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Inland Rail project build blows out to $31.4 billion

An independent review into the Inland Rail project has revealed it faces serious problems, but the Albanese government is pushing ahead.

The New Daily

Increasing numbers of people turn to charity to keep pets amid cost of living pressures

A Melbourne charity that helps struggling pet owners says demand for its services has almost doubled since cost of living pressures started to hit.

ABC News

Man charged over $41m meth haul disguised as vinegar

A Melbourne man who police allege has links to organised crime has been arrested over a 500 litre methamphetamine haul disguised in barrels of white vinegar.

AAP

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Homicide squad investigating woman's death

A 41-year-old woman has died in Melbourne's northeast, with police saying two males fled the scene before they arrived.

AAP

Police investigate woman's death after alleged attack at Abbotsford in Melbourne's inner north

Police believe two males fled from the Abbotsford home shortly before emergency crews arrived to find a 41-year-old woman badly injured. She later died in hospital.

ABC News

Bizarre ALM derby brace bookends O'Neill's rise

Between his first goal in the abandoned, then resumed, Melbourne derby, and his second, Melbourne City Aiden O'Neill has taken his game to another level.

AAP

Waerea-Hargreaves career call left for mid-season

A decision on Jared Waerea-Hargreaves' future at the Sydney Roosters won't be made until mid-season, as the focus shifts to beating Melbourne Storm.

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Australian Mayor Threatening Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Libel

Financial Review (Australia) [Byron Kaye] reports (see also Reuters): Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire, 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, last November, became concerned about his reputation when members of the public told him ChatGPT had falsely named him as a guilty party in a foreign bribery…

Reason

‘Astonishing’: cost of Inland Rail doubles to $30bn as review savages Coalition over project

Dr Kerry Schott warns she is not confident her assessment captures the full extent of cost blowouts and delays

The Guardian - AU

Love Me season two review: very middle class, very Melbourne – and very compelling

You’ll enjoy being in the company of all the characters in this gently crafted show, with Hugo Weaving as good as ever as the sweet everyman Glen

The Guardian - AU

City outlasts Victory 2-1 in resumed Melbourne derby, more than 100 days later

More than 100 days after pitch-invading Melbourne Victory fans delivered one of Australian football's darkest nights, Melbourne City claimed a 2-1 win in

The New Daily

Easter bowser squeeze looms, but there’s a way around it

Australian motorists are being advised to fill-up their tanks outside major capitals as petrol prices rise ahead of the Easter long weekend.

The New Daily

Melbourne City defeat Victory in bizarre derby

Three-and-a-half months after a pitch invasion forced the abandonment of the Melbourne derby, Melbourne City have claimed a 2-1 win over Melbourne Victory.

AAP

Roosters' Smith not ruffled by meeting Storm

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has had a brief chat with hooker Brandon Smith about facing his old club Melbourne and expects him to perform.

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The Guardian - AU

Robot dogs among 100 artists to be unleashed on Melbourne for 2023 NGV Triennial

Painter Agnieszka Pilat and her trained robots join a lineup that includes Yoko Ono, Tracey Emin and fashion house Schiaparelli

ABC News

Melbourne woman placed in abusive foster home receives record $2.6m payout

A Melbourne woman has been awarded a record compensation payout for abuse she suffered while in foster care — with a family she says the department should never have left her with.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton result dubbed a "one-hit wonder" as Ralf Schumacher dubious about Mercedes

Mercedes looked a lot more competitive in Melbourne with Hamilton and George Russell flying in qualifying and driving well in the race, but it remains to be seen if their better fortunes will continue

AAP

City headaches as Jamieson cleared for resumed derby

Melbourne City can field skipper Scott Jamieson in the resumed Melbourne derby against Victory despite being sent off in their most recent ALM match.

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Motorsport

Hulkenberg: Restart rules deployed in Melbourne not in F1's DNA

Following a red flag triggered by Alex Albon's Turn 6 crash in the Australian GP, the Melbourne race was stopped for a second time with three laps to go after Hulkenberg's team-mate Kevin Magnussen hit the wall at Turn 2 and his broken wheel rim left debris on the track.

The Guardian - AU

Wet Easter weekend expected as cold trough heads across Australia

Sydney and Melbourne could both see showers, while thunderstorms are forecast in Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Australian tenants spending $2,700 extra on rent on average over past year amid record low supply

Rents increase by 2.5% nationally in the latest quarter, according to CoreLogic, with Sydney the most expensive capital city

Autosport

Hulkenberg: Restart rules deployed in Melbourne not in F1’s DNA

The German says that a grid start and sprint to the finish presents too much risk and that drivers who have worked hard to get into strong positions in the closing laps have too much to lose.

AAP

Cripps undergoes surgery, McGovern and Ryan to follow

The West Coast Eagles will make at least six injury-enforced changes for Sunday's AFL clash with Melbourne following a chaotic western derby loss to Fremantle.

Autosport

Norris: "Terrible" non-F1 standard tyres caused Melbourne restart chaos

A second red flag induced by Kevin Magnussen clipping the wall enabled the field to switch to fresh soft tyres during the stoppage for a third standing start on lap 56 of 58.

The Conversation

Choreographic legacies, human connectivity, and a psychedelic rainbow celebration: FRAME is a joyous festival of dance

Staying true to its objectives of representing dance artists from across practices and lineages, the inaugural FRAME Dance Festival offered a diversity of performance styles and forms in locations around Melbourne and beyond.

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