A 23-year-old Melbourne University biomedical student, Bar Phuc Cao, walked free from Melbourne Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to upskirting and secretly filming women in bathrooms and showers. Police discovered up to 150 photos and videos of women on his phone following incidents at District Docklands shopping centre and student accommodation in the CBD. Despite his guilty pleas, no conviction was recorded, and he received a 12-month good behaviour bond with an extended community corrections order.

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A 34-year-old Cranbourne man was arrested after allegedly evading police in a stolen car and carjacking a woman using a fake gun. The incident unfolded in Cranbourne this morning, with the suspect apprehended and taken into custody shortly after the carjacking. Police successfully captured the man before he could flee far from the scene.

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A 23-year-old Melbourne University biomedical student, Bar Phuc Cao, walked free from Melbourne Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to upskirting and secretly filming women in bathrooms and showers. Police discovered up to 150 photos and videos of women on his phone following incidents at District Docklands shopping centre and student accommodation in the CBD. Despite his guilty pleas, no conviction was recorded, and he received a 12-month good behaviour bond with an extended community corrections order.

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A driver armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into the Temple of Israel synagogue outside Detroit, Michigan, while 140 children were inside attending school and daycare. Armed guards on scene opened fire on the suspect, who was later found dead inside the vehicle, which erupted into flames and sparked a large fire through the building. Federal investigators are treating this as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community and are working to determine if it was an act of terror, with the bomb squad examining the vehicle for explosives.

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Prince William and Princess Kate visited London's Borough Market where they worked behind the bar at a brewery, pouring pints and making coffee. During the visit, Princess Kate made a rare public reference to her cancer diagnosis, revealing she has been cutting back on alcohol. Prince William declined the coffee Kate made for him because it wasn't decaf.

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The ACCC has issued a please explain to major fuel companies after retail petrol prices increased by up to 49 cents per litre since the Iran war began, with retail rises outstripping wholesale increases by up to 18 cents per litre in some locations. Perth motorists are paying the highest prices at $2.22 per litre, while Hobart has the cheapest at $2.15. Energy Minister Chris Bowen is relaxing fuel storage requirements by 20% to release an additional 762 million litres of fuel to regional areas, while also warning against Australians hoarding and reselling jerry cans at inflated prices.

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Victoria Pass on the Great Western Highway between Mount Victoria and Lithgow has been closed for at least three months after Transport for NSW crews discovered significant cracks and geological movement in the road surface. The closure affects thousands of residents in the Blue Mountains and Central West regions, shutting down a critical freight corridor. Motorists are being diverted along Bells Line of Road, adding hours to commutes between Sydney and western NSW.

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Piles of asbestos-contaminated waste have been illegally dumped on a private property in Leppington, Sydney's southwest, with testing confirming the presence of deadly asbestos fibres along with bricks, dirt and bathroom tiles. Documents from a Sydney high school were discovered among the dumped material, prompting an EPA investigation into potential links to an Education Department site. The illegal dumpers cut through a locked gate in early January, with security footage capturing a heavy vehicle near the property, and the Education Department has committed to cleaning up the site in coming weeks.

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Victorian public school teachers will strike for 24 hours on March 24, marking the first industrial action in 13 years after eight months of failed pay negotiations with the Allan Government. The Australian Education Union is demanding a 35 per cent pay rise over three years, citing that Victorian teachers earn around $300 less than their New South Wales counterparts and work an average of 12 hours unpaid overtime weekly. Hundreds of schools are expected to close, with 98 per cent of union members voting in favour of the strike action.

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A US KC-135 military refuelling aircraft has crashed in western Iraq with six crew members on board, prompting a rescue operation. US Central Command confirmed the crash was not due to hostile or friendly fire. Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has threatened to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and targeting US bases, vowing revenge for the deaths of his father, wife and others he called martyrs, while Israel conducts its biggest wave of attacks on Hezbollah in Beirut.

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