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Open thread: tell us how the Optus outage affected you

How did the Optus network throw your day out? Were you locked out of internet banking? Did you find yourself working from your local library? Let us know in the comments below

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Optus services restored – as it happened

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Scientists give testimony in Torres Strait climate case

Scientists have begun giving evidence in a landmark climate case at the Federal Court in Melbourne, where Torres Strait Islanders are challenging the government

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Fast-growing Kowtow and other high-end brands defy cost of living crisis

Despite the high cost of living cutting into consumers' disposable income, a boutique clothing company has managed to expand into Australia as it eyes greater growth across the Tasman

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Trouble brewing: Australian brewers struggle in ‘craft beer recession’

Across the country craft breweries are entering administration, hit by Covid-era debts, excise tax and rising costs

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Four arrested and pepper spray used as pro-Palestine protest blocks road to Melbourne Cup course

Victoria police say about 100 activists gathered at intersection outside Flemington racecourse

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Without A Fight wins 2023 Melbourne Cup as jockey Mark Zahra goes back-to-back

Anthony and Sam Freedman’s completed a rare Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double as Soulcombe finished second and Sheraz third

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No time to relax now Perth in NBL groove: Rillie

Perth coach John Rillie says he never doubted himself or the team during a four-game NBL losing streak but they can't relax after a breakthrough sixth round.

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40 Bars Australia-Wide Are Doing Free Old Fashioned Cocktails This Month & We’ll Cheers To That

Over 40 venues nationwide.

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Melbourne teenager killed in suspected hit-run

Victorian homicide squad detectives are investigating a suspected hit-run incident in Melbourne that killed a teenage boy and injured two others.

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How to watch the Melbourne Cup 2023 online and on TV

Here's how you can watch the Melbourne Cup 2023 online, ready for when it starts on Tuesday, November 7.

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Public drunkenness is no longer a crime in Victoria. Why did this change on Melbourne Cup Day and how will it work?

Unlike other states, Victoria is not replacing the offence with new powers for police, instead it is rolling out a ‘health-based response’

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Dylan Gibbons rides fast-track to first Melbourne Cup opportunity

'It all happened pretty quick.'

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Opener Harris makes steady start in Vics' Shield game

Victoria have made a steady start in reply to Tasmania's 452, moving to stumps on day two at 1-142 in their Sheffield Shield match at the Junction Oval.

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Be kind, rewind: Melbourne’s 33rd queer film festival looks forward by looking back

The biggest and oldest queer film festival in Australia isn’t afraid to push modern boundaries – but there’s still much to learn from the movies of yesteryear

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Demons far from invincible in wide-open AFLW flag race

Reigning premiers Melbourne are beatable and first-time finalists Sydney are daring to dream of possibilities during the AFLW finals series.

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Hot starts for Fire, Boomers and Lynx in WNBL round one

The WNBL season is underway and the Melbourne Boomers are leading the pack with two wins in the opening round.

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Fashion on the Field: does this Newcastle designer have a winning Melbourne Cup fit?

'It came together just like I imagined.'

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New cinema venues open as Aussie ticket sales boom

Cinemas are opening in new locations in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney as a box office boom defies cost of living concerns.

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Melbourne Cup: why brands are quietly distancing themselves from the ‘race that stops the nation’

Experts point to social and animal harms and the cost-of-living crisis – and say for younger generations, the cup is ‘just not cool anymore’

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Lions dethrone Dees to clinch AFLW double-chance

Brisbane have pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the AFLW season, handing defending premiers Melbourne a 25-point loss to seal a top-four spot.

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Fun, frenetic and extremely delicious: a Melbourne mall eatery that evokes a Taiwanese night market

At Kitchen Republik in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, the savoury soy milk, beef-filled pancakes and fried buns are top orders. Just make sure your handwriting is neat.

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‘We found each other digging in the dirt’: singles flirt over worms at weed dating

At a community garden in Melbourne, combining a working bee with speed dating has yielded the city’s most wholesome matchmaking event

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Christos Tsiolkas: ‘I don’t understand wanting to live a youthful life forever’

At 58, the bestselling author grapples with ageing, pornography and the suburbs as he releases his most tender book yet

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Playing VFL was 'sobering', says star AFL ruck Grundy

Brodie Grundy says being dropped to the VFL by Melbourne was "sobering," but the star ruck insists he enjoyed his brief time with the Demons.

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