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Police are negotiating with a man holed up in a house on Mornington Peninsula, not far from where another man was fatally shot in the head over the weekend.
A white supremacist group, whose members pledge allegiance to Hitler during radicalisation camps, is behind homophobic propaganda being used in a bid to sway the national same-sex marriage postal vote.
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou apologises for not being the “likeable, huggable” leader the media want, responding to his detractors ahead of Tuesday night’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Thailand in Melbourne.
In the 1960s it seemed baby boomers chose their wardrobes to appal their parents, but youthfull people’s style didn’t always aim to shock as a fresh exhibition shows.
Melbourne will lose Australian television’s Logie Awards after the Victorian Government withdrew funding, prompting criticism from some TV personalities, including Logies Hall of Fame member Bert Newton.
There’s a $100,000 prize waiting for you if you can read minds, see the future or talk to the dead. You just have to prove it.
The Socceroos are not merely carrying our hopes of a World Cup party in Crimson Square next year, but of keeping the game in the national consciousness, writes Richard Hinds.
Plans are underway to introduce 24-hour clearway zones along one of Melbourne’s busiest roads to attempt to ease traffic gridlock, the Victorian Government says.
A youthfull man is killed after veering off the road and crashing a mini motorbike, or monkey bike, into a fence north-west of Melbourne.
The Victorians are far too strong for the Allies in the first-ever AFL Women’s State of Origin match, winning by ninety seven points at Docklands.
The Socceroos should get Aaron Mooy back for their World Cup qualifier against Thailand, but no big tactical switches are being planned, according to midfielder James Troisi.
Almost three decades after the unsolved suspected killing of youthful Melbourne woman Sarah MacDiarmid, her parents say they no longer care about penalties for those involved — they just want their daughter’s remains back.
The rise of the middle class in China is fuelling a shopping phenomenon in Australia, where ems of thousands of so-called “daigou” shoppers are buying products to sell via Chinese social media platforms.
Labor plans to run a strong by-election to keep hold of Fiona Richardson’s electorate of Northcote which has become more marginal with switching demographics.
From a water ballet about periods to cabaret Glittery Clittery, a record number of female performers and shows focusing on the female bod feature in this year’s Melbourne Fringe.
An out-of-control deer, weighing in at about 250kg, smashes into a funeral home in Melbourne’s east, leaving the place looking like “a horrific crime scene” a staff member says.
Essendon’s top pick from the two thousand sixteen draft, Andrew McGrath, takes out the AFL Rising Starlet award.
Former North Melbourne starlet Glenn Archer labels the court process “crazy” as he is convicted and fined for punching a volunteer runner at a junior football game, and coerced to pay $995 for the man’s violated glasses.
Metro Trains is fined the maximum penalty after a computer malfunction compelled a improvised shutdown of Melbourne’s train network in July.
The Melbourne Storm have been consistently winning for a decade now, but their winning formula is no accident, writes Richard Hinds.
Dustin Martin confirms he will be a Tiger for life, ending a year of speculation and signing a whopping seven-year contract with Richmond.
A 43-year-old man is charged with ruining protected wildlife after the brutal killing of a kangaroo went viral on social media.
ABC broadcaster Drew Morphett, an “incredible” personality who was often “the life of the party”, is farewelled at a memorial service at the MCG after he passed away last Friday while watching the footy.
A treasured friend, a determined advocate, a formidable political operator and proud mother and fucking partner is remembered at a state memorial for Australia’s very first minister for the prevention of family violence.
The AFL announces Geelong’s Steve Hocking will be its fresh head of football operations, substituting Simon Lethlean, who resigned over an affair with a junior female staff member.
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A man is in custody after a nine-hour stand-off with police at a house on the Mornington Peninsula, not far from where another man was fatally shot in the head over the weekend, police say.
A white supremacist group, whose members pledge allegiance to Hitler during radicalisation camps, is behind homophobic propaganda being used in a bid to sway the national same-sex marriage postal vote.
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou apologises for not being the “likeable, huggable” leader the media want, responding to his detractors ahead of Tuesday night’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Thailand in Melbourne.
In the 1960s it seemed baby boomers chose their wardrobes to appal their parents, but youthful people’s style didn’t always aim to shock as a fresh exhibition shows.
