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• Dear Sydney, drop by for a drink some night. Love, Melbourne

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Partygoers challenge NSW lockout laws Reclaim the Streets protesters rally against the NSW Government's 'draconian' lockout laws in Sydney in September. PT1M15S 620 349 Dear Sydney,We hear you've developed a bit of a drinking problem. It's so bad, in fact, that you can't even get a drink any more – or at least not at a civilised hour (say, 3.01am).Nor, it seems, can you buy wine after 10pm, or perhaps even by the glass, if reports of police q..

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• Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat angry Gui Finkler's free kick ...

  

  Victory denied by referee0:50A-League: Melbourne Victory have been denied a goal that crossed the line without the referee awarding the goal. IRATE Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat says goal line technology shouldn’t be needed to see what he said was a clear goal disallowed to his team in Saturday night’s thrilling 2-2 derby draw at AAMI Park.Even Melbourne City coach John van’t Schip wasn’t hiding away from the fact that Gui Finkler’s free kick early in the second half - which cleared the ..

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• Sydney clearance rate overtakes Melbourne

  

  Buyers beating a path to the door: 18 Annette Avenue in Kogarah sold for $1.17m, $170,000 over reserve. domain.com.au Sydney's auction clearance rate overtook Melbourne for the first time since spring, as buyers who held back late last year poured back into the market. The city posted a preliminary clearance rate of 78.6 per cent in the week to Saturday, up from last week's 75 per cent - a surprisingly strong figure in its own right.The number ..

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• Two teens facing charges after out-of-control Melbourne party

  

  A 16-year-old girl is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer, after an out-of-control party in Melbourne's south-east. Up to 400 teenagers packed a quiet street in Glen Waverley on Friday night, before moving onto a McDonald's, neighbours told 9NEWS. Footage has emerged of a police officer pinning a teen to the ground outside the takeaway shop. The boy's friends then become abusive and one hurls a drink at the officer's back. "They just grabbed one of the guys for saying the ..

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• Three charged after Melbourne attack

  

  Three teenagers have been charged over a South Melbourne attack on a man who refused to hand over his mobile phone.The 22-year-old victim was assaulted on Cecil Street just before 2am and later helped police track down three of five suspects.The Cranbourne trio, two aged 17 and an 18-year-old, have been charged with robbery and assault-related offences.The 18-year-old has also been charged with handling stolen goods and has been bailed to appear in court in June.The two 17-year-olds have been b..

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• Melbourne MS sufferer Anthony Virgona who refused dialysis ...

  

  Anthony Virgona, 55, in his room at Cyril Jewell House in Keilor East. Photo: Pat Scala Anthony Virgona, the Melbourne man who turned down medical treatment after years of suffering from a crippling degenerative condition, has died.The 55-year-old spoke out about his decision to refuse life-prolonging kidney dialysis in last week's Sunday Age. He passed away peacefully on Friday at the Keilor East nursing home where he lived for 12 years.Mr Virgona was diagno..

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• Heston Blumenthal is opening up free pop-up stores in Melbourne

  

  Heston Blumenthal is opening up four pop-up stores in Melbourne in early March. The best part is they will be free. The British chef is launching the pop-stores to the public as part of “Heston Week” on the eight series of MasterChef Australia. In the past, Blumenthal has made frequent appearances on the Channel 10 program challenging contestants to recreate signature dishes such as his bacon and egg ice cream, “edible garden”, snail porridge as well as mock turtle soup. But this year, the cele..

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• Melbourne home buyers coming out of the woodwork

  

  Real estate agents are reporting high levels of foot traffic at open for inspections in Melbourne, amid signs the market is comfortably absorbing a surge in auction listings. Following last weekend’s auction clearance rate of 79 per cent, the Melbourne market turned in another good performance on Saturday from a larger sample of auctions. The Domain Group posted a clearance rate for Saturday of 75 per cent from 370 reported auction results. There were 81 unreported results.” Population growth a..

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• Man goes on rampage with scissors in Melbourne

  

  A man armed with scissors has attacked three people on the street and attempted to rob a pharmacy in Melbourne.The 25-year-old man was arrested in Preston on Saturday morning after assaulting three men on the street, including a man in his 80s.He then attempting to hold up a chemist with a pair of scissors.Three people in the chemist then grappled with the man.One person suffered a serious gash on the head before the would-be robber was subdued and arrested by police. © AAP 2016 Send your phot..

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• Valentine's Day Melbourne: Hot romantic spots

  

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