57 m. ago How a Labor power play turned Calwell into Australia’s most unpredictable seat

Counting for the seat in Melbourne’s outer north-west might drag on until June, as the AEC calls it “one of the most complex distributions of preferences we’ve ever done”.

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57 m. ago Federal election results LIVE updates: Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes Melbourne seat; Price leaves National Party; Ryan’s lead grows in Kooyong; Ley firming as favourite to replace Dutton

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78 m. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Ratnam concedes Wills; Ryan’s lead over Hamer in Kooyong doubles overnight; Bandt concedes Melbourne

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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1 hour ago Greens’ leader Adam Bandt concedes he cannot retain the seat of Melbourne

The result caps a disastrous election in the lower house for the minor party and opens up the leadership of the Greens.

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2 h. ago Head of NSW schools agency told staff to ‘change’ demographic data, inquiry told

Jannatun Haque, a senior data expert, refused to inflate population projections which she told the ICAC was “well understood” to be aimed at acquiring more funding.

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2 h. ago Goodwin denies Oliver reports, says onballer will play this week; Voss cagey on Curnow injury scare

Simon Goodwin says Clayton Oliver is happy at Melbourne and the three-time All-Australian will face the Hawks. Meanwhile, Michael Voss says his star forward was involved in an unexpected training clash with Tom De Koning.

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4 h. ago ‘ZZ Top came on looking like ZZ top, which is a culturally beautiful thing to witness’

In a gig at Margaret Court Arena, If there is one lesson to be learned from the iconic band it is that while rock and roll may age, it never grows up.

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5 h. ago ‘The place you want to be’: How a Melbourne teenager went from watching YouTube to a New York stage

For budding jazz musicians around the world, this program is the north star. Now a group of Australian classmates are joining in, showing the world what their school band can do.

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5 h. ago This suburb is booming, and there’s more development on the way. What comes next?

For years, Sydney’s north-west corridor has been the centre of urban growth – and in a familiar story, infrastructure hasn’t kept up. But there’s a plan for change.

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9 h. ago ‘I don’t see how it doesn’t happen’: Apple eyes giant change to devices

Apple is “actively looking at” revamping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines, a seismic shift for the industry hastened by the potential end of a longtime partnership with Google.

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10 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Liberal elders back Ley for leader as Dutton stays silent; Major blow to Greens as leader Bandt set to lose Melbourne; Tight race in key seats

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11 h. ago Why one call will define Laurie Daley’s second coming as Blues coach

I don’t know which way the Blues coach will go, I’ve chopped and changed myself. But his five-eighth call will dictate the footy NSW play this year.

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11 h. ago Natasha Lyonne on child stardom: ‘I was doing the family taxes by the time I was 12’

The screen icon talks Marlon Brando, Rihanna, and the new season of her fantastic show Poker Face.

Society

11 h. ago Asher Keddie is back as a ball of nervous energy in the new season of Strife

Loosely based on Mamamia founder Mia Freedman’s memoir, the second season shifts the focus to matters more personal.

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19 h. ago AFL teams and experts’ tips: Magpies ring changes for trip across Nullarbor

Collingwood coach Craig McRae promised a raft of changes to this week’s team and his selection committee has delivered with four key players avoiding the trip to Fremantle, while Jeremy Howe returns.

Sport

21 h. ago Melbourne Uni staffer sacked for racism, 17 students reprimanded over protests

The University of Melbourne’s inaugural annual report into racism found of 33 complaints made against staff, only two were investigated.

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22 h. ago Federal election results 2025 as it happened: Greens leader Bandt set to lose Melbourne; Dutton silent on Liberal leadership future; Kooyong race tightens

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22 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Ryan’s lead over Hamer in Kooyong doubles overnight; Bandt on track to lose Melbourne seat; Wilson says Goldstein win proves teals ‘not an unstoppable force’

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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23 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Hamer slashes Ryan’s Kooyong lead to fewer than 400 votes; Bandt on track to lose Melbourne seat; Wilson says Goldstein win proves teals ‘not an unstoppable force’

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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23 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Greens leader Bandt loses Melbourne; Dutton silent on Liberal leadership future; Kooyong race tightens

Follow live as we bring you all the updates on the election aftermath and vote counting around the nation.

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