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Time to clean the backyard as Giants prepare for Blues

Time to clean the backyard as Giants prepare for Blues

GWS defender Connor Idun says their opposition have scored too heavily in the last two weeks and the Giants must do a better job against Carlton.

Huge month awaits Bulldogs as AFL finals race heats up

Huge month awaits Bulldogs as AFL finals race heats up

Huge month awaits Bulldogs as AFL finals race heats up

Huge month awaits Bulldogs as AFL finals race heats up

The Western Bulldogs will be put to the test in July as they face four consecutive matches against top-eight rivals, starting with Port Adelaide away.

Domestic violence rife in problem area for local police

Domestic violence rife in problem area for local police

Domestic violence rife in problem area for local police

Domestic violence rife in problem area for local police

One part of Melbourne is experiencing so much domestic violence that police are arresting a suspect every 90 minutes on average.

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'Fitter than ever': Opals coach warns rivals of Jackson

'Fitter than ever': Opals coach warns rivals of Jackson

Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson is still setting new benchmarks at 43 years of age, as she chases an elusive Olympic gold medal in Paris.

Opals, Jackson brush off China in Olympics warm-up

Opals, Jackson brush off China in Olympics warm-up

Alice Kunek and Isobel Borlase were outstanding as veteran Lauren Jackson produced a solid display in the Opals' big win over China in Melbourne.

Ex-Home and Away star bailed, facing sentence delay

Ex-Home and Away star bailed, facing sentence delay

Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has been released on bail as he faces a six-week delay on sentencing for a violent assault.

Forward Weightman re-signs with Western Bulldogs

Forward Weightman re-signs with Western Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs have re-signed dynamic forward Cody Weightman until the end of 2027, warding off any interest from rival clubs.

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Couple record themselves plotting man's murder

Couple record themselves plotting man's murder

Couple record themselves plotting man's murder

Couple record themselves plotting man's murder

A murderer made eight voice recordings on his phone before and after he shot another man dead with his girlfriend in a revenge attack.

Going bananas: kidnapped gorilla 'Garry' returns home

Going bananas: kidnapped gorilla 'Garry' returns home

Going bananas: kidnapped gorilla 'Garry' returns home

Going bananas: kidnapped gorilla 'Garry' returns home

A beloved gorilla statue stolen from a Melbourne retirement community has been returned after police spotted it in the yard of a property during a flyover.

Saint King to look to Blues star Curnow for inspiration

Saint King to look to Blues star Curnow for inspiration

Saint King to look to Blues star Curnow for inspiration

Saint King to look to Blues star Curnow for inspiration

After Max King's latest career-interrupting injury, St Kilda want him to look to Carlton star Charlie Curnow as an example of how to overcome multiple setbacks.

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Up to four males are on the run and two teenage girls are in custody after their allegedly stolen car crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

Health checks as substance suspected in custody death

A man who died in police custody is suspected of ingesting some sort of substance shortly after his arrest with officers who tried to save him sent for checks.

Josh Daicos under injury cloud, Pies coach backs Moore

Josh Daicos under injury cloud, Pies coach backs Moore

Josh Daicos under injury cloud, Pies coach backs Moore

Josh Daicos under injury cloud, Pies coach backs Moore

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has backed Darcy Moore to rediscover his best form while the Magpies could be without Josh Daicos against Essendon.

Indigenous homelessness centre to open in Melbourne CBD

Indigenous homelessness centre to open in Melbourne CBD

Indigenous homelessness centre to open in Melbourne CBD

Indigenous homelessness centre to open in Melbourne CBD

An Indigenous homelessness service centre is opening in Melbourne's CBD, as private rentals become increasingly unaffordable for many Victorians.

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Blues have Boyd's one-game AFL ban reduced to fine

Carlton defender Jordan Boyd will play against GWS after a marathon tribunal hearing resulted in his one-game ban reduced to a fine.

McVeigh boosts Paris hopes in Boomers' win over China

Tasmania JackJumpers star Jack McVeigh has put his hand up for a spot in the Boomers' final squad for the Paris Olympics with a huge performance against China.

Hawk Sicily could play against Cats after dislocation

Hawthorn captain James Sicily will undergo a fitness test ahead of Saturday's AFL game against Geelong after he suffered another shoulder dislocation.

Who's afraid of a 1000-seat theatre? Not Virginia Woolf

Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre is taking Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from an 80-seat venue to the 1000-seat Comedy Theatre.

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Blues defender Newman marvels at captain Cripps

Carlton defender Nic Newman can only watch on in awe as Blues captain Patrick Cripps puts in a year that could surpass his Brownlow Medal-winning season.

'Morally bankrupt' driver left cyclist like roadkill

A "morally bankrupt" repeat offender who drove off after hitting a cyclist, leaving him to die "like road kill", continues to deny he was behind the wheel.

Scott not concerned by Essendon's lack of scalps

Fourth-placed Essendon are yet to beat a team currently sitting inside the AFL top-eight, but coach Brad Scott is not concerned by the Bombers' lack of scalps.

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

George Tereva's mother say she is unsurprised his killer Christopher Bell, 53, could be released from jail in as little as three years.

Miles Franklin Literary Award finalists announced

The Miles Franklin judges say they are "awed by the ambitious sweep and range of the novels" competing for the prestigious $60,000 literary award.

Cave uncovers 12,000-year-old 'time capsule' to Ice Age

Evidence of Indigenous rituals dating back 500 generations has been unearthed in a limestone cave.

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