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Struggling Dees see Dons clash as chance to turn corner

Melbourne have history against them in their bid to play finals after a 0-4 start but are out to start turning the tide against Essendon in Gather Round.

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Election Diary: Labor breaks practice of preferencing Greens to protect Jewish MP Josh Burns

It takes a bit for Labor not to preference the Greens but on Friday it was announced that in the Melbourne seat of Macnamara, where Jewish MP Josh Burns is embattled, the ALP will run an open ticket.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Labor’s clean car policy in the crosshairs; Dutton alleged to be target of terror plot; and a campaign Easter egg

Albanese says Coalition’s move would contradict its push to lower fuel costs for motorists

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Storm sell out AAMI in record time with AFL Gathering

With no AFL in Victoria this weekend, the Melbourne Storm have produced a historically quick sell-out for their NRL clash with the New Zealand Warriors.

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Melbourne cinema says threats caused it to cancel fundraising screening of Oscar-winning Palestinian displacement film

Exclusive: Jewish Council of Australia says it was told there were protests planned against the screening of No Other Land in Elsternwick

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Hot weekend for south-east Australia, with Melbourne to get warmest April day in four years

After hottest 12-month period on record, a high-pressure system brings above-average temperatures across WA, Victoria, SA and NSW

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Police remove homophobic banners hung over Melbourne highway targeting Labor MP Julian Hill

Exclusive: Police confirm report of two offensive signs targeting Bruce MP Julian Hill, who is gay, hung on overpass bridge

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Melbourne add Fabijan Krslovic in NBL title hunt

NBL veteran Fabijan Krslovic has joined Melbourne United on a two-year deal after leaving the Tasmania JackJumpers, where he won a title in 2024.

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AFL star Jesse Hogan and his love of chess: ‘Within a month, I was stone-cold addicted’

Having honed his craft during hours spent travelling with the GWS Giants, it hasn’t been unusual for the forward to be up at 3am playing an online game

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I Ate the Whole World to Find You by Rachel Ang review – an unforgettable graphic novel

In their darkly comic story, the Melbourne artist leans into the possibilities of the graphic novel, charting a young woman’s frustrated attempts to be understood

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Dutton ducks question on Liberal party vetting amid concerns over charge against Melbourne candidate

Opposition leader remains quiet on how Coalition will achieve promise to save $7bn through public service cuts

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Sacked Melbourne lawyer who chucked sickie to go to the AFL loses bid to get his job back

Fair Work Commission finds Mitchell Fuller was not unfairly dismissed for taking a sick day while at the AFL Gather Round in Adelaide

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Demons coach loves 'passionate' Petracca's emotion

Christian Petracca has received plenty of scrutiny for his post-match emotion after Melbourne's loss to Geelong but coach Simon Goodwin loved it.

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Storm warning with spine playing better than in 2025

Melbourne made the 2024 NRL grand final, but Jahrome Hughes believes more time together has made the club's all-star spine a better combination in 2025.

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Gold rush Melbourne and post-war boom: how Australia overcame housing shortages in the past

As part of their federal election campaign, the Coalition announced plans to limit the number of international students able to commence study each year to 240,000, “focused on driving […] housing availability and affordability”.

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Greens say Facebook ad in Melbourne seat linking party to Hamas is ‘inflammatory and untruthful’

Exclusive: Online ad in marginal seat of Macnamara alleging party is a national security risk endorsed by two former Labor MPs

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From Classic Penguins to One Man Musical: the best live shows to see at Melbourne international comedy festival and beyond

Lou Wall’s Breaking the Fifth Wall, Aidan Jones’s Chopin’s Nocturne and Laura Davis’s Despair Is Beneath Us are among the comedy shows touring beyond Victoria’s capital

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State rewiring energy future as project blows out again

Emissions reduction targets will be scrapped and gas exploration expanded under proposals by Queensland's government to rewire its energy future.

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The trouble with Labor in Victoria - and what reckoning there might be at the federal election

We have seen a version of this movie before. In 1990, the Victorian Labor government of John Cain Jr was dying on its feet. Cain’s premiership had been history-making. He was the state’s first Labor leader to win consecutive elections; indeed, the only previous time the party had enjoyed a…

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Kerry Greenwood, Australian author of Phryne Fisher murder mysteries, dies aged 70

Partner confirms death of prolific author, criminal lawyer and playwright after illness in her home city of Melbourne

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High-profile Liberal candidate who pitched herself as a renter admits she owns two properties

Amelia Hamer, who is running in the Victorian seat of Kooyong, has also opposed construction of new apartments in Melbourne

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Ex-Sevens star Leo relishes league return with Storm

Melbourne rookie Moses Leo's winding road to his NRL debut makes an interesting story.

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'Everything money': Greta's pitch to PM on living costs

It seems even young Australians aren't immune to cost-of-living pressures, as Anthony Albanese found out while meeting a family on the campaign trail.

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Victoria police pay $90,000 to climate protester who claimed head was slammed into wall, door and ground

Exclusive: State makes no admissions as it settles case with activist who alleged police misconduct during 2019 arrest at Melbourne mining conference

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Hughes masterclass after hand surgery beats Manly

Melbourne have flexed their NRL premiership muscles, with halfback Jahrome Hughes having a field day to lead his side to a 48-24 flogging of Manly.

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