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Melbourne News 25/08/2022

Editor's Note October 2021
by ericajohnson on 03/10/2021 at 9:00 pm
Editor's Note October 2021 Pieces of Victoria is our monthly media newsletter, here to […]
Victoria’s bean scene
by ericajohnson on 03/10/2021 at 8:39 pm
Victoria’s bean scene Not many cities take their coffee as seriously as Melbourne […]
10 outdoor hidden gems
by ericajohnson on 03/10/2021 at 8:19 pm
10 outdoor hidden gems Now more than ever, people’s feet are itchy, thumbs green, […]
Purpose on a plate
by ericajohnson on 03/10/2021 at 7:47 pm
Purpose on a plate At a time when people are more excited than ever to get back out […]

Five Melbourne University employees leave after sexual misconduct allegations
by Caroline Schelle and Nicole Precel on 29/09/2022 at 4:07 pm
Five staff members at the University of Melbourne left the institution because of sexual misconduct […]
Cafe pioneers recall Degraves Street’s evolution from ‘dump’ to city icon
by Himangi Singh and Sophie Aubrey on 29/09/2022 at 3:54 pm
When Mary and Pompeo Ursini opened Cafe Andiamo, Degraves Street was not the hub of Melbourne’s […]
Time: Rone’s Flinders Street Station transformation
on 29/09/2022 at 9:11 am
Promotional video for Rone's "Time" - an art installation inside Flinders Street Station's third […]
Corruption body can’t be trusted to work in secret
on 28/09/2022 at 8:00 pm
Readers discuss Labor’s proposal for the national corruption body to keep hearings in private; […]

‘The first time I’ve told my story’: Trans activist Georgie Stone’s revealing new doco
by Karl Quinn on 29/09/2022 at 3:23 pm
Trans actor and activist Georgie Stone has spent much of her young life in the public eye, but […]
Using Heartbreak High as a political weapon lets down its creators and fans
by Osman Faruqi on 29/09/2022 at 3:21 pm
On Monday, the Australia New Zealand Screen Association descended onto Parliament House to make […]
‘It’s a war that we should be losing’: Reg Mombassa teams up with Glenno Smith for a dark ecological exhibition
by Phil Brandel on 29/09/2022 at 2:35 pm
One of the country’s most popular surrealist abstract painters and designers is having his first […]
‘Buttholes clench when we talk about race’: how Kween Kong rewrote the RuPaul script
by John Bailey on 29/09/2022 at 12:38 pm
With her Tongan and Samoan heritage, the “monster performer” found her calling on this year’s […]

Albanese insists Optus pay for passports as hack reveals legal holes
by Nick Bonyhady, Matthew Knott and Anna Patty on 28/09/2022 at 8:04 pm
Optus revealed almost 37,000 Medicare numbers were exposed in the hack as Home Affairs Minister […]
Pressure mounting on Optus after cyberattack
on 28/09/2022 at 4:17 pm
Federal government ramps up criticism of Optus as states offer driver licence replacements.
Optus boss digs in over cyberattack as government fury grows
by Nick Bonyhady and Matthew Knott on 27/09/2022 at 6:44 pm
Opposition cybersecurity spokesman James Paterson is calling on the Optus chief to resign if the […]
How to protect yourself from inevitable Optus-style hacks
by Tim Biggs on 27/09/2022 at 11:37 am
Whether you’ve been affected by the latest breach or not, there are still some things you should […]

AGL reveals $20 billion plan to switch from coal to renewables
by Mike Foley and Miki Perkins on 29/09/2022 at 11:59 am
AGL has accelerated its exit from coal power by a decade, advising the stock market it will close […]
National weather forecast for Thursday August 29
on 29/09/2022 at 6:16 am
National weather forecast for Thursday August 29
AGL expected to close Loy Yang power station a decade early
by Miki Perkins and Mike Foley on 28/09/2022 at 10:34 pm
The likely early closure of two major coal-fired power plants in Victoria and NSW signals the […]
NSW hit by a wild storm overnight
on 28/09/2022 at 4:16 pm
SES crews respond to more than 100 incidents across NSW after wild weather

NSW premier pushes for COVID-19 isolation to be scrapped
on 29/09/2022 at 4:46 pm
The NSW premier is pushing for mandatory COVID-19 isolation to be scrapped entirely.
If we know melanoma is deadly, why do we still chase the bronze dream?
by Imogen Timms on 29/09/2022 at 3:55 pm
The message needs to change. There is no such thing as a safe suntan.
How to get a Marilyn Monroe makeup look
on 29/09/2022 at 2:28 pm
Make-up artist Tatiana Rose demonstrates how to recreate Marilyn Monroe's beauty look.
How many times have the Kardashians tried to sell us dodgy health products?
by Nell Geraets on 29/09/2022 at 1:57 pm
From “flat tummy teas” to glorified corsets, these are the five most notorious health and […]

Essendon to announce Brad Scott as new senior coach
by Jake Niall on 29/09/2022 at 5:23 pm
AFL executive and former North Melbourne coach Brad Scott is expected to be unveiled as the new […]
Why Eels coach called Cleary for advice
on 29/09/2022 at 5:16 pm
Parramatta Eels coach Brad Arthur picked up the phone and asked Penrith coach Ivan Cleary for some […]
Eels want Brown to bring aggression
on 29/09/2022 at 5:00 pm
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur wants recalled firebrand Nathan Brown to bring the aggression in the […]
Saints expect De Goey decision within days; Beveridge tells Lions to ‘pony up’ for Dunkley; grass is greener for Gardiner
by Ronny Lerner and Shayne Hope on 29/09/2022 at 4:47 pm
St Kilda expect Pies star Jordan De Goey to decide on his future within days; Luke Beveridge […]

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