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Inter-racial brawl outside St Albans cafe stirs fears of more violence
Tensions between the Vietnamese and African communities in Melbourne's west are at boiling point after a string of petty thefts led to a heated street fight.
- by Erin Pearson
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Weather
City suburbs sweltered at 40 degrees, with no relief until weekend
Melburnians sweated through one of the hottest days of the year so far as the mercury hit 40 degrees in some suburbs. But don't expect some relief from the heat just yet.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Ball tampering
Steve Smith's hopes of captaining Australia again take a hit
Cameron Bancroft has harmed, perhaps fatally, Steve Smith's hopes of returning as captain.
- by Jon Pierik
UK Defence Secretary sounds warning on Huawei, says China can act 'in malign way'
The British government expressed "very deep concerns" about the Chinese telco, and singled out Australia as a leader.
- by Latika Bourke
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Last legs: MCG pitch 'terrible' as pressure grows for change
Cricket Australia has called for an urgent overhaul of the MCG pitch on a day the flat-lining deck was labelled "terrible".
- by Jon Pierik
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Crime
Retired Melbourne GP charged with rape after former patients speak out
A retired Hawthorn doctor has been charged with sexual crimes allegedly committed during appointments.
- by Cameron Houston & Chris Vedelago
All Opal Tower residents forced to leave building indefinitely
Hundreds of residents of the new building have been forced to leave their homes after a concrete panel split.
- by Megan Gorrey & Josh Dye
Measles alert for shoppers who visited Bourke St Mall, Queen Vic before Christmas
Melburnians have been urged to stay on alert for the signs of measles, after two new confirmed cases in less than a week.
- by Olivia Jenkins
For 1058 episodes, Australia had a rendezvous with Penny Cook on A Country Practice
In a career dotted with acclaimed roles, Penny Cook had unlikely encounters with Prince Charles and Bill Clinton.
- by Michael Idato
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Opinion & Perspectives
Melbourne
Saucepan feuds and urine stains: Shop assistants reveal Boxing Day horror stories
- by Olivia Jenkins & Melissa Cunningham
Victoria
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Victoria Police
Desperate race to save man in rock pool ends in tragedy
- by Melissa Cunningham & Anthony Colangelo
Analysis
Traffic
This is what holiday-season traffic does to travel speeds towards the coast
- by Craig Butt
National
Politics
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PM's office had known for weeks about 'sugar daddy' Andrew Broad
Scott Morrison's office knew about the "sugar daddy" allegations surrounding Coalition MP Andrew Broad two weeks before it was published.
- by Eryk Bagshaw & Fergus Hunter
World
Russia successfully tests its nuclear-armed hypersonic glider
- by Anton Troianovski & Paul Sonne
Property bydomain
Summer selling checklist: How to get your house ready for sale
If you want to sell your home early in the new year, the Christmas break is the ideal time to prepare it for sale.
- by Kate Farrelly
Australia's top 10 houses of 2018: The year's best designs
They may have missed out on the the major design awards, but these architectural gems deserve a second look.
- by Jenny Brown
Business
'Back the bold': NAB business bank chief 'nervous' about credit growth
Though still optimistic about NAB's own prospects, Anthony Healy highlights a decline in business confidence over the past six months.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Racism
KKK symbols, nooses: BHP settles racial discrimination claim in the US
- by Sarah Danckert
Small business
Entertainment
What's the best movie of 2018? (Hint: you probably didn't see it in a cinema)
Our film writers rate the top 20 movies of the year. Let the debate begin.
- by Karl Quinn, Stephanie Bunbury, Sandra Hall, Craig Mathieson, Garry Maddox, Paul Byrnes & Jake Wilson
Australian actor Penny Cook dead at 61
The beloved star of A Country Practice, and more recently, Pulse, died overnight.
- by Jenny Noyes
Lifestyle
Smarter living
From Assassin's Creed to Florence: These are the best video games of 2018
It seems like 2018 had far too many video games to get through in a single lifetime, let alone a year.
- by Tim Biggs
Qantas reveals their new hack to achieve Gold and Platinum status
Just how much is your Qantas frequent flyer status really worth to you?
- by David Flynn
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Sport
Test discard Handscomb blasts half-century as Stars down Sydney Sixers
Dodgy technique? What dodgy technique! Peter Handscomb played with the utmost freedom in his breezy 70 as Melbourne Stars claimed their first win.
- by Tom Decent
'Closest race ever': Four super maxis locked in Sydney to Hobart battle
The race for Sydney to Hobart line honours is set to go down to a four-way River Derwent thriller in what could be one of the tightest finishes in race history.
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