last financial year. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
An elderly Melbourne woman has been fined for leaving her dog unrestrained on her property. The 79-year-old was fined for breaking a local government rule after a neighbour reported her. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Woman in hot water for leaving dog unrestrained in front driveway. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus … Read more
The father of an Australian woman found dead in Mozambique says his family has been let down after a coroner was unable to rule whether her death was a homicide. Victoria’s state coroner Judge John Cain released his findings into Elly Warren’s death on Friday, more than seven years after the 20-year-old died in the … Read more
