The Herald has spoken to several locals who knew the family living at the Sanson house.

This week, Jayden Wells shed tears as he was sent to prison on a variety of charges.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stopped short of saying he supported Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan's new "adult time for violent crime" law reforms, which could see children as young as 14 jailed for life.

The federal and state leaders fronted a press conference together today to announce the opening of Melbourne's highly anticipated West Gate Freeway Tunnel, just days after Allan's controversial announcement earlier this week.

Her government said it will introduce new legislation to crack down on youth offenders committing serious offences — like machete crime, home invasion, carjacking and armed robbery — to be tried in an adult court and face greater penalties.

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Albanese was questioned on what he thought about the proposed measures on his first visit to the state since they were announced.

He failed to say whether he supported the laws, but understood the premier had made the decision to keep residents safe.

"Australians want to be safe. State governments determine their own policy, but Australians do want to be safe," he told reporters.

"So I certainly understand that the Premier has made this decision, which is consistent with her commitment to keeping Victorians safe."

Under the proposed laws hoped to be passed by parliament before the end of the year, children as young as 14 will be tried in adult court for a range of violent offences, with the maximum penalty to be raised to life imprisonment.

The reforms are akin to the Queensland government's tough "adult crime, adult time" laws.

"We want courts to treat these violent children like adults, so jail is more likely and sentences are longer," Allan said at a press conference earlier this week announcing the measures.

"This will mean more violent youth offenders going to jail, facing serious consequences."

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But the premier came under fire from her colleagues across the bench and legal experts, who claim the laws would impede the state's human rights obligations.

They have also questioned the timing of the announcement, as the premier seeks another term at next year's looming state election.

Senator Lidia Thorpe said the laws were not about safety, but the election, adding that Indigenous and ethnic children would be unfairly targeted.

"The Premier wants to lock up 14-year-olds for life and pretend that's leadership. It's unfathomably cruel and the most shameful attempt to cling to power," she said.

"Every child Labor locks up is a child the government has already failed — in housing, mental health, disability support, education and care.

"Prison makes children more traumatised, more disconnected, and more likely to reoffend. It is harmful and does not make anyone's communities safer."

The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, Human Rights Law Centre, and Amnesty International have all strongly condemned the laws and called for the state to reverse their course of action, saying the penalties are "cruel", "shameful" and "inhumane".

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The kumete whakairo was carved as a peace gift to politician Robert Graham in 1878.

An Australian scientist has discovered a new species of bee with demon-like horns while researching an endangered flower in Western Australia.

Native bee scientist and Curtin Adjunct Research Fellow Kit Prendergast was surveying pollinators of the Marianthus aquilonaris wildflower in Bremer Range in the remote WA Goldfields when she stumbled upon an unfamiliar type of bee.

Prendergast named the female bee Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, a nod to her favourite Netflix show, because of the winged insect's distinctive horns.

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Lucifer is a British drama series starring Welsh actor Tom Ellis as the title character.

"I discovered the species while surveying a rare plant in the Goldfields and noticed this bee visiting both the endangered wildflower and a nearby mallee tree," Prendergast said.

The Australian native lucifer bee has never been spotted before – and DNA barcoding confirmed it does not match any previously discovered species.

Its presence during a mass flowering of an endangered host suggests this bee may be of "conservation concern", according to a journal article published by Prendergast and Joshua W. Campbell.

"This species visits a critically endangered plant, Marianthus aquilonaris, in a region that targeted for mining (around Lake Johnston of the Goldfields)," Prendergast said in a post on Instagram.

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"For many threatened plants, we do not even know what visits them.

"For many mining and development projects, there is no requirement to even survey, let alone mitigate or offset potential impacts on the native bee and invertebrate communities.

"Not only does the name lucifer refer to Lucifer, but it is also Latin for 'Lightbringer', and I hope this new species shines light on the need to better invest in, monitor, and research Australian native bees and their conservation."

The Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer bee is the first of its genus to be discovered in 20 years.

Australia is home to an estimated 2000 native bee species.

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Queensland's measles outbreak has widened after health authorities confirmed a fourth infected person had attended the Jelly Roll concert.

