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Terror supporter's 18-month sentence for porn habit

Convicted terror supporter Adam Brookman has been jailed for 18 months after deleting his pornographic browser history on a police-issued phone and laptop.

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Gang busted as police float new anti-bikie laws

Victoria Police have floated a ban on outlaw motorcycle gangs wearing club colours after the force's anti-bikie unit claimed a major organised crime scalp.

AAP

'Dangerous' driver sparks fury after placing 'insane' handwritten note on back window

A note urging other motorists to overtake a vehicle if it was driving slow has been criticised on Reddit after being spotted in the back window of a car in Melbourne, Australia

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Olivia Newton-John's husband speaks out on her 'lucid and pain-free' final days

The life of Olivia Newton-John will be celebrated with a state memorial in Melbourne, Australia later this month with her husband John Easterling telling fans the much-loved star 'felt no pain' in her final weeks

Daily Mirror

Man co-accused of robbing $1.7m worth of gold from Melbourne's Zara Jewellers granted bail as wife terminally ill

A man accused of making off with $1.7 million of gold after robbing a jewellery shop owner at knifepoint is released on bail after the court hears his wife is gravely ill and "towards the end of her life".

ABC News

Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature with Cold Enough for Snow

Jessica Au's novel exploring the fraught but loving relationship between mothers and daughters just won the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

ABC News

Melbourne writer takes out $100,000 literary prize

Melbourne writer Jessica Au has taken out the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

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Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $125,000 for ‘quietly powerful’ novella

Five of the eight winners at this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards are debuts, with Au winning two categories for her second book, Cold Enough for Snow

The Guardian - AU

‘Pell Burn In Hell’: Clashes break out at funeral of cardinal accused of child sex abuse

George Pell accused of sexually abusing two choir boys as Archbishop of Melbourne

The Independent UK

Storm hooker Harry Grant set to evolve his game

Melbourne's Harry Grant will be the undisputed number one hooker at the NRL club for the first time in his career, and has been backed to embrace the challenge.

AAP

Jewellery heist accused fronts Melbourne court

One of the men charged over a jewellery story robbery in Melbourne's southeast has fronted court.

AAP

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.

AAP

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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The Times of India

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 Guardian - AU

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 New Daily

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.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Times of India

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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