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Hospital angels get reprieve

Ruth Watts

ELDERLY hospital auxiliary volunteers were almost jumping for joy yesterday after the Royal Women's Hospital promised to let them back.

Pub ban on no knickers

Underwear

A ST Kilda pub promotion urging women to take off or flash their underwear in exchange for free drinks has been banned.

Drug suspect's 'Mokbel claim'

Pasquale Barbaro

THE alleged head of an international drug syndicate considered Tony Mokbel "stupid" for being apprehended, a court has been told.

Brimble man's new life

Mark Wilhelm

THE man accused of killing cruise ship passenger Dianne Brimble is working at a Mildura winery. Mark Wilhelm has built a new life with his partner.

Our children go AWOL

School crossing

ABSENTEEISM at Victorian schools is out of control, with some children missing 50 days a year without being sick. Some principals want slack families to be fined.

Car hoons on road to ruin

Blackout

WHY are young men more likely to be Fast and Furious and Gone in 60 Seconds than Driving Miss Daisy when it comes to being behind the wheel?

Telstra slashes 800 jobs

Telstra

TELSTRA will axe 800 jobs as the introduction of new systems means it needs fewer staff supporting those who face customers. Management and professional services roles will be axed.

Council knew of cycle danger

accident scene in Swanston St

A CYCLIST'S death could have been avoided if Melbourne City Council had acted sooner on plans to rid Swanston St of tour buses.

Qantas tops delays list

Qantas

QANTAS has been labelled Australia's worst-performing airline by a new federal government report showing record rates of delays and cancellations.

Dogs fan a daughter of west

Mavis Hart

FOOTSCRAY born, bred and brainwashed, Mavis Hart puts the gran into grand final. The 96-year-old has seen Footscray salute five times.

Tip threat flagged years ago

Cranbourne

METHANE fumes were drifting over Cranbourne residents for years before developers insisted on building homes closer to the garbage site.

Law 'abandons' cops' victims

Police

VICTIMS of police brutality have been abandoned by the State Government and will almost never get to claim compensation, the Law Institute of Victoria claims.

Bid to put bite on Viper Room

Mirror ball

BOUNCERS at a notorious South Yarra nightclub manhandled patrons, tried to cover up a shooting and repeatedly lied to investigators, police allege.

Black Friday fears for markets

Stockmarket

THE carnage on the global financial markets shows no sign of ending with the Australian stock market crashing to a three-year low yesterday.

Farmer's heartbreak in fields of gold

John Steel

MAGNIFICENT fields of canola near Bendigo are an amazing sight. But the sad truth is this crop could be just days away from being turned into hay.

Racing pigs at Royal Melbourne Show
Young fun: racing pigs are just one of the many attractions for kids at the Royal Melbourne Show. Picture: Rebecca Michael More

Hard labour for amazing mums

Karen Zini and Jenny Andersson

BEST friends Karen Zini and Jenny Andersson will never forget the broken down car and rocky road they took to motherhood together.

Our best 'burb is a little beauty

Christina Miesen and her daughter Anna

MELBOURNE'S most liveable suburb is Bentleigh East, a special Herald Sun panel has decided. It was judged the best suburb from a field of 50.

Faith builds anew for Bulldogs

Bulldogs

SATURDAY, March 23: It's been 54 years since the Bulldogs' one and only premiership, which means it hasn't happened in my lifetime.

Blow for Tigers rookie Dean Putt

Dean Putt

UP-and-coming Richmond ruckman Dean Putt is nursing a fat lip this week after being punched while watching a Victorian country football final last Saturday.

Jail for drunken basher

Murphy

A WOMAN-basher will spend at least six months in jail for his drunken and frenzied attack on a young nightclub patron who knocked back his advances.

Kids show true colours for Show

Racing pigs at Royal Melbourne Show

THE Royal Melbourne Show kicked off in spectacular style yesterday with a bumper crowd making the most of an action packed day.

Union fund under scrutiny

Dean Mighell

DEAN Mighell's Electrical Trades Union is under scrutiny from a corporate watchdog over transactions involving a redundancy fund.

Liberals vow to plug pipe

Sugarloaf

THE $750 million Sugarloaf pipeline will be turned off and no water sent to Melbourne if the Liberal-National coalition wins the next general election.

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