95 m. ago My generation could learn a lot from Boomers about gratitude

I admit I have a slight tendency to spiral into negativity. So it’s a pleasure to look to a generation that has mastered the art of finding joy in simple things.

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95 m. ago My suburb is one of Melbourne’s most liveable, though nobody seems to know it exists

Many feared the skyrail would tear my suburb apart, but the unified town centre has given it a heart, and a whole new personality.

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5 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Police called to Brunswick voting booth; Cost of living in focus in final week of campaigning

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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5 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Police called to Brunswick voting booth; Safi a no

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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8 h. ago Gardiners Creek is a rare slice of urban bush. The government wants to build 20

Locals and councils have raised concerns that plans for the Suburban Rail Loop will cause a loss of sunlight and impact wildlife in the suburban sanctuary.

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10 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Cost of living in focus in final week of campaigning

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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15 h. ago Thousands of high school students shun ‘two years of hell’ in favour of vocational VCE

The vocational major VCE has breathed new life into vocational education and training in Victorian schools, but there are calls for the government to do more.

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25 h. ago Lord mayor lashes electoral watchdog over lack of early voting centres

Despite a steep rise in early voting, there are no pre-polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD.

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25 h. ago US and Ukraine presidents in productive meeting before Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's shock St Peter's Basilica meeting has been described as “productive”.

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25 h. ago US and Ukraine presidents in historic meeting before Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy's shock St Peter's Basilica meeting has been described as “productive”.

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30 h. ago ‘The ball would be floating on top’: Upgraded Leederville Oval to be part of WA’s Gather Round proposal

Western Australia is positioning itself to bid for a potential Gather Round coup with a multimillion-dollar upgrade of Leederville Oval.

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31 h. ago ‘A catastrophe of a disease’: Doctors sound alarm on spread of measles

Victoria is in the grip of its worst measles outbreak in a decade, as health experts brace for a rise in local transmission after the school holidays.

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32 h. ago Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media, as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war with Ukraine.

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43 h. ago Pope Francis funeral as it happened: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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47 h. ago ‘Build bridges, not walls’: A swipe at Trump in cardinal’s powerful homily for Francis

In a powerful and at times pointed homily, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re has honoured the life and legacy of Pope Francis at his funeral.

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49 h. ago Dedicated and devout worshipers flock to farewell Pope Francis

The dedicated and devout poured into St Peter's Square as preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis reached their final hours.

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50 h. ago Violent clashes in Melbourne after protesters descend on women’s rights rally

Trans rights activists and police have violently clashed as protesters roamed the streets of Melbourne’s CBD after gathering to disrupt a women’s rights rally.

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50 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: Mass underway in St Peters Square as head of Catholic Church set to be laid to rest

About 200,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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50 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: Popemobile carries coffin to final resting place; Trump and Zelensky meeting pictured

About 200,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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50 h. ago Pope Francis funeral live updates: Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial; Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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