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The Suburban Rail Loop will be scrapped if the Coalition wins the state election, with the $34.5bn saved to be pumped into Victoria’s crippled health system. Thor is on a mission to bring the Tassie tiger back to life. Aussie movie star Chris Hemsworth, who plays the God of Thunder in the Marvel movies, and his brothers Luke and Liam are behind a company which is now investing in a Melbourne University project to revive the thylacine. Nearly 40 per cent of patients are waiting as long as three weeks for a GP appointment as bulk billing plummets and Australia’s “terrifying” doctor shortage bites. And accused of betraying Australians by secretly assuming control of five ministries, Scott Morrison has apologised to his stunned Coalition colleagues amid calls he resign from parliament. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Essendon is expected to approach Alastair Clarkson in the coming days as turmoil gripped Tullamarine on Monday. Australian meat producers have been assured Beijing is not on the verge of imposing a ban on exports to China after “serious” rumours sent the industry into a panic. Senior ministers in the former Coalition government have no idea if Scott Morrison secretly assumed control of their portfolios during the pandemic in a “dictatorial” move condemned by Labor. And nearly 80 per cent of children who witnessed family violence were involved with the justice system within five years, prompting urgent calls for tougher new penalties for perpetrators that offend in front of kids. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane Crawford hopes an unexpected career path – a main role in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat – helps him heal and smile again. Every new driver and potential P-plater can take their driving tests for free from today A man found guilty of sexual assault for kissing a woman goodbye on the cheek has had his case thrown out after a four-year battle in Victoria’s courts. Crown has slashed restaurant opening hours and slapped capacity restrictions on its venues as the premium dining precinct grapples to find highly skilled workers including chefs. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federal Court has ordered Google to pay a $60m fine for collecting Android location data without user consent, following court action brought by Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog, in one of the largest ever penalties in corporate Australian history. It’s been revealed Victoria Police is struggling to find new recruits as Australia’s labour shortage extends to law enforcement. There are fears jockeys might be returning to the saddle too soon after concussions, leading researchers to examine virtual reality and other tests to ease their danger. Football's bump rule has been thrown into chaos after an AFL Appeals Board decision to overturn Patrick Cripps’ suspension was described as an alarming precedent for the game. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fearful prisoners at Victoria’s biggest women’s jail have launched a petition demanding the ­removal of a transgender inmate who committed serious sex offences against females while a man. A motion before the City of Melbourne is demanding the “urgent” release of former top cop Ken Lay’s report, which will determine the fate of Melbourne’s second injecting room. The Victorian Bar association is reviewing CCTV footage taken from inside a well-known barristers’ chambers as part of an investigation into homophobic notices posted in lifts. McDonalds has been hit with a mammoth wage theft claim, with a union representing their workers seeking at least $250 million in compensation for more than 250,000 people. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A CONSORTIUM of drug researchers have piled pressure on the state government to build several more safe injecting rooms across Victoria. Australians are weeks away from paying more for popular milk brands, including Pura and Dairy Farmers. The Block cast and crew have undergone Indigenous cultural training in a bid to respect the land where the latest renovations are taking place. Outraged green-wedge residents say they’ve been left out of the loop on the state government’s Suburban Rail plans and fear long-promised parkland will be replaced by its development, endangering the environment. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The family of Olivia Newton-John will accept an offer to hold a state funeral in Victoria. School kids struggling with their studies or mental health in the wake of Covid lockdowns have been dealt another blow with the delay of funding for programs to help them catch up. It’s been revealed Ambulance Victoria missed their code one response targets in every council area last quarter. Victorians are splashing cash despite the cost of living crisis, splurging on cafes, restaurants, clothing and footwear at pre-pandemic levels. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost 300 public hospital beds across Victoria are being occupied by patients who are medically fit to leave, in new figures. Popular new track in Brunswick to be ripped up after less than a year. Victorian councils forced to ensure equal access to sporting facilities for people of all genders. Kindergarten centres must refund parents all advanced 2023 fees and accept as many children as their facility allows. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tributes have flowed for Australian music icon Judith Durham who has passed away aged 79 while in palliative care at Melbourne. Collingwood greats are getting excited about the club’s season. Doctors say health system breakdown has been decades in the making. Golf clubs remove gender from tees to promote younger women entering the sport. