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19/06/2026

Police fear a so-called ISIS bride who recently returned to Australia will spread extremist ideology if she is freed on bail, but her lawyer says that will not be the case.

Police fear a so-called ISIS bride who recently returned to Australia will spread extremist ideology if she is freed on bail, but her lawyer says that will not be the case.

19/06/2026

A new report from the Clean Energy Council says the Victorian Coalition's policy for a two-kilometre buffer zone around renewable energy projects risks thousands of jobs and billions of investment dollars.

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19/06/2026

'The solo paso doble', 'hog handshake', 'hand to gland combat'.

On Afternoons, Dr Ann Jones recently explored how animals engage in self‑directed reproductive behaviours — a topic that can be both scientifically important and socially delicate.

Hence the euphemisms.

Tune in to Afternoons with Brigitte Duclos on 774 ABC Melbourne or on ABC listen: https://ab.co/ABCListenApp

hand to gland combat

19/06/2026

: Police have charged a 20-year-old from Melbourne's north-west with a number of charges including arson over a fire that destroyed the Adass Israel Synagogue in 2024.

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19/06/2026

Australia's soft plastics recycling industry is now operating at nearly triple the capacity it was at REDcycle's peak, but consumers are yet to be convinced.

The Greens have introduced a bill into the Senate in an attempt to create a mandatory responsibility scheme for plastic packaging producers.

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19/06/2026

Victorian state school teachers vote to reject the government's 28 to 32 per cent pay rise, despite their union's stance.

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19/06/2026

Indigenous and environmental groups are accusing a Chinese company of hoarding water on a Victorian property and causing a sacred waterfall to run dry.

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18/06/2026

A new report from the Victorian Auditor-General's Office finds authorities did not meet planned burn and fuel break targets before the 2024 Grampians bushfires.

The report warns communities and properties may be at risk if fire breaks are not put in place.

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18/06/2026

Kay Reid, the mother of premiership players Ben and Sam Reid, reveals that she and her husband Bruce's deep ties to the dead fugitive and his family date back two decades.

Kay Reid, the mother of premiership players Ben and Sam Reid, reveals that she and her husband Bruce's deep ties to the dead fugitive and his family date back two decades.

18/06/2026

Police are investigating whether a driver deliberately mowed down a gaggle of geese crossing a road in central Victoria.

Police are investigating whether a driver deliberately mowed down a gaggle of geese crossing a road in central Victoria.