Melissa Meehan

Australia

Reporter at Australian Associated Press (AAP)

Freelance Journalist at Star News Group (Australia)

AAP 2.0 Melbourne. Dabbling in kids mags. Former editor Star Mail Newspapers. Opinions my own. Retweets not endorsements.

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Articles

Pope Francis mourned as 'Australian in his informality'

2 days ago | newcastleherald.com.au | Alex Mitchell |Melissa Meehan |Luke Costin

Pope Francis has been lauded as a man who inspired people to live with courage and compassion. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOSPope Francis's Australian-like informality and love of the people are being remembered as million of Catholics mourn the pontiff's passing.
Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

1 month ago | leadertoday.com.au | Melissa Meehan |Jim Jin

A doctor who stole a colleague's prescription pad and forged her signature had his tangled web of lies uncovered when […]
Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

1 month ago | perthnow.com.au | Melissa Meehan

A teal MP and her husband have apologised after he was caught on video removing a sign promoting her political opponent. Peter Jordan, the spouse of Monique Ryan, federal member for Kooyong in Melbourne's inner east, backed down and apologised on Monday just hours after the footage of him was leaked. "I unreservedly apologise for removing the sign," he said in a statement. "It was a mistake.
One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | Melissa Meehan

Gym staff helped save Austin Blight's life with CPR and defibrillation before paramedics arrived. Photo: HANDOUT/AMBULANCE VICTORIAThere were no warning signs when teenager Austin Blight went into cardiac arrest. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

1 month ago | thewest.com.au | Melissa Meehan
Doctor stole Doctor stole colleague's prescription pad and forged her signature, VCAT hearsprescription pad and forged her signature, court hears

1 month ago | 9news.com.au | Melissa Meehan

A doctor who stole a colleague's prescription pad and forged her signature had his tangled web of lies uncovered when he took his crimes interstate. His conduct was revealed in court documents presented before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last week. Peter Whyte was working at a West Australian hospital in June 2020 when he stole the prescription pad from a colleague.
Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

1 month ago | mudgeeguardian.com.au | Melissa Meehan

Teal MP Monique Ryan's husband was caught red-handed on video removing a rival's sign. Photo: Supplied, Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOSA teal MP and her husband have apologised after he was caught on video removing a sign promoting her political opponent. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

1 month ago | illawarramercury.com.au | Melissa Meehan

Teal MP Monique Ryan's husband was caught red-handed on video removing a rival's sign. Photo: Supplied, Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOSA teal MP and her husband have apologised after he was caught on video removing a sign promoting her political opponent. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Woman dug through dog vomit to find man's toes to sell

1 month ago | thenewdaily.com.au | Melissa Meehan |Rachel Ward

A woman who took human toes from dog vomit to sell them on an online black market has avoided jail “by the barest of possible margins” for her macabre crime. A Melbourne court was told Joanna Kathlyn Kinman collected bizarre items and previously sold stillborn pets through the “Bone Buddies Australia” Facebook group. She was employed at a Victorian animal shelter as a ranger when two dogs regurgitated the toes and other remains in February 2024.
'Buried' wedge-tail eagle report too important to rush

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | Melissa Meehan

Victoria's Greens want Labor to release a 2018 report on the deaths of protected wedge-tail eagles. Photo: HANDOUT/BirdLife TasmaniaA "buried" report on the deaths of hundreds of native birds won't be released any time soon, with the Victorian government taking its time to "get it right".