67 m. ago Bus goes up in flames in Southbank, sending acrid smell across city

A huge plume of smoke wafted across the city on Monday night, as the fire closed a busy road.

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6 h. ago Dramatic video captures immigration arrest in city on edge after shooting

With tensions high after the nearby shooting of Renee Good, federal agents with guns pepper-sprayed protesters then forced their way into a family home in Minneapolis.

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6 h. ago Dramatic video captures immigration arrest in city on edge after ICE shooting

With tensions high after the nearby shooting of Renee Good, federal agents with guns pepper-sprayed protesters, then forced their way into a family home in Minneapolis.

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6 h. ago Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge

In dramatic scenes, US federal agents carrying out immigration arrests have pepper-sprayed protesters and rammed their way into a home near where Renee Good was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week.

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7 h. ago New racial vilification laws rushed into parliament next week

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday he would recall the federal parliament on January 19 ahead of its scheduled return on February 2.

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26 h. ago ‘I haven’t slept for three nights’: Residents of Yarck return to ruins

When the Longwood fires crept up over the rolling hills and threatened to reduce Yarck to cinders last week, Robbie Cumming’s parents decided to stay back and fight.

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26 h. ago ‘We can close a city’: Fierce comments at first Free Palestine rally since Bondi attack

The rally, called to protest an upcoming visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia, went ahead despite pressure to cancel in light of Victoria’s bushfires.

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40 h. ago Be a tourist in your own city and take in the stunning views from this rooftop bar

This fun, airy, light-filled 200-seat hotel rooftop bar blends inside and outside beautifully.

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51 h. ago In Ruffy and Longwood, locals return to devastation as tales of courage emerge

Ann and Jamie Laherty-Hunt returned to the fire-ravaged hamlet of Ruffy to find their dream home had been destroyed. But there were little wins in the ruins.

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51 h. ago City swelters through hottest January day since Black Summer

The top of 42.2 degrees recorded at Observatory Hill was the equal-highest of the summer so far, while the state has been spared major bushfires for now.

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56 h. ago Melbourne nightclub irked as council workers captured removing 10¢ bottles from bins

CCTV footage appears to show two men collect items from bins behind Inflation nightclub and put them into a City of Melbourne truck.

Society

3 d. ago How much will it change rugby league if the scoring team kicks off?

Not many people remember Super League fondly. Now one of the rebel competition’s controversial rules could make a return.

Sport

3 d. ago Mercury peaks at 43 degrees in Melbourne as hot winds wreak havoc

The Bureau of Meteorology’s station in the city recorded a maximum of 42.9 degrees at 4.04pm. Just over an hour later the temperature had dropped to 31.3 degrees.

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3 d. ago Albanese has acted at last but attacking commissioner is Trumpian

The announcement of a federal royal commission into the Bondi Beach shootings is our best chance to stop terror attacks.

Events

3 d. ago A Presley tale, O.J. and the apocalypse: ’90s harbingers of Trump’s America

From being evicted at Graceland to a driverless ride into the future, a return to LA reveals the fault lines of a changing America.

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3 d. ago Travel quiz: Which city has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s biggest?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.

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4 d. ago ‘There’s no chance of controlling this fire’: Home destroyed as catastrophic conditions loom

Emergency warnings have been issued for towns east of Seymour and for a bushfire burning east of Wodonga in the state’s far north-east.

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4 d. ago ‘There’s no chance of controlling this fire’: Homes destroyed as catastrophic conditions loom

Emergency warnings have been issued for towns east of Seymour and for a bushfire burning east of Wodonga in the state’s far north-east.

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4 d. ago Total fire ban tipped for Sydney as city continues to swelter

The mercury ticked over 42 degrees across Sydney on Thursday as the heatwave began to worsen before the weekend.

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4 d. ago Lakes favourite gives Bullock early drive for Championships chances

Top country jockey Aaron Bullock is focused on staying in top shape for Know Thyself and other exciting prospects heading into Championship qualifiers.

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