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Joint Strike Fighter jets grounded over lightning concerns
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Two Joint Strike Fighter planes, worth over $100 million each, are forced to stay an extra day at the Avalon Air Show west of Melbourne because there could be lightning near their next destination.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, air-force, melbourne-3000, amberley-4306, australia
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Non-urgent calls putting Victoria's ambulance paramedics under pressure
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Victoria's emergency system is being put under unnecessary pressure by 95,000 non-urgent calls a year, including one from a person who could not pass wind for 24 hours.
Topics: emergency-incidents, disasters-and-accidents, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Victorian stamp duty changes to make housing more affordable for first-time buyers
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Stamp duty for first home buyers will be abolished in Victoria for homes under $600,000 and there will be concessions on homes up to $750,000 as part of a suite of changes to make housing more affordable.
Topics: housing, government-and-politics, state-parliament, states-and-territories, melbourne-3000, vic
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Melbourne Rebels abject as Hurricanes run out 71-6 winners
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The Melbourne Rebels suffer a second straight embarrassing loss, this time to the Hurricanes in an abject 71-6 hammering.
Topics: super-rugby, rugby-union, sport, new-zealand, melbourne-3000, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Lions pip Adelaide to remain undefeated in AFLW
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Carlton scores a six-point win over the Western Bulldogs, extending their losing streak to four games.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, carlton-2218, melbourne-3000, nsw, australia
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Bobo strike seals Sydney Big Blue victory
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Bobo's second-half strike lifts the Sky Blues 11 points clear of Melbourne Victory to all but assure Graham Arnold's side of grabbing the Premiers' Plate.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, melbourne-3000, vic
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GWS get off the mark in AFL Women's, denting Demons' hopes
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The GWS Giants secure their first AFLW win and damage Melbourne's title chances with a five-point win over the Demons in western Sydney.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, blacktown-2148, nsw, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Meet the croupier who rigged the system to help the punters win Video
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Richard Hie is a former casino dealer who was caught helping gamblers take money from the casino by rigging the game he ran.
Topics: gambling, melbourne-3000
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Catholic Church blocks Melbourne abuse victims' path to further compensation
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The Catholic Church's Melbourne Archdiocese rejects an independent review's recommendation to extend compensation for child sex abuse victims to their families or carers.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, catholic, sexual-offences, child-abuse, melbourne-3000, vic
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Tigers wallop Rabbitohs as Storm hold on against Bulldogs
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The Wests Tigers thump the Rabbitohs 34-18, after the Melbourne Storm hold on for a 12-6 win in the wet over the Bulldogs. Look back at how the games unfolded in the world of stats.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, canterbury-2193, balmain-2041, sydney-2000, sydney-south-2000, nsw, australia, melbourne-3000, vic
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Topics: melbourne-3000
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More funding recommended to tackle biosecurity threats outside agriculture
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The first draft of a major intergovernmental review has identified gaps in tackling exotic pests and diseases that do not affect agriculture.
Topics: agricultural-prices, wool, food-processing, beef-cattle, vegetables, dairy-production, sheep-production, rural-youth, ipswich-4305, melbourne-3000
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Will the Joint Strike Fighter's first Australian flight silence its critics? Opinion
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Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters will fly at Victoria's Avalon air show this weekend, but questions remain about the aircraft's effectiveness and operational readiness.
Topics: defence-forces, defence-and-national-security, defence-industry, australia, melbourne-3000, geelong-3220, vic
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Crime kingpin Rocco Arico sentenced to 14 years' jail, facing deportation
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High level drug dealer and standover man Rocco Arico is sentenced to 14 years' jail for extortion and drug trafficking, and will likely be deported back to Italy when he is released.
Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, drug-offences, brunswick-3056, vic, melbourne-3000
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Bus crashes into takeaway shop in North Melbourne
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Cafe workers have a lucky escape when a bus ploughs into the front of their takeaway shop at North Melbourne after it is hit by a truck.
Topics: road, accidents, north-melbourne-3051, vic, melbourne-3000
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'We're all family here': Pub shuns gentrification to help those doing it tough
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A gritty pub in Melbourne's west knocks back a string of lucrative development offers in order to stay true to its old-school roots and protect its tenants, who might otherwise have nowhere else to go.
Topics: welfare, urban-development-and-planning, human-interest, footscray-3011, melbourne-3000, vic
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Man charged with murder, arson over Footscray squat fire
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Lawyers for a man charged with murdering three people in a factory fire in Melbourne's west have asked a court for a psychiatric assessment.
Topics: crime, footscray-3011, melbourne-3000, vic
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How much wee is actually in your local pool?
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Are you guilty of weeing in the pool? Well, scientists now know how to accurately measure it.
Topics: science, swimming, health, lifestyle, offbeat, melbourne-3000
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Clarke and Dawe: A masterclass in leadership Video
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Topics: government-and-politics, australia, melbourne-3000, canberra-2600
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Judge Geoffrey Chettle sentences Christian Brother Robert Best 10 years and five months in jail Video
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Judge Geoffrey Chettle described Robert Best's child abuse as "disgusting and abhorrent" as he imposed the sentence.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, australia, geelong-3220, ballarat-3350
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Christian Brother Robert Best sentenced to 10 years' jail
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Convicted paedophile and Christian Brother Robert Best is sentenced to 10 years and five months in jail after admitting to the sexual abuse of a further 20 boys in his care.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, ballarat-3350, geelong-3220, essendon-3040
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'Monkey bike' rider pleads guilty to killing Melbourne mother
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Caleb Jakobsson pleads guilty to hitting and killing a mother-of-two with his mini-motorbike at a Melbourne shopping centre.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, carrum-downs-3201, vic, melbourne-3000
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Are ravenous rats eating our cars?
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"They've eaten through the wiring. They've eaten through the middle seat belt." Have rats acquired a taste for car parts manufactured using soy-based products?
Topics: pests, offbeat, automobile-enthusiasm, melbourne-3000
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Police comb for clues after beehive owner stung by theft
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Police say thieves who stole a beehive — and 50,000 bees — from a Melbourne backyard could now be suffering from a high number of stings.
Topics: burglary, crime, law-crime-and-justice, beekeeping, coburg-3058, vic, melbourne-3000
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Emergency services at the scene of the Footscray factory fire Video
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Three people have been killed in an overnight fire at an abandoned factory in Melbourne's west.
Topics: industrial-fires, disasters-and-accidents, footscray-3011, melbourne-3000
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