69 m. ago Festivals have ‘privileged literary works’ over popular, commercial fiction: Veronica Sullivan

As the new director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Veronica Sullivan has tried to create a program with broad appeal.

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4 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Inside the teal campaign headquarters; Police called to Brunswick voting booth

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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4 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Getting to know Kooyong’s other candidates; Inside the teal campaign headquarters

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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6 h. ago My suburb is one of Melbourne’s most liveable, though nobody seems to know it exists

Many feared the skyrail would tear my suburb apart, but the unified town centre has given it a heart, and a whole new personality.

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6 h. ago Storm chairman ‘greatly upset’ by Welcome to Country ‘miscommunication’

Melbourne Storm have taken responsibility for what they say was an internal miscommunication that meant the Welcome to Country for their Anzac Day clash at AAMI Park was cancelled.

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10 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Police called to Brunswick voting booth; Cost of living in focus in final week of campaigning

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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10 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Police called to Brunswick voting booth; Safi a no

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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14 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Cost of living in focus in final week of campaigning

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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20 h. ago Melbourne Club moves to block Sydney billionaire’s ‘creative wonderland’ plan

Billionaire Justin Hemmes faces fierce opposition from Melbourne’s most exclusive gentlemen’s club to a plan to transform a CBD car park into a hospitality precinct.

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20 h. ago Controversy at Sorrento Writers Festival as Baillieus host their own literary salon

Controversy alert at the Sorrento Writers Festival, south of Melbourne, where a private invite-only “sunset garden talk”, hosted by Josephine and James Baillieu, was the talk of the town.

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29 h. ago Lord mayor lashes electoral watchdog over lack of early voting centres

Despite a steep rise in early voting, there are no pre-polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD.

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41 h. ago Woman and man arrested after police, protest groups clash in Melbourne’s CBD

Two people have been arrested after a clash between trans activists and protesters at a right-wing women’s group rally in Melbourne.

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44 h. ago Academic who fled Cambodia for Australia was on Hun Sen’s payroll

Melbourne Uni made him a fellow. He posed for a photo with a soon-to-be federal minister, and was considered a hero. But it wasn’t the full picture.

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55 h. ago Violent clashes in Melbourne after protesters descend on women’s rights rally

Trans rights activists and police have violently clashed as protesters roamed the streets of Melbourne’s CBD after gathering to disrupt a women’s rights rally.

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57 h. ago Violent clashes in city after protesters descend on women’s rights rally

Trans rights activists and police have violently clashed as hundreds of protesters roam the streets of Melbourne’s CBD after gathering to disrupt a women’s rights rally.

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58 h. ago Former Animal Justice MP involved in scuffle after women’s rights rally

Hundreds of pro-trans counter-protesters have arrived at Parliament House to drown out speeches at a Women Will Speak event in Melbourne on Saturday.

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3 d. ago NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Latrell Mitchell sent to the sin bin, Melbourne extend their lead

The Roosters dominated the Dragons in their traditional Anzac Day clash, as Sandon Smith ran riot. Next up, the Rabbitohs face the Storm in Melbourne. Follow all the action.

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3 d. ago Storm’s Welcome to Country ‘cancelled’ at last minute, says Indigenous elder

Indigenous groups say they have been left dumbfounded and distressed after the Welcome to Country at Melbourne Storm’s Anzac Day NRL match was cancelled at the last minute.

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3 d. ago NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Welcome to Country cancelled at Storm and Rabbitohs clash in Melbourne

The Roosters dominated the Dragons in their traditional Anzac Day clash, as Sandon Smith ran riot. Next up, the Rabbitohs face the Storm in Melbourne. Follow all the action.

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3 d. ago NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Sandon Smith masterclass leads Roosters to epic Anzac Day victory

The Dragons and the Roosters kick-off the NRL’s classic Anzac Day round before the Rabbitohs look to snap a 19-game losing streak down in Melbourne. Follow all the action.

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