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Portrait Rinehart doesn’t want you to see: Mogul demands gallery remove image

Gina Rinehart; and the portrait by artist Vincent Namatjira

Australia’s richest person wants the National Gallery of Australia to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira.

Pro-Palestine protesters warned to leave Melbourne Uni building

A group of students occupy the Arts West building at Melbourne University’s Parkville campus on Wednesday.

Pro-Palestine protesters have moved to occupy one of the University of Melbourne’s main buildings, as Deakin University protesters say they will defy an order to leave.

‘This is a genocide’: Labor senator breaks with government over Israel war

Labor Senator Fatima Payman also used the slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, which Anthony Albanese has criticised as provocative.

Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

Carol Clay reunited with her first boyfriend. They died together, killed on a camping trip

When Russell Hill and Carol Clay went missing in the remote alpine region it raised an unusual problem for her family.

Watch: The unremarkable Sandown race that was referred to betting investigators

Blistering highlighted in the June 2022 race at Sandown.

This is the footage of the last 150 metres of a low-profile race at an unremarkable, barely attended Sandown meeting in the winter of 2022 that caught the stewards’ eye.

Back in the family: Brady Morton with his dad’s beloved bike.

They sold the bike to pay for their dad’s funeral. But 12 years later, it came back

It was one of those ideas families talk about but don’t often carry out. If they could make it work, it would end years of regret.

Officials were told this tree was home to an endangered animal. They cut it down anyway

Conservationists discovered a dead greater glider beneath logged trees in the Yarra Ranges National Park.

Conservationists are furious after they warned the government about the presence of greater gliders and Leadbeater’s possums in trees identified for removal.

Coalition slams the billionaires’ budget as miners cheer

Andrew Forrest is delighted with the federal budget

The likes of Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart’s companies will receive an indirect boost to mine and process critical minerals or develop green hydrogen.

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Boycott threat by cricket’s biggest states forces women’s T20 change

Australia’s two most populous cricket states, Victoria and New South Wales, considered boycotting a new women’s Twenty20 tournament.

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Red paint was splashed on Ben Carroll’s Niddrie office overnight.

Pro-Palestine protesters splash red paint on deputy premier’s office

Ben Carroll’s Niddrie office was defaced in a spate of vandalism that also targeted Seven and the ABC, before protesters halted Melbourne’s peak-hour traffic.

Victoria’s GST windfall could be short-lived

Premier Jacinta Allan.

While billions of dollars will flow to infrastructure projects and bulk-billing clinics, the state’s GST take remains the same.

World’s oldest Chinese dragon vandalised in attack on Victorian museum

Loong is believed to be the world’s oldest Chinese dragon.

Two separate dragons were damaged in the attack. Police have released images of two suspects they are looking for.

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Luxury car swindler targeted as burning cars slam into suburban home

Two cars were set alight and driven into an Essendon home.

An SUV and a ute were set alight in the early hours of Tuesday and driven into a multimillion-dollar Essendon property linked to ex-bankrupt Andrew Triantafyllos.

‘Unacceptable’ pro-Palestine protesters ordered off Deakin campus

Camp representative Jasmine Duff at Deakin University on Tuesday.

Despite the order, protesters at the Burwood encampment have refused to budge, arguing that their small protest is lawful.

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AFL 2024

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AFL off to the races? League could build ovals in middle of Moonee Valley

The AFL could build two new football ovals in the centre of Moonee Valley racecourse under a long-term lease agreement that would help the league keep up with the sport’s growing demands.

Kicking had become painful for Essendon’s Sam Draper, who has now had surgery and will be on the sidelines for six to eight weeks.
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Blues, Pies, Swans to vie with Paris Games for TV viewers; Dons lose Draper for up to eight weeks

Essendon are hoping Sam Draper will be over his knee concerns by the time they appear in a string of blockbuster games in the final weeks of the season after the ruckman had an operation and the AFL finalised its fixture for rounds 16-23.

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Talented Blues forward out of Friday night blockbuster

Talented Carlton forward Jack Martin has injured a calf and will miss Friday night’s huge game against premiership favourites Sydney.

Collingwood defender Nathan Murphy consoles Angus Brayshaw as he leaves the ground after being concussed in the qualifying final. Both players are now retired due to medical advice following a series of concussions

One in 10 AFL players ignore concussion symptoms

Some AFL players admitted they did not report their concussion symptoms because they feared being left out at the selection table and missing out on contract incentives.

Blistering highlighted in the June 2022 race at Sandown.

Watch: The unremarkable Sandown race that was referred to betting investigators

This is the footage of the last 150 metres of a low-profile race at an unremarkable, barely attended Sandown meeting in the winter of 2022 that caught the stewards’ eye – and, after questioning the jockey and trainer, was referred to racing’s betting intelligence unit.

Brendan Kerry, competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has been banned for life from US Figure Skating.

Australian Winter Olympics flag bearer banned for sexual misconduct with a minor

Brendan Kerry, who was an Australian flag bearer at the Beijing Winter Olympics, has been barred from US figure skating after an investigation led by the country’s peak sports abuse authority.

Sam Durham, Jake Kelly, Xavier Duursma, Jade Gresham and Ben McKay of the Bombers sing the song.
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The list-demographics sweet spot fuelling the high-flying Bombers in 2024

We should have seen Essendon’s uprising coming – and the reason why helps explain two other fringe Melbourne-based finals contenders not meeting external expectations.

The WBBL’s changed format for next summer led to a battle between Cricket Australia and its two biggest states.

Boycott threat by cricket’s biggest states forces women’s T20 change

Australia’s two most populous cricket states, Victoria and New South Wales, considered boycotting a new women’s Twenty20 tournament and playing matches among themselves before reaching a compromise with Cricket Australia on the competition format for this season.

Former Hawthorn player Chance Bateman with his wife and family.

How the Hawks helped Bateman through the darkest point of his life

Chance Bateman is no stranger to racism in football, but it’s also where he has found a deep sense of belonging. It’s why he in honoured to have helped design Hawthorn’s Indigenous guernsey this year.

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