3 h. ago A cancelled flight led me to an unlikely new Melbourne highlight

Stranded, with a day to kill, I set off on a bicycle mission into Melbourne’s heart of brownness – the Yarra River.

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13 h. ago LIVE Melbourne derby Big Bash: Sam Harper smashes six into top level of Marvel as Stars chase 167

Follow along live as the Melbourne Renegades host their cross-town rivals, the Stars, from Marvel Stadium.

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13 h. ago LIVE Melbourne derby Big Bash: Stars thrash Renegades as Vaughan criticises England hierarchy

The Melbourne derby was dominated by the big hitters at Marvel Stadium, and it was the men in green who had the last laugh. Recap all the action here.

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13 h. ago Stars thrash Renegades as Vaughan criticises England hierarchy

The Melbourne derby was dominated by the big hitters at Marvel Stadium, and it was the men in green who had the last laugh. Recap all the action here.

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14 h. ago Bittersweet victory for fireys who saved Alexandra’s town centre but lost their homes

After 30 straight hours of constant firefighting, dozens of crews were forced to pull back to make a desperate last stand.

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18 h. ago Wind, smoke, ash: What this weekend’s weather will bring to Melbourne

The smell of smoke is drifting down to Melbourne, as residents report ash falling into their homes. But weather experts warn the air quality will only deteriorate as smoke settles in across the state on Sunday.

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19 h. ago Melbourne nightclub irked as council workers captured removing 10¢ bottles from bins

CCTV footage appears to show two men collect items from bins behind Inflation nightclub and put them into a City of Melbourne truck.

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27 h. ago Cinema was meant to reset in 2025. Did it live up to the promise?

The film industry’s mantra was “survive until 2025”, but the reality turned out far more complicated.

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27 h. ago The suburb that just took the crown as Melbourne’s most popular

Brighton has been edged out, and there’s a new suburb topping Melbourne’s rankings for the past year.

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37 h. ago Mercury peaks at 43 degrees in Melbourne as hot winds wreak havoc

The Bureau of Meteorology’s station in the city recorded a maximum of 42.9 degrees at 4.04pm. Just over an hour later the temperature had dropped to 31.3 degrees.

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40 h. ago Gelato or froyo? Get both in one place at a new ice cream shop in Caulfield

Frisco Creamery has 18 gelato flavours (including mango sticky rice) and a self-service frozen yoghurt bar.

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41 h. ago Buy crab, lobster, fish and oysters straight from the tank at this legendary seafood shop

D&K Live Seafood in Footscray supplies to some of Melbourne’s top restaurants.

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43 h. ago A film about a house fed my crazy dream. Three weeks later, I was there

I’d never heard of Eileen Gray or the house she built in the south of France. But suddenly I was obsessed.

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47 h. ago ASX edges up despite weak Wall Street lead; Oil companies gain

Oil and coal miners helped lift the Australian sharemarket slightly on Friday morning despite a weak lead from Wall Street overnight.

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59 h. ago Toddler fighting for life after truck crashes into multiple cars

Tradies pulled two toddlers from one of several cars struck by a truck on the Sunshine Coast, which saw seven people taken to hospital.

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59 h. ago Girls fighting for life after truck crashes into multiple cars

Tradies pulled two young children from one of several cars struck by a truck on the Sunshine Coast, which saw seven people taken to hospital.

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61 h. ago Eight people face double murder charges over alleged machete murders

Eight people are now facing double murder charges over the alleged machete murders of two boys fatally stabbed in Melbourne's west last year.

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62 h. ago ASX makes slight gain as Wall Street drifts, tech stocks continue to rise

The Australian sharemarket continued its lacklustre performance for the first full trading week of the new year, making a muted showing on Thursday.

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63 h. ago Child fighting for life after two crashes on the same street

Seven people were injured – including a second child – in the two Sunshine Coast crashes, which also occurred about the same time.

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67 h. ago ASX treads water after Wall Street drifts; BlueScope, Ansell, James Hardie fall

The Australian sharemarket continued its lacklustre performance into lunchtime after US stocks wavered overnight as traders took stock of the shifting geopolitical risks.

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