Melbourne
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Three months of rain in a day as big wet sets in again
Rain records have been smashed with a Victorian town recording three months worth of rain in 24 hours, as other regional areas are ordered to evacuate rapidly rising floodwaters. People …
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Football Victoria rebuffs criticism from South Melbourne president in statement
Football Victoria (FV) released a statement on its website yesterday, Friday, December 22, rebuking what it said are the “false accusations” against FV in South Melbourne president Nicholas Maikousis’ Christmas …
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Killer of Cypriot-Australian Ioli Hadjilyra’s pleads guilty to manslaughter
Despite his original intention to go on trial for the murder of 26-year-old Ioli Hadjilyra on Monday, Bradley Scott Edwards, 38, admitted the manslaughter of Cypriot-Australian Ioli Hadjilyra. The story …
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Whittlesea Council supports gambling reforms to tackle harm
Craig Lloyd the CEO of City of Whittlesea welcomed the Victorian Government’s new reforms across electronic gaming machines. “Council has a longstanding position on advocating for gambling harm minimisation measures …
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One in three Victorian ambulances taking too long
Victorians continue to face long ambulance wait times as it takes more than 15 minutes for paramedics to respond to one in three critical dispatches. New data released on Tuesday …
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Former Tasmanian premier slams federal Libs over voice
Former Tasmanian Liberal premier Peter Gutwein has accused federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of dividing Australians over the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament. Mr Gutwein, who passed the premiership to …
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Enduring the Test of Time – The timeless nature of Hellenism over the past 3,500 years
Renowned scholar and historian, Emeritus Professor of History at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Maria Efthymiou, will be presenting an online lecture that is sure to captivate those interested …
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Plane refuellers strike threatens to disrupt flights
A 24-hour strike by workers who refuel Qantas and other international airline planes at Melbourne Airport is threatening to disrupt flights. The industrial action from 4 am on Wednesday to …
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‘I think I know this man’: When your Greek mum serves Ed Sheeran a burger
“You go anywhere in the world with his photo and people know him,” Greg Pappas tells Neos Kosmos with a giggle over the phone on Wednesday. A day earlier, the …
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Steen Olsen wins Tahoe World Cup slalom after Ginnis disqualified
Norway’s Alexander Steen Olsen won the Palisades Tahoe World Cup slalom on Sunday, claiming his first World Cup win by five-hundredths of a second over compatriot Timon Haugan. The 21-year-old …