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Women running in cities made for men: ending abuse and violence is a marathon effort

For events like the upcoming Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival, thousands of people need to put in many weeks of training to prepare themselves. Yet for many female runners, the feeling of liberation that running can bring is marred by the ever-present threat of street harassment and violence.

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High Court finds Google is not a publisher in crucial win for search engine

The search engine has been locked in a battle with Melbourne lawyer George Defteros.

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CCTV captures moment thief pickpockets elderly man with walking frame in Melbourne RSL

Police have arrested a man in connection with the theft of an 86-year-old man's wallet as he used a walking frame to cross the gaming room floor of the Melbourne RSL.

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Premium real estate leads regional house price fall as ANZ tips 18 per cent nationwide property slump

Australia's housing market is set to drop 18 per cent, according to one major bank, and new data shows regional areas are joining Sydney and Melbourne in the slide.

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AFL round 23: what’s at stake in the final round of home-and-away games?

Six of the nine fixtures have finals implications and for eight teams – nine at a stretch – it is a round of great significance

The Guardian - AU

Date set for 2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix

Organisers for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix have confirmed its early-season dates for the 2023 edition of the event.

Autosport

Bendigo embraces new disability employment program trial from Melbourne

Regional Victoria is embracing a new disability employment program that provides a pathway to work for people living with down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

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Storm's Meaney a fan of Munster magic

Arriving at the Melbourne Storm this season, Nick Meaney says it's been an adjustment learning to play alongside freakishly-talented teammate Cameron Munster.

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Date set for 2023 Australian Grand Prix

A date has been set for the 2023 edition of the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Southern Hemisphere to Get First mRNA Vaccine Facility

Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will open an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in the Australian city of Melbourne, a first for the southern hemisphere. The project will be based at one of Australia's largest universities, Monash, and will produce 100 million vaccine doses a year for Covid-19,…

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Johnson gets new owners for Supercars team

Baseball's Melbourne Aces, backed by owner Brett Ralph, has bought a majority shareholding in motorsport icon Dick Johnson's Supercars team.

AAP

Coronial inquest begins into death of pregnant Melbourne mother misdiagnosed with gastro

A coronial inquest opens on the fifth anniversary of the death of pregnant Melbourne mother Annie O'Brien, who was misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis before a stillbirth and multiple organ failure.

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Stringer among friends in night of vivid story-telling

FOR all intents and purposes Liz Stringer could have been playing in her lounge room to a group of her closest friends. Stringer has always been a warm and engaging performer. She's never been hung up with creative pretension. The stories she spins are lived experiences - which many of…

Newcastle Herald

Jess Ho's 'unflinching' hospitality memoir is a Cantonese-Australian Kitchen Confidential

Raised by Wolves is like Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, if it were told by a second-generation Cantonese Australian from Hong Kong, whose work in the food industry spans 15 years. Jess Ho combines a compelling, unflinching critique of the Melbourne food scene with memories of an abusive childhood.

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A year on from the fall of Kabul, Afghans reflect on their new lives in Australia

Before her modest restart to life in Melbourne, Maryam Nabavi was a brave female journalist in Kabul when the Taliban overran the Afghan capital on August 15, 2021, forcing her — like so many of her peers — to flee for life.

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AFL Round-Up: Epic wins for Melbourne and Sydney — and heartbreak for Carlton — set the scene for a grand finale

Heroes and heartbreak were the order of the day in round 22 and, with finals just a game away, this remarkable home-and-away season is about to reach its crescendo. We digest the week that was.

AAP

Richmond to enter AFL finals with belief

Richmond have secured their spot in the AFL finals, with rivals inside the top-eight wary of the team that has won three of the past five premierships.

AAP

Pickett targeted, Demons call out racism

Melbourne are working with the AFL integrity unit to find a social media user who racially abused Indigenous goal-kicker Kysaiah Pickett online.

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Judith Durham: Singer who found global fame with The Seekers

With her luminous soprano voice, Durham experienced chart-topping success with the Australian band that sold more than 50 million records in the Sixties, before embarking on a solo career

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Fears affordable housing project in Melbourne's west will entrench isolation for new residents

Community leaders in Melbourne's west raise concerns a plan to convert a slice of land next to a freeway into more than 800 homes could result in social isolation for its new residents, unless major changes are made.

The Guardian - AU

Killing me softly: the law chipping away at Melbourne’s nightlife by stealth

It doesn’t have the profile of Sydney’s ill-fated lockout, but a long-running licence freeze is impacting Melbourne’s clubbing cachet

ABC News

Blockade Australia shut down Sydney with climate change protests. Now they're fighting arrests in court

Elizabeth is a retired Melbourne university administrator and researcher, and a grandmother too. Despite being on strict bail conditions waiting for her day in court, her resolve is unwavering.

AAP

Melksham firmly in Dees AFL finals frame

After missing out on the 2021 premiership, Jake Melksham is putting his best foot forward in a bid to play a role for Melbourne in this year's AFL finals.

AAP

Blues take positives from AFL heartbreak

Carlton coach Michael Voss lauded his "brave" players despite watching them throw away victory against Melbourne late in a five-point AFL defeat.

AAP

Demons claim last-gasp AFL win over Blues

Reigning premiers Melbourne are on track to sew up an AFL top-four spot after beating Carlton by five points in a thrilling contest at the MCG.

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