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Tributes are flowing for Melbourne teacher Sunil Sharma, whose death has been confirmed in India.

Melbourne maths teacher drugged, bashed with baseball bat, then dumped in canal, say Indian police

Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute.

  • Alexander Darling and Rachael Ward

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Australian of the Year Neale Daniher was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013 but has raised awareness and funds for research into a cure.

‘Neale’s famous words are play on’: Remembering Neale Daniher, 65, after courageous MND fight

A towering figure in the AFL, Daniher fought against motor neurone disease for more than a decade.

  • Jake Niall, Jon Pierik, Bridget McArthur and Scott Spits
Eleanor Bryant’s husband Tim with their two children Charlie and Tully, now aged 13 and 11.

Eleanor was brave in her final act. It gives her family strength to carry on

In November 2024, Eleanor Bryant died defending children when a truck ran into a preschool. Her widower, Tim Bryant, speaks about what life has been like since.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Angela Ha, 24, died in a climbing accident at Mount Arapiles on April 27.

Climber who died after Mount Arapiles fall was a ‘bundle of joy’

Angela Ha has been remembered as a dedicated nature lover after her death at the popular climbing destination last week.

  • Alexander Darling
Eva Lasrini and her friend Marcia Harley.

Eva longed to see her daughters again, but she never made it on the plane

Eva Lasrini was meant to be in her home country of Indonesia with her daughters this week. Her body was found south-west of Melbourne on Saturday.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Ashleigh McMillan
Writer, editor and broadcaster Maria Prendergast.

As women talked to each other, famous men refilled their champagne glasses. That was Maria

Witty, generous and subversive, the writer, editor and broadcaster appeared to know everyone in Melbourne.

  • Joanna Murray-Smith
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Allen’s family greet mourners after the service

‘I don’t know how I’ll live with the loss’: Katie Allen’s husband leads tributes at packed memorial

It was standing room only at St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne as the doctor, medical researcher and parliamentarian was farewelled.

  • Annika Smethurst
Former Knox Grammar teacher William Gulson arrives at court on Tuesday.

The damning messages from former Knox teacher who procured student for sex

William Gulson discussed potential sexual activity and exchanged photos with a dating app user who told him they were a year 9 student, a court has found.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Ater good was the eldest child in his family, and a capable basketballer.

Fitzroy community in mourning after 16-year-old shooting victim identified

The death of Ater Good has been described as “a loss that words cannot fully express”, as police search for his killer.

  • Alexander Darling
Andre Rebelo pictured with his former partner, Grace Piscopo.

Murder, manslaughter and mayhem: The court stories that shook WA in 2025

It was a dramatic year in the Perth courts with some narrowly avoiding jail and others facing the next quarter of a century behind bars for crimes that horrified the state.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt