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• Welcome to Skye, the most unliveable suburb in Melbourne (according to our study)

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Melbourne's worst suburb?Located just outside Frankston, Skye has grabbed the wooden spoon in our rankings of Melbourne's most liveable suburbs.PT2M14S620349What do you think is Melbourne's best suburb? Tell us whyMelbourne's most liveable, and a little secret revealedMonica Bladier with her daughters, Jacqui and Cassie, at their farm in Skye.Photo: Eddie JimNo one comes to Skye by chance.AdvertisementYou have to make a conscious turn off the busy M780, instead of barrelling on south past Cranbourne towards the Mornington Peninsula.The road here is marked with promotional signs for new estates – "Stage 5 now selling!" – but some are also graffitied – "NO NO NO NO!..

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• Melbourne Cup 2015: Why are injured racehorses often put down?

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.From champion racehorse to nannyMaldivian won almost $3 million when he took out the Cox Plate in 2008, but after retiring from racing, the champion thoroughbred found a new lease of life.PT2M54S620349There's a lot to like about the Melbourne Cup - dressing up, drinking  champagne, a day off work and the chance to win a few bucks.But in the dying seconds of this year's Melbourne Cup, the crowd at Flemington was torn between cheering for Michelle Payne's historic win with Prince of Penzance, and Red Cadeaux, who pulled up injured just before the finish line.When the green screens were placed around the multiple Melbourne Cup runner-up, people were horrified at the ..

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• The problem with Sydney and Melbourne, they're just too big

  

  The dominance of Sydney and Melbourne helps explain why Australian houses are so expensive.Photo: Frances MocnikSydney and Melbourne are among the world's most successful cities. Together they generate more than 40 per cent of Australia's economic output and both consistently rate among the most liveable cities on the planet. But their sheer magnetism has contributed to a pressing national challenge: the high cost of housing.The demographic dominance of these twin urban giants helps explain why property prices in Australia are high when compared with most other countries.The International Monetary Fund, one of the world's most important financial institutions, drew attention to this part of ..

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• What's the Buzz: Saint, sinner, shoosh

  

  War chest not needed for Sam0:36NRL: Head of Football Todd Greenberg says the decision to not use the 'war chest' wasn't needed to lure Sam Burgess back to the NRL and may only need to be used once a decade.THE Melbourne Cup delivers for punters, the Panthers steal a Bunnies flyer and is Hayne next to return? It’s all in WHAT’S THE BUZZ.SAINTAUSTRALIAN racing has never had as many queens of the turf. First we had Gai Waterhouse, then Black Caviar and now Michelle Payne. Go you good things!SINNERJASON Taylor’s complete arrogance in the wake of a damning report into player-welfare issues at Wests Tigers. Seriously, this guy needs to be more aware of what is happening in his own backyard before..

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• FFA Cup final: Melbourne Victory beats Perth Glory 2-0 at AAMI Park to win the Cup - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  FFA Cup final: Melbourne Victory beats Perth Glory 2-0 at AAMI Park to win the CupUpdatedNovember 07, 2015 22:39:50 Melbourne Victory have added to the A-League's biggest trophy collection in grand style, downing Perth Glory 2-0 in the FFA Cup final.The Victory were dominant in the first half of Saturday night's decider as they became the first side to concurrently hold all three domestic titles, having won a third A-League premiership-championship double in 2014-15.The only down-side for them was the disappointing crowd of 15,098, with high ticket prices blamed for a half-full AAMI Park.The Victory were well deserving of their two-goal half-time lead, following an opening 45 minutes pla..

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• Living in East Melbourne, the most liveable suburb in the most liveable city in the world

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Melbourne's most liveable suburbIt's knocked South Yarra off its perch, and now residents of East Melbourne can claim to live in our city's most liveable suburb.PT1M35S620349Don't hate me for this, but one of my favourite things about living in East Melbourne is listening to the morning traffic report on the radio and knowing it is irrelevant. Instead I get a real sense of freedom and power that comes from living within walking and cycling distance of the office.When I leave home each day, I know I will be at work within 20 minutes. No traffic jams. No crowded trams. No trains that don't arrive. Instead, I walk across a park. I have time to admire the clouds, smel..

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• Melbourne police charge two men over Geelong schoolgirl sex attack, as two more men held interstate | HeraldSun

  

  Brothers charged with rape of 14-year-old1:36Two brothers have been remanded in custody over the abduction and rape of a 14-year-old girl in Geelong.FOUR men arrested over the alleged gang rape of a schoolgirl had gathered in Geelong for a family reunion, a court has heard.Brothers Kevin Andrew Wild, 28, of Olinda, and Allan Mark Wild, 29, of Mt Evelyn, have been remanded in custody after being charged with the rape and abduction of the 14-year-old.Two other men - a arrested in Perth and the Gold Coast have been questioned by detectives.A Pimpama man, 20, was arrested in Queensland and interviewed by Victorian sex crimes squad detectives, and is expected to be extradited to Victoria on Sunda..

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• Teen fighting for life after being hit by car while crossing Melbourne's Western Freeway - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  Teen fighting for life after being hit by car while crossing Melbourne's Western FreewayPostedNovember 08, 2015 08:55:59 A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a car while crossing a freeway near Melton, in Melbourne's outer west.The boy was struck in the outbound lanes of the Western Freeway in the suburb of Brookfield at about 11:00pm.He was with friends at the time who were all trying to cross the freeway, police said.The teenager was flown to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in a critical condition.The driver of the car and her young son were not hurt and stopped to help the injured boy.Police want to speak to the boy's friends about the crash and ..

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• Dandenong Rangers score derby win over Melbourne Boomers

  

  Boomer Tess Magden drives past the Rangers'€™ Annalise Pickrel on Saturday night.Photo: Mick ConnollyDandenong Rangers held their nerve in the final minute to sneak past Melbourne Boomers and claim a valuable 75-69 victory at Dandenong Stadium on Saturday night.After the Rangers led for most of the night, Boomers star Tess Madgen made her third three-pointer of the final term to tie scores at 69-69 with two minutes to go. But the Boomers kept picking up fouls and Rangers forward Sara Blicavs was fouled and made the shot with 90 seconds left to put her side ahead for the last time.The Boomers had a shot to get back into the game but it missed before Rangers forward Annalise Pickrel ended the ..

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