3 h. ago Roll into the summer holidays with 16 prawn, lobster and fish sandwich recipes (plus a classic seafood sauce)

Whether the filling is DIY-crumbed and fried, or tossed through your creamy mayonnaise base of choice, these buns scream summer.

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7 h. ago Green bean and chickpea salad with crispy halloumi and Tajin dressing

Fresh, filling, and spiked with citrusy heat, this salad makes a standout side dish or light meal.

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8 h. ago Starc fires Ashes warning as Broad doubles down on ‘worst Australian team since 2010

Travis Head has had a subtle dig at former England fast bowler Stuart Broad for his pre-series remarks about the Australian line-up.

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8 h. ago This decommissioned bowling green is your new summer hangout

Banjo’s Social Club is a new pop-up beer garden at the East Malvern RSL.

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26 h. ago ‘It obviously sucks’: England finally admit tour mistakes as Stokes reveals Adelaide bowling anguish

Coach Brendon McCullum has conceded he got England’s preparation for the first two Tests wrong, while skipper Ben Stokes felt he “was going to snap in half” during the defeat in Adelaide.

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29 h. ago ‘It doesn’t bode well’: Lyon, Cummins could sit out the rest of the Ashes

Nathan Lyon was on crutches after suffering an apparent hamstring injury, while Pat Cummins is no guarantee to play another Test this summer with the urn safely retained.

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46 h. ago ‘He’ll have a long career for Australia’: Meet the future of the Baggy Green

As the leader of one of Australia’s most successful underage sides, Hugh Weibgen saw the makings of Sam Konstas, and a side of him not often seen publicly. 

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49 h. ago Green light for first apartment block in ‘great design’ high

Some residents in Fitzroy North fear an alarming precedent for the area after fast-tracked complex gained approval.

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57 h. ago The Ashes 2025 third Test LIVE: Carey, Head chase runs as Stokes bowls early on day four

Australia gave England a valuable lesson in how to turn an advantage into an unassailable position as they strengthened their hold on the third Test and the Ashes. Will the third Ashes Test be decided on day four?

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62 h. ago The 12 rules of Christmas lunch dressing: No.3 is wear deodorant

Leave the activewear in the drawer and lift your game in festive colours and summer fabrics.

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3 d. ago With the Ashes on the line, Stokes didn’t bowl. England say he was ‘knackered’ from batting

The tourists insisted their talismanic captain wasn’t injured, but his absence from the bowling attack on a critical day helped Australia take another huge step towards retaining the Ashes.

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3 d. ago ASX ends the week in the green as banks and tech shares climb

The Australian sharemarket has finished the week on a high, buoyed by banks and tech stocks, after positive news on inflation helped push Wall Street higher.

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3 d. ago A cosy bar with a sunny courtyard hangout for cocktails and bocce

Pallino Bar has stood the test of time on Thornbury’s High Street.

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3 d. ago Public housing to be razed after appeals court gives final green light

Despite noting residents’ “significant grief”, the court’s ruling allows the Allan government to demolish the first three occupied towers in North Melbourne and Flemington.

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3 d. ago Fremantle live music institution gets green light to turn it up to 11

A much-loved live music venue in Fremantle will be able to rage on after being granted an exception from noise restrictions in a bid to protect the music scene in the port city.

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3 d. ago The Ashes third Test day two recap: He’s past McGrath – could Nathan Lyon actually reel in Warne’s 708

Despite his advancing years and a frustratingly inactive summer, the great off-spinner could still challenge the all-time record for Australian Test wickets.

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3 d. ago Bondi shooting live updates: Carload of men travelling to Bondi arrested by heavily

Sixteen people remain in hospital after Sunday’s attack as more victims have been farewelled at funerals today. Follow our rolling coverage.

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3 d. ago Bondi shooting as it happened: Carload of men travelling to Bondi arrested by heavily

Fifteen people remain in hospital after Sunday’s attack as more victims were farewelled at funerals today. Look back at our rolling coverage.

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4 d. ago ‘As if our own daughter were taken from us’: Matilda farewelled in funeral for ‘little ray of sunshine’

Before Sunday, all little Summer wanted when she grew up was to be like her big sister Matilda. Now the family is struggling to comprehend how their bright, bubbly 10-year-old could have been murdered on Bondi Beach.

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4 d. ago Fire burns in Victoria’s north as state swelters through first heatwave of summer

Residents of small communities on the outskirts of Benalla are being urged to leave immediately as a grass fire burns out of control.

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