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Lidia Thorpe says prime minister is trying to silence her, after strip club altercation

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese encouraged independent senator Lidia Thorpe to seek support after an expletive-laden altercation outside a Melbourne strip club at the weekend. The senator says the PM and others are trying to undermine her work.

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Gawn backed to return for Demons against Richmond

Melbourne star Max Gawn is nearing a return from a knee injury and teammate Angus Brayshaw expects the ruckman to play in the Anzac Day Eve clash with Richmond.

AAP

Rebels extend coaching deals ahead of Crusaders clash

While their Super Rugby finals hopes remain in the balance, Kevin Foote and his assistant coaches Tim Sampson and Geoff Parling have been backed with new deals.

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How a COVID-like test could predict dengue death risk

Scientists from Melbourne and Indonesia have discovered a way to find out who is most at risk of life-threatening dengue fever.

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Eagles of Death Metal book Newcastle show for July

The shows are being promoted as the 24th anniversary tour, which coves Europe, North America, South-east Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

Newcastle Herald

Carlos Sainz doubles down on FIA criticism after Ferrari complaints dismissed

On Tuesday, the FIA rejected Ferrari's right of review petition which hoped to reverse the penalty handed to Sainz for his role in a collision with Fernando Alonso in Melbourne

Daily Mirror

George Russell set for FIA penalty as Mercedes problem likely to have long-term effect

Russell's decent start to the season – despite Mercedes' performance struggles – suffered a blow in Melbourne when he suffered an engine failure which will likely have further ramifications

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Anthony Albanese criticises Lidia Thorpe's early morning expletive-laden altercation outside a Melbourne strip club

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says independent senator Lidia Thorpe's altercation outside a Melbourne strip club at the weekend was ill-fitting behaviour for any person, let alone a senator.

ABC News

Melbourne woman will be charged over cyclist crash caught on dashcam footage

Police say they will charge a 40-year-old woman over an alleged hit-and-run crash caught on dashcam footage which left a Melbourne cyclist with grazes and bruises.

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Afternoon Update: Labor blasted for jobseeker stance; tributes flow for Father Bob; and Melbourne’s endless suburban sprawl

Beloved Melbourne priest who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog has died aged 88

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Rebels set sights on Crusaders Super Rugby upset

Despite a disrupted Super Rugby Pacific preparation with six players at the Wallabies camp, Melbourne are intent on hitting the Crusaders with all guns blazing.

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Father Bob Maguire remembered as a 'great man' who devoted his life to society's least fortunate

Catholic priest and social justice campaigner Father Bob Maguire is being remembered by family, fellow activists, politicians and people from all walks of life as a friend of the poor and downtrodden.

ABC News

Return of NRL giant Asofa-Solomona timely for Melbourne

Skipper Christian Welch says Melbourne have missed the physicality and aggression of giant prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona, who will return to face the Warriors.

AAP

Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

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Father Bob Maguire, beloved Melbourne priest, dies aged 88

Maguire, who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog, brought a legion of new adherents to the Catholic church

ABC News

Father Bob Maguire, charity campaigner and Catholic priest, dies aged 88

Father Bob Maguire was the parish priest at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in South Melbourne for nearly 40 years. He was known for his tireless charity work and for reaching younger audiences through his media appearances.

AAP

Dad challenges life sentence for cold blooded killings

A Melbourne father has challenged the two life sentences he received for the cold-blooded murders of his estranged daughter and her husband.

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Melbourne's queer Muslims break fast together during Ramadan

In a warm-lit room, tucked away in Melbourne's CBD, dozens of the city's queer Muslim community have come together to break fast during Ramadan.

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Autosport

The 2014 F1 crash Ferrari used to try to overturn Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari chose to highlight a rare example of a driving penalty that was challenged by a right of review process, ironically by the very team that Fernando Alonso – the "victim" of the Melbourne incident – currently drives for.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne gobbled up its surrounds to surpass Sydney. What if it continued forever?

One day we will knock on Sydney’s door, having devoured Canberra without even noticing

Autosport

Ferrari: Sainz Australian GP penalty review had sufficient new evidence

The FIA has dismissed the Scuderia petitioning Sainz’s five-second penalty that was awarded in Melbourne for the Spaniard hitting Fernando Alonso at the final standing restart.

Autosport

Full FIA stewards' verdict on Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari requested a right to review from the FIA for the five-second penalty that, due to the safety car finish in Melbourne, dropped Sainz from fourth place down to a point-less 12th.

Daily Mirror

Notorious drug lord's niece killed after car she was driving ploughed into tree

Keana Mokbel, 25, whose uncle Tony Mokbel is serving 30 years on drugs charges, died when her vehicle ploughed into a tree in Heidelberg West, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia at around 8.50pm on Sunday

The New Daily

Hollywood ‘it girl’ Mischa Barton heads to Ramsay Street

As filming started on the Neighbours reboot in Melbourne on Monday, a surprise star, Mischa Barton, has joined the cast in Ramsay Street.

Autosport

FIA dismisses Sainz's F1 Australian GP penalty review

Ferrari had appealed to the governing body for a right to review in response to Sainz being handed a five-second penalty for tagging with Fernando Alonso during the final restart of the Melbourne race.

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