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Panthers, Storm name injured stars for prelim final

Jahrome Hughes and Jarome Luai both hope to return from injury and play in Friday's Penrith-Melbourne preliminary final.

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First Supercars drive for Trans Am teen

Cleary joined Team 18's pool of drivers for the ride day in Melbourne, first experiencing Scott Pye's #20 Gen3 Camaro from the passenger seat with the co-driver Warren Luff at the wheel.

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Leniu's study of Melbourne prop to play out in prelim

Penrith prop Spencer Leniu describes Nelson Asofa-Solomona as Melbourne's "really big scary guy", and one he has been studying since high school.

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Man charged with alleged stabbing murder of woman

A man is due to face court charged with murder after a woman's body was found at a home in Melbourne's west.

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Storm centre Olam enjoying unexpected return for finals

Melbourne centre Justin Olam thought he was no chance of a return to the Storm's line-up come finals time after a brutal axing in July.

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More homes put up for sale as property rebound sets in

The spring selling season looks to have started early, with national listings surging more than 20 per cent in the last month of winter.

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Reece Walsh credits daughter Leila for Broncos success

Broncos No.1 Reece Walsh, 21, is a young father and he says his daughter Leila has helped him stay calm and grounded amid a whirlwind of adulation.

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Laidley praises AFL for support during dark times

North Melbourne premiership player and coach Danielle Laidley says AFL figures were among the first to help her three years ago.

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'Haunts us': mother lives in fear after ex's shooting

A Melbourne woman fears her daughter will be left without a mother if she ever has the misfortune of facing her ex-partner again.

AAP

Cleary hurts finger but Penrith backs halves to play

Jarome Luai and Nathan Cleary are expected to play in Penrith's NRL preliminary final against Melbourne despite injury concerns.

AAP

Ron Barassi to be honoured with state memorial as AFL weighs up renaming cup

The AFL Commission will make a final decision as calls grow for the league to rename the premiership cup after Australian sporting icon Ron Barassi

The Guardian - AU

State funeral for Barassi as AFL weighs up renaming cup

Calls are growing for the AFL to rename the premiership cup after football legend Ron Barassi, who will be farewelled at a state funeral.

AAP

Storm star Hughes hopeful of return for Panthers prelim

Melbourne star Jahrome Hughes has made promising progress as he races the clock to return for the Storm's preliminary final against Penrith.

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Referee Klein's finals fate won't hinge on Storm errors

NRL football boss Graham Annesley can't make any promises over Ashley Klein's hopes of officiating in the preliminary finals.

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Substack newsletters are a literary trend. What's the appeal – and what should you read?

Every week since August 2021, Australian author Bri Lee has released a regular weekly Substack newsletter, News & Reviews, to thousands of paid and unpaid subscribers.

The Guardian - AU

‘History is truly calling’, Burney declares as tens of thousands march for the voice across Australia

Minister for Indigenous Australians told Melbourne crowd she was almost crying when she saw the turnout for the rallies

The Guardian - AU

‘Bottom of the food chain’: e-scooter riders push for reimagining of Australia’s bike lanes

A new transport hierarchy is being negotiated in our cities, leading to friction on footpaths and bickering in bike lanes. Is there a better way?

The Guardian - AU

Burney tells pro-voice rally crowds ‘history is truly calling’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ron Barassi: pioneering player and formidable coach who embodied Australian rules football

Few have dominated and defined their sport the way Barassi did – he changed the game forever and leaves an incalculable legacy

The Guardian - AU

Ron Barassi, AFL great, dies aged 87

One of the sport’s most loved and influential figures has died peacefully and ‘surrounded by loving family’

The Guardian - AU

Sydney marathon runners warned about heat as above average warmth affects south-east Australia

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts warm weather to remain over coming days, with Sydney set to reach 30C and Melbourne 24C

Newcastle Herald

They fled the Taliban when Kabul fell. Now, all they want is to play football again

"When we were in Afghanistan, we did not have the right to play; now we are in Australia and if it is going to be the same, there has been no difference."

The Guardian - AU

Singing the Blues: Robbie Williams’s musical tribute to Carlton player after AFL win

‘De Koning’s in the air, everywhere I look around,’ Williams sang to tune of Love Is In The Air

The Guardian - AU

Tom Toon Thai Noodle Cafe, Melbourne: 23 kinds of papaya salad in the quiet end of Abbotsford

With Isan specialties, a rich, fragrant kway teow neua and an extensive selection of som tum, this Melbourne Thai restaurant is worthy of repeat visits

The Guardian - AU

Wasteful Melbourne still learning the hard way as Carlton party like it’s 1999

The Demons will wonder how they lost after dominating in the air and on the ground, and then allowing the Blues in at the death

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