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Police look for witness in months-long probe into death

Police want to talk to a woman who witnessed officers arresting a 24-year-old man in Melbourne's north before he became unresponsive and died.

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A light touch, a feel for drama and a generous nature: author Alex Skovron wins the Patrick White Award

If you have ever been to the launch of a small-press poetry book at Collected Works bookshop (now defunct), or at one of the Readings bookstores, or at a bar or café in Melbourne, you may have seen a small, fit-looking, bespectacled man. He has a ready grin and eyes…

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Melbourne council dumps 'unlawful' prayer

A decades-old tradition of reciting a prayer before getting down to business has been scrapped by a Melbourne council over concerns it breaches human rights.

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Melbourne Renegades take down Strikers in WBBL upset

The Adelaide Strikers' 81-run upset loss to the Melbourne Renegades has extended the losing streak of WBBL teams winning the toss and bowling to seven games.

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Melbourne Fashion Week starts with a splash, literally

The sold out opening show for Melbourne Fashion Week was an ode to summer, with models walking a lap of a hotel pool deck.

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Death 'not suspicious' after body found at school

A post-mortem has determined the death of a man whose body was found in the greenhouse of a Melbourne school was not suspicious.

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Large crowd gathers at pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne as WA man mourns sister killed in Gaza

Australians are grieving for those killed on both sides of Israel-Hamas war, Adam Bandt tells protesters

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Goulding fires United to NBL win over Breakers

Melbourne United have ridden Chris Goulding's hot hand in the second half of a 97-88 win over New Zealand, maintaining top spot on the NBL ladder.

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Two children dead and two in critical condition after shed fire in Geelong

Preschoolers with severe burns airlifted to hospital in Melbourne, Ambulance Victoria says

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Max Gawn defends Dees' culture amid off-field trouble

Melbourne skipper Max Gawn has backed the AFL club's culture despite off-season controversies surrounding Clayton Oliver and Joel Smith.

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Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan bring funk to Jazz Festival

Music legends Chaka Khan and Nile Rodgers have played a packed Myer Music Bowl for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

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‘Earn or burn’: the firebombings and underworld conflicts exposing Australia’s illicit tobacco trade

Victorian detectives play catch-up as they suspect a ‘large proportion of the tobacco industry has been infiltrated by serious and organised crime’

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Hotel, soup kitchen or rebuild: could Melbourne’s illegally demolished Corkman pub rise again?

Developers have plans for a new building, but the old facade may return amid pressure to ‘rectify the community loss’

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Where’s my ride? How public transport deserts entrench inequality across Melbourne’s suburbs

Massive investment in Victoria’s public infrastructure has not always been linked to bus routes, meaning some on the city fringes have no choice but to drive

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Magnitude 5.0 quake rattles Victoria, felt in Melbourne

Residents in Melbourne have felt a 5.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the southwestern Victorian coast.

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Strikers roll Stars for 29 in record WBBL rout

Adelaide have dismissed Melbourne Stars for a WBBL record-low 29 on their way to a tournament-high 148-run victory in the first match of their title defence.

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Fornaroli helps Victory to opening ALM win over Sydney

Coach Tony Popovic says Melbourne Victory's 2-0 win at Sydney FC was "a bonus" as his side got their A-League Men campaign off to a flying start.

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Demons quash Kangaroos to go top of AFLW ladder

Melbourne have triumphed by 23 points in a blockbuster battle against North Melbourne to return to top spot on the AFLW ladder.

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Williams dominates as Phoenix keep winning in NBL

South East Melbourne Phoenix have made it three straight NBL wins with Alan Williams dominant in a 96-73 victory over the Brisbane Bullets.

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NBL's United beat Hawks as Lual-Acuil returns

Melbourne United welcomed former MVP finalist Jo Lual-Acuil back to the NBL in an 10-point defeat of the Illawarra Hawks.

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Bulldogs add more AFL experience to football department

Seasoned operators Matthew Egan and Daniel Pratt have joined the Western Bulldogs in a new-look football department ahead of the 2024 AFL season.

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Melbourne grandmother stuck in Gaza, husband slams DFAT

The husband of a Melbourne woman trapped in Gaza has accused the federal government of being too slow in its repatriation efforts and sending mixed messages.

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Order of Australia recipient not guilty of stealth-rape

A Victorian jury has found a Sydney dermatologist not guilty of raping another man in a Melbourne home.

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Arson probe after blaze at gym with bikie links

A police chemist is investigating the cause of a blaze that badly damaged a gym with alleged bikie links in Melbourne's north.

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