7 h. ago ‘A cash grab’: Tower residents say they are being coerced into leaving

Residents of Melbourne’s public housing towers have told a parliamentary inquiry they have been coerced into relocation and do not wish to leave their homes. 

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21 h. ago Cement facility fights to expand just 85 metres from Yarraville homes

Residents say their health will be at risk from dust and truck traffic if a cement manufacturer is allowed to boost production despite contravening usual buffer-zone rules.

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22 h. ago Don’t miss the ‘chopped roti’ dish at this Sri Lankan eatery in western Sydney

Chef Ceylon’s kottu roti crackles with deep-fried curry leaves and coconut shreds.

Events

34 h. ago Find riffs on Palestinian dishes at a homely Coburg cafe that honours its owner’s grandmother

Beit Siti serves fresh baked goods with Middle Eastern twists, grab-and-go sangers and more.

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36 h. ago Why waiting for the ‘right time’ to divorce may not be a good idea

There may not be a good time to divorce but leaving it too long to split can spell disaster for warring couples.

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39 h. ago The clifftop memorial plan to dig Waverley cemetery out of a financial hole

Concept photos of the walls shared have sparked mixed reactions, with some residents likening them to “letter boxes outside unit blocks”.

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46 h. ago The villagers who waded across a river to tell us their story

When the Myanmar war reached their doorstep earlier this year, the residents of Pu Lu Palaw made for the river, where Thai soldiers helped them cross. But then they had to go back.

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46 h. ago ‘We could not bring anything’: The villagers who waded across a river to tell us their story

When fighting reached their doorstep, the residents of Pu Lu Palaw made for the river. Thai soldiers helped them cross. But peace was only fleeting.

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54 h. ago Parramatta leave hapless Titans pondering a spoonful of misery

There were no bragging rights at stake. Just two competition points and a chance to escape the competition cellar.

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57 h. ago Leave your scans to the experts: An idiot’s guide to doing the stupid thing

I am not a doctor. This is one of many reasons why. This is the story of a number, the angst it caused and the idiot who didn’t know what it meant.

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61 h. ago The tree in Nicholas’ front yard has cost him thousands. But council won’t let him cut it down

Councils across Melbourne are increasingly blocking residents from removing trees on their private land to combat a long-term decline in urban canopy, but debate is raging about who should pay for it.

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62 h. ago Australia’s luxury success story is running out of cash and Trump is to blame

It has taken Donald Trump just 10 weeks to strip away any doubts about the disaster unfolding at Australia’s world-beating luxury retailer Cettire.

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63 h. ago 'Serious situation': Aussies in Iran and Israel warned to leave

Australians still in Iran and Israel have been warned to leave as the government gears up to provide repatriation flights out of the Middle East.

Events

3 d. ago ‘They’ve lost their soul’: Blowtorch hits Voss after disastrous loss to the rebuilding Roos

The Blues’ 11-point loss placed coach Michael Voss’ future firmly on the agenda and leaves the side needing to win seven of their remaining nine games to clinch an unlikely finals berth.

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3 d. ago State quietly buying city homes for tower tenants as inquiry looms

A former judge and the CFMEU have slammed the Victorian government’s tower plan in submissions to an inquiry that is to start next week.

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3 d. ago How the innocuous pager set in motion a potentially catastrophic war

A Mossad plot is just one of a series of events that have weakened Iran’s proxies, leaving it dangerously exposed.

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4 d. ago Residents of Rongelap were rescued in 1985, they long to return home

The Castle Bravo bomb was detonated in 1954 at Bikini Atoll, just 140 kilometres from Rongelap Atoll, a classic Pacific paradise with an enormous lagoon.

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4 d. ago ‘When he comes back, he’ll be firing’: Broncos signing spree leaves ex

Brisbane secured two of their biggest stars and one man lauded as key to their future. But what will it mean for others off contract, and their next generation?

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4 d. ago Mystery lagoon leak leaves South Bank beach closed, with no reopening date

Investigators are yet to find where the pool has been leaking and no time frame given for when it will reopen, warning of longer and more frequent closures as the lagoon continued to age.

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4 d. ago Builders’ collapse leaves school upgrades in limbo, tradies unpaid

More than $57 million in crucial school building work has been halted, and hundreds of tradies are out of pocket.

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