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Storm star Hughes hopeful of return for Panthers prelim

Melbourne star Jahrome Hughes has made promising progress as he races the clock to return for the Storm's preliminary final against Penrith.

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Referee Klein's finals fate won't hinge on Storm errors

NRL football boss Graham Annesley can't make any promises over Ashley Klein's hopes of officiating in the preliminary finals.

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Substack newsletters are a literary trend. What's the appeal – and what should you read?

Every week since August 2021, Australian author Bri Lee has released a regular weekly Substack newsletter, News & Reviews, to thousands of paid and unpaid subscribers.

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‘History is truly calling’, Burney declares as tens of thousands march for the voice across Australia

Minister for Indigenous Australians told Melbourne crowd she was almost crying when she saw the turnout for the rallies

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‘Bottom of the food chain’: e-scooter riders push for reimagining of Australia’s bike lanes

A new transport hierarchy is being negotiated in our cities, leading to friction on footpaths and bickering in bike lanes. Is there a better way?

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Burney tells pro-voice rally crowds ‘history is truly calling’ – as it happened

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Ron Barassi: pioneering player and formidable coach who embodied Australian rules football

Few have dominated and defined their sport the way Barassi did – he changed the game forever and leaves an incalculable legacy

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Ron Barassi, AFL great, dies aged 87

One of the sport’s most loved and influential figures has died peacefully and ‘surrounded by loving family’

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Sydney marathon runners warned about heat as above average warmth affects south-east Australia

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts warm weather to remain over coming days, with Sydney set to reach 30C and Melbourne 24C

The Guardian - AU

They fled the Taliban when Kabul fell. Now, all they want is to play football again

"When we were in Afghanistan, we did not have the right to play; now we are in Australia and if it is going to be the same, there has been no difference."

Newcastle Herald

Singing the Blues: Robbie Williams’s musical tribute to Carlton player after AFL win

‘De Koning’s in the air, everywhere I look around,’ Williams sang to tune of Love Is In The Air

The Guardian - AU

Tom Toon Thai Noodle Cafe, Melbourne: 23 kinds of papaya salad in the quiet end of Abbotsford

With Isan specialties, a rich, fragrant kway teow neua and an extensive selection of som tum, this Melbourne Thai restaurant is worthy of repeat visits

The Guardian - AU

Wasteful Melbourne still learning the hard way as Carlton party like it’s 1999

The Demons will wonder how they lost after dominating in the air and on the ground, and then allowing the Blues in at the death

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How one of Melbourne’s most contaminated sites became a political battleground on housing

Labor says it is ‘pushing on’ with the development in the city’s north, while the Greens accuse it of winding back the original plan

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AFL semi-final: Carlton beat Melbourne in MCG thriller – as it happened

Blues will face the Brisbane Lions in the AFL preliminary final next week after defeating the Demons in front of a sold-out MCG

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Heat alert issued as high temperatures bring early taste of summer to eastern Australia

Residents cautioned to minimise heat exposure as the mercury in eastern states forecast to reach up to 12C above average

Motorsport

Sandown Supercars: Feeney/Whincup top first practice

The first two-driver race of the Supercars season – and the first Sandown 500 since 2019 – kicked off with a half-hour practice at the suburban Melbourne circuit.

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History, passion and Lygon Street: Carlton supporters look past former glories to find new hope

The fortunes of the football club and community have long been enmeshed. The question being asked is: will the team bring success to both?

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Off track: the struggle for people with disabilities on Melbourne’s tram network

Disability advocate says there is ‘no political will’ to make accessibility upgrades as Brunswick residents plan rally

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Court finds former students suffered antisemitic bullying and discrimination at Melbourne school

Five former Brighton secondary college students had told federal court of physical and verbal bullying

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Spring heatwave for eastern Australia ‘a heads-up’ of what’s to come, meteorologists say

‘A deep, deep column of warm air’ more typical of January is expected to break records in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney

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Demons fans long for AFL grand final glory after 2021’s remote triumph

Can Melbourne lift Norm Smith curse for good or will they become the first club to exit consecutive finals in straight sets?

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My Brilliant Career to be adapted into a pop-rock musical as part of Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2024 lineup

‘Joyful’ new show to cap off MTC season also featuring Pulitzer-winning plays Topdog/Underdog and English, and a ‘fresh take’ on A Streetcar Named Desire

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Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard cleared to play in preliminary final

Collingwood defender is now free to play against winner of GWS and Port Adelaide

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How we brought mistletoes back to the trees of Melbourne – while warding off hungry possums

Until recently, mistletoes were regarded as problematic pests across Australia. They were seen as having been introduced from elsewhere, exploiting helpless trees and driving their premature demise.

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