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Melbourne recall big guns for clash against Lions

Melbourne have recalled a trio of premiership stars for their bumper AFL fixture against a Brisbane side bolstered by the return of captain Dayne Zorko.

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Chris Fagan's Lions out to prove they're no AFL fluke

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan knows his AFL side can dispel all doubters when Melbourne visit the Gabba on Friday.

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Melbourne Now is warm and fuzzy but goes to dark places

The new contemporary art at NGV Australia showcases the works of 200 artists, with gallery-goers invited to imagine what it's like to be a bee.

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St Kilda AFL injury merry-go-round continues

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is expecting the best version of the Western Bulldogs in round two at Marvel Stadium, despite a heavy first-match loss to Melbourne.

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Munster set for Storm comeback against Tigers

Melbourne playmaker Cameron Munster has trained strongly despite his injured finger and is set to line up in the Storm's NRL clash with Wests Tigers.

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Day turns into night as surprise storm smashes Melbourne

Day turned into night in minutes as a severe storm ripped through Melbourne on Thursday morning, delivering downpours and flash flooding.

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Peak hour commuters hit by heavy storms moving across Melbourne

Heavy storms have cleared Melbourne after hitting the CBD during the morning peak hour, causing chaos for commuters. Thousands remain without power in some areas, including Shepparton in the state's north.

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'It never leaves you': New hunt for 1982 sex attackers

Three rapists are being hunted more than 40 years after a woman was abducted and assaulted in Melbourne, with police making a fresh call to turn themselves in.

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Man charged with spate of Melbourne house burglaries

Melbourne detectives have charged a man with 70 offences in relation to more than 20 house burglaries across Melbourne.

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In Of an Age, Australian director Goran Stolevski paints a tender portrait of young queer love in 90s suburban Melbourne

Of an Age, the second movie by Macedonian Australian Goran Stolevski, taps into the director's memories of feeling alienated as a teenager growing up in Melbourne suburbia.

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Morning Mail: SUV epidemic blamed on tax perks, Etihad accused of greenwashing, Trump indictment delay

Tax incentives lie behind Australia’s love affair with heavy-polluting vehicles, experts say

The Guardian - AU

An anti-portrait of an opera-goer – Bill Henson’s best photograph

‘I photographed opera-goers in Paris over several months. The pictures were technically fine – but I wanted them to feel timeless. So I restaged them in Melbourne with models’

The Guardian - UK

Sky-high public transport fares makes Australia rank on unpopular charts, study shows

A recent study conducted by Picodi.com has revealed the expensive fares Australians are forking out for public transport.

The New Daily

Triple Eight loses disqualification appeal hearing

The Red Bull Camaros were rubbed from the Supercars opener earlier this month following a dominant one-two finish.

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Peter Dutton proposes criminalisation of Nazi symbols after Tuesday’s question time stoush

Opposition attempts to move bill but possible expulsion of Moira Deeming from Liberals threatens to expose party faultlines

The Independent UK

Australian jury mulls verdicts in Israeli principal trial

An Australian jury has retired to consider their verdicts following the six-week trial of a former principal of a Melbourne ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls school accused of molesting three sisters

The Independent UK

On this day in 2006: Kelly Sotherton wins Commonwealth gold in Melbourne

Sotherton, then aged 29, claimed what proved the sole major title of her career.

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Reds' Super blow as concussed Lynagh ruled out

Tom Lynagh won't play for the Queensland Reds against Melbourne this weekend due to a concussion, while Suliasi Vunivalu is also set to miss the Rebels clash.

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Jury retires to consider evidence against former Melbourne principal Malka Leifer

The jury will consider the evidence presented during the six-week trial, with 27 allegations levelled against the former principal by sisters who attended her school.

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Merri Creek rapist Joel Russo described by Victorian judge as 'an extreme danger to women'

During a pre-sentence hearing, a County Court judge describes a violent rape committed by Joel Russo against a woman jogging along Melbourne's Merri Creek as "every woman's worst nightmare".

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Munster return no quick fix for Storm: Sims

Named to return from a finger injury against Wests Tigers, Cameron Munster won't solve all of Melbourne's form problems according to veteran forward Tariq Sims.

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Man admits to 'horror' rape of jogger at Merri Creek

A woman clawed at mud trying to break free as she was dragged into a Melbourne creek and nearly drowned by a man who then repeatedly raped her.

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Melbourne gangster seeks more material for appeal bid

Melbourne crime boss Rocco Arico is fighting for his convictions to be quashed, claiming he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

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I feel embraced by Melbourne but dejected by Australia's visa policies, as I await my wife and children to join me

I fled the horrors of state collapse in Afghanistan and am gradually feeling embraced by Melbourne. However, there's still one thing that overshadows my life here, writes Shadi Khan Saif.

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Virtual production studios are replacing green screens as world's largest opens in Melbourne

Filmmakers say virtual production marks a new era in cinema. So how does it work and where did it come from? The answer involves a 2003 Aussie detergent ad and a 2018 bounty hunter in a shiny suit of armour.

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