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Premier grilled after drug injecting room report leak

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan insists there is a sense of urgency to addressing Melbourne CBD drug overdoses despite keeping a key report secret.

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Nick Meaney's Storm future settled

Versatile back Nick Meaney has signed a new contract that will keep him in Melbourne until at least the end of the 2026 season.

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Breaking the ‘vicious cycle’ – The how and why of Australia’s new ProVelo Super League

Flipping the model to try and transform struggling national road series into thriving beacon for the sport and rider development

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Public transport fails to keep up with apartment boom

There are calls for a bigger focus on public transport during residential planning processes as Melbourne's apartment boom outstripped the number of services.

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Park asbestos scare widens as test results revealed

Authorities have confirmed asbestos contamination at three Melbourne parks as the scare widens to 10 sites.

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10 things we learned from the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Was the final result of the Japanese Grand Prix predictable? Ultimately, yes, but how this year's Formula 1 race at Suzuka unravelled wasn't entirely typical thanks to the variance in strategies across the field. Max Verstappen chalked up a third win as he embarks upon a seemingly inevitable march towards…

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‘Tone deaf’: Melbourne council criticised over plans to restore ‘heritage’ concrete roads

Historian supports preserving some of the interwar period roads, but Yimby activist criticises Boroondara council plan

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'Sometimes I'll be crap': Munster a work in progress

It might be a case of rocks and diamonds for Melbourne five-eighth Cameron Munster as he continues to rebound from his groin injury.

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The Hunter teenagers chasing gold at the National Netball Championships

The region has strong representation in Melbourne.

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EPA issues warning to councils after asbestos found in Melbourne parks

‘They’re all responsible for the quality of the mulch … and they’ll be held accountable’, says EPA regulation chief

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Demons to challenge Pickett suspension at AFL tribunal

Melbourne will head to the AFL tribunal to challenge Kysaiah Pickett's one-match ban, while Carlton have accepted Lachie Fogarty's suspension.

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Dumping and dirty sites could be asbestos mulch cause

Victoria's environmental regulator confirms asbestos fragments have been found at six Melbourne parks, but does not believe mulch producers are to blame.

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‘Scope for exploitation’: investors eye rooming house conversions amid Melbourne rental crisis

Explosion of interest has advocates worried about vulnerable residents and unregistered dwellings

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PM gets into the swing of Sikh spring

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attended Melbourne events marking the Sikh spring festival Vaisakhi and the 10th anniversary of Sikh Volunteers Australia.

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Fresh park asbestos threat as council warned

The Environment Protection Authority has found another Melbourne park potentially contaminated by asbestos as it hits a council with two remedial notices.

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Sally Capp looks back on six years as Melbourne lord mayor

The departing leader, the first woman directly elected, says gendered vitriol ‘hurt’, but didn’t deter her

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‘A lavish, jewel-studded palace’: is Melbourne’s Forum the best music venue in Australia?

Elaborately decorated with Greco-Roman columns and gargoyles, this beloved ex-theatre has also been a cinema and a Pentecostal church – and is now the city’s most ‘majestic’ live music venue

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Melbourne City - and Olyroos - sweat on Tilio injury

Socceroo Marco Tilio has suffered a quad injury and the Olyroos are nervously awaiting an update on whether it will rule him out of the U23 Asian Cup.

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Da Silva soars late for Victory derby win over City

Melbourne Victory remain in the hunt for an A-League Men top-two berth after coming from a goal down to beat rivals Melbourne City 2-1.

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Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne: a sleek, sky-high base for exploring the coastal capital

Every room has a view at this chic new 80-story outpost from the Ritz-Carlton group. Don’t forget to sample the picture-perfect menu at the highest restaurant in the city while you’re there, says Charlotte Lytton

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Roosters' Young facing ban, binned Radley not charged

Victor Radley has been cleared by the NRL match review over a tackle that saw him sin-binned, while Sydney Roosters teammate Dom Young faces a two-game ban.

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Asbestos problem grows after three more park detections

The number of sites affected by asbestos continues to grow, with three Melbourne reserves closed following the discovery of the toxic fibres.

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Leclerc: Ferrari lacking pace to challenge Red Bull to Suzuka F1 pole

During FP1, the only dry Friday session, Melbourne winner Carlos Sainz set the best time of the Ferrari duo during a short flurry of hot laps conducted on softs but was nonetheless 0.213s shy of Max Verstappen's headline effort.

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Leclerc: Ferrari "lacking a little bit of pace" to challenge Red Bull to Suzuka F1 pole

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Fagan, Lions can show us the path forward: Clarkson

After watching his side belted by the Brisbane Lions, North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson will keep the faith as he eyes the bigger picture.

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