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Fremantle defeats Carlton by 42 points as Melbourne, Kangaroos post AFLW wins

The Dockers take down the Blues in the west, while the Demons and Kangaroos enjoy their respective victories over the Giants and Tigers.

ABC News

Man charged over Vic designer shoe attacks

It's alleged a Melbourne man attacked five women and stole their high-end designer shoes in separate incidents over a six-month period.

AAP

Police charge Melbourne man with assaulting women and stealing their designer shoes

Victoria Police investigators charge a man with a range of offences, including robbery, assault with intent to commit sexual assault and intentionally causing injury over five alleged incidents.

ABC News

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Russia-Ukraine standoff overshadows US talks in Pacific about China

MELBOURNE, Australia — Overshadowed by a crisis half a world away, leaders of the United States and three of its major Indo-Pacific allies agreed Friday to shore up defenses aimed at slowing China's domination of the region.

Los Angeles Times

White House confirms Biden-Putin call on Saturday – as it happened

US national security adviser urges Americans to leave Ukraine while US officials say Putin has decided to invade

The Guardian - US

Cricket diplomacy: Jaishankar gifts his Australian counterpart bat signed by Virat Kohli

MELBOURNE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday gifted his Australian counterpart Marise Payne a cricket bat signed by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli during a visit to the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Times of India

Rules, norms under pressure from authoritarian regimes, warns Australian FM at Quad meet

Noting that rules and norms based order is under pressure from authoritarian regimes, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Friday said the Quad Foreign Ministers have reaffirmed their support to the protection of national sovereignty and the observance of rules and fair play.

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Melbourne Quad meeting discusses security, pandemic recovery as India diverges on Ukraine invasion threat

Foreign Ministers from India, Australia, Japan and the United States discuss maritime security, pandemic recovery, and cyber security, as India diverges from its Quad counterparts on Ukraine invasion fears.

ABC News

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Come at Any Time, Says Blinken

Russia has sent more forces to its border with Ukraine and could launch an invasion at any time, including during the Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. He said Washington was continuing to "draw down" its embassy in Ukraine and repeated a State Department call…

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Hells Angels trio charged over assault

Police have raided properties across Melbourne on Friday and charged three Hells Angels bikies over an assault on the weekend.

AAP

Victoria’s ‘code brown’ to end; WA records second Covid death – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID

The United States, Australia, Japan and India pledged on Friday to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly veiled swipe at China's economic and military expansion.

Reuters

Andrew Peacock farewelled at state service

A state memorial service for former Liberal leader Andrew Peacock is under way in Melbourne.

AAP

‘Avi out’: the uncomfortable relationship between Rebel News and Australia’s anti-vaccine protesters

The far-right outlet’s reach has grown exponentially on the back of an avalanche of posts on the Canberra convoy and last year’s Melbourne rallies

The Guardian - AU

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The Hindu

All eyes on Quad discussions as Ministers meet in Melbourne

Regional developments, vaccines, and plans for Quad summit in Tokyo on agenda, Jaishankar to hold bilateral meetings as well

AAP

Kings hold off gutsy Phoenix for NBL win

The Sydney Kings survived a late comeback from South East Melbourne Phoenix to win their first road game of the NBL season.

Dynamite News

Australia to host fourth Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Friday

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne is set to host her counterparts from India, Japan and the United States for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on Friday.

AAP

Drua defeat Rebels in final Super warmup

Fijian Drua will enter their historic Super Rugby Pacific campaign full of confidence after beating the Rebels 28-26 in their final warmup match in Melbourne.

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AAP

Woman found dead in Melbourne's south east

The homicide squad is investigating after a woman was found dead at Springvale in Melbourne's southeast.

AAP

Alleged crook 'caught on listening device'

A Melbourne man charged over three drive-by-shootings had had extra charges added after conversations were captured on police listening devices.

Reuters

Blinken in Melbourne says Australia demonstrated best of humanity

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told students in Melbourne that Australia had showed it was capable of the best of humanity, transforming the life of his step-father who arrived as a teenage refugee after the Holocaust.

The Conversation

Meet Vivienne Binns, the Australian artist whose work was called 'an affront to masculinity'

Review: Vivienne Binns: On and through the Surface, MUMA

Los Angeles Times

Remember the 'pivot' to Asia? US wants to reassure Pacific allies it's still on

MELBOURNE, Australia — Like many U.S. governments before it, the Biden administration intended a foreign policy "pivot" toward China and Asia. Instead, Washington quickly faced war in Gaza, a chaotic pullout from Afghanistan and a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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‘We Deserve To Be Alive’: We Spoke To Trans And Gender Diverse Protestors About #KillTheBill

Hundreds gathered in Melbourne on Wednesday for a snap protest against the Religious Discrimination Bill, in solidarity with trans people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Lands in Australia Ahead of Indo-Pacific Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as fears rise of a Russian invasion of Ukraine on the other side of the globe. Blinken landed in the…

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