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Locals hope All-Stars matches can boost A-Leagues

Locals hope All-Stars matches can boost A-Leagues

The A-League Women and A-League Men All Stars have bumper exhibition matches coming up, and Ange Postecoglou will return to Melbourne for a Tottenham friendly.

Piastri arrives ahead of Aussie F1 grand prix tilt

Piastri arrives ahead of Aussie F1 grand prix tilt

Piastri arrives ahead of Aussie F1 grand prix tilt

Piastri arrives ahead of Aussie F1 grand prix tilt

Local Formula One hope Oscar Piastri has arrived in Melbourne for his second Australian Grand Prix in the best form of his short career.

Fugitive served in Turkish military after evading trial

Fugitive served in Turkish military after evading trial

Fugitive served in Turkish military after evading trial

Fugitive served in Turkish military after evading trial

Omer Tok spent two years serving in the Turkish military while evading a drug importation trial in the Victorian County Court.

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McRae confident of righting Magpies' flag defence

McRae confident of righting Magpies' flag defence

Collingwood coach Craig McRae says the Magpies' premiership defence can get back on track despite a 0-2 start, as changes loom for their clash with St Kilda.

Second jury can't reach verdict in bathtub murder trial

Second jury can't reach verdict in bathtub murder trial

A second jury has been discharged, unable to reach a verdict on whether a Melbourne man murdered his girlfriend and left her body for months in a bathtub.

Jets, Canberra must get ownership deals done: APL chair

Jets, Canberra must get ownership deals done: APL chair

The Australian Professional Leagues will not come to the rescue of Newcastle Jets or Canberra United if deals for new ownership fall through.

Perkins warns of athlete deaths in Enhanced Games

Perkins warns of athlete deaths in Enhanced Games

Aussie swimming legend Kieren Perkins says allowing athletes to take drugs will end in disaster, warning someone will die if the Enhanced Games go ahead.

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Hamstring surgery to sideline Dockers' Cox for 12 weeks

Hamstring surgery to sideline Dockers' Cox for 12 weeks

Hamstring surgery to sideline Dockers' Cox for 12 weeks

Hamstring surgery to sideline Dockers' Cox for 12 weeks

Versatile Dockers tall Brennan Cox will undergo surgery to repair his injured right hamstring and is expected to spend the next 12-15 weeks on the sidelines.

McGrath goes in to bat for Sicily after AFL suspension

McGrath goes in to bat for Sicily after AFL suspension

McGrath goes in to bat for Sicily after AFL suspension

McGrath goes in to bat for Sicily after AFL suspension

Essendon star Andrew McGrath says he barely felt the kick that has left Hawthorn captain James Sicily facing a one-game ban.

Liberal leader to be saddled with more defamation bouts

Liberal leader to be saddled with more defamation bouts

Liberal leader to be saddled with more defamation bouts

Liberal leader to be saddled with more defamation bouts

Two more women have vowed to launch defamation action against Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto ahead of his court battle with expelled MP Moira Deeming.

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

'Not an easy sell': paramedics ramp up pay dispute

After more than a year at the negotiating table, Victorian paramedics have launched industrial action in a bid to bring their pay dispute to a head.

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

Justice system 'traumatises, silences' victims of crime

One in four victims are so traumatised after dealing with Victoria's criminal justice system they're unwilling to report a crime again.

Two remain in hospital after Victorian beach tragedy

Two remain in hospital after Victorian beach tragedy

Two remain in hospital after Victorian beach tragedy

Two remain in hospital after Victorian beach tragedy

Two men remain in Victorian hospitals after a beach drowning tragedy claimed the life of a third man.

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

A Victorian coroner is investigating the death of notorious Finks bikie boss Brent Reker in 2019 after his body was found in his cell by corrections staff.

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Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

A man is dead after he fell from a hot-air balloon travelling over homes in suburban Melbourne, but police say it is not suspicious.

Frontrower Fa'amausili open to shift in Rebels pack

While admitting he would need to drop about 10 kilograms, Wallabies World Cup prop Pone Fa'amausili says he's open to switching to the Melbourne back-row

High demand for Lions expected despite Wallabies fall

Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh is expecting 40,000 UK fans to tour for next year's British and Irish Lions series as tickets to nine matches are released.

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

As a key report remains hidden, religious leaders have written to Victoria's premier to emphasise the urgent need for a drug injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

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Recruit Billings gives Demons a different connection

Traded from St Kilda to Melbourne for relative peanuts, Jack Billings delivered a reminder of his class in the Demons' round-one win over the Western Bulldogs.

Contestants face off in prompt battle for best AI image

A new kind of drawing competition uses artificial intelligence in a "prompt battle" where contestants go head-to-head to produce the best AI image.

Richly deserved WNBL title for decorated Flyers group

Southside Flyers' Lauren Jackson has led the way in what could be the most decorated WNBL championship-winning team ever.

John breaks through in PGA Tour of Australasia finale

Cameron John has won the PGA Tour of Australasia's The National Tournament by two shots from Daniel Gale.

One dead, two in hospital after Victorian beach tragedy

Victoria's horror run of coastal drownings continues, with a man dying after being pulled from the water unconscious while two others are taken to hospital.

Melbourne crush JackJumpers in NBL title series opener

Melbourne United have a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five NBL Championship Series after blowing away the Tasmania JackJumpers in Game 1 on their home court.

Overlooked Bulldogs gun may wait even longer for return

Jack Macrae was left out of the Western Bulldogs' round one team while fellow senior player Caleb Daniel was the substitute in a 45-point loss to Melbourne.

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