9 h. ago The highs and lows of racing: Zahra’s dream Derby Day as Prebble opens up on life

A crowd of 86,112 were witness to a memorable Derby Day, where leading Melbourne trainer Ciaron Maher’s group 1 double was overshadowed by Mark Zahra’s dream run.

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10 h. ago ‘I’d do anything to get half my body back’: Prebble opens up on life

Tom Prebble has opened up about the day he lost all feeling below the waist as he visits Flemington on a day Mark Zahra reigns supreme.

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11 h. ago Derby Day LIVE updates: ‘I’d do anything to get half my body back’: Ahead of the Derby, Prebble opens up on life

Follow along for live updates, fashion and news from Victoria Derby Day at Flemington as the spring racing carnival continues.

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22 h. ago Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

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22 h. ago On hold for two hours: How the super system is failing everyday retirees

A woman called her fund asking for help with a simple question. Three hours later, she still didn’t have an answer.

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33 h. ago ‘Explore life beyond the game’: Papenhuyzen opens up about quitting Storm and NRL

Ryan Papenhuyzen has broken his silence about his decision to walk away from the Melbourne Storm and rugby league.

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33 h. ago ‘I’d do anything to hear his voice’: Devastated father of young cricketer Ben Austin reveals family’s heartache

The Austin family visited the nets where the 17-year-old’s life was cut short, saying despite their grief cricket was a great game.

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33 h. ago ‘I’d do anything to hear his voice’: Father of young cricketer Ben Austin reveals family’s heartache

The Austin family visited the nets where the 17-year-old’s life was cut short. They said that despite their grief, cricket was a great game.

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37 h. ago A video sent by Bellizzi Studios to people who enter their social media competitions

In a video sent to competition entrants the company highlights the story of a woman whose dog has died.

Technology

40 h. ago I was never a ‘Bali person’. I’d cringe when friends would say they were going. How wrong I was

My holiday mates in Bali were a tattooed “contract killer” who spent the day braiding his daughter’s hair and a woman who looked like she’d smoked a million darts.

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45 h. ago Bigger than Japan’s GDP: The staggering rise of the world’s most valuable company

It’s 33 times the value of BHP and larger than Japan’s economy. How did tech giant Nvidia get to be so enormous?

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45 h. ago Plans to honour the life of a young cricketer who died in training mishap

There are plans to honour the life of Ben Austin at today's T20 match between Australia and India at the MCG.

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46 h. ago Mesmerising and beguiling, this MCA installation is an escape

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s immersive video diary weaves together intimate moments of everyday life.

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46 h. ago Rates of interest in one area are low. Here’s how we change that

Having more diversity in economics, as in most areas of life, will almost certainly lead to better outcomes.

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46 h. ago I’d fractured 12 vertebrae and my skull. Then I was accused of ‘schoolgirl tactics’

By the time she won the Melbourne Cup, Michelle Payne had heard every sexist trope. These were the worst

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46 h. ago Sweet, fresh and pesticide free: the delights of backyard berries

They are the superfoods you can grow in your garden. Packed with essential vitamins, homegrown berries beat their supermarket counterparts for taste hands down – and this is the perfect time to grow them.

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46 h. ago Layne Beachley felt ‘no sparks’ with Kirk Pengilly. Then a restaurant owner stepped in

The businesswoman and former world champion surfer on coping with grief, life awakenings – and a memorable first date with her INXS musician husband.

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46 h. ago The best of then and now: How a family brought light to an Enmore terrace

Charming inner-city terraces can be better suited to yesteryear than modern life - until passionate owners take on a renovation.

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54 h. ago Minister shifts board pick into plum new role after conflict concerns

Finance Minister Ros Bates says issues around a previous port board appointee’s interest in adjacent land means he will now chair a state-owned energy company.

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56 h. ago An unexpected letter arrived at my dad’s funeral – it contained one of life’s great lessons

Its author was a legendary teacher who struck fear into prankster girls – and transformed our lives.

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