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Melbourne’s mysterious midnight ‘meteor’ identified as remains of Russian rocket

Beam of light that crossed Victoria’s night sky burned for almost a minute and caused a loud boom, and Australia’s space agency says it was incinerating space junk

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Morning Mail: Matildas into World Cup quarter-finals with Denmark defeat, voice no vote overtakes yes, cybersecurity fears rise

New poll shows no vote overtaking yes in all states except Victoria; calls for new laws after cybersecurity breaches; Foord and Raso goals fire Matildas past Denmark

The Guardian - AU

No vote overtakes yes in all states except Victoria, Guardian Essential poll shows

‘Hard no’ opposition to the Indigenous voice rose in July but young people, women remain strong supporters

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Vic Homicide Police Are Now Investigating The Deaths Of 3 People Who Ate Poisonous Mushrooms

All four were taken to hospital the day after eating lunch at home.

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How a school’s John Farnham jukebox musical inspired a feel-good documentary

The students from a Victorian school are making their stage – and screen – debut in This is Going to Be Big, a documentary about their efforts to put on a school play

The Guardian - AU

The key questions answered as the Commonwealth Games suffers latest setback

The government of Alberta has announced a halt to its attempt to bring the 2030 event to cities Calgary and Edmonton.

The Independent UK

Canada pulls the plug on possible bid to stage 2030 Commonwealth Games

Canadian province Alberta has pulled the plug on a possible bid to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games because of rising costs.

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Alberta withdraws support for 2030 Commonwealth Games bid due to cost

Announcement comes weeks after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Games

The Guardian - AU

Timing of $2bn housing and sports package uncertain after Victorian Commonwealth Games pullout

Regional mayors say they expect the state government to provide details on infrastructure projects in coming months

The Guardian - AU

Victorian electricity transmission charges could more than double if Australia’s longest power line proceeds

Proposed 800km VNI West will be costlier than alternatives and won’t solve grid bottlenecks holding back new solar and wind, thinktank says

The Guardian - AU

Cooking (and heating) without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?

Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term result of the state government’s significant change to planning approvals will be all-electric housing. The ACT made similar changes early this year, in line with a shift away from gas…

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Ned Kelly's descendants claim cultural heritage rights over the site of his last stand. The Supreme Court disagrees

The Victorian Supreme Court has determined the descendants of Ned Kelly’s family are not a distinctive cultural group with the right to protections of their “intangible cultural heritage”.

The Conversation

Sydney records hottest July as unseasonably warm weather set to persist across most of Australia

July records broken over the weekend in parts of NSW and Victoria as ‘almost the entire country’ 2-6C above average temperatures

The Guardian - AU

NSW won’t ban gas in new homes as premier declares ‘I don’t need another complication’

Chris Minns rules out following Victoria in banning new gas connections, saying state has enough serious energy challenges

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Properties worth more than $25bn were bought with cash in Australia’s three biggest states in early 2023

Many cash purchases were made in regional areas of NSW, Victoria and Queensland as buyers downsized to less expensive housing

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Afternoon Update: Labor puts housing bill back on agenda; Victoria bans gas connections to homes; and Australians cut spending

Coalition accuses PM of ‘threatening’ a double dissolution to pass bill, while Greens urge government to negotiate in ‘good faith’

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Daniel Andrews declares suitcases of cash are ‘not on’ – but Ibac’s findings will linger in Victorians’ minds

Anti-corruption commission’s report highlights how developers buy influence, but premier stresses complexity about donations rules

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Boxing has ‘cookie-cutter’ approach to concussion and lacks CTE prevention strategies, Shane Tuck inquiry told

Victorian boxing regulator says treatment of head injuries should ‘be based on medical assessments of individuals and their capability to heal’

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Is Victoria planning to impose rent freezes and will that solve the housing crisis?

Labor is mulling a cap on prices and a levy on Airbnb-type listing. But some experts say that won’t do enough to fix the key problem of lack of supply

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Victorian police officer who shared images of Dani Laidley sacked over photos of dead bodies

Former detective Murray Gentner was charged by an internal police standards body with ‘disgraceful/improper conduct’ over crime scene images

The Conversation

Building houses in factories for the Commonwealth Games was meant to help the housing crisis. What now?

Huge sporting events come with substantial public investment in housing. After Melbourne hosted the 1956 Olympics, about 600 houses in the athlete village became public housing in West Heidelberg. After Melbourne hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athlete village in Parkville was largely sold off, with 320 houses going to…

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A sporting empire starts to crumble

Victoria's decision to pull out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a budget blowout shines light on the huge amount of money it takes for these sporting extravaganzas.

The Guardian - AU

I’m a renter. My property’s real estate agent has been using offshore staff. Is this legal?

This sounds very stressful, says Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. Your best next step might be making this your landlord’s problem

The Guardian - AU

Productivity Commission appoints Chris Barrett as new chief, treasurer Jim Chalmers confirms

Chalmers announces Barrett, deputy secretary of Victoria’s treasury and finance department, will begin his five-year appointment from September

The Conversation

Keen to get off gas in your home, but struggling to make the switch? Research shows you're not alone

More than five million households in Australia are connected to the gas network. Tackling climate change requires homes and businesses to move away from gas, and instead embrace electric appliances as the power grid shifts to renewable energy.

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