Metro South Public Health Unit said the person did not know they were infected when they saw the American rapper perform at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 24.

They then visited the Mustang Brothers Football Club on November 8, Mullein Pharmacy Hillcrest on November 12, and Logan Hospital Emergency Department on November 12 and 14.

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Three more infected concertgoers were also found to have spent time in the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Wide Bay areas.

Health authorities are conducting contact tracing and will notify anyone who may have been exposed, but urged others who visited the same locations to monitor for symptoms.

The warning comes just days after a Queenslander unknowingly infected with measles visited several locations during their travel to Sydney.

They attended the Oasis concert at ACCOR Stadium on November 8, as well as the Sydney Airport, CBD, Inner West and trains on November 8 and 10.

NSW Health has consequently also issued a measles alert.

"It's important for people to stay vigilant if they've been exposed, and if they develop symptoms, to please call ahead to their GP or emergency department to ensure they do not spend time in the waiting room with other patients," Health Protection NSW Executive Director Dr Jeremy McAnulty said.

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Tens of thousands are estimated to have attended the Jelly Roll and Oasis concerts.

Measles, a highly contagious infection that can lead to a red spotty rash, fever, cough, runny nose and sore eyes, can begin to present itself between 10 to 18 days from the time of contact.

Anyone who believes they may be infected should avoid public spaces and get tested. 

NSW and Queensland health authorities are using the recent cases of measles to remind the public, particularly children and those aged 60 or under, to ensure they are vaccinated against the preventable disease. 

The full list of exact exposure times has been published on the Queensland Health and NSW Health websites. 

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President Donald Trump announced he is officially rescinding his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and attacked her in personal terms, while the congresswoman countered that Trump was trying to make an example of her to prevent the release of files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The president's post marked a major political breakup weeks in the making – a dramatic intensification of a simmering back-and-forth between the two former allies, who grew apart as Greene criticised Trump on a number of fronts.

It spilled into a messy exchange of blows as the controversy around Epstein again took centre stage in Washington.

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"I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of 'Congresswoman' Marjorie Taylor Greene," Trump said in a post to social media, adding that Greene, who is running for re-election in 2026, has "gone Far Left."

He added: "She has told many people that she is upset that I don't return her phone calls anymore, but with 219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead, I can't take a ranting Lunatic's call every day."

Greene has publicly warned in recent weeks that Trump has been too focused on foreign policy and is not doing enough to sell his domestic agenda at home – taking her message to outlets like CNN and ABC's The View.

Greene, who arrived in Congress in 2021, has until recently been an ardent and outspoken Trump supporter.

The Georgia Republican responded to Trump in a social media post, writing, "Of course he's coming after me hard to make an example to scare all the other Republicans before next weeks vote to release the Epstein files."

She added on Saturday that she is facing threats against her, which she said Trump had helped fuel.

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"I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. The man I supported and helped get elected," Greene wrote on X.

Trump defended his efforts to engage with foreign leaders and travel abroad amid Greene's criticism, suggesting that his relationships on the world stage have benefited her district and expressing openness to endorsing a potential primary challenger.

"Marjorie Taylor Greene said, 'Oh, gee, I'm spending too much time overseas. So let's say I don't meet with China. You know what's happened right now to Georgia? To every other state?" Trump said aboard Air Force One.

He continued: "They're not working because your magnets and your rare earths would've kicked in, and there wouldn't have been a factory in the world working if I didn't have a relationship overseas with China."

Trump said that he is in the United States "95, 98 per cent of the time."

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"The last thing I want to do is travel 22 hours in an airplane, as nice as this plane is," he said.

Trump warned that Greene has "changed" politically in recent weeks as the Georgia congresswoman has publicly lambasted the White House's messaging on the government shutdown and Epstein.

"I think that her constituents aren't going to be happy. Already, I have people calling me. They want to challenge her to a race in her district in Georgia," Trump said.

He also said he was open to endorsing a rival GOP candidate in a primary race.

