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I am the Royal Melbourne Show’s biggest fan, and I have the spreadsheet to prove it

The show has remained my annual obsession for four decades. I have never shown a partner such commitment

The Guardian - AU

Big Scary: Me and You review – introspective and varied, with wonderful, harrowing moments

The Melbourne band’s compelling fifth record is concerned with love found and lost – and ends with a heartbreaking one-two punch

The Guardian - AU

Union Jack set on fire while Australia marks national day of mourning for the Queen

As a memorial service was held for the late monarch in Parliament House, protests were underway in multiple cities

Evening Standard

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Severe weather causes major flight disruptions at Sydney airport ahead of AFL grand final weekend

Approximately 40 flights due to land in or depart Sydney were cancelled on Thursday morning, leading to cancellations in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

'We haven't built it, and they've come': the e-change pressures on Australia's lifestyle towns

Michael and Karen moved from Melbourne to Castlemaine, about 130km northwest of Victoria’s capital, in mid-2020 – using, like tens of thousands of Australians, the shift to remote work to make a larger lifestyle change.

The Conversation

Melbourne Love Machine nightclub drive-by killers Jacob Elliott and Alan Fares jailed

Aaron Osmani and Richard Arow both died after being struck by bullets fired from a moving vehicle outside the Love Machine nightclub in April 2019.

ABC News

Nightclub drive-by killers jailed for life

Two men convicted of murder after a drive-by shooting outside Melbourne's Love Machine nightclub have been jailed for life over the terrifying public attack.

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With Swans in the grand final, super fan gran Nell Cooper books seat at the tattoo parlour

When her beloved South Melbourne Bloods — the Sydney Swans — sent Collingwood packing to secure a grand final berth at the weekend, Nell Cooper wasted no time in booking a tattoo.

ABC News

Brothel boss was paid for teen's services

A Melbourne brothel manager has admitted receiving payments from clients for services provided by a 16-year-old girl who doctored her driver's licence.

AAP

Australian rules football investigates racism allegations

The Australian Football League says it is investigating “very serious allegations” made by Indigenous players that they were racially abused by a coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in Melbourne

The Independent UK

Victorian government releases business case for above-ground Melbourne Airport train station and new station for Keilor East

Transport Minister Jacinta Allan says an elevated airport station will cause less disruption in the construction stage, be quicker to build, and save up to $1 billion.

ABC News

Student seriously injured in bus rollover

A school girl and a driver have been seriously injured after a truck struck a bus from behind, forcing it down an embankment west of Melbourne.

AAP

St Kilda’s penguins have been taking a break from visitors, but volunteers are still working to protect them

It’s been a while since visitors have been able to watch the daily procession of little penguins near the St Kilda pier in Melbourne, but volunteers have been working hard on new projects to support a healthy penguin colony for years to come.

ABC News

How artists Judy Watson and Helen Johnson are stripping back Australia's 'white blanket of forgetfulness'

In his 1980 Boyer Lecture, art historian Bernard Smith said a “white blanket of forgetfulness” had been thrown over the horrors of Australia’s colonial past.

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How the pandemic triggered Australia's worst rental crisis

Advertised house rents have hit record highs in 85 per cent of suburbs profiled in exclusive new data. These maps reveal the areas facing the biggest hikes in rent since the start of the pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

AFL grand final: Sydney Swans fans fork out up to $1,781 to fly to Melbourne

Prices soar for direct return flights to see match against Geelong Cats a week after Collingwood diehards made the pilgrimage to Sydney

The Times of India

Australia confirm Shelley Nitschke as full-time women's coach

MELBOURNE: Former allrounder Shelley Nitschke has been handed a four-year contract as head coach of the Australian women's team, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.

AAP

Rapist who dragged woman off street jailed

A Melbourne rapist who dragged a woman off the street and raped her while she waited for a rail replacement bus has been jailed for eight years.

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Drug trafficker jailed years after crimes

A Melbourne woman caught with meticulous records of her drug trafficking dating back to 2013 has been jailed for seven years, ending a long-running court case.

AAP

Vic govt continues hospital cash splash

The Victorian government has vowed to spend $1 billion improving hospitals in Melbourne's northern suburbs.

ABC News

Man arrested after 'erratic behaviour' in Melbourne CBD had bottles full of water

Police have confirmed a man who was behaving erratically in Melbourne's CBD, causing a partial lockdown, was carrying petrol cans and bottles full of water.

AAP

Police reopen locked-down Melbourne street

Parts of William Street in the Melbourne central business district were closed after a man was reported to be behaving erratically in an office building.

The Guardian - AU

‘A hallucinatory moment’: Goran Stolevski on his unlikely rise in Australian film

With queer romance Of an Age and oddball horror You Won’t Be Alone, Stolevski has marked himself as one of the country’s directors to watch

The Times of India

Never say never with Virat Kohli, can go past Sachin Tendulkar: Ricky Ponting

MELBOURNE: Surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's feat of 100 international centuries is "possible" for Virat Kohli, Australian great Ricky Ponting has said looking at the Indian superstar's new-found hunger for runs.

The Guardian - UK

‘End of an era’: how the Queen’s funeral was seen around the world

From Melbourne to Paris, New York to Delhi, the solemn events in London resonated around the globe

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