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Think your commute this morning was bad? This is what Victoria cops each day
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Think your commute this morning was bad? This is what Victoria cops each day

It's 8.56am and Victoria Rogan is already anxious. She’s on the first leg of a hellish, two-hour, cross-town  journey that involves a car, two trains and a bus.

  • by Timna Jacks

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Puffing Billy bans leg dangling after bus collision

Puffing Billy bans leg dangling after bus collision

Puffing Billy bans passengers from dangling their legs out of the sides of carriages while a safety probe begins.

  • by Melissa Cunningham
No bin collections for some as recycling crisis intensifies

No bin collections for some as recycling crisis intensifies

Two councils are in crisis talks to convince its main rubbish contractor to keep collecting bins.

  • by Liam Mannix
Long delays for commuters in six-week building blitz

Long delays for commuters in six-week building blitz

A 44-day construction blitz from Friday will see train commuters piled onto buses and face hour-long delays on lines.

  • by Timna Jacks
Bank to refund $16 million to 140,000 customers

Bank to refund $16 million to 140,000 customers

The CBA will refund customers, some of whom were sold insurance despite the fact that they were not eligible to claim. 

  • by Clancy Yeates
This school opened its doors to babies. And the results?

This school opened its doors to babies. And the results?

Joshua was 18-months-old when he started school. He built skyscrapers with wooden blocks - and learnt to play.

  • by Henrietta Cook
PM's staffer loses job after 'cheating' boyfriend posts

PM's staffer loses job after 'cheating' boyfriend posts

The media adviser to the PM shared screenshots of text messages of boyfriend, NSW minister Matt Kean.

  • by Fergus Hunter and Alexandra Smith
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The economy is moulded to serve the interests of the many, not the few.

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    This International Women's Day, call BS on the scarcity mindset

    It's very female to have a scarcity mindset where you don't think you're enough.

    Melissa Browne

      There's a female jobs boom, and it's good for the whole economy

      There is an important detail within our jobs boom that you may well have missed.

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        Dane Swan's advice for Collingwood's Jordan De Goey

        Dane Swan's advice for Collingwood's Jordan De Goey

        Dane Swan knows more than most how banished Collingwood gun Jordan De Goey can turn around his career.

        • by Luke Costin
        Naismith ruptures ACL, leaving Swans in turmoil

        Naismith ruptures ACL, leaving Swans in turmoil

        Swans ruck man Sam Naismith has suffered a serious knee injury leaving the Swans short of rucks on the eve of the season.

        • by Michael Gleeson

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        Review finds political interference compromised complaint against Joyce
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        Review finds political interference compromised complaint against Joyce

        The conduct of Nationals MPs lead to a complainant's identity being exposed and the embattled deputy prime minister denied a fair hearing.

        • by Mark Kenny

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        'Significant interest': BHP confident it can nail US shale sale

        'Significant interest': BHP confident it can nail US shale sale

        BHP’s petroleum boss says oil is an “attractive commodity” with a sound future and rising demand .

        • by Darren Gray
        Should Facebook pay us for our puppy pictures?
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        Should Facebook pay us for our puppy pictures?

        • by Eduardo Porter
        The ASX was set for a flat open.

        Markets Live: ASX sinks after Cohn resigns

        • by Sarah Turner

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        Top route: Virgin takes on Qantas and Cathay in new flight war

        Top route: Virgin takes on Qantas and Cathay in new flight war

        The carrier is edging its way into the route which has been a cosy two-horse race.

        • by David Flynn
        Amazon Echo Dot: Fine for spoken word, but not bass-heavy songs.

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        Which tiny speaker is best to put a smart assistant in your house?

        • by Adam Turner

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        Fresh footage shows Warner's 'sook' sledge before stairwell row

        Fresh footage shows Warner's 'sook' sledge before stairwell row

        Fresh video has emerged showing David Warner call Quinton de Kock a "f---ing sook" as the players exited the ground in the lead-up to their wild altercation.

        • by Shiamak Unwalla
        'We should win gold': Opals, Boomers embrace Games favouritism

        'We should win gold': Opals, Boomers embrace Games favouritism

        The Boomers and Opals won't shy away from being outright favourites to claim Commonwealth Games gold.

        • by Roy Ward