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What if... and hear me out... we moved the Montague Street bridge to the border?? It is Melbourne's greatest weapon against removalists.
Triple murderer Erin Patterson will be sentenced on Monday at 9.30am. For the first time, the Supreme Court will have a livestream video of proceedings broadcast on multiple networks, including @newscomauHQ. Justice Christopher Beale's sentence will take approx 30 minutes.
Have just spoken to neighbours at Linden Ave, Ivanhoe where man was shot dead on Tues. They heard two loud "cracks" about 5.12am followed by car speeding away. The body was behind a bush at front of block of units for 12 hours before a walker discovered it. @newscomauHQ
Ruth Dubois, the daughter of Heather Wilkinson, has a message for Erin Patterson. In court this morning, she said: "It's difficult to comprehend how you could spend months planning, researching, making lunch invitations, preparing the meal, eating it then carrying on with life."
Ian Wilkinson tells Vict Supreme Court Erin Patterson acted with 'callous and calculated' disregard when she murdered his wife, in-laws. Incredibly he offers her forgiveness. "I offer my forgiveness to Erin. I'm no longer a victim of her. She's become the victim of my kindness."
Ian Wilkinson, the lone survivor of Erin Patterson's fatal mushroom lunch, reading out a heartbreaking victim impact statement in court this morning. His wife Heather Wilkinson was one of three murder victims that day. "I only feel half a life without her," he says. @newscomauHQ
The 16 and 17 year old boys charged over the Kew East violent aggravated home invasion where a man was allegedly stabbed 11 times in his home have NOT been granted bail and will be remanded to reappear before a children's court in less than three weeks. @newscomauHQ
I spoke with Dr Mark Hobart, a GP who refused to give Covid-19 vaccines in 2021. He revealed the fallout to me, incl loss of medical license, heart attack, stroke and now being forced to sell the family clinic where his parents worked in 1950s. news.com.au/lifestyle/health…
EXCLUSIVE: Notorious former headmistress of Addas Israel School in Melbourne and convicted rapist, Malka Leifer, is accused of sexually assaulting a young inmate at max security women's prison and has been moved to solitary confinement: news.com.au/national/victori… @newscomauHQ
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Melbourne GP who refused to give Covid-19 vaccines forced to sell clinic, can’t get work news.com.au/lifestyle/health…
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Universities should never be subservient to the merchants of death, especially those profiting from making the worst weapons of mass destruction - nuclear weapons - now banned under international law. Shame Uni Melbourne, shame. @UniMelb @MAPW_Australia
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PLEASE READ THIS. AND ADD YOUR VOICE.
I support the Harbour Bridge protest – not in spite of my Holocaust heritage, but because of it smh.com.au/national/i-suppor…
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The SA government actions amount to torture under international law and this prisoner can sue for breach of duty of care @AustLawAlliance #saparli @Ro_Smith
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Antoinette Lattouf speaking after her win against the ABC. In 2023, @HRW found that Israel was using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. (Today), Palestinian children are still being starved. Emaciated, skeletal, scavenging for scraps. This is not accidental. It is engineered.
I spoke with Ben Shelton in Melbourne after his R3 win over Alexei Popyrin in 2023, during his first trip outside the US. A year earlier he was 570 in the world & I remember thinking we were on the verge of a meteoric rise. Something else struck me, too. news.com.au/sport/tennis/ame…
His criticism of interviewers and broadcasters and commentators was spot on. It's been hard to watch, like we've taken for granted the great privilege of hosting a slam, one that comes with responsibility to be way, way better. We shouldn't need the players to remind us of that.
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'Pile on' sure is an interesting way of saying 'four indictments and 80-something felony charges' but then he was never that great with truth
Was pleased to meet with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night at his private residence in NY. It was nice to catch up again, especially given the pile on he is currently dealing with in the US. Was also a good opportunity to discuss AUKUS, which received a warm reception. We also discussed the continuing assertions of China in the Indo-Pacific and the threats against Taiwan. These were issues we discussed regularly when we were both in office. Once again, the former President showed his true appreciation of the value he places on the Australia-US alliance and the shared role of supporting what our friend, Shinzo Abe, called a free and open Indo-Pacific. Good to see you DJT and thanks for the invitation to stay in touch. All the best.
Jacinta Allan on blocking 2nd safe injecting room for Melbourne: "We've been unable to find a location that strikes the right balance". Cites needs "of broader community". Can only imagine that infuriates those living near (or second kids to school next to) North Richmond site.
A 22-year-old man from Scotsburn has just been charged with murder over the disappearance of Samantha Murphy. @newscomauHQ news.com.au/national/victori…