24+ min ago  (1013+ words) The average Australian visits a community pharmacy 18 times a year - more than any other health service. Pharmacies will only get more important as Australia's population gets older and sicker, and more scripts are dispensed. But policy failures are holding the…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (231+ words) Police have charged more than 350 people following a crackdown on the transport network, targeting violent and sexual offenders. Operation Waratah was established by the Police Transport Command (PTC) in 2024 to safeguard the community through coordinated, intelligence-led policing, with hundreds of…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (300+ words) The annual awards are an opportunity to honour our local community members who make Yarra such a wonderful place to live, work and visit. Whether it's advocating for residents in public housing, providing mentoring and opportunities for young people, going…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (321+ words) Renewed strikes and counterstrikes between Iran and the United States in the Gulf region have raised fears of a return to all‑out war, with Washington denying Tehran's claim that it had closed the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday....

4+ hour ago  (140+ words) Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a café in Essendon this morning. Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at the premises on Mount Alexander Road about 1am. Fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze, which caused significant…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (905+ words) Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (113+ words) The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Euramo yesterday evening, 12 July. Around 6pm, a Toyota Echo hatchback collied with a B-double semi-trailer at the intersection of Davidson Road and the Bruce Highway. The driver and sole occupant…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago  (464+ words) This study identifies a potential biological pathway linking chronic oral gum disease and infection to calcific aortic valve stenosis. The researchers focused on the bacteria called Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), which plays a disproportionately large role in causing gum inflammation and…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (178+ words) A 31-year-old man has died in hospital this afternoon after he succumbed to his injuries from a two-vehicle crash in Murarrie on Thursday night, 9 July. Initial investigations indicate around 8:13pm, a black Yamaha motorcycle collided into the back of a blue…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago  (84+ words) Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 12-year-old girl missing from Stafford Heights since 11 July. The girl (pictured) was last seen at a Redwood Street address around 9.30pm and has not been seen or heard from since. She is…...