A FORMER Hawthorn player and his wife are threatening legal action against the club, saying it has “abandoned” them in the aftermath of its­ ­racism scandal.

STAMP duty should be axed to give homebuyers on moderate incomes more options and limit Melbourne’s outer suburban sprawl, a new report says.

RENEGADE MP Moira Deeming has appeared to contradict claims by John Pesutto that she had made important new concessions to help prevent her expulsion from the Liberal Party room.

BARACK Obama is potentially in line for a $1m payday as he kicks off a whirlwind tour of Australia that has already included an off the record audience with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Kirribilli House.