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Aged-care boss says staff trained before deadly COVID-19 outbreak

The former boss of a Melbourne aged-care home says the facility had processes to protect against a COVID outbreak before resident deaths.

The New Daily

AFL Round-Up: Melbourne and Port Adelaide thrive on fine margins, and who is to blame for the West Coast situation?

Round eight proves the season will be defined by a series of thrillers, while West Coast's road back to relevance looks like being a long one. We digest the week that was.

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Gasly: Bouncing back "important" for Alpine after Baku F1 misery

Alpine has endured a torrid run since the Australian GP, with both Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon colliding in Melbourne, while neither could crack the points-scoring positions in the sprint or the main race in Azerbaijan.

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Gasly: Miami bounce back "important" for Alpine F1 team after Baku misery

Alpine has endured a torrid run since the Australian GP, with both Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon colliding in Melbourne, while neither could crack the points scoring positions in the sprint or the main race in Azerbaijan.

Autosport

Heroin overdoses surge in Melbourne as health services struggle to cope

Victorian capital’s CBD recorded most fatal heroin overdoses in country between 2020 and 2022, with 12,000 syringe kits now handed out each month

The Guardian - AU

F1 drivers urge FIA to avoid late standing restarts

The matter was discussed in Friday’s drivers’ briefing in Miami as part of the ongoing fallout over the chaotic final restart in Melbourne, when there were several accidents.

Motorsport

Melbourne Vixens earn 74-73 Super Netball win over West Coast Fever, NSW Swifts beat Sunshine Coast Lightning 67-63

Late heroics from Kiera Austin lift the Melbourne Vixens to a thrilling one-goal win over the West Coast Fever, denying the Western Australians top spot on the Super Netball ladder.

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A Melbourne Woman Has Been Found After Surviving 5 Days In The Bush On Just Wine Lollies

“I didn’t know when they were going to find me … I thought I was going to die there.”

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VicPol raids net big haul of pot, rifles and cash

A man, 33, has been hit with a raft of charges after police seized $125,000 worth of cannabis plants and six rifles in suburban Melbourne

The New Daily

Woman bogged in remote high country for almost a week resorts to wine, despite being a non-drinker

A simple wrong turn and a single bottle of wine resulted in a Melbourne woman's picturesque high country holiday becoming a fight for survival.

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Western Bulldogs beat GWS in Canberra, Fremantle thump Hawthorn and Melbourne hold off Gold Coast

The Western Bulldogs survive some final quarter jitters to beat rivals GWS, while Fremantle claim a much-needed and convincing win over Hawthorn and Melbourne hang on to beat Gold Coast.

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Liberal MP Stuart Robert, who claimed 'absolute responsibility' for Robodebt's implementation, to retire from politics

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton now faces another by-election just weeks after defeat in the Melbourne seat of Aston.

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Unlikely new generation of farmers supplying some of nation's top restaurants

Chloe and Jered have swapped their inner-city lifestyle to join a growing number of micro farmers, sowing the seeds of happiness while providing fresh produce to some of the country's top restaurants.

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The hunt: the little-known war being waged over horse and hound foxhunting in Australia

It’s a scene that conjures images of the controversial British activity. UK hunters are travelling 16,000km to do it outside Melbourne

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Brisbane Lions beat Carlton Blues by 26 points to move to the top of the AFL ladder

Brisbane's 26-point win over Carlton, off the back of four electric goals from in-form Charlie Cameron, is enough to move the Lions to the top of the AFL ladder.

The Guardian - AU

Cold snap to sweep Australia’s south-east with temperatures set to drop up to 8C below average

Rain band will bring showers for Sydney and Melbourne while snowfalls are forecast across alpine regions in Tasmania and Victoria

ABC News

Horse training company Saloon Park sentenced after death of apprentice jockey Mikaela Claridge

A horse training company has been convicted and fined $350,000 in a Melbourne court over the 2019 death of 22-year-old Mikaela Claridge.

The New Daily

Mourners honour people’s priest Father Bob

Father Bob Maguire has been mourned at a state funeral, with close friends and family remembering his social justice work and sense of humour.

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Father Bob Maguire honoured at a state funeral at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral

Premier Daniel Andrews and TV and radio presenter John Safran were among those who spoke at a state funeral for Father Bob Maguire in Melbourne.

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African-Australian families detail allegations of bullying and racism at Melbourne school

More than a dozen African-Australian families who lodged a human rights commission complaint three years ago alleging racism and bullying by staff at a Melbourne school say the school involved is yet to properly acknowledge their experiences.

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Collingwood, Melbourne and St Kilda are the AFL's top trio — and if they all finish top four it will be the first time since 1939

For the Magpies, the Demons and the Saints, it's been a strong start to the AFL season, and at this early stage we are on track for something not seen in VFL/AFL history since the start of World War II, writes Andrew McGarry.

ABC News

Helicopter with army markings that made emergency landing on Melbourne oval not part of ADF

The Australian Defence Force says it is making inquiries after a helicopter painted in army colours that is no longer part of its fleet made an emergency landing in Melbourne this afternoon.

The Guardian - AU

ABC’s Insiders moving to Canberra after 21 years in Melbourne

Exclusive: Political discussion show to move to nation’s capital, in move expected to save on travel budget

ABC News

Inside Melbourne's controversial supervised injecting centre

7.30 goes inside Melbourne's supervised drug injecting room, which experts say is helping keep drugs off the street, while some locals say it's made things worse.

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MasterChef Australia to return to air Sunday, preceded by tribute to judge Jock Zonfrillo

The program's 15th-season debut episode will air with the support of Zonfrillo's family, after the celebrated chef was found dead in Melbourne early on Monday morning.

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