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Millie thought she was safe getting an Uber home. Her driver was a predatory impostor

Faizan Abdullah initially told police that Millie had “made moves” on him, but he was later sentenced to 15 months in prison and later deported to Pakistan.

Millie is among a string of women who have been raped or sexually assaulted, targeted by rideshare drivers – or someone posing as one – after a night out.

Dutton could help Pesutto, if only the two weren’t drowning in bad blood

Leader of the Opposition,  Peter Dutton and Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto in a rare public meeting at the launch of the Melbourne Holocaust Museum in November 2023,

Pollsters say the Queenslander is not as unpopular in Victoria as many think. But the Liberal leaders continue to blame each other for their troubles when they could be working together.

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Where there are smokes there are fires: Inside Victoria’s tobacco war

Property owners knowingly making money from an illicit source could find their income and the property subject to asset seizure.

Lily Lumintang, husband Martin Cahyo, and their son Raphael, 3, with a photo of their other son Jonathan 13.
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Disabled teen’s family face deportation while criminals allowed to stay

Lily Lumintang, whose 13-year-old son has a disability, says a decision to deny her bid to remain in Australia is unfair.

‘He’ll be staying at the AFL’: CEO Dillon backs umpire boss after Setka spray

“Steve McBurney has been doing an incredible job for us,” says AFL CEO Andrew Dillon.

AFL chief executive officer Andrew Dillon has pledged support for umpire boss Steve McBurney, and swore the league would not bow to threats from the CFMEU’s Victorian leader John Setka.

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Friend v foe: The tagger caught in the middle of a footy battle

Lions star Lachie Neale learned to break tags in his early days at Fremantle.

Ryan Crowley taught Lachie Neale how to shake a tag, and two weeks ago he gave Marcus Windhager tips on how to shut players down. On Friday night, the two worlds collide.

Simpson swam fast enough to make Australia’s Olympic team. He was in the wrong race

Cody Simpson after his heat in the men’s 100m freestyle on Thursday.

Cody Simpson missed Thursday’s 100m freestyle final but swam a massive personal best that would have been quick enough to sneak him into a relay team in Paris.

Blue detective: Celebrity cop’s ‘unforgivable’ calls on duty

Podcasting detective Gary Jubelin’s ex-partner has revealed that nothing kept the homicide squad veteran from pursuing his cases.

Netflix made us wait a month for more Bridgerton. Was it worth it?

Bridgerton season three, part 2, struggles to maintain the momentum of the first half.

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS. The first half of season three reached all sorts of heights. But with the same old secret and a resoundingly boring man now at the centre of the story, how can it continue pleasing us?

Hot shots: Stars (and stripes) from the 2024 National Photographic Portrait Prize

WARNING: CONTAINS NUDITY. Innocence, honesty, intimacy, humour … they’re all there among the finalists in this year’s National Portrait Gallery exhibition, opening June 22.

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Marie Vandenbeusch, a curator from the British Museum with an exhibit.

God-kings and everyday people: NGV’s blockbuster isn’t just about pharaohs

It might be named for the pharaohs, but this year’s Winter Masterpieces exhibition also tells a quieter and more intimate story – that of everyday people.

Rising Festival: Gurr Era Op
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This moving and vibrant Rising show is a must-watch

Gurr Era Op, a beautifully composed dance theatre piece, is like a sea breeze: it blows strong and tastes fresh.

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‘We’re competing with Andrew Tate’: The impossible battle many teachers face

‘We’re competing with Andrew Tate’: The impossible battle many teachers face

Schools say they can only do so much to teach students about proper online behaviour.

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The country singer, his alleged $21.5 million fraud and the sugar babies he did it for

The country singer, his alleged $21.5 million fraud and the sugar babies he did it for

Craig Heath allegedly scammed 30 victims in a fake property investment scheme and spent at least $200,000 of the money on women he met online.

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The way children are taught to read in Victoria is about to change

Port Melbourne Primary School students Felix, Chloe, Gonzalo and Brooklyn with principal Tom Cain.

Victoria is almost the last state or territory to adopt this approach. But Education Minister Ben Carroll says the evidence is in.

Building insurance to increase by 65 per cent for new homes

The surge in claims began with the collapse of builder Porter Davis on March 31 last year.

Home building insurance is increasing after a string of companies collapsed over the past year, leaving thousands of homes unfinished and the state-backed insurance agency making record payments.

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‘No way in the world’: Battle lines drawn as chiropractors lift ban on cracking babies’ backs

Baby receives manual therapy at home.

Chiropractors have given themselves the green light to crack babies’ backs after a four-year ban and doctors are furious.

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Asking rents for houses and units far outpaced wages growth in an ongoing deterioration of affordability for renters.

‘No doubt we will see more homelessness’: Rents increase at more than six times the rate of wages

Experts say other interim measures, such as rent caps and slowing immigration, are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.

The home at 4 Moonya Road will be renovated.

Family triumphs at auction to pay $2.6 million for Glen Iris five-bedder

The new owners plan to renovate the property, which had been held by one family for 50 years. By evening, Domain Group recorded a clearance rate of 55.9 per cent.

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Josh Hazlewood makes his point.

Our cricketers play to win, even if it means giving the old enemy a second chance

A mischievous suggestion that Australia could manipulate results to squeeze England out of the World Cup has prompted apoplexy. It’s unlikely to happen.

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Lions star Lachie Neale learned to break tags in his early days at Fremantle.

Friend v foe: The tagger caught in the middle of a footy battle

Ryan Crowley taught Lachie Neale how to shake a tag, and two weeks ago he gave Marcus Windhager tips on how to shut players down. On Friday night, the two worlds collide.

Cody Simpson after his heat in the men’s 100m freestyle on Thursday.

Simpson swam fast enough to make Australia’s Olympic team. He was in the wrong race

Cody Simpson missed Thursday’s 100m freestyle final but swam a massive personal best that would have been quick enough to sneak him into a relay team in Paris.

Kyle Chalmers waves to the crowd after his 100m freestyle win on Thursday evening.

Chalmers qualifies for third Olympics after injury from too much time on couch

Kyle Chalmers hurt his back so badly earlier this month he thought he wouldn’t be able to swim at Olympics trials. After four cortisone injections, he was able to get on the blocks.

Christian Petracca suffered serious injuries to his ribs and spleen in the King’s Birthday clash against Collingwood.
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Petracca’s season over as Melbourne great puts heat on Goodwin

Christian Petracca has confirmed on social media he will not return this year after suffering a lacerated spleen in Melbourne’s loss to Collingwood, severely damaging the club’s 2024 prospects.

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Exum’s dunk: Best play by an Aussie in NBA finals since Mills a decade ago?

The Celtics are 3-0 up in the NBA Finals and will chase a series sweep over Dallas in game four on Saturday as questions remain about why Dante Exum didn’t see the court again following his highlight dunk in the first quarter.

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Roger Federer was always cool on court, but no one saw the hard work he put in to look that way.

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