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Alleged tram stabber heckled while appearing in court

A man accused of stabbing a woman in the neck on a tram has faced court where he was heckled by a member of the public.

AAP · Oct 7

Ridley upbeat as Cats, Bombers swap players and picks

Essendon have traded luckless defender Jordan Ridley to Geelong in a deal for utility Jack Bowes and future draft picks.

AAP · Oct 7

Bishop's victims praised for bringing down powerful man

A Vatican investigator says the conviction and sentence of a powerful former bishop is a good result for the Indigenous victims he abused at boozy barbeques.

AAP · Oct 7

Clash on migration numbers as costings questioned

One Nation claims the cost of rents would be slashed by thousands of dollars a year under its migration proposal, following internal modelling.

AAP · Oct 7

Housing target slips further away as data centres boom

Australia's housing construction pipeline is the largest it's been, but headwinds are growing as the nation aims to build 1.2 million homes in five years.

AAP · Oct 7

Detective reduced to tears over discovery of slain men

Emotions have run high in a courtroom as a detective recounted how she identified two bodies as those of Beau Lamarre-Condon's alleged victims.

AAP · Oct 7

Conflicts of interest most common corruption red flag

Hundreds of recommendations by a state corruption watchdog remain private despite an ongoing push by the agency for more transparency.

AAP · Oct 7

Sidelined Eel earns Lebanon World Cup call-up

Mitchell Moses and Adam Doueihi's withdrawal from the Lebanon squad has led to Mohamed Alameddine earning a call-up for the Cedars' World Cup campaign.

AAP · Oct 7

Murderer jailed for bashing, strangling uncle to death

After strangling his frail and defenceless uncle with a phone line, Jethro Curtis logged onto his victim's bank account and then fled more than 200 kilometres.

AAP · Oct 7

High Court ruling in coal court case spooks miners

Australian miners are worried investments could dry up after a critical High Court finding on coal mining emissions that could be felt globally.

AAP · Oct 6