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a voice to parliament would be an advisory body only and wouldn’t involve reparations. Members of the Colmont School community have thrown out the administrators tasked with closing it down. A Russian oligarch has claimed he suffered reputational damage after being banned from conducting business or entering Australia. The City of Melbourne will consider introducing an app to combat the city’s graffiti.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has apologised to Eddie Betts for the pain he’s suffered from Adelaide’s pre-season camp. Popular drug to treat ADHD faces supply crunch. Appeal not likely following controversial sentence for a baseball bat attack on two police officers. Escalating tensions among organised crime gangs in the cocaine market.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The AFL Players’ Association will reinterview Adelaide Crows players in the wake of Eddie Betts’ pre-season camp revelations. Producers of Network 10 show ‘Hunted’ slammed for unauthorised train network shots. Comanchero bikie boss arrives back in Australia wearing handcuffs and designer shoes. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warnings that the waiting time crisis at emergency departments will continue for weeks after sick kids queued for up to almost nine hours. Tutoring companies are scamming parents out of hundreds of dollars for NAPLAN prep despite students officially not to study. A controversial cash for vapes scheme slammed by health groups. Millions of Australians face earning just 0.35 per cent or even less on “savings” accounts.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state government will put the Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill to the Victorian parliament today. Health experts believe Victoria’s current Covid wave has passed its peak. Desperate would-be tenants are applying for properties before they can even inspect them. A coroner’s found extra signage and warning signs should be put up at the popular Instagram selfie spot in the Grampians where a mum plunged to her death while taking a photo two years ago. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIAL killer Bandali “Ben” Debs was nominated as a suspect in the murder of sex worker Adele Bailey after her body was found in a Bonnie Doon mineshaft in 1995. VICTORIAN manufacturers could be forced to shut up shop if gas prices continue to skyrocket with a consumer watchdog revealing the east coast faces a shortfall next year as producers continue to ship most of their supply overseas. PUBLICLY funded religious hospitals in Victoria would no longer be legally able to refuse abortions under proposed new laws that would “protect and extend fundamental human rights”. AUSTRALIA’S tax on beer is on the rise again with the biggest increase in more than three decades set to be passed on to pubs and beer lovers. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AN East West Link road under Melbourne’s CBD would not be built next term by a Victorian coalition government due to a federal funding roadblock and the state’s growing debt bomb. ASH Barty has married longtime partner Garry Kissick in a secret setting a world away from the glaring spotlight of the tennis world she once dominated. AUSTRALIAN couples separated at opposite ends of the world by Covid lockdowns resorted to IVF to make babies during the pandemic sending frozen sperm across the seas. PLANS to light up the Shrine of Remembrance in rainbow have been abandoned after staff were allegedly subjected to abuse. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EX-MONGOLS sergeant at arms Mark Balsillie is hoping to trade prison greens for a wedding suit as a court heard his new love had brought him back from the brink. TEACHERS working in some leading private schools are paid up to $20,000 more than their state school peers, and enjoy a raft of other generous perks and payments. QUESTIONS are being asked about how regulators allowed Colmont School to close with two days’ notice given that it had received more than $80 million from taxpayers and parents in recent years. AUSTRALIA'S Commonwealth Games campaign opened in earnest on Friday night on the back of a spectacular opening ceremony in Birmingham. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE Andrews government has been accused of hypocrisy by ploughing ahead with its $30-34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop before having a business case assessed by Infrastructure Australia. CANNABIS laced vapes are being delivered direct to schoolyards by lucrative drug dealers as the dangerous craze continues to sweep Victorian schools. RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has apologised for “overstepping the mark,” revealing his mother gave him a ‘stern’ talking to following allegations he verbally abused an opposition player during a VFL match last weekend. A TIGER never changes its stripes, with today marking International Tiger Day. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PREDATORY sham healers are praying on cancer patients and other vulnerable Victorians, fuelled by social media misinformation. QUESTIONS have lingered over the deaths of five people linked to Kirkstall shooting victim Kevin Knowles. THE cost of household staples has skyrocketed in Melbourne by as much as 14.8 per cent, driving the cost of living to a 21-year high and meaning more interest rate hikes are on the way. RICKY Nixon has allegedly elbowed TV reporter Seb Costello in the jaw after erupting into an ugly confrontation on the streets of Port Melbourne. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DISGRACED player agent Ricky Nixon has been slammed by doctors for pushing unproven intravenous infusion treatments to vulnerable Victorians. VICTORIA has taken out the top spot for Australia’s largest Lotto wins for the sixth year in a row. A REDUCED sex drive, hallucinations and hair loss have joined the list of symptoms caused by long Covid, according to a new study. VICTORIAN schools are making teachers sign contracts requiring them to “model the Christian lifestyle” and sacking them for not adhering to strict views on gender and marriage. