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Every year, Melbourne welcomes more than 1,80,000 international students because of the lifestyle it offers. Ranked as the #1 student city in Australia and #5 in the world by the QS Best Student Cities 2025, the city is known for its vibrant energy. But moving into the city is not…

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Injury-hit Tasmania tweak training for do-or-die final

Ahead of a sudden-death NBL final against Melbourne United, Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth has revealed the club's injury toll has impacted training.

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Eels show interest in Barnett following Zac Lomax saga

Parramatta remain open to allowing a rival club to sign Zac Lomax at the right price, as coach Jason Ryles indicates his interest in Warriors gun Mitch Barnett.

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Lomax's Storm move fails but Eels show path back to NRL

The Parramatta Eels have declared the club won't be "steamrolled" after star winger Zac Lomax's audacious bid to join NRL rival Melbourne was blocked.

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Iranian Australian community criticises mosques who mourned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death

A small number of Shia mosques and Islamic centres hosted vigils for Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in US missile strikes on Sunday

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Dees sign replacement for retired premiership defender

Melbourne have turned to VFL affiliate Casey to fill their final list spot for 2026 following the immediate retirement of premiership backman Steven May.

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Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix hit by travel chaos amid Middle East crisis

As many as one thousand members of the Formula One circus have been forced into last-minute travel changes to get to Melbourne’s opening round

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Storm target another Eels player in round-one clash

While Melbourne and Parramatta fight over Zac Lomax off the field, the Storm players are ready to target another Eels player in young halfback Jonah Pezet.

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'I had no idea what I was in for' – Tracey Gaudry looks back on a crucial moment in Melbourne to Warrnambool history in this 'Wheel Life 3' book extract

Inside that 1994 edition when Gaudry added her name to the, at the time very short, Melbourne to Warrnambool women's finishers list

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'Very close': Eels, Storm near deal to free Zac Lomax

Zac Lomax's move to Melbourne appears close as his lawyers desperately push for an out-of-court settlement before a week-long hearing starts.

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'Catch and cook': stacked Suns the reel deal

Daniel Rioli found his niche on the Gold Coast after a move from Melbourne and expects Christian Petracca and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to do the same.

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Major cities flounder in 'two-speed' housing market

Home prices are flat-lining in Australia's biggest cities and surging elsewhere as new national data tells a tale of two housing markets.

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Premiership-winning Demons defender retires from AFL

Melbourne defender Steven May has announced his AFL retirement after 251 games, including the Demons' drought-breaking 2021 premiership.

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Dovaston shines in Roos' morale-boosting Magpies win

Lachy Dovaston has kicked three goals for North Melbourne as they fought back from 31 points down to beat Collingwood in their AFL pre-season clash.

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Our back yard harvest has been getting harder each summer, so this time I tried something new

Welcoming a family of wattlebirds into his Melbourne garden helped deter Andrew Herrick’s less amiable avian visitors – it’s a service he’s happy to pay for in apricots

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FIA's engine compromise: A fair solution for Mercedes and its F1 rivals?

The FIA was eager to draw a line under the compression ratio controversy ahead of F1’s new era, but is the compromise an acceptable solution for all parties involved – including Mercedes?

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Red-hot Auckland leave Melbourne City's season on rocks

Auckland FC whiz Jesse Randall has been supreme in a 3-0 win over Melbourne City that keeps the Kiwis in the hunt to defend last season's ALM premiership.

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Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva dies

Iconic Australian racehorse Makybe Diva, who won the Melbourne Cup three times, has died after a colic attack.

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'Absolutely unbelievable' – Early break prevails at Melbourne to Warrnambool with Josh Beikoff taking a surprise win in tightest of sprints

'I don't care what happens for the rest of the season. This is the coolest thing I've ever done' Beikoff tells Cyclingnews after claiming the victory

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Sore Victory, Mata gear up for Sydney blockbuster

Melbourne Victory's clash with Sydney FC will be their third straight blockbuster and coach Arthur Diles is confident a sore Juan Mata will be ready for it.

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Old foes Victory, Adelaide settle for share of spoils

Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United have fought out a tense 1-1 draw that does little to help either club's bid to move up the A-League Men table.

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Max Verstappen admits Red Bull won't be fighting for Australian GP win

While Verstappen says he ‘feels positive’ going into the 2026 F1 season, the Dutchman does not expect Red Bull Racing to be fighting for victory in Melbourne

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Pickett, Windsor strike for Dees before clash abandoned

Steven King had plenty to be pleased about before Melbourne's pre-season clash with Richmond was abandoned because of lightning in the Ballarat area.

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Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?

This week, images on social media showed global superstar Ed Sheeran alighting from the overnight train from Sydney into the decidedly utilitarian surrounds of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne.

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Burgertory founder’s chant about Zionists at pro-Palestine rally incited hatred against Jews, tribunal rules

Hash Tayeh flags appeal to Victorian civil and administrative tribunal finding over phrase used at Melbourne rally last year

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