3 h. ago Melbourne weather: Two men dead after being swept off Frankston Pier; SES and BoM issued warnings for strong winds throughout Wednesday

Damaging winds exceeding 130 km/h lashed parts of the state on Wednesday, causing power outages and bringing down trees.

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6 h. ago ‘Segregated’ city: The west alone can’t shoulder housing boom, minister warns

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says wealthier inner and middle suburbs must accept new housing as Wyndham, Melton and Brimbank have done the “heavy lifting”.

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7 h. ago Mum of teen killed in house fire says justice has been served

Arthur Haines died after he was badly injured in a house fire during a sleepover in Sydney in 1998.

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7 h. ago Warning some Samsung phones may fail to connect to triple zero

Australians using certain Samsung phones have been told to urgently update or replace their devices.

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7 h. ago ‘They want a piece of that pie’: Gold FOMO untarnished by price meltdown

Despite a dramatic plunge in the gold price and comparisons to the dotcom boom, people are lining up for hours to buy gold nuggets.

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9 h. ago Melbourne weather LIVE: SES and BoM issue warnings for strong winds likely to cause damage across Victoria

Damaging winds exceeding 100 km/h are forecast to lash the state on Wednesday afternoon. Follow our rolling coverage as we bring you live updates.

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10 h. ago A second Metro Tunnel would have changed life in the west. Then the SRL came along

A rail tunnel to the CBD designed to ease commuter crush in the west and north-east, due to open as early as 2030, was shelved in favour of the Suburban Rail Loop.

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10 h. ago Lankan Tucker’s Sri Lankan brunch fare is now found off Lygon Street

The hidden Brunswick West cafe has moved to Carlton, but the offering still packs a punch.

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10 h. ago Melbourne weather LIVE: SES and BoM issue warnings for damaging winds likely to cause damage across Victoria

Damaging winds exceeding 100 km/h are forecast to lash the state on Wednesday afternoon. Follow our rolling coverage as we bring you live updates.

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13 h. ago This hotel feels like being transported into an Egyptian palace

The atmospheric Al Moudira Hotel, Luxor West Bank, never lets you forget you’re in a special part of the world.

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13 h. ago Coalition senator breaks ranks to applaud Rudd after Trump run

As the Coalition calls for Kevin Rudd to be sacked, the prime minister sang his praises and found an unlikely ally back home.

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13 h. ago Shane uses a wheelchair. He ran into a glaring problem at the disability minister's office

Shane Hryhorec has been using a wheelchair for the past 18 years and ran into an ironic and glaring issue at Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler's office in Port Adelaide.

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13 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE updates: Planned power outages across inner west, inner city, and northern beaches set to go ahead as BoM forecasts record

Extreme heat, damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected to hit NSW on Wednesday.

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14 h. ago Councillors alarmed at addition of private cameras to City of Melbourne’s CCTV network

Nearly 20 privately owned security cameras already feed into the City of Melbourne’s CCTV network, but the council plans to add 60 more.

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14 h. ago We all love mining now, but there is still a big ‘elephant in the room’

It’s hard to believe it has already been 15 years since then-prime minister Kevin Rudd lobbed the “mining tax” into the national discourse. He struck a different tone in Washington on Tuesday.

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20 h. ago Albanese’s won over Trump. Convincing the Australian people about what comes next will be tougher

Canberra’s next security dialogue will not be at the White House. It will be a national conversation with the Australian people about preparedness, resilience and risk – and an unreliable ally.

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25 h. ago ‘They’re watching’: How Monday’s internet crash became China’s training

Trump’s former cyber boss warns China and criminals are studying internet crashes such as the AWS outage to launch devastating strikes on Australia.

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30 h. ago The Victorian towns poised to benefit from critical minerals deal

Developing rare earth elements could boost the state’s economy and job market, but farmers warn a mining ramp-up also puts our food bowl at risk.

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30 h. ago Families of house fire victims speak out, ‘overwhelmed with grief’

“Our lives, and all those that loved and knew Jordana, Jordan and Chazz are forever changed.”

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31 h. ago Trump, Albanese ink $8.5b critical minerals deal in historic meeting

Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese have signed a rare earths deal after a long-awaited meeting at the White House.

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