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CHAOS and queues plaguing the aviation industry are set to get worse, as ground crews at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Airports take the first steps towards industrial action. PETS have been vital in enduring the Covid pandemic for many Australian families, with anxious children turning to their companions for much-needed comfort during lockdowns. A FOOTBALLER allegedly verbally abused by Damien Hardwick at a VFL match has spoken of his shock at being on the receiving end of a ­“bizarre” spray from the Richmond coach. A BOLD plan to triple the number of food trucks on the Mornington Peninsula has angered the struggling hospitality industry in the tourist hotspot. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young teen on the overseas school trip of a lifetime died after overstretched school staff and a hospital wrongly thought his illness was homesickness. Alarming statistics have revealed more than 6000 cancer diagnoses were missed in Victoria during the pandemic’s first two years. New research has found working from home has a negative impact on employees’ physical health. More than a million Aussies are about to be hit with a tax bill, and experts are warning now is not the time to ignore the debt. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An outlaw core of 371 Victorian youth gang members has been arrested on average three times each in the past year. It’s been revealed Nearly 50 people have been injured as a result of e-scooter accidents in metropolitan Melbourne since the city’s trial began in February, with eight incidents involving pedestrians or cyclists. New laws aimed at protecting tenants could be contributing to the state’s rental crisis as weary landlords offload properties rather than try to meet strict new standards. Every Australian who uses an online betting account will receive a monthly statement outlining their wins and losses under new laws to help problem gamblers from next week. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A snap lockdown on the nation’s livestock will be implemented for 72 hours if foot and mouth disease is detected on Australian soil, as the industry warns if it is found on our shores the reputational damage will last for years. A parliamentary committee has found the Covid pandemic and Victoria’s public health response, such as lockdowns and restrictions, have “significantly” affected mental health across the state. Melbourne scientists have reprogrammed cells from a faulty human pancreas to begin producing insulin in what is hoped to be a major step towards a potential diabetes cure. The state government has opened the door to working with the Melbourne Cricket Club on an extra recognition of AFL legend Neale Daniher – including a possible statue. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A highly talented midfielder-forward, Justin made his own mark on the game, playing 46 matches and kicking 32 goals for the Swans and Hawks from 1995 to 1998. Victoria Police could face a fresh corruption probe after bugging the phones of a key witness in the Silk-Miller police murder trial. Victoria is preparing for a potential outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with the virus now detected in 22 provinces across Indonesia. An AFL Victoria executive has been slapped with an official warning after an investigation into allegations of umpire abuse. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Andrews has apologised for the “absolutely disgraceful” behaviour of Labor MPs under his watch, after the party’s toxic internal culture was again laid bare by an integrity probe. A new mum has hit out at a government form which calls mothers “birthing parents”, saying it’s like something out of The Handmaid’s Tale by erasing the word “mother”. Foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in pork products for sale in Melbourne. Footy fans have taken their passion to new levels with an all-time AFL club membership record set this season. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School leaders have warned mandates will return if cases rise, with a number of private schools already forcing students to wear masks in class. A Former AFL player has won a legal bid to sue the Richmond football club for compensation over debilitating back injuries and a suspected degenerative brain disease in a landmark decision that could pave the way for future claims. An alarming new study has found more than a third of primary school staff have students who vape. A market analysis has found Australian domestic airfares have shot up by as much as 96 per cent since May. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Confusion is growing as schools say children over the age of eight must cover their faces in class until the end of winter but the government still insists it’s not a mask mandate. The national electricity market faces a fresh crisis with looming gas shortages in Victoria this winter spurring the Australian Energy Market Operator to warn of a threat to system security. Victorian potato growers are warning that the price of the humble spud could jump by at least 30 per cent in the coming weeks in the latest cost of living crunch. A shocking new government report has found Australia’s environment is in poor shape and is expected to deteriorate further. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Exclusive data reveals at least 22 reports of violent and aggressive behaviour against students and school staff each week. Paramedics taking charge of mental health call-outs may not take place until 2024. A missing woman’s handwritten note found in regional Victoria has prompted relatives to believe foul play has been involved. City of Melbourne plans to spend double on footpaths and bike lanes than roads in the next four years.