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Epic AFL season awaits as Melbourne attempts to hold off chasing pack

With the AFL season getting underway this evening, Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson run the rule over how the 18 clubs are looking in their pursuit of premiership success.

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Stella Prize 10 years on: Australian authors reflect on how the award changed their careers and the literary landscape

Since its inception in 2012, the $50,000 Stella Prize has changed the lives of Australian women and non-binary authors like Charlotte Wood and Jess Hill – placing their stories at the centre of national conversation.

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Demons, Dogs ready to launch AFL season

Melbourne will unfurl their first premiership flag in 57 years in front of the same team they defeated in last year's AFL grand final.

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Victoria’s $580m hub for 1,000 visitors awaits the end of hotel quarantine

Dubbed a ‘white elephant’ by critics, governments argue the purpose-built Melbourne quarantine hub is crucial

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne buried their AFL curse but Demons still long to lift flag at home

The champions have all the pieces and motivation to pick up where they left off in Perth – now comes the hard part

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s like being possessed’: Australia’s star choreographer Lucy Guerin on 20 years of dance

Two decades since she launched her company Lucy Guerin Inc, Guerin is known for her dazzling and strange work. She talks about her new Melbourne show and considers her legacy

The Guardian - AU

Calls for expert panel to study noise impacts of proposed third runway at Melbourne airport

Residents say independent commission must be established now, in early consultation phase, before project is built

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Victorian government reveals design for Melbourne's answer to Eiffel Tower

The National Gallery of Victoria Contemporary site will be located adjacent to the current NGV site and is scheduled for completion in 2028.

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Tahs lose skipper Gordon for Rebels clash

Waratahs skipper Jake Gordon is out for up to a month after injuring his hamstring, ruling him out of Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific match against Melbourne.

AAP

No verdict in 1986 nurse murder trial

A jury has been unable to reach a verdict in the case of Colin Graham, accused of murdering Melbourne nurse Ina-Doris Warrick in her home in 1986.

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Storm on guard for party pooper Mitchell

Melbourne's Cameron Munster is expecting returning South Sydney star Latrell Mitchell to try and spoil coach Craig Bellamy's NRL milestone celebrations.

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Demons, Bulldogs to renew AFL hostilities

Not long ago Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs were the AFL's strugglers, now the clubs command the big stage at the MCG with an intensifying rivalry.

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Melbourne artist wins La Prairie Art Award

A Melbourne photographer has received the inaugural La Prairie Art Award after her works were selected to be acquired by the Art Gallery of NSW.

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La Prairie art award: photographer Atong Atem wins inaugural $80,000 prize

Melbourne-based South Sudanese artist upturns the dehumanising lens of Eurocentric art history with her joyous and vivid work

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Demons' Goodwin speaks on review leaks

Melbourne premiership coach Simon Goodwin has moved on from the leaking of historic allegations of bullying leaked against him during the AFL pre-season.

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Woman critically injured in Albanvale fire in Melbourne's west, man under guard in hospital

A man is under police guard in hospital after allegedly setting fire to a house in Albanvale, leaving a woman with critical injuries.

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Could Canberra be the new Melbourne?

Melbourne style approach to Civic explored during development of the city.

The Guardian - AU

AFL pushes ‘business as usual’ but not before Melbourne pauses to honour one of its icons

An MCG crowd that embraced Shane Warne will remember him when the new season gets under way this week amid underlying Covid anxiety

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Grave concerns for asylum seekers locked in indefinite detention near Perth airport

As refugees are released in Melbourne and Brisbane, on the other side of the country there is no end in sight for a small group of increasingly desperate asylum seekers in Perth, who have already been detained for nine years.

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'Appalling' chemical spill in Melbourne's west leaves dead wildlife strewn through waterways

Residents in Melbourne's west are devastated about a significant chemical spill that has left dead fish through local waterways and may have made it all the way to Port Phillip Bay.

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Police urge people to leave knives out of disputes following two fatal 'brutal' stabbings

Victoria Police says its investigators have been confronted by the "brutal assault" on a 16-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Melbourne's northern suburbs early on Sunday morning.

AAP

Fatal Vic stabbings not linked: police

Victoria Police are investigating a series of Melbourne stabbings, after a 16-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were killed over the weekend.

AAP

Demons to avoid AFL flag hangover: Viney

If complacency has been creeping into Melbourne's camp after their drought-breaking AFL premiership star midfielder Jack Viney hasn't seen it.

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In Melbourne's fast-growing west, the doors of Victoria's biggest mosque are open 'for everyone'

Up to 2,000 worshippers can fit inside Tarneit's Melbourne Grand Mosque, which will cater to a growing population in Melbourne's west.

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Pressure mounts on federal government to cut fuel excise – as it happened

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