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Carlos Sainz doubles down on FIA criticism after Ferrari complaints dismissed

On Tuesday, the FIA rejected Ferrari's right of review petition which hoped to reverse the penalty handed to Sainz for his role in a collision with Fernando Alonso in Melbourne

Daily Mirror

George Russell set for FIA penalty as Mercedes problem likely to have long-term effect

Russell's decent start to the season – despite Mercedes' performance struggles – suffered a blow in Melbourne when he suffered an engine failure which will likely have further ramifications

Daily Mirror

Anthony Albanese criticises Lidia Thorpe's early morning expletive-laden altercation outside a Melbourne strip club

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says independent senator Lidia Thorpe's altercation outside a Melbourne strip club at the weekend was ill-fitting behaviour for any person, let alone a senator.

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Melbourne woman will be charged over cyclist crash caught on dashcam footage

Police say they will charge a 40-year-old woman over an alleged hit-and-run crash caught on dashcam footage which left a Melbourne cyclist with grazes and bruises.

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Afternoon Update: Labor blasted for jobseeker stance; tributes flow for Father Bob; and Melbourne’s endless suburban sprawl

Beloved Melbourne priest who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog has died aged 88

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Rebels set sights on Crusaders Super Rugby upset

Despite a disrupted Super Rugby Pacific preparation with six players at the Wallabies camp, Melbourne are intent on hitting the Crusaders with all guns blazing.

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Father Bob Maguire remembered as a 'great man' who devoted his life to society's least fortunate

Catholic priest and social justice campaigner Father Bob Maguire is being remembered by family, fellow activists, politicians and people from all walks of life as a friend of the poor and downtrodden.

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Return of NRL giant Asofa-Solomona timely for Melbourne

Skipper Christian Welch says Melbourne have missed the physicality and aggression of giant prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona, who will return to face the Warriors.

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Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

The Guardian - AU

Father Bob Maguire, beloved Melbourne priest, dies aged 88

Maguire, who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog, brought a legion of new adherents to the Catholic church

The Guardian - AU

Father Bob Maguire, charity campaigner and Catholic priest, dies aged 88

Father Bob Maguire was the parish priest at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in South Melbourne for nearly 40 years. He was known for his tireless charity work and for reaching younger audiences through his media appearances.

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Dad challenges life sentence for cold blooded killings

A Melbourne father has challenged the two life sentences he received for the cold-blooded murders of his estranged daughter and her husband.

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Melbourne's queer Muslims break fast together during Ramadan

In a warm-lit room, tucked away in Melbourne's CBD, dozens of the city's queer Muslim community have come together to break fast during Ramadan.

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The 2014 F1 crash Ferrari used to try to overturn Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari chose to highlight a rare example of a driving penalty that was challenged by a right of review process, ironically by the very team that Fernando Alonso – the "victim" of the Melbourne incident – currently drives for.

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The Guardian - AU

Melbourne gobbled up its surrounds to surpass Sydney. What if it continued forever?

One day we will knock on Sydney’s door, having devoured Canberra without even noticing

Autosport

Ferrari: Sainz Australian GP penalty review had sufficient new evidence

The FIA has dismissed the Scuderia petitioning Sainz’s five-second penalty that was awarded in Melbourne for the Spaniard hitting Fernando Alonso at the final standing restart.

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Full FIA stewards' verdict on Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari requested a right to review from the FIA for the five-second penalty that, due to the safety car finish in Melbourne, dropped Sainz from fourth place down to a point-less 12th.

Daily Mirror

Notorious drug lord's niece killed after car she was driving ploughed into tree

Keana Mokbel, 25, whose uncle Tony Mokbel is serving 30 years on drugs charges, died when her vehicle ploughed into a tree in Heidelberg West, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia at around 8.50pm on Sunday

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Hollywood ‘it girl’ Mischa Barton heads to Ramsay Street

As filming started on the Neighbours reboot in Melbourne on Monday, a surprise star, Mischa Barton, has joined the cast in Ramsay Street.

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FIA dismisses Sainz's F1 Australian GP penalty review

Ferrari had appealed to the governing body for a right to review in response to Sainz being handed a five-second penalty for tagging with Fernando Alonso during the final restart of the Melbourne race.

Autosport

Key details of 'Aussie Silverstone' plan revealed

Motorsport Australia and the Victorian state government announced plans for a new permanent facility in Avalon, around 50 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, last weekend.

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Russell: F1 calendar logistics "will be improved"

F1's 2023 season started with three trips to the Arabian peninsula in four weeks for testing and the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix. It then headed to Melbourne for a standalone weekend on the other side of the world, before another planned standalone weekend in China - that has…

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Storm on guard for Johnson-led Warriors in Anzac clash

Cameron Munster says Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson is playing with confidence, making him extra dangerous as Melbourne prepare to host the Anzac Day clash.

AAP

Melbourne gangster's small legal victory in appeal bid

Rocco Arico is appealing his convictions, claiming his former lawyer Joseph Acquaro informed against him to Victoria Police.

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Injecting rooms cut crime, overdoses, abscesses: study

Drug users who inject under medical supervision are less likely to overdose or commit crime, a study shows, as authorities weigh up a second Melbourne facility.

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