23 h. ago Six small (but effective) ways to connect with your neighbours

Good relationships with your neighbours have real benefits. These small, low-risk ideas are easy to execute, but the payoffs are substantial.

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38 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Zoe Daniel gets endorsement from everyone’s favourite neighbour; Malcolm Fraser’s granddaughter backs independent Alex Dyson in Wannon

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party receiving a decision on its proliferation of signs at a Kew pre-polling centre.

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46 h. ago Does the salary cap still fit? NRL taskforce to launch review

For the first time in 35 years, the salary cap will come under the microscope to determine whether it is still an effective talent-equalisation tool.

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47 h. ago Former panel beater buys $450m shopping centre in Sydney’s leafy north shore

Panel-beater-turned-billionaire-developer Sam Arnaout has just inked Australia’s largest “neighbourhood” shopping centre sale.

Economics

57 h. ago So you’ve gained weight in menopause. Here’s how to deal with it

Understanding the reasons for those additional kilos is the first step to finding effective ways to manage it. A little self love doesn’t hurt either.

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4 d. ago Why Canada’s election result is an uncomfortable one for Dutton

The Trump effect has just hit Canada’s election – and it could rub off on Australia’s.

Politics

4 d. ago Social climbers: How Perth independents are bypassing mainstream media to reach voters

Social media is playing a bigger role in political campaigns, but no WA candidates are doing it as effectively as Kate Hulett in Fremantle and Kate Chaney in Curtin.

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5 d. ago Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns

Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death, an inquest has heard.

Events

6 d. ago ‘Chips cooked in avocado oil’: A dietitian rates this evening snack

Neighbours actor Natassia Halabi shares what she eats in a day.

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6 d. ago As the Suburban Rail Loop drives up rents, this affordable health clinic could become homeless

Policies aimed at better public transport and more housing in Box Hill could have the perverse effect of forcing out a not-for-profit clinic that provides health services to the same, fast-growing population.

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1 week ago The magistrate who sentenced Noah Balta has embarrassed the AFL

The magistrate has effectively doubled the Richmond player’s suspension, and exposed the AFL for failing to read the play in terms of community sentiment on the case.

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1 week ago Everybody needs good neighbours, but Ramsay St star was ‘shamed’ by his over alleged Nazi salute

Actor Damien Richardson is accused of making a Nazi salute. His lawyer has told a court that Richardson’s neighbours have tried to shame him by putting up posters about him.

Politics

1 week ago Why this ‘pure Melbourne’ trattoria is attracting a new wave of admirers

This Carlton favourite has long delivered just about everything you’d want from a casual neighbourhood restaurant says our critic – now Gen Z has discovered its appeal, too.

Politics

1 week ago Gold Coast father and son undertake ambitious climate change expedition

A father and son team are on an expedition from the South to North Pole, to investigate the effects of global warming.

Politics

2 w. ago The Gout effect: Stawell crowd doubles to watch sprint sensation storm to heat victory

Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gift.

Events

2 w. ago The plan to protect NSW’s most famous coastal enclave from whining neighbours

Pubs in the tourist mecca of Byron Bay have hosted Nirvana and The White Stripes. The local council wants to shield them from unreasonable noise complaints.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Book brigade’: Town forms human chain to deliver thousands of titles, one by one, to new home

Who needs removalists to move and reorganise almost 10,000 books when you have hundreds of willing neighbours?

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2 w. ago Billionaire’s bid to build a lake in six weeks spirals into 18

Mike Cannon-Brookes wanted a new lake with a wildlife island sanctuary. Instead, the work left his neighbours’ properties with contaminated water supplies.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Simply not true’: Indonesia rejects reports of Russian military base

Australia’s northern neighbour has reassured the federal government that Russia will not be allowed to base long-range aircraft 1400 kilometres from Darwin.

Politics

2 w. ago Xi’s neighbourly charm offensive touches a raw nerve for Trump

Donald Trump has already hit out at Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam, accusing the two sides of “trying to figure out, ‘how do we screw the United States of America?’ ”

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