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Delta Goodrem to perform at memorial service for Olivia Newton-John

A service in honour of acclaimed singer Olivia Newton-John will be held at Melbourne's Hamer Hall on February 26.

ABC News

Crumb bachelors and millennial HENRYs enliven Ronnie Scott's zeitgeisty new novel

Ronnie Scott is an RMIT academic and co-founder of the literary journal The Lifted Brow. His debut novel, The Adversary (2020), set mainly in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, was a wry exploration of the nuances of house sharing and online dating.

The Conversation

Cub Sport, Mo’Ju and Huntly: Australia’s best new music for February

Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

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Work starts on little league baseball field in honour of slain athlete Chris Lane

A little league field is starting to take shape near the childhood home of a Melbourne baseballer nearly a decade after he was shot dead while jogging in Oklahoma.

ABC News

Emergency departments have become a 'safety net' — and we're waiting in them longer than ever before

Melbourne mother Rachel Edmonds knows what it's like to wait for hours in a hospital emergency department — and new data from the Productivity Commission reveals her experience is not unique.

ABC News

Mortgage prisoners trapped by negative equity are renting out their homes

Home owners struggling with their mortgages who cannot sell because they are in negative equity are starting to turn to the booming rental market to avoid default.

ABC News

Electric car charging gets a jolt but more spark needed

One of Australia's biggest electric vehicle fast-charging networks will expand into another state after signing a deal with a local council.

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Usman Khawaja granted visa to travel to India; to fly out on Thursday

MELBOURNE: Australia opener Usman Khawaja was granted the visa late on Wednesday to travel to India for the Test series after the Pakistan-born cricketer was forced to miss the morning flight due to delay in the issuance of travel documents.

The Times of India

Japanese backpacker using scooter to travel 3,000km from Melbourne to Cairns

Uni, 23, is determined to complete the trip from south to north on his foot-powered scooter – and regional Australia has welcomed him with open arms

The Guardian - AU

Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling among Hollywood actors to boost local film industry

Zac Efron touched down in Melbourne this week, where he'll spend the next two months filming action-comedy Ricky Stanicky.

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Mum will be jailed for $180,000 Medicare fraud

A Melbourne mum with a conviction for defrauding a hospital will go to jail after admitting she defrauded Medicare of $180,000 in dodgy patient claims.

AAP

Religious figures call for calm after violence and vandalism among Victoria's Indian communities

International political rifts are making a mark in Melbourne as tensions between Victoria's Sikh and Hindu communities escalate.

ABC News

Australian Open Sets Grand Slam Attendance Record

The Australian Open set a Grand Slam attendance record with more than 900,000 spectators visiting over three weeks, organizers said on Tuesday, despite the absence of some big-name players and schedule disruptions due to rain. A record 839,192 fans flocked to Melbourne Park from Jan. 16-29 for the first tournament…

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IND vs AUS: It's going to be a challenge bowling on Indian tracks, says Australia pacer Lance Morris

MELBOURNE: Australia's young pacer Lance Morris feels it's going to be a "challenge" bowling on Indian tracks during the Border-Gavaskar series, starting February 9. The first Test of the four-match series will be played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.

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Ian Healy takes a potshot at India ahead of Border-Gavaskar series

MELBOURNE: Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy has taken a potshot at India, saying the idea behind Pat Cummins' side not playing a tour game in the subcontinent ahead of the Test series is because "we no longer trust" the facilities provided by the host nation.

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Budget airline Bonza eyes Melbourne base as first flight takes off

Newcomer Bonza hopes to launch its Melbourne base within weeks after successfully flying its first passenger flight on Tuesday.

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Abbie Chatfield Has Unveiled Another Aussie Tour We’re So Ready For Bulk Nightmare Fuel

The Trauma Dump Tour kicks off in Melbourne in late April.

AAP

Vic man charged with apartment murder

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder over the death of a woman in Melbourne.

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Death of Nationals candidate Shaun Gilchrist sees sexual assault, rape charges dismissed by Melbourne court

A Nationals candidate who took his own life less than a week before the 2022 Victorian state election was accused of attempting to sexually assault a family friend at his home, court documents have revealed.

The Times of India

Hard work and self-belief key to Aryna Sabalenka's success

MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka is a life lesson. A pick-me-up reel for anyone struggling with anything. She lost her father three years ago. Sergey Sabalenka was 43 and it was because of him that his daughter played tennis.

The Times of India

Unbelievable victory: Goran Ivanisevic

MELBOURNE: Goran Ivanisevic, who has been in Novak Djokovic's corner as coach these last four years, thought he had seen it all two years ago in Melbourne when the Serbian overcame an abdominal injury to win the Australian Open title. The Croat added that the Serb's 2023 effort was from…

The Guardian - AU

‘The government has listened’: Australia’s peak bodies praise $300m federal arts policy

Launched by Anthony Albanese at Melbourne live music pub the Espy, the policy offers welcome support for the beleaguered industry

The Guardian - AU

Australian Open win serves a reminder of Novak Djokovic’s foolproof game

When one of the Serb’s strengths failed in Melbourne he still had so much more in his game than any of his opponents

AAP

Knife threat during $2m jewellery heist

Two thieves threatened a worker at knifepoint and stole more than $2 million worth of jewellery from a shop in Melbourne.

AAP

Adelaide's Juande has surgery on leg break

Adelaide United's Juande has had surgery in a Melbourne hospital after breaking both the tibia and fibula in his right leg during an A-League Men's match.

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