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Dockers to let struggling Jye Amiss out of the cage

Dockers to let struggling Jye Amiss out of the cage

Fremantle forward Jye Amiss has kicked just six goals in five games this season, but he will be given a licence to roam against Melbourne on Saturday.

Call for child protections as most gamers manipulated

Call for child protections as most gamers manipulated

Call for child protections as most gamers manipulated

Call for child protections as most gamers manipulated

Most Australian gamers have come up against manipulative or exploitative tactics that expose children to gambling and fall into a regulation blind spot.

Beveridge not planning a coach ride to Melbourne

Beveridge not planning a coach ride to Melbourne

Beveridge not planning a coach ride to Melbourne

Beveridge not planning a coach ride to Melbourne

AFL premiership-winning tactician Luke Beveridge insists he won't be coaching anywhere other than the Western Bulldogs next season, despite links to Melbourne.

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Dogs star Ugle-Hagan's future in AFL hands: Beveridge

Dogs star Ugle-Hagan's future in AFL hands: Beveridge

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says the AFL will decide the next step for Jamarra Ugle-Hagan amid calls for the troubled star to be stood down.

A-League salary cap changes slammed as 'half baked'

A-League salary cap changes slammed as 'half baked'

New proposed A-League Men salary cap restrictions have been hammered by soccer's top players' union.

Sobs as father's killer could walk free in a few years

Sobs as father's killer could walk free in a few years

A young man who stabbed a father to death after being confronted over a car break-in will be eligible for parole after only five years.

Recycling firm, boss cop largest fine over toxic blaze

Recycling firm, boss cop largest fine over toxic blaze

An environment watchdog has secured its largest fine after a waste recycling company and its director were penalised for a toxic blaze that forced evacuations.

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Tigers' Balta available for AFL selection: coach

Tigers' Balta available for AFL selection: coach

Tigers' Balta available for AFL selection: coach

Tigers' Balta available for AFL selection: coach

Noah Balta has been "punished enough" by Richmond and is available to make his first AFL appearance of the season, says coach Adem Yze.

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

Cindy Crossthwaite's family and friends are relieved her killer Emil Petrov will spend at least 20 years behind bars for her murder.

Scott sees hard yards out west despite Eagles' woes

Scott sees hard yards out west despite Eagles' woes

Scott sees hard yards out west despite Eagles' woes

Scott sees hard yards out west despite Eagles' woes

Essendon coach Brad Scott says there is no such thing as an easy AFL win in Perth as they prepare for Friday's away game against bottom-side West Coast.

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging findings made against police in drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's drug conviction appeal.

Demons expect 'sore' May, Pickett to take on Dockers

Demons expect 'sore' May, Pickett to take on Dockers

Demons expect 'sore' May, Pickett to take on Dockers

Demons expect 'sore' May, Pickett to take on Dockers

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin insists premiership stars Steven May and Kysaiah Pickett will be fit to take on Fremantle, despite the pair dealing with injuries.

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Police have charged another man over an alleged drive-by slaying of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar near a popular major city precinct.

Winless Demons are 'united' as ever, Goodwin insists

Winless Demons are 'united' as ever, Goodwin insists

Winless Demons are 'united' as ever, Goodwin insists

Winless Demons are 'united' as ever, Goodwin insists

A defiant Simon Goodwin has declared Melbourne's leaders are more united than ever, even after the Demons' horror start to 2025.

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Accountant's $2.7m splurge for control leads to prison

A former Deloitte director has been jailed after spending more than $2.7 million of company cash on personal items and masking them as expenses.

Accused mushroom triple-murderer fronts pre-trial court

Erin Patterson has appeared in a Melbourne court as she prepares to face trial accused of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms.

Exam overhaul after bungle blamed on junior staffer

A junior staffer has been blamed for a blunder in one state's year 12 exams, with the mistake triggering the sacking of an exam board.

Tobacco shops raided as police hit warring crime gangs

Millions of dollars in illegal tobacco has been seized in raids on shops allegedly linked to organised crime gangs fighting to control the black market.

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Buildings crumbling as gap widens for Aboriginal people

Four out of five buildings used for Aboriginal health and wellbeing services in one state will need to be repaired or replaced as outcomes stagnate and worsen.

Fremantle's Voss slapped with three-match suspension

Fremantle's Patrick Voss has been suspended for three games for his strike which felled Richmond veteran Nick Vlastuin.

Man in court accused of stabbing brother to death

Makuaj Anyuon, 29, has appeared in a Melbourne court for the first time after being charged with his brother's murder.

Wilson bounces back to the NBL after AFL stint

Former Collingwood AFL player Tom Wilson has been given a second chance in the NBL, signing with Melbourne United for the upcoming season.

Hope unusual engraving solves 50-year-old mystery

Investigators hope someone can help identify a man found dead in a river on Christmas Day five decades ago, believing an unusual ring is the key.

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

The families of boys who died at privately run hospitals have hit out at their sons' care, as the peak medical body says issues persist across health systems.

Garbage bag giant fined over recycled sea plastic claim

The company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined more than $8 million after making misleading claims about a product being made from recycled plastics.

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