Gold Logie winner Craig McLachlan has received half a million dollars in costs from Victoria Police after his high-profile acquittal on common ­assault and indecent assault charges. 

Students and teachers at state schools will suffer through a longer 12-week term in 2026 as a result of the Commonwealth Games. 

Violent prison inmates have been attacking each inside the crowded and understaffed Barwon Prison at Lara, while dozens of staff are rostered to work at a new, $1.1bn jail sitting empty next door. 

Red Bull gun Max Vestappen will launch from pole position in today’s Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park after smashing the lap record in a qualifying session late yesterday in front of a record crowd. 

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