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The Ballarat food entrepreneur: ‘It just doesn’t make sense for us to be miserable’

Lilly Wright moved to Australia from Malaysia 11 years ago and spends $2,400 a fortnight supplying her market stall and cooking classes. She says local and federal governments could do more to help small business

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025

Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail

Child protection group Bravehearts says some may see his death as ‘the end of a dark chapter’ but for survivors, the trauma remains

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2025

Sissy Austin was attacked while running. Now she wants to help women and gender-diverse people take back the track

The campaign launch comes 12 months after another Ballarat woman, Samantha Murphy, was allegedly murdered while out for a run

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2025

Allanah lost her son when she was 22 weeks pregnant. Now she’s helping others through the grief of stillbirth

Australia has protocols for stillbirths and neonatal deaths, but the quality of care varies widely across the country

The Guardian - AU · Dec 28, 2024

Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend wants city trial

A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend wants his trial to be held in Melbourne, away from the regional city of Ballarat where the alleged murder occurred.

AAP · Dec 9, 2024

Regional Australia has welcomed Iranian Bahá’ís with open arms. Back home, we’d be persecuted

The community-building activities my family and I participate in every week are a core part of our faith. In Iran, it would see us arrested

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2024

Murder Trial Of Ballarat Mum Samantha Murphy Fast-Tracked After 23 Y.O. Pleads Not Guilty

Samantha Murphy disappeared in February after she left her home for a morning run. Her body has never been found.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 14, 2024

Samantha Murphy: Ballarat murder trial fast-tracked after Patrick Stephenson pleads not guilty

Court hears Stephenson denies murdering Ballarat woman after her family last saw her leaving to go on a run

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2024

Latest search for Samantha Murphy's body called off

Almost ten months after Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy was last seen alive, the most recent search for her body was called off.

AAP · Sep 26, 2024

New search for Samantha Murphy's body continues

Police have renewed the search for the remains of Samantha Murphy, who disappeared without a trace while on a run last summer.

AAP · Sep 24, 2024