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Venomous tiger snake slithers up driver’s leg on Melbourne freeway

Woman weaves through traffic at 80km/h before fleeing from snake in car barefoot and attempting to flag down passing motorists

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Star goaler Garbin claims top netball prize

Melbourne Vixens and Diamonds star Sophie Garbin has capped an impressive year by winning the Liz Ellis Diamond as Australian netball's top player.

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Canberra, Melbourne make Hockey One men's decider

Canberra and Melbourne both had edgy wins to qualify for the Hockey One men's final.

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Diego Faivre’s playful homage to Australia's vanishing milk bar

Diego Faivre uses Play-Doh to recreate an Australian milk bar in an exhibition titled ‘Diego Super Bonza Store’ at Melbourne’s Useful Objects gallery

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Heat and Renegades spin queens hold key to WBBL final

Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Renegades captains Jess Jonassen and Sophie Molineux are in terrific form ahead of the WBBL decider at the MCG.

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Late magic vaults Shin to top of the Open leaderboard

Former world No.1 Jiyai Shin conjured some late magic to complement her extraordinary consistency to snatch an improbable two-shot lead at the Australian Open.

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Kangaroos brush off past AFLW hurt ahead of grand final

North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker says the Kangaroos' 2023 AFLW grand final heartbreak is in the past as they take on Melbourne in the 2024 decider.

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South Korean amateur the shock Australian Open leader

South Korean teenage amateur Hyojin Yang has surged to a shock halfway lead at the Australian Open on the Melbourne sandbelt.

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Grandparents, mystery Melbournite split $100m Powerball

The hunt is on for a Melbourne Powerball player who is set to split the $100 million prize pot with Rockhampton grandparents.

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Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Former golf prodigy Su Oh has rebounded from a despairing season in the US to capture a share of the Australian Open first-round lead in Melbourne.

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'Pigs fly': Metro deadline delays cloud opening date

The initial handover of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel to operators has been delayed 12 months but the government insists it will still open to passengers on time.

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In her charming ‘nanna’s book about footy’, Helen Garner writes with candour, vigilance and insight

There are a number of good reasons you might want to read this little “nanna’s book about footy” from Helen Garner over the summer.

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Cameron Smith slams organisers for US-style Open set-up

Tournament drawcard Cameron Smith has lashed officials for preparing an American-style course set up for the Australian Open golf championship in Melbourne.

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Min Woo's knee woes hamper Open golf preparation

Partially dislocating his knee rolling over in bed, Min Woo Lee says the injury has limited his preparation for the Australian Open in Melbourne.

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Marinoff adds MVP award to AFLW honours

Adelaide captain Ebony Marinoff has been voted the AFL Players' Association Most Valuable Player, a day after winning the AFLW best and fairest.

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Labor to sit out Prahran byelection as ex-Greens MP Sam Hibbins departs amid controversy

Exclusive: Victorian Greens confident of retaining inner Melbourne seat as former MP ‘absolutely disputes’ claims by intern

The Guardian - AU

Sydney and Melbourne house prices tipped to fall in 2025

But SQM research report warns that prices in other Australian capitals are likely to surge, depending on interest rates and population growth rates

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Leishman's major lure driving his Australian Open push

Ex-British Open runner-up Marc Leishman says the chance to earn a spot at Portrush in 2025 is added motivation to win this week's Australian Open in Melbourne.

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The Guardian - AU

Eastern Australia heatwave to make way for ‘volatile’ stormy weather

Risk of blackouts has receded in Sydney, while a WA bushfire has prompted emergency evacuation in parts of Shire of Dandaragan

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‘Hatsune Miku has a special part in my heart’: the 16-year-old pop sensation who does not exist

Miku is a ‘Vocaloid’ – a holographic avatar that represents a digital bank of vocal samples – and performs sellout tours for thousands of very real mega-fans

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Barbarouses strike seals Wellington's A-League Men win

Kosta Barbarouses has sealed a 1-0 win for Wellington Phoenix over Melbourne Victory at A-League Men's Unite Round in Sydney.

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Stars consigned to WBBL wooden spoon after wash out

The Melbourne Stars have slipped to their first WBBL wooden spoon in five years after their last-round match against fellow strugglers Adelaide was washed out.

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‘I don’t look like him at all, I’m just tall’: Jacob Elordi lookalike crowned in Melbourne

No one actually showed up to compete for the $50 prize. It didn’t really matter

The Guardian - AU

Extreme fire danger warnings for Victoria as heatwave sweeps through south-east Australia

Cool change expected to push through state late on Saturday, bringing intense rain and thunderstorms across the wider region into next week

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Nine People Arrested After Alleged Stabbing In Melbourne This Morning

This morning in Melbourne, nine individuals were arrested following a serious alleged stabbing incident during a mass fight.

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