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Webster out cheaply in Shield return as Vics take lead

Victoria are trying to build a matchwinning lead as wickets again tumbled at the Junction Oval on day two of the Sheffield Shield game against Tasmania.

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Victorian Labor forced to rely on One Nation and others to pass voluntary assisted dying bill after factional split

Exclusive: Reforms expected to pass parliament with support of motley crew of MPs after Labor’s SDA sub-faction attempts to curtail them

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Weatherald falls for duck, Webster returns in Shield

After Beau Webster had a mixed day in the field for Tasmania, fellow Test hopeful Jake Weatherald was dismissed for a duck against Victoria.

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Objections blocked in race to build 800,000 new homes

In a bid to meet a target to build 800,000 homes over the next decade, a state government will ban and restrict appeals to speed up approvals.

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Victorian premier vows to scrap ‘old-fashioned Nimby’ planning laws, fast-track homes and curb rights to object

Jacinta Allan says reforms would see housing permit-approval times slashed and generate more than $900m in construction activity each year

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Tough decisions on closures to help Bega's bottom line

The closure of a cheese factory in Victoria and a peanut business in Queensland at a cost of 450 jobs will help Bega Cheese boost its earnings.

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Thousands without power in Queensland as Victoria experiences ‘terrifying’ winds after year’s wettest day

Wires brought down across greater Brisbane and Werribee resident tells ABC Radio of partner ‘lifted and dropped’ by huge wind

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UCI Gravel World Series: Brendan Johnston defends title at Gravelista while Sharlotte Lucas makes winning debut

Second qualifier for 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships 'showed its wild side' with cold, rainy conditions in Victoria, Australia

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Allan says Victoria machete ban is working despite brawl at community sport event

Police were called to a fight among a large group of men armed with machetes on Saturday evening

The Guardian - AU

Once Australia’s second priciest city, Melbourne has become more affordable. What happened – and will it last?

More homes and less property investor activity has seen Victoria’s capital rise up the affordability rankings

The Guardian - AU

Is Melbourne really the ‘crime capital of Australia’?

Melbourne has been in the news in recent weeks following a string of violent, high-profile crimes.

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Before-And-After Shots Of Victoria’s Secret Models Spark Criticism Over Amount Of Fake Tan

Some netizens found the level of spray tan “appalling” as supermodels, influencers, and nepo babies hit the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

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Two Men Have Died At A Melbourne Beach As Severe Weather Continues To Lash Victoria

Two men have tragically died at Melbourne's Frankston Beach as damaging winds continue to batter Australia's southern states.

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Afternoon Update: heatwave and wild winds grip nation; Palestinians with Australian visas trapped in Gaza; and Hollywood A-listers flop

Sydney falls just short of recording its hottest October temperature while parts of western Victoria are hit by wind gusts of 120km/h

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Injuries will happen in AFL Origin, warns coach Scott

Victoria coach Chris Scott believes the pre-season timing of State of Origin means clubs will be more open to allowing their players to be involved.

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Two dead at Melbourne beach as wild wind batters state, while parts of Sydney hit by record-breaking heat

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40C

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Australian Christian Lobby says any new laws protecting people from cults could be ‘very dangerous’

Lobby groups tell Victorian inquiry legitimate churches could be caught up in any proposed crackdown on coercive practices

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Match-winning Shield spell boosts Boland for Ashes

Australian Test paceman Scott Boland said his five-wicket spell for Victoria last Friday was important for his confidence ahead of the Ashes.

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Cox, Scott named as AFL State of Origin coaches

Geelong's Chris Scott and Sydney's Dean Cox have been named as coaches for the return of the AFL's State of Origin next February.

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Stobo's heroics nearly snare one-day win for NSW

Victoria have held on in the last over to beat NSW by five runs in their one-day game after Charlie Stobo's late-innings heroics.

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Jacinta Allan blames ‘very small number’ of counter-protesters for violence at Melbourne immigration rally

Victorian premier insists city is safe and police have necessary powers after two officers hospitalised on Sunday

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'Pretty brutal': Head defends Konstas after Shield 50

Australian young gun Sam Konstas has made a badly needed half-century in NSW's Sheffield Shield loss to Victoria.

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Boland takes last five NSW wickets to seal Victoria win

There was controversy in Melbourne as Victorian paceman Scott Boland blasted out the NSW lower order to seal their Sheffield Shield win.

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Bail laws tested when alleged stabber makes freedom bid

Australia's "toughest" bail laws will be put to the test when a woman accused of stabbing a worker at random on a city street makes another bid for freedom.

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O'Neill grabs another five-wicket haul for Victoria

Fergus O'Neill has captured another five-wicket haul for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, the seamer giving the hosts the advantage over NSW in Melbourne.

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