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'Overdoses will grow': calls for more injecting rooms

Drug safety advocates are calling for more medically supervised drug injection services and other measures to reduce overdose deaths.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

Luai never forgets first deal that brought dad to tears

Jarome Luai is preparing to play his last NRL game for Penrith, but he will always remember the raw emotion from his family that came with his first contract.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

Impromptu haka leaves Hughes with a tear after Dally M

Melbourne's Dally M Medal winner Jahrome Hughes has been left emotional by a celebratory haka in his honour, led by Storm teammate Will Warbrick.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

Cardboard cut-outs: night that ignited Penrith's rise

Penrith's rise to prominence as one of the NRL's great sides came against Melbourne, in the midst of COVID-19 and in front of 105 spectators at Campbelltown.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

Court to hear police protest shutdown application

Police will try to shut down planned protests and vigils on the anniversary of Hamas's Israel terrorist attack, a moved slammed as an attack on human rights.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

More activists sought over violent anti-war protests

More activists are in the sights of Victoria Police following their involvement in clashes outside a major weapons expo in Melbourne.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

How To Win 1 Of 5 Double Passes To The Weeknd’s First Show In Melbourne

We're giving away five (5) double passes to The Weeknd's 'After Hours Til Dawn' show at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Here's how to win.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 1, 2024

Fitzroy 1974: a sumptuous record of a time before hipsters

In 1974, Melbourne publisher Outback Press produced a small book that almost felt like a magazine, perhaps even a fanzine: Into the Hollow Mountains. The book’s cover boldly offered a subtitle: “Photographs by Robert Ashton”.

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2024

Craig Bellamy: where does Storm coach sit in pantheon of Australian greats?

Heading into his 10th NRL grand final, the Melbourne master is considered among the best ever – and maybe even of any sporting code

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2024

View from The Hill: Should we accept displaying the Hezbollah flag as (shocking) free expression?

In May 1970, about 70,000 people occupied the Melbourne CBD for the moratorium protest against the Vietnam war.

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2024