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Demons weigh up ruck call as Docker duo looms

Melbourne have uncovered viable ruck options after Jacob van Rooyen and Harry Petty stood up without injured star Max Gawn against Essendon.

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No Gawn, no worries as Dees trump Dons in AFL upset

Kysaiah Pickett has kicked two goals in his 100th AFL game as Melbourne moved into the top eight with a 17-point win over Essendon at a wet MCG.

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Wallabies pip Wales to extend Schmidt's winning start

The Wallabies have outlasted a never-say-die Wales 36-28 at AAMI Park in Melbourne to record consecutive wins for the first time since 2021.

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Wales lose ninth successive Test match as Australia grab series win in Melbourne

It was a 15th loss in 21 Tests since Warren Gatland returned for a second stint as head coach.

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Vixens boost top-two hopes and spoil Rav's farewell

The Melbourne Vixens have a fighting chance of a top-two Super Netball finish after a 62-52 away win over the Firebirds, who were farewelling Kim Ravaillion.

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Australia 36-28 Wales: rugby union international – as it happened

The Wallabies remain unbeaten in 2024 after victory over Wales in Melbourne gave coach Joe Schmidt a second win

The Guardian - AU

100,000 Homes Across Melbourne Were Empty Or Under-Utilised In 2023, Nice One Landlords!

Prosper Australia revealed that 100,000 Melbourne homes were empty or under-used across the city in 2023, based on water usage data.

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Australia v Wales LIVE rugby: Latest result and reaction as Wallabies claim 2-0 series win

Wales could not hit back Melbourne, falling to the Wallabies for a second successive week

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Charges over fatal stabbing as manhunt continues

Police have charged a man over a fatal stabbing in an apparent targeted attack at a Melbourne home but are still searching for a second suspect.

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Two people perish in 'non-suspicious' house blaze

Two bodies have been found inside a house that went up in flames in Melbourne's outer east, with investigators ruling the cause of the fire is not suspicious.

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Water use points to thousands of homes sitting empty

Fresh research has found almost 100,000 Melbourne homes sat vacant or barely used last year, fuelling calls for existing homes to be used for social housing.

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There’s a high chance of e-scooter riders landing face-first in accidents as I did. We need ways to make them safer

AI cameras are a welcome step in the right direction but there’s more we could do instead of just pushing scooters on to busy roads

The Guardian - AU

Dees youngster poised for crucial Bombers ruck battle

Injured Melbourne captain Max Gawn's absence for the clash with Essendon will leave young teammate Jacob van Rooyen with a huge ruck task against Sam Draper.

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Man arrested, suspect on the run after fatal stabbing

Police have arrested one suspect and a search is underway for another over a fatal stabbing in an apparent targeted attack at a Melbourne home.

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Melbourne international film festival 2024: 10 things to see, from Megalopolis to new Cronenberg

Plus Cate Blanchett as a hapless German chancellor, India’s first film to compete at Cannes in three decades, and a restored Wake in Fright – with a new score

The Independent UK

Wales recall Sir Ian Botham’s grandson James in bid to salvage Australia series

Ian Botham made his mark at the nearby Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1986.

AAP

School pleads guilty after death of student on trip

Melbourne's Kilvington Grammar has admitted a single charge in court over the death of student Lachlan Cook who died while on a school trip to Vietnam.

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Gatland Demands More Disciplined Wales In Second Australia Test

Wales coach Warren Gatland Thursday demanded more discipline in the second Test against Australia with a resurgent Wallabies expected to "go up another level" in Melbourne this weekend.

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Slipper to captain Wallabies, Wright out injured

The Wallabies captaincy merry-go-round will continue with last week's skipper Liam Wright ruled out of the second Test against Wales due to injury.

The Conversation

Not quite a street, not quite a road – why ‘stroads’ are disasters of urban planning, and how to fix them

Have you ever walked or ridden a bike along a street, and thought to yourself, “Gosh, it’s noisy”, or “This feels unpleasant”? Odds are you were on a stroad.

The Independent UK

Wales forced into changes for second Test against Australia

Wales make four changes, two of them positional, as they look to share the series in Melbourne.

The Guardian - AU

Woman and teenage girl found dead in Sydney home – as it happened

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Librarians have good reasons to ‘weed’ books from their shelves. Why is book removal so controversial?

Earlier this year, the removal of thousands of books to make room for renovations at Melbourne’s City Library prompted an outcry. Removing the books was “an absolute act of vandalism,” librarian Alice Bluer told The Age.

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Toxic waterway alert as factory inferno probe continues

Contaminated waterways near a toxic factory fire in Melbourne's west are causing concern, with the cause of the blaze still under investigation.

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Eagle McGovern hits the road to make it back for Simmo

Injured West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern is driving all the way from Melbourne to Perth so he can be back in time for Adam Simpson's farewell.

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