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Mum's house pact with Amorosi is an 'invention': lawyer

The singer-songwriter is suing her mother in the Victorian Supreme Court for full ownership of a property in Melbourne's southeast.

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Dellavedova to sit out again, NBL return date set

Matthew Dellavedova is targeting a return to the Melbourne United line-up in round six, having progressed well in his recovery from concussion.

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National road-user charges are needed – and most people are open to it, our research shows

The High Court ruled last week that Victoria’s road-user charge for electric vehicle (EV) drivers is unconstitutional. Because the court decided it’s an excise, only the Commonwealth can now impose such a tax.

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Record levels of illicit tobacco seized amid series of firebombing attacks in Melbourne

Australia’s illegal tobacco trade appears as lucrative as ever, but record levels of stock might signal a glut in the market

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Man extradited over cafe shooting murder of gangster

A Sydney man allegedly involved in the suburban cafe shooting of Melbourne gangland figure Gavin "Capable" Preston has been charged with murder.

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Melbourne tobacco store goes up in smoke amid gang war

Police are investigating if a suspicious fire at a tobacconist in Melbourne's north is linked to an illicit cigarettes turf war.

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Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction

Colossal Biosciences, which is behind bid to bring back Tasmanian tiger, teams up with Melbourne Zoo to save 15cm reptile

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Australian man jailed after sex-trafficked kids rescued

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he sexually abused children in the Philippines, before they were rescued.

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WBBL technology issue exposed as Strikers, Heat win

The Melbourne Stars have fallen victim to the WBBL's lack of umpire technology for selected matches after they were beaten in the final over by Adelaide.

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Hynes won't let Origin define him as Kangaroos utility

Nicho Hynes is ready to brush aside his 12-minute stint as NSW bench utility when he debuts off the interchange for Australia against New Zealand.

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MP arrested and interviewed as part of police probe

Ousted Labor MP Will Fowles has been arrested and released without charge as part of an probe into an alleged incident in Melbourne.

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Police look for witness in months-long probe into death

Police want to talk to a woman who witnessed officers arresting a 24-year-old man in Melbourne's north before he became unresponsive and died.

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A light touch, a feel for drama and a generous nature: author Alex Skovron wins the Patrick White Award

If you have ever been to the launch of a small-press poetry book at Collected Works bookshop (now defunct), or at one of the Readings bookstores, or at a bar or café in Melbourne, you may have seen a small, fit-looking, bespectacled man. He has a ready grin and eyes…

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Melbourne council dumps 'unlawful' prayer

A decades-old tradition of reciting a prayer before getting down to business has been scrapped by a Melbourne council over concerns it breaches human rights.

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To conservative and change-resistant attitudes

romesh dissanayake filed from Melbourne just before Australia's referendum vote

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Melbourne Renegades take down Strikers in WBBL upset

The Adelaide Strikers' 81-run upset loss to the Melbourne Renegades has extended the losing streak of WBBL teams winning the toss and bowling to seven games.

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Melbourne Fashion Week starts with a splash, literally

The sold out opening show for Melbourne Fashion Week was an ode to summer, with models walking a lap of a hotel pool deck.

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Death 'not suspicious' after body found at school

A post-mortem has determined the death of a man whose body was found in the greenhouse of a Melbourne school was not suspicious.

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Large crowd gathers at pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne as WA man mourns sister killed in Gaza

Australians are grieving for those killed on both sides of Israel-Hamas war, Adam Bandt tells protesters

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Goulding fires United to NBL win over Breakers

Melbourne United have ridden Chris Goulding's hot hand in the second half of a 97-88 win over New Zealand, maintaining top spot on the NBL ladder.

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Two children dead and two in critical condition after shed fire in Geelong

Preschoolers with severe burns airlifted to hospital in Melbourne, Ambulance Victoria says

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Max Gawn defends Dees' culture amid off-field trouble

Melbourne skipper Max Gawn has backed the AFL club's culture despite off-season controversies surrounding Clayton Oliver and Joel Smith.

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Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan bring funk to Jazz Festival

Music legends Chaka Khan and Nile Rodgers have played a packed Myer Music Bowl for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

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‘Earn or burn’: the firebombings and underworld conflicts exposing Australia’s illicit tobacco trade

Victorian detectives play catch-up as they suspect a ‘large proportion of the tobacco industry has been infiltrated by serious and organised crime’

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Hotel, soup kitchen or rebuild: could Melbourne’s illegally demolished Corkman pub rise again?

Developers have plans for a new building, but the old facade may return amid pressure to ‘rectify the community loss’

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