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria to fork out close to $100m after Anthony Albanese forced the states to go halves in isolation payments. Hoddle St killer Julian Knight’s latest court case against prison operators could be his last. The Andrews government’s role in a union turf war on the West Gate Tunnel and other government projects referred to the state’s corruption watchdog. Kim Kardashian on a weekend rendezvous with movie star boyfriend Pete Davidson in Queensland.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy to unveil election plan to install new solar and batteries in more than 1 million Victorian homes. Brynne Gordon has launched court action to try and get a slice of ex-husband Geoffrey Edelsten's estate. Bikies and drug traffickers have divulged that it’s “surprisingly easy” for people to get their hands on stockpiles of illegal guns. Malcolm Turnbull is our most expensive former PM.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The price of nearly 900 prescription medicines is set to rise on October 1 under a deal struck to overcome drug shortages. Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim has left hospital, less than three weeks after he was shot eight times by a would-be assassin. Australian parents have been warned to think twice before letting their children use the popular social media app TikTok. Milk is the latest victim of Australia’s cost of living crisis as prices rise at Coles and Woolies.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Roberts, acquitted of the murders of police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller, comments following his release from prison. Some Australian school children spend as little as 15 minutes a week being taught how to write well. A union will call for a review into Ambulance Victoria’s performance. Pop-up bike lanes across Melbourne’s inner city councils are causing commuter headaches and prompting safety fears from cyclists. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A family forced to drive themselves to hospital have been billed by Ambulance Victoria for a service that never made it to their home. A new report shows that almost one in four Aussies have been forced to hide their views on social issues and politics. A court has heard that a truck driver who ploughed into five pedestrians at a dangerous intersection in Melbourne’s CBD would have mounted the footpath regardless of the course he’d driven. Nearly one in three Victorian private schools is set to receive less federal funding under a new financial model.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Roberts has walked free after a jury sensationally acquitted him over the murders of police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller. Early childhood teachers are receiving bonus payments of up to $50,000 for taking up hard-to-fill jobs in Victorian preschools. Australia will kick off high-level meetings with Pacific Island leaders today. Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has no plans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 even if it means being sidelined from grand slam tennis. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian bikies face a fresh push to boot them from Asian countries where they are dodging the law and making a fortune from drug trafficking. Working parents are again feeling the pinch as childcare centres hike fees amid skyrocketing food and utility bills, and higher government subsidies. It’s been revealed Just 58 people have been fined for not wearing a mask on Victorian public transport since February despite widespread noncompliance. Federation Square would be split into five different areas and LED “arrival totems’’ installed at strategic points of the Melbourne meeting place under a new proposal. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians over the age of 30 will be able to receive a fourth Covid jab in the weeks to come, although the extra booster will be recommended primarily for those over 50. Victoria has recorded the country’s biggest increase in the number of students diagnosed with cognitive and social disabilities in the past two years when schools were shut down due to Covid lockdowns. Victoria's essential services commissioner says she has heard “troubling” stories about people choosing not to heat their homes because of concerns over high bills or energy shortages. The ex-girlfriend of tennis star Nick Kyrgios has told why the charges came about on the eve of his Wimbledon quarterfinal, seven months after she was allegedly assaulted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moderna’s new Covid vaccine designed to fight the original Wuhan strain of the virus, as well as the Omicron variant, is currently being assessed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. A Melbourne restaurant that opened in the thick of the Covid-19 lockdown has made a surprise debut in the world’s best restaurants list. The AFL will consider regularly giving free tickets to junior fans after footy-loving kids helped crowds bounce back in Melbourne. A concrete shell at the top of one of Melbourne’s biggest developments has hit the market with an eye-watering $23m asking price. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dozens of Melbourne’s hoons have been nabbed in a widescale police crackdown aiming to stifle illegal behaviour on Victorian roads. The number of homeowners ditching their bank for another mortgage provider has hit a record high in response to the rate-hiking crusade by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in Australia – overtaking breast cancer. Members of the Calabrian community have hit back at the federal police saying they are being racially vilified by law enforcement attempting to crack open mafia networks on Australian soil. