51 h. ago Baker backs Stefi for short and sharp return on demanding track

Bjorn Baker has chosen a shorter race and smaller field for his star mare’s return, and believes she can threaten on Saturday at Rosehill.

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3 d. ago Opposition parties slam brakes on proposed grand prix change

A government decision to shelve its proposed extension of the Albert Park race period may leave in breach of its Formula 1 contract. 

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4 d. ago From absorbing tearjerker to Miriam Margoyles, here are 10 new books

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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4 d. ago From absorbing tearjerker to Miriam Margoyles, here are the latest new books

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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4 d. ago Son of famous racing family suffers spinal injury, in serious condition after race fall

Tom Prebble is in a serious condition after a heavy tumble in the last race at Warrnambool on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Spinal surgery for son of famous racing family after race fall

Apprentice jockey Tom Prebble has had spinal surgery at The Alfred hospital after a heavy race fall at Warrnambool on Tuesday.

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5 d. ago Fire tears through business, injuring one and destroying cars

A prized Holden Commodore was one of several vehicles destroyed when an auto shop went up in flames on Tuesday.

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5 d. ago Melbourne coaching race down to five as highly rated assistant withdraws

The race for the vacant Demons role is down to five, while Nathan Buckley remains favourite – despite the Tasmania Devils still being interested in recruiting the 53-year-old to be their first coach.

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5 d. ago Dramatic vision shows moment officers rescue elderly woman in wheelchair from burning home

Dramatic vision has captured the moment police officers rescued an elderly couple, one of whom was in a wheelchair, and their grandson from flames that engulfed their home on the Gold Coast.

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5 d. ago ‘Gen Z protests’: Nineteen killed in clashes over Nepal social media ban, corruption

Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament after the government moved to block access to social media platforms including Facebook.

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5 d. ago Why Gen Z and Millennial women can't get enough of this teen drama

Amazon Prime Video's The Summer I Turn Pretty has taken the world by storm, packing out pubs and flooding social media feeds. Melbourne fan Olivia Vickery explains why it's so gripping.

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5 d. ago City of perfect size is surrounded by a stunning array of nature’s gifts

Few cities offer the chance to drive up a mountain and see grizzly bears, ski for a couple of hours, then return for a swim at the beach all in the same day.

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7 d. ago Couple arrested after police officers hurt at Royal Adelaide Show

A man and a woman were arrested after three police officers were injured at the Royal Adelaide Show.

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7 d. ago The smart money in the NRL premiership race? Whoever can still stand

Has rugby league’s ever-escalating attrition rate succeeded where the NRL’s salary cap couldn’t in terms of levelling the playing field?

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7 d. ago Sydney couple faces unthinkable reality two weeks out from wedding

A Sydney couple is facing an unthinkable reality after a massive blaze destroyed their wedding venue two weeks ahead of their special day.

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7 d. ago Tears before teatime: is it really the end of Downton Abbey?

The third of the final Downton movies – The Grand Finale – makes a promise that it may ultimately go back on.

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7 d. ago Inside the Porepunkah property that put a local couple into the middle of a double murder probe

Dezi Freeman’s landlord, Rebecca Swift, is an active anti-government conspiracy theorist. But she could have never imagined two police officers would be shot dead on her off-grid farm.

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7 d. ago Inside the Porepunkah property that put a couple into the middle of a double murder probe

Dezi Freeman’s landlord, Rebecca Swift, is an active anti-government conspiracy theorist, but she could have never imagined two police officers would be shot dead on her off-grid farm.

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8 d. ago ‘I did have a few tears’: The couple put to the test on the Amazing Race

It wasn’t the crazy challenges that tested Ed Kavalee and Tiff Hall but something more unexpected.

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8 d. ago The Sam Mitchell talk that sparked Gunston’s amazing revival

The Hawthorn veteran opens up on the death of his father, his ill-fated move to Brisbane, and the Hawks’ hunger to go all the way.

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