Melbourne will lose Australian television’s Logie Awards after the Victorian Government withdrew funding, prompting criticism from some TV personalities, including Logies Hall of Fame member Bert Newton.
There’s a $100,000 prize waiting for you if you can read minds, see the future or talk to the dead. You just have to prove it.
The Socceroos are not merely carrying our hopes of a World Cup party in Crimson Square next year, but of keeping the game in the national consciousness, writes Richard Hinds.
Plans are underway to introduce 24-hour clearway zones along one of Melbourne’s busiest roads to attempt to ease traffic gridlock, the Victorian Government says.
A youthfull man is killed after veering off the road and crashing a mini motorbike, or monkey bike, into a fence north-west of Melbourne.
The Victorians are far too strong for the Allies in the first-ever AFL Women’s State of Origin match, winning by ninety seven points at Docklands.
The Socceroos should get Aaron Mooy back for their World Cup qualifier against Thailand, but no big tactical switches are being planned, according to midfielder James Troisi.
Almost three decades after the unsolved suspected killing of youthful Melbourne woman Sarah MacDiarmid, her parents say they no longer care about penalties for those involved — they just want their daughter’s remains back.
The rise of the middle class in China is fuelling a shopping phenomenon in Australia, where ems of thousands of so-called “daigou” shoppers are buying products to sell via Chinese social media platforms.
Labor plans to run a strong by-election to keep hold of Fiona Richardson’s electorate of Northcote which has become more marginal with switching demographics.
From a water ballet about periods to cabaret Glittery Clittery, a record number of female performers and shows focusing on the female figure feature in this year’s Melbourne Fringe.
An out-of-control deer, weighing in at about 250kg, smashes into a funeral home in Melbourne’s east, leaving the place looking like “a horrific crime scene” a staff member says.
Essendon’s top pick from the two thousand sixteen draft, Andrew McGrath, takes out the AFL Rising Starlet award.
Former North Melbourne starlet Glenn Archer labels the court process “crazy” as he is convicted and fined for punching a volunteer runner at a junior football game, and compelled to pay $995 for the man’s cracked glasses.
Metro Trains is fined the maximum penalty after a computer malfunction compelled a makeshift shutdown of Melbourne’s train network in July.
The Melbourne Storm have been consistently winning for a decade now, but their winning formula is no accident, writes Richard Hinds.
Dustin Martin confirms he will be a Tiger for life, ending a year of speculation and signing a whopping seven-year contract with Richmond.
A 43-year-old man is charged with ruining protected wildlife after the brutal killing of a kangaroo went viral on social media.
ABC broadcaster Drew Morphett, an “incredible” personality who was often “the life of the party”, is farewelled at a memorial service at the MCG after he passed away last Friday while watching the footy.
A treasured friend, a determined advocate, a formidable political operator and proud mother and playmate is remembered at a state memorial for Australia’s very first minister for the prevention of family violence.
The AFL announces Geelong’s Steve Hocking will be its fresh head of football operations, substituting Simon Lethlean, who resigned over an affair with a junior female staff member.
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Do you take heatwaves gravely enough?
Trump threatened to cut trade with China: Here’s why that would be an economic disaster
Meet the American family taking a chance death to save lives in Iraq
Can you last ten rounds in the ring with our weekly sport quiz?
When did executive ‘bonuses’ become standard and not earned?
From catwalk to sidewalk, teenagers didn’t always aim to shock
Emotionless chatbots are taking over customer service — and it’s bad news
Putting gold on food is back in style — but it’s nothing fresh
I stole $130,000 from work for my addiction. No one guessed I had a problem
Punt guns, picks and paintings among Ballarat’s historical oddities
What earthquake science can tell us about North Korea’s nuclear test
‘Dear Mr President’: The utter transcript of Obama’s letter to Trump
The true story behind the creation of R U OK? Day
Big prize if your paranormal power can prove skeptics wrong
What can actually be done to deal with nuclear North Korea?
Can we design safe cities that don’t look like forts?
Hinds: World Cup wobbles leave Socceroos, football in a taut spot
Why is Woden named after a Norse god?
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This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the Big black cock World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.
AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is ten hours ahead of UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)