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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’

The Guardian - AU

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’

The Guardian - AU

Where’s my ride? How public transport deserts entrench inequality across Melbourne’s suburbs

Massive investment in Victoria’s public infrastructure has not always been linked to bus routes, meaning some on the city fringes have no choice but to drive

The Guardian - AU

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Magnitude 5.0 quake rattles Victoria, felt in Melbourne

Residents in Melbourne have felt a 5.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the southwestern Victorian coast.

AAP

Strikers roll Stars for 29 in record WBBL rout

Adelaide have dismissed Melbourne Stars for a WBBL record-low 29 on their way to a tournament-high 148-run victory in the first match of their title defence.

AAP

Fornaroli helps Victory to opening ALM win over Sydney

Coach Tony Popovic says Melbourne Victory's 2-0 win at Sydney FC was "a bonus" as his side got their A-League Men campaign off to a flying start.

AAP

Demons quash Kangaroos to go top of AFLW ladder

Melbourne have triumphed by 23 points in a blockbuster battle against North Melbourne to return to top spot on the AFLW ladder.

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Williams dominates as Phoenix keep winning in NBL

South East Melbourne Phoenix have made it three straight NBL wins with Alan Williams dominant in a 96-73 victory over the Brisbane Bullets.

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NBL's United beat Hawks as Lual-Acuil returns

Melbourne United welcomed former MVP finalist Jo Lual-Acuil back to the NBL in an 10-point defeat of the Illawarra Hawks.

AAP

Bulldogs add more AFL experience to football department

Seasoned operators Matthew Egan and Daniel Pratt have joined the Western Bulldogs in a new-look football department ahead of the 2024 AFL season.

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Melbourne grandmother stuck in Gaza, husband slams DFAT

The husband of a Melbourne woman trapped in Gaza has accused the federal government of being too slow in its repatriation efforts and sending mixed messages.

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Order of Australia recipient not guilty of stealth-rape

A Victorian jury has found a Sydney dermatologist not guilty of raping another man in a Melbourne home.

AAP

Arson probe after blaze at gym with bikie links

A police chemist is investigating the cause of a blaze that badly damaged a gym with alleged bikie links in Melbourne's north.

AAP

Revamped City move on from grand-final humiliation

Melbourne City have overhauled their squad after their A-League Men grand-final humiliation and coach Rado Vidosic is excited by their new mix.

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Dees primed for win over Kangaroos in AFLW flag defence

Having learnt from an upset loss to Adelaide in round six, Melbourne are bent on putting away North Melbourne as they hunt a second flag.

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Seven people in hospital after light plane crashes

A light aircraft has come off the runway at Barwon Heads airport, with more than a dozen passengers including an MP needing treatment from paramedics.

The Conversation

The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable

When Australia last went into El Niño, we had water supply issues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

The Independent UK

Mysterious burst of light and loud bang in Melbourne’s night sky could be meteorite

Eyewitnesses say their houses shook as they heard ‘loud explosion’

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Melbourne Got Rattled By A ‘Loud Bang’ Last Night And Everyone Is Asking WTF Was That?

Okay, it probably wasn't aliens.

AAP

Firies take fight to parliament over 'ignored' upgrades

Hundreds of uniform-clad firefighters have gathered in Melbourne's CBD to call for fire truck and safety equipment upgrades.

The Conversation

Property woes and punk sensibilities define Paradise Estate, Max Easton's witty new novel

Max Easton’s novel Paradise Estate offers a variation on the share-house drama epitomised by Monkey Grip (1977), Helen Garner’s chronicle of communal living in Melbourne.

The Guardian - AU

Mysterious loud bang heard in Melbourne’s north likely a meteor, expert says

Doreen and Mernda residents describe seeing flash of light followed by ‘massive explosion’ on Wednesday night

AAP

Demon Smith and new Blue Hollands in drugs drama

Melbourne's Joel Smith tested positive to cocaine after the round 23 win over Hawthorn, and now Carlton recruit Elijah Hollands is facing his own drug drama.

The Guardian - AU

AFL suspends Joel Smith after Melbourne player tests positive for cocaine

Melbourne AFL player Joel Smith has been provisionally suspended after returning a positive doping test conducted after a game in August

AAP

By-election date set for Daniel Andrews' old seat

The Victorian Liberals are weighing up whether to make a by-election tilt at former Labor premier Daniel Andrews' Melbourne seat of Mulgrave.

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