Melbourne Cup-winning trainer John Symons has no choice but to cling to a “fairytale” and “history” as Knight’s Choice’s spring campaign “hanging by a thread”.

A man has died after a “brutal and violent attack” at a suburban shopping centre in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Sumud Flotilla has embarked on the final leg of its journey to break Israel’s naval blockade and deliver aid to people in war-battered Gaza.