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Alexander Darling

Alexander Darling

Alexander Darling is a breaking news reporter at The Age.

The US-Iran conflict has entered a fourth day.

US-Iran war live updates: US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil; Three Australians on US submarine that sank Iranian ship, PM confirms; People ordered to evacuate southern Beirut

The conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, as reports of drone strikes spread across the region, and Iran vows revenge after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship. Follow our rolling coverage.

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Tehran comes under further attack from the US and Israel on Thursday.

US-Iran war news updates: Iranian warship sunk by torpedo off Sri Lanka; Hegseth says US ‘just getting started’; First repatriation flight lands in Sydney

Hundreds of people have been killed across the Middle East as strikes on Iran continue, and retaliatory strikes impact the entire region. Follow our rolling coverage.

  • Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly, Josefine Ganko and Alexander Darling
Victoria Police.

Police seize five guns, including AK-47, after tobacco shop fire

Officers believe this violence to be part of a wider trend of criminal syndicates looking to fill the vacuum left in the tobacco black market following the arrest of Kazem Hamad.

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Ed Sheeran at the Royal Childrens Hospital.

Ed Sheeran surprises hospital patients with impromptu children’s performance

The pop star has returned to Melbourne a week after his run of three huge shows at Marvel Stadium.

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Aaron Hammond and Chamindika Jayawardena of Hernes Oaks.

Couple found dead in regional Victoria after neighbour ‘heard gunshots’

Police are investigating after the bodies were discovered in a home in the Latrobe Valley.

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Smokes rises over Iran.

US-Iran war as it happened: Trump orders Iran to back down in fiery post; nine killed as hundreds storm US consulate

The US has joined Israel in launching a daylight attack on Iran’s capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown. Follow our rolling coverage.

  • Supratim Adhikari, Alexander Darling, Lynette Eyb, Ellen Connolly, Jessica McSweeney, Ashleigh McMillan and Angus Delaney
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Two more bands of heavy rain are forecast to hit Victoria from Sunday, after two storms earlier this week brought hail and flash flooding.

Parts of Victoria on flood watch as heavy rain set to continue

Victoria’s wild and wet end to summer is forecast to continue into March, with two more downpours expected before Tuesday.

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A community event was disrupted in Tim Wilson’s electorate of Goldstein on Thursday night.

Tim Wilson sold his house after election campaign safety fears

The shadow treasurer was targeted for the third time in nine months by the same far-right activist on Thursday after a federal election he says was so toxic it changed political culture for the worse.

  • Angus Delaney, Rob Harris and Alexander Darling
Ed Sheeran performs at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night.

Why Ed Sheeran visited a Melbourne cemetery

Ahead of the second of his three shows at Marvel Stadium, the pop star paid his respects to a departed friend.

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Hanson is calling for a referendum to avoid hate speech laws.

Australia news as it happened: Chalmers doesn’t rule out changes to negative gearing; Sussan Ley resigns, triggering Farrer byelection

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

  • Emily Kaine, Isabel McMillan and Alexander Darling