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business closures will be the result of skyrocketing energy costs, according to industry leaders who are warning of economic carnage. Homeowners should prepare for a 50 basis-point hike in official ­interest rates on Tuesday. Former state government minister Jane Garrett will be given a state funeral. The Wiggles hang up their skivvies for the cover of Rolling Stone.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria has created almost $52m in carbon credits this year under the now-suspended Victorian Energy Upgrades appliances program. Former Labor minister Jane Garrett has died from cancer at the age of 49. Households will be ­offered rebates to switch from gas heating to an efficient electric system. The demand for free food has doubled in a month.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The number of junior doctors applying for general practice training places has almost halved, as many GPs look to retire. A shake-up of Victoria’s lucrative wagering ­sector could give companies licences for up to 20 years. Mountains of illegally dumped rubbish are piling up on Melbourne streets. Robbie Williams will rock the MCG in September for Melbourne’s eagerly awaited return to hosting the AFL grand final.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Police launch a new assault on organised crime gangs with a dedicated taskforce that’s the first of its kind in the state. Channel 7 files to terminate its TV rights contract with Cricket Australia. Hairdressers forced to increase the price of their services amid rising costs, staff shortages and cancellations. Financial analysts shocked at Commonwealth Bank’s fixed rate hike of 1.40 percentage points For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ambulance ramping times were rising years before Covid and associated with a “significant” increase in patients’ risk of dying. Ratepayers have reacted with outrage that the City of Melbourne’s chief executive has pocketed another pay rise. A footballer in Melbourne’s northwest has been suspended for seven weeks for punching an ex-AFL defender, leaving him with a broken jaw. Council protest-vote risks the Caulfield Cup being held in front of capacity crowds.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Good Guys will stop using facial recognition technology after customer backlash, heaping pressure on retailers Bunnings and Kmart. Melbourne’s health system hit crisis point Tuesday morning with zero ambulances available. The Prime Minister has arrived in Madrid for the NATO Summit. New dads could share in up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave under a change being considered by the government.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former bikie Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim was warned killers were hunting him in the days leading up to Saturday’s assassination ­attempt at a funeral. A speed camera on the Western Ring Road raked in nearly $11m in fines in just three months while the speed limit was reduced for roadworks. Drugs are being bought online in seconds and home-delivered in an alarming escalation of the illicit trade. And in sport, former No.1 draft pick Jonathon Patton has opened up about his darkest days and life in a mental health hospital. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dramatic footage shows the moment a teenager allegedly fired an SKS assault rifle into a home in a terrifying shootout among warring youth gangs in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. RULE changes, ticketing and transport are the main things deterring footy fans from attending AFL games, a Herald Sun readers’ survey has revealed. CROWN casino’s new owner has pledged to upgrade facilities at the landmark venue and employ more staff. NEW ­Orleans is ­embracing its “NBA-ready ­defender” – Bendigo’s Dyson Daniels – and has already nicknamed the Victorian youngster “Crocodile Dundee”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health chief Brendan Murphy has been blasted for his 78 word definition of a woman with experts claiming he has bought into “radical gender ideology”. Eddie McGuire and Neil Mitchell are embroiled in a bitter war of words, after McGuire accused the 3AW broadcaster of mocking Collingwood star Jordan De Goey and his mental health. More than half of Melbourne’s intensive care ambulances were reportedly out of action Wednesday night due to staff shortages. Unvaccinated teachers denied the right to work are lining up to claim compensation from the state government for lost wages. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TENS of thousands of punters study the field each year at Caulfield racecourse – and under a new proposal the public will be given a chance to study the stars there too. COLLINGWOOD star Mason Cox has spoken of his pride at becoming an Australian citizen and declared he wants to spend the rest of his life in his adopted homeland. LESS than one per cent of annual safety checks on vulnerable children in kinship care are being carried out on time and a massive majority are not happening at all, a scathing report has found. FOOTY heavyweights have slammed the punishment handed down to Jordan De Goey as “disgraceful”, saying Collingwood should have taken a stronger stand against disrespectful behaviour towards women. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A DOMESTIC violence advocacy group has hit out at disgraced Collingwood footballer player Jordan De Goey slamming his move to blame ADHD for his disrespectful behaviour. LUNGS and hearts donated for human transplants may be preserved and stored for longer, thanks to a new discovery by Melbourne researchers. A NEW law will be introduced to parliament clamping down on grossly offensive conduct following public outrage over Richard Pusey being sentenced to only three months jail for filming the police officers killed in the Eastern Freeway tragedy. New bans on swastikas and other hate symbols were passed into Victorian law on Tuesday, making the prohibition the first of its kind in the country. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.