1 hour ago A Scandi cafe in the southeast is now open at night for steak carbonara, share plates and more

Oppen in Windsor has extended its hours from Thursday to Saturday.

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3 h. ago Tigers rising star hits market early as Souths bid for playmaker to stay

The Wests Tigers’ roster moves continue with one of their brightest local juniors sizing up a potential mid-season move with loan and swap deals being discussed.

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5 h. ago The Great British Heatwave has officially arrived – and this is just the beginning

With a health alert in place until Monday and thermometers nudging 34 degrees, the country famous for queuing in drizzle is now lining up shirtless for ice-cream.

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5 h. ago Mystery lagoon leak leaves South Bank beach closed, with no reopening date

Investigators are yet to find where the pool has been leaking and no time frame given for when it will reopen, warning of longer and more frequent closures as the lagoon continued to age.

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11 h. ago ‘He was like my little brother’: Billy Zane on Heath Ledger, Leonardo DiCaprio, and 40 years in Hollywood

The famous actor from all your favourite movies returns to Australia for the Supanova pop culture expo.

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12 h. ago Which famous Melbourne bookstore is moving? Take The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with The Age’s weekly quiz.

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21 h. ago Which airline was just named the world’s best? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Get up to date with the week’s local, national and international stories with this multiple-choice challenge.

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21 h. ago AFL teams and expert tips: Curnow named, Papley and Greene return but Swans leader dropped

After a week in the spotlight, Charlie Curnow has been named to take his place in the Blues’ side against North Melbourne.

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21 h. ago ‘Anonymity is not acceptable’: Gang rape survivor calls for alleged offenders to be unmasked

Tegan Wagner survived a gang rape in 2002. She says despite their age, the alleged teenage perpetrators of a recent attack in Sydney’s south-west should be identified.

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24 h. ago Motorcyclist dies after losing control on Melbourne freeway on

A motorcyclist has been killed after crashing into a barrier near the Princes Freeway in Altona.

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24 h. ago It’s matcha burnt cheesecake gelato, wagyu hot pot and more at this huge Japanese food precinct

Omi 380 is a mega dining hall featuring all the current hits of Japanese food.

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24 h. ago Three Australian men have been charged with murder in Indonesia

It follows the shooting death of Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, and wounding of his friend Sanar Ghanim, in a Bali villa last weekend.

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25 h. ago An old cottage next to Ripponlea Station serves one of the best salad sangers in town

Stop by Rippers for milkshakes, fries, burgers and more.

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26 h. ago No rice or noodle dish is over $15 at Junda Khoo’s new rooftop beer hall

Ho Liao is the cherry on top of the Sydney chef’s three-storey Malaysian mega venue in Melbourne’s CBD.

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28 h. ago Melbourne shopping centre evacuated for second time in 24 hours

Billowing smoke has forced shoppers from Northland Shopping Centre, hours after a man was arrested for allegedly driving a car through the centre yesterday.

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35 h. ago ASX set to slip, Wall Street drifts; Fed keeps rates on hold, eyes two cuts this year

US stocks are drifting lower after the Federal Reserve indicated it still may cut interest rates twice later this year in moves that would boost the economy.

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36 h. ago Albanese is pulling away from the US – and Australians seem to love it

When the prime minister talks about “an Australian way” of doing things and highlights his deeper engagement with Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, he is signalling a slow movement out of the American orbit.

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45 h. ago As a Millennial who lived through ‘heroin chic’, the Age of Ozempic terrifies me

Though it was far from perfect, the body positivity movement felt revolutionary in many ways. But so much of that essential change is being undone at breakneck speed.

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47 h. ago This Brunswick ramen bar specialises in just one type of broth

Ramen Shouyuya Sake Bar is geared around shoyu ramen in only three varieties.

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53 h. ago Is this Melbourne’s only CEO job with sheep grazing outside the office?

Justine Hyde has an ambitious plan to put Abbotsford Convent on the map, setting her sights on transforming it into more than just a haven for locals.

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