Greene is one of four House Republicans who signed on to a discharge petition to force a vote on release of Justice Department documents pertaining to the Epstein case, but CNN has reported that the number of House Republicans who could break from Trump and vote for the files' release could be greater.

Trump has repeatedly and emphatically described calls for transparency around his ties to Epstein as a "hoax."

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But Greene's message has also extended more broadly to target Trump's economic policies, suggesting that the White House needs to improve its messaging on affordability issues.

Greene fired back in her social media post with a pair of screenshots of text messages that appeared to be sent to Trump and his aide Natalie Harp.

Most Americans, she wrote, "wish he would fight this hard to help the forgotten men and women of America who are fed up with foreign wars and foreign causes, are going broke trying to feed their families, and are losing hope of ever achieving the American dream."

In a message to a contact in her phone labelled "DJT," Greene encouraged Trump to "lean into" Epstein's ties to other high-profile figures and what she described as the "deep state."

In a separate message to Harp, she voiced her support for Trump but said the White House must "stop ignoring the women. … Them being raped as teenagers is not a hoax."

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An investigation is under way into a "targeted" shooting after a home in Sydney's south-west was sprayed with bullets early yesterday morning.

Police were called to a property on MacKellar Street in Casula about 2.20am yesterday following reports shots had been fired into the home.

Multiple rounds had been fired into the empty property, police said.

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It is understood up to 40 shots were fired before the shooters left the scene.

Police believe the shooting is targeted.

NSW Police Superintendent Scott Tanner yesterday said it may be linked to organised crime.

Tanner also had a blunt message for the alleged offenders.

"There's only two outcomes for the people who are involved in this, and that is they'll either go to jail or be dead," he said.

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Nobody was home at the time of the incident and there are no reports of any injuries.

The family previously living at the home moved out weeks ago to begin renovations.

Investigators said a black Audi was seen driving west along Leacocks Lane following the incident.

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Families on the street have been left shaken.

"I didn't sleep after that. You don't expect that that close to home, that's not on," one neighbour told 9News.

"We've got kids. As soon as I heard it, I covered his ears so he didn't wake up."

Anyone with information is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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Dr Maheer Shah didn't even want to be a dentist; now he's using his dentistry skills to run a six-figure side hustle making jewellery for your teeth.

Grillz are removable dental accessories often made from gold and diamonds and Shah is the founder of one of Australia's only grillz businesses, Dr Grillz.

He can charge up to $5000 for a single removable set and right now, business is booming.

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"Now I'm getting this demand for permanent work," Shah told 9news.com.au.

"I think the culture is moving in that direction – everyone's got so many tattoos now, and piercings, the permanent gold teeth and diamond teeth is probably the next phase."

Born in Nairobi and raised in the suburbs of Perth, Shah decided to pursue dentistry after hearing that a schoolmate's dentist dad only had to work three days a week.

He went in blind and admitted he didn't have much "natural talent".

But he persevered and completed his degree in 2015.

The idea for Dr Grillz struck him just a few weeks later, when he went to see his favourite DJs perform.

"I won some backstage passes, so I met them before their show and they had grillz in," Shah said.

When he asked about the accessories, the DJs confessed they travelled abroad to buy them because grillz were so hard to find in Australia.

Shah immediately saw it as an opportunity.

After the show, his mates wanted grillz of their own, so he connected with designers and jewellers to create them.

It became a hobby, one he shared online via his Dr Grillz Instagram page.

Most of the dentists he worked with called it a "gimmick", insisting it wouldn't amount to anything.

But Shah's social media page had started to gain traction.

Before long, total strangers were reaching out to order custom grillz.

Still working full-time as a dentist, Shah slowly built a team of designers, jewellers and technicians to help bring each set of custom grillz to life.

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He did most of the work for Dr Grillz between appointments or on weekends, but Shah didn't mind dedicating that time to a creative outlet.

And at up to $5000 a pop, grillz were becoming a lucrative little side hustle.

"A little silver tooth would maybe be $200 or $300, and if you wanted a little tooth gem that's somewhere between $30 and $50," Shah explained.

"But then, when the pieces start to get bigger, covering multiple teeth, then it'll move to that $500 to $1000 mark.

