4 h. ago Melbourne Airport mystery: The case of Tony Abbott’s missing spectacles

The former prime minister’s glasses went in one end of a security machine but seemingly did not come out the other.

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17 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Littleproud to remain Nationals leader after surviving Canavan contest; Albanese unveils new cabinet with Rowland promoted, Husic dumped

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17 h. ago Trump has caused wild swings in your super, so how are things right now?

Super funds faced a volatile environment when the US president unleashed tariff-induced mayhem last month. So new figures may come as some relief.

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18 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Anthony Albanese unveils new cabinet with Rowland promoted to Attorney

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25 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Coalition MPs jostle for leadership, Victoria cuts public school funding

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25 h. ago ‘Get out clause activated’: Luai’s dad puts more pressure on Tigers

The father of the Wests Tigers star has suggested he should look at his options after his new team was crushed in Melbourne.

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26 h. ago Pope Leo's brother speaks for the first time since seeing the new pontiff

Pope Leo's brother, John Prevost, says the new pontiff is relaxed and coping with the pressures of heading the Catholic Church.

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27 h. ago Victoria secretly slices $2.4b from public schools, delays funding promise

Confidential documents show Premier Jacinta Allan signed off on a plan to delay state school funding reforms by three years despite warnings it would damage Victoria’s reputation.

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28 h. ago ‘There’s nothing else like it’: Find tonkatsu and more at Melbourne’s coolest new convenience store

Suupaa has brought a taste of Japanese convenience to Melbourne, easing the pang between visits to Tokyo.

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35 h. ago Roos, Lions draw in Tassie; Tigers’ tackle topples Eagles on a seesawing Sunday

It was a day off cliffhangers in the AFL, with cellar-dweller North Melbourne sharing the points with the reigning premiers and the lead changing 15 times at the MCG before the Tigers triumphed.

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37 h. ago Teen allegedly caught trying to enter AFL match with imitation gun

A teenage boy has allegedly been caught trying to smuggle weapons into Marvel Stadium in Melbourne during the Swans-Bombers clash.

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37 h. ago ‘Magnetic’: Family mourns Melbourne tradie who drowned in Thailand

The young tradie has been remembered as a beautiful soul as his family wait for answers on how the tragedy happened.

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45 h. ago Robber barons and moonshine: This show about the road to Hades is a hell of a good time

In this production of the award-winning Hadestown, the sweep and surge of the show’s score carries us to hell and back with conviction and charm.

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52 h. ago Greenline funding scrapped as City of Melbourne grapples with financial pressure

Lord Mayor Nick Reece says the ambitious linear park planned for the north bank of the Yarra River won’t be delivered.

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63 h. ago Four teens arrested over string of alleged carjackings in Melbourne

Four 15-year-old boys have been arrested after a series of alleged carjackings in Melbourne's north-west.

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67 h. ago If the Coalition sticks with nuclear, the fallout will be toxic

Despite well-funded campaigns against renewables, Australians overwhelmingly rejected nuclear power. The Coalition must take the hint.

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69 h. ago ‘Being loud about our feelings’: Gracie Abrams leads an arena

At the first of the pop star’s three sold-out Melbourne shows, she announced her intention for the night: “My goal for the show is that it’s kind of a big duet.”

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3 d. ago Earth to Bleak City: There’s more to life than the ‘Brodes and Bucks journey’

You’re a weird mob, Melburnians. In any other city, Brodie Ryan would have been laughed out of town for her melodramatic statement after breaking up with Nathan Buckley.

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3 d. ago ‘Working in the dark’: Patients wait almost a year for medical scans

Hospitals are grappling with a backlog of non-urgent medical scans, delaying diagnosis and treatment for thousands of patients.

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3 d. ago Google translate? No thanks, these writers prove their human worth

This Melbourne Writers Festival event aims to remind us that literary translation is an art, and to protect it from becoming the next victim of AI.

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