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Southern Hemisphere to Get First mRNA Vaccine Facility

Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will open an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in the Australian city of Melbourne, a first for the southern hemisphere. The project will be based at one of Australia's largest universities, Monash, and will produce 100 million vaccine doses a year for Covid-19,…

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Johnson gets new owners for Supercars team

Baseball's Melbourne Aces, backed by owner Brett Ralph, has bought a majority shareholding in motorsport icon Dick Johnson's Supercars team.

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Coronial inquest begins into death of pregnant Melbourne mother misdiagnosed with gastro

A coronial inquest opens on the fifth anniversary of the death of pregnant Melbourne mother Annie O'Brien, who was misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis before a stillbirth and multiple organ failure.

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Stringer among friends in night of vivid story-telling

FOR all intents and purposes Liz Stringer could have been playing in her lounge room to a group of her closest friends. Stringer has always been a warm and engaging performer. She's never been hung up with creative pretension. The stories she spins are lived experiences - which many of…

Newcastle Herald

Jess Ho's 'unflinching' hospitality memoir is a Cantonese-Australian Kitchen Confidential

Raised by Wolves is like Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, if it were told by a second-generation Cantonese Australian from Hong Kong, whose work in the food industry spans 15 years. Jess Ho combines a compelling, unflinching critique of the Melbourne food scene with memories of an abusive childhood.

The Conversation

A year on from the fall of Kabul, Afghans reflect on their new lives in Australia

Before her modest restart to life in Melbourne, Maryam Nabavi was a brave female journalist in Kabul when the Taliban overran the Afghan capital on August 15, 2021, forcing her — like so many of her peers — to flee for life.

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AFL Round-Up: Epic wins for Melbourne and Sydney — and heartbreak for Carlton — set the scene for a grand finale

Heroes and heartbreak were the order of the day in round 22 and, with finals just a game away, this remarkable home-and-away season is about to reach its crescendo. We digest the week that was.

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Richmond to enter AFL finals with belief

Richmond have secured their spot in the AFL finals, with rivals inside the top-eight wary of the team that has won three of the past five premierships.

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Pickett targeted, Demons call out racism

Melbourne are working with the AFL integrity unit to find a social media user who racially abused Indigenous goal-kicker Kysaiah Pickett online.

AAP

Judith Durham: Singer who found global fame with The Seekers

With her luminous soprano voice, Durham experienced chart-topping success with the Australian band that sold more than 50 million records in the Sixties, before embarking on a solo career

The Independent UK

Fears affordable housing project in Melbourne's west will entrench isolation for new residents

Community leaders in Melbourne's west raise concerns a plan to convert a slice of land next to a freeway into more than 800 homes could result in social isolation for its new residents, unless major changes are made.

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Killing me softly: the law chipping away at Melbourne’s nightlife by stealth

It doesn’t have the profile of Sydney’s ill-fated lockout, but a long-running licence freeze is impacting Melbourne’s clubbing cachet

The Guardian - AU

Blockade Australia shut down Sydney with climate change protests. Now they're fighting arrests in court

Elizabeth is a retired Melbourne university administrator and researcher, and a grandmother too. Despite being on strict bail conditions waiting for her day in court, her resolve is unwavering.

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Melksham firmly in Dees AFL finals frame

After missing out on the 2021 premiership, Jake Melksham is putting his best foot forward in a bid to play a role for Melbourne in this year's AFL finals.

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Blues take positives from AFL heartbreak

Carlton coach Michael Voss lauded his "brave" players despite watching them throw away victory against Melbourne late in a five-point AFL defeat.

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Demons claim last-gasp AFL win over Blues

Reigning premiers Melbourne are on track to sew up an AFL top-four spot after beating Carlton by five points in a thrilling contest at the MCG.

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A Bunch Of Melb Suburbs Just Copped A Hailstorm So I Guess We’ll Be Having Iced Soy Lattes

Parts of greater Melbourne have been buffeted with hail on Saturday afternoon while others have remained completely dry. Quirky!

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AFL live ScoreCentre: Western Bulldogs vs GWS, Adelaide vs North Melbourne, Gold Coast vs Geelong, Melbourne vs Carlton, Fremantle vs West Coast live scores, stats and results

Carlton was just seconds away from confirming a finals spot before a Melbourne goal condemned the Blues to defeat, while Fremantle scores a 24-point win over West Coast in the Western Derby.

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Melbourne socialite Lillian Frank dies

Melbourne socialite, hairdresser and tireless charity worker Lillian Frank has passed away at the age of 92.

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Melbourne socialite, fashion icon and philanthropist Lillian Frank dies aged 92

The flamboyant hairdresser Lillian Frank is being remembered for her contribution to Melbourne's life and culture, after her death aged 92.

The Guardian - AU

Petrol review – a cold, cerebral and unusual Melbourne drama

Russian-born Australian film-maker Alena Lodkina’s second feature defies genre and flirts with horror, following two young women who are drawn to one another

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Carlton not satisfied with AFL improvement

Carlton coach Michael Voss believes the under-fire Blues have more to give this AFL season as they attempt to secure a drought-breaking finals appearance.

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Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia are Beijing propaganda and spread lies

Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards in the cities proclaiming Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are humiliating and "very upsetting".

AAP

Fake migration agent swindled almost $80k

A Melbourne woman who pretended to be an immigration lawyer may avoid prison time, but has been urged by a judge to take responsibility for her crimes.

ABC News

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Port Phillip Prison in Melbourne, hours after hospital visit

The man in his 30s had been taken to hospital on Wednesday morning for treatment. He was then brought back to the prison, where he died in the medical unit.

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