"And then when you add diamonds, or if they're very big pieces, it goes into the thousands – up to $5000."

He charges even more for permanent work, though it's not something he does often.

On one occasion, Shah created a custom gold and diamond implant worth several thousand dollars to replace a patient's missing tooth.

But he's reluctant to do anything permanent that could damage a patient's natural smile – even though he could charge tens of thousands for it.

"I'm still a dentist, my job is to protect your teeth," Shah said.

Dr Grillz is now a six-figure business and Shah will soon be opening a grillz studio in the Perth suburb of Northbridge.

Getting to this point hasn't been easy but the challenges he's faced building this side hustle are nothing compared to his day job.

"The mishaps you have in dentistry, the complications and pain and bleeding, is a way worse headache than grillz ever will be," he said.

At least his Dr Grillz clients are happy to see him – unlike many of the patients he sees working full-time across two private dentistry practices.

"When you work as a dentist, no one's really that excited to see you," Shah laughed.

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But he never considered giving up work as a dentist to focus on Dr Grillz alone.

About 55 per cent of Australians are currently earning money from a side hustle, or actively considering starting one, according to Westpac data.

Like many of them, Shah has had to play it smart with his money to keep his business going.

Without his salary as a dentist to fall back on, he doubts Dr Grillz would be as successful as it is today – if at all.

He urged other Aussies looking to build a brand or make cash on the side not to dive into a side hustle without considering how they'll pay rent when business is slow.

Because there's nothing that can kill a small business quicker than poor financial planning.

"If you can have a job that pays your bills and things like that, then all the money your side hustle makes, you can reinvest into the business," he said.

"And even if that business doesn't grow into something that makes you $1 million, it will lead you into that next thing that might be the golden ticket for you."

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Half a century has now passed since then-Governor-General John Kerr used constitutional powers to oust a sitting prime minister.

But there's a small chance it could happen again in modern politics.

The anniversary of the 1975 Gough Whitlam dismissal has prompted experts to warn there has been no law or rule change to stop the scandal from unfolding in parliament today.

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"The dismissal breathed new life into the arcane and archaic reserve powers of the Crown – long thought obsolete, yet hiding in plain sight in the Constitution," director of the Whitlam Institute, Professor John Juriansz, told nine.com.au.

"The basic institutional design of our system remains unchanged from those turbulent times."

A governor-general's power to dismiss a prime minister who has lost the confidence of the House of Representatives comes from the authority of the King or, as was the case in 1975, the Queen.

Juriansz said this week's milestone brings the dismissal back under the political microscope and challenges the image of modern Australian democracy.

He explained that although a repeat of November 11, 1975, is unlikely, the significant scope of a governor-general's reserve powers remains the same.

"No Constitutional amendment has arisen in the intervening years to restrict or remove these reserve powers – nor reform to enliven new powers to proclaim our national independence," Juriansz added.

"This anniversary compels us to revisit not only the constitutional questions but also the social and political forces that shaped Australia in 1975.

"As Australians grapple with renewed questions about trust in government, constitutional accountability and media freedom, the 50th anniversary of the dismissal offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the events that tested the nation's democratic institutions"

Historian and Palace Letters author Jenny Hocking also believes the anniversary should reignite an important debate around the quiet power of the Crown.

Hocking agrees that, though historically unique, the very same political events could unfold during Anthony Albanese's term.

"It could happen again if the same circumstances arose," Hocking explained.

"What I see is the need for a conversation, a national conversation, about how we might establish Australia as a fully independent nation, separate from what Gough Whitlam called the relics of colonialism that still exist in these sort of unexpected ways."

However, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – who announced the government will commission a new statue of Whitlam to mark 50 years since the dismissal – does not appear to agree the dismissal was a symptom of a greater constitutional issue.

He gave a scathing appraisal of former governor-general Kerr in a speech on the day of the anniversary.

"Make no mistake: November 11th, 1975, was not a 'constitutional crisis' – it was a partisan political ambush," Albanese said.

"There was no real precedent – and no legitimate pretext."

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