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Bluesfest adds fresh blood in first line-up announce for 2023

Old favourites and new sounds are on the line-up in 2023, for the expected first real return to the international class fans have come to expect at Bluesfest. Among the 41 acts announced today are Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Beth Hart, Jackson Browne, Jason Isbell, Steve Earle, Robert Glasper, Elvis…

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Zahra Elham, the first woman to win Afghan Star, resettles in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

Fearing for her safety, the first woman to win TV singing contest Afghan Star has escaped to Melbourne, as the Taliban bans non-religious music once again.

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Storm show love for Wallabies' Koroibete

Despite losing winger Marika Koroibete to rugby, Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is still a fan and says his try-saving Springboks tackle is special in any code.

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Tigers confident after 'hell of a season'

Back after a one-year finals hiatus, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick thinks the 2022 regular season has been the best of his 12 years coaching.

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Jack Ledlin lacked 'murderous intent' during fatal Seaford stabbing, jury hears

Cameron Smith, a young tradie, was killed by Jack Ledlin after a fight broke out at Seaford in Melbourne's south-east in November 2020.

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Neal-Bullen happy to play Dees offsider

Alex Neal-Bullen was drafted with Christian Petracca and Angus Brayshaw in 2014 and is eyeing off a second premiership with his Demon teammates.

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Cryptocurrency company accidentally transfers $10.5m to Australian woman and doesn’t notice for seven months

Thevamanogari Manivel used money to buy Melbourne property before supreme court granted Crypto.com freeze on her bank account

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‘Most extraordinary’: Geoffrey Cumming wows Melbourne with $250m medical donation

One of largest donations in Australian history to go towards therapeutic treatments for global pandemics

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Jail sentence for Jahdon Tamati who was COVID-positive and high on ice when he tried to avoid arrest

Jahdon Tamati, 32, has been jailed over a terrifying incident during Melbourne's 2020 lockdown in which he reversed his vehicle while evading arrest, hurling a police officer into the air.

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Twin brothers Jonathan and Benjamin Siero cycle across the Nullarbor

Brothers Jonathan and Benjamin Siero say seeing their stepfather's response to their fundraising efforts has really meant something as they ride from Perth to Melbourne.

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Coach Bellamy backs his Storm enforcer

Ahead of the clash with the Eels, Storm coach Craig Bellamy says Nelson Asofa-Solomona doesn't need to change his tackle technique despite a lengthy rap sheet.

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Swans rucks on guard for dominant Gawn

Sydney duo Tom Hickey and Sam Reid have been given the mammoth task of stopping Melbourne captain Max Gawn in their AFL qualifying final.

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Victorian Farmers Federation rejects call to ban older trucks from Melbourne, Sydney

Research that shows exhaust pollutants kill more than 400 Australians a year is driving a call to ban older vehicles from two capital cities. But farmers say they can't justify the replacement costs.

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$10 Million Oops! Fortune Didn't Favor the Brave, But A Crypto.com Blunder Favored This Woman

Thevamanogari Manivel, a Melbourne, Australia-based user of Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, requested a refund from the company in the sum of $100 in May 2021, when Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ebbed and flowed between $32,700 and $59,000.

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New pandemic drugs centre for Melbourne

An international businessman has donated $250 million to set up a pandemic therapeutics centre in Melbourne's biomedical precinct.

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Melbourne driving school for Chinese speakers apologises for calling female instructors 'timid and weak'

A Melbourne driving school for Chinese speakers apologises after sexist marketing on its website denigrating female instructors triggered a backlash in the local Chinese community.

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Eels must rise to tough NAS battle: Arthur

Brad Arthur is aware Parramatta must get on top of Melbourne big man Nelson Asofa-Solomona in their bid to secure a top-four spot on Thursday.

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Mother's plea to save others from the drug spiral that killed her son

The spiralling toll of overdose deaths across Melbourne has fuelled calls for a second injecting facility to open in the city's CBD.

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'Ruthless' Demons are back: Jack Viney

Melbourne vice-captain Jack Viney is adamant the Demons have rediscovered a "ruthless edge" to their game ahead of the AFL finals.

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Photos: Holly Holm through the years

Check out these photos of former UFC champion Holly Holm through the years

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PM may not reroute $2.2b for Vic rail loop

Billions in federal funding set aside for Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop might not be reallocated to health if the opposition wins the November state election.

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Julia was knocked down by an e-scooter and her medical bill was $15,000. So who's financially liable?

There have been a number of serious accidents in Australia involving e-scooters. But for those involved, the fine print surrounding who is liable can be tricky to navigate.

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No full-stage operas for Melbourne in 2023

There are no venues for fully-staged operas in Melbourne in 2023, according to Opera Australia. But the city's Arts Centre said the State Theatre is available.

Daily Mirror

Fatal mistake that killed boy, 6, as he enjoyed his favourite ride at Easter carnival

When last ride was called on the final day of Melbourne's Rye Easter Carnival, Eugene Mahauariki lined up with a younger friend - but tragically he was placed into a seat meant for someone bigger

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Papley set to be fit for Swans' AFL final

Sydney co-captain Callum Mills is thankful for the pre-finals AFL bye, with star Swans forward Tom Papley tracking to play against Melbourne on Friday night.

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