Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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  • Melbourne priest Paul Grasby moves to Malaysia to pursue 'young ...

    Melbourne priest Paul Grasby moves to Malaysia to pursue 'young ...
    Stood down amid child sexual abuse allegations, Father Peter Grasby has moved to Malaysia. EXCLUSIVEA Catholic priest stood down amid child sexual abuse allegations has moved to Malaysia, where he is using a gay dating website to seek the company of "young Asian men" while on paid leave.Father Peter Grasby, who is suspected of abusing boys from at least two Melbourne parishes during almost 40 years as a priest, also propositioned a former parishioner on a gay..
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  • Melbourne school accused