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Coroner delivers open finding in inquest into the 1980 murder of Melbourne woman Maria James

Maria James was stabbed to death in her home adjoining her bookshop in Thornbury. A fresh inquest was called after new information was unearthed by the ABC's Trace podcast in 2017.

ABC News

Five dead in Victorian helicopter crash

Four men and a woman are among five people who perished after a helicopter crashed in regional Victoria.

AAP

Mining entrepreneur Joseph Gutnick promises to support Tasmanian AFL team if lucrative mine goes ahead

The former president of the Melbourne Football Club says he will financially support an AFL team in the state he now calls home. However, it hinges on his plans for a lucrative mine in Tasmania's north-west becoming a reality.

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After the fall: what a garden might look like at the end of the world

‘Post-apocalypse’ is not a typical theme for a garden show, but in Melbourne, landscape architects planted out a climate change worst-case scenario

The Guardian - AU

Shane Warne remembered with joy in his favourite concrete colosseum

Melbourne Cricket Ground bid farewell in a fitting manner for a player who changed his sport but remained an ordinary bloke

The Guardian - UK

Australia great Shane Warne remembered at moving service in Melbourne

Warne died aged 52 earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Elton John and Kylie Minogue lead tributes to Shane Warne at state memorial service

An array of stars paid tribute to the cricketing legend during the state memorial service at Melbourne Cricket Ground

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‘Our shining star’: Shane Warne’s children deliver moving tributes at state funeral for cricket legend

The former leg-spinner’s life was celebrated by tens of thousands at a state memorial service at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Independent UK

View from The Hill: Budget week punctuated by distractions

In the middle of budget week, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese boarded a VIP aircraft bound for Melbourne to attend Shane Warne’s Wednesday evening memorial service.

The Conversation

Relatives of Melbourne cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash urge driver to turn themselves in

Makaro Manapori was cycling to work in Hampton Park in Melbourne's south-east when he was hit and killed by a vehicle in the early hours of January 6.

ABC News

Bromwich backs Slater as future NRL coach

Melbourne captain Jesse Bromwich says Billy Slater has the passion and knowledge to be a good NRL coach after his name emerged as a successor to Craig Bellamy.

AAP

Code red: just 1% of Melbourne ambulances available to meet high demand

Union says staff furloughs and increased presentations at emergency wards led to ramping Tuesday night

The Guardian - AU

Essendon ponder AFL debut for Hobbs

Essendon coach Ben Rutten says he's considering giving teenage draftee Ben Hobbs an AFL debut in Friday night's clash with Melbourne.

AAP

Liberal MP Andrew Laming will refuse to repay travel expenses after audit finds $8,000 in invalid claims

MP describes watchdog’s investigation as a ‘witch-hunt’, saying he disputes ‘every syllable’ of the report

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Shane Warne's memorial service: MCG farewells Australian cricket great, as it happened

Shane Warne's children — Summer, Jackson and Brooke — close proceedings at the MCG with emotional tributes to their late dad, before unveiling the stand renamed his honour. Look back on all the tributes.

The Guardian - AU

Shane Warne memorial service: how to get tickets, events outside Melbourne, how to watch on TV

Eddie McGuire says two-hour event at MCG will be ‘one of the greatest events in the history of the city, in this country’

AAP

COVID forces Canberra out of WNBL finals

The Canberra Capitals have withdrawn from the WNBL finals because of a COVID outbreak, leaving Melbourne Boomers to meet Perth Lynx in the grand-final series

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Disability advocate Janet Curtain left stranded on train platform after V/Line failed to provide accessible carriage

Despite booking ahead for an accessible train carriage home to Melbourne, Janet Curtain was forced to wait three hours for a taxi in a situation she says is happening to others as well.

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Melbourne radio station 3ZZZ suspends Russian-language broadcaster over Ukraine war reports

3ZZZ says it will monitor Russian program to ensure compliance with codes of practice after propaganda complaints

ABC News

Police search for Shepparton teenager in wake of fatal Melbourne stabbing

Homicide Squad detectives are trying to track down Shepparton man Mageri Sari, 19, over a fatal stabbing at Docklands earlier this month.

ABC News

Hume Highway's Sheahan Bridge at Gundagai to receive $16m in federal budget

Trucking groups describe the Sheahan Bridge on the Hume Highway as a national "roadblock" that halts the movement of big trucks between Melbourne and Sydney. They say money in the federal budget won't be enough to fix the situation.

AAP

Goodwin upbeat as Jackson weighs up future

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is sounding confident that ruckman Luke Jackson, the AFL's hottest young talent, will stay with the Demons.

AAP

Voss has concerns over AFL's virus policy

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has held his weekly media conference via Zoom as the Demons are the latest AFL club to handle COVID-19 cases among staff.

Bangkok Post

Latin soul with a Thai twist

Amaru Tribe, a Latin band based in Melbourne, Australia, released their second studio album, Between Two Worlds, on March 18. The band visited Thailand in 2019 for a mini-tour, which culminated in a full band concert at Studio Lam, for which they jammed with phin and khaen players from Toom…

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Council green lights Sandown redevelopment plan

The Greater Dandenong Council has agreed to let the Melbourne Racing Club's proposal to rezone – and ultimately redevelop – Sandown continue to a community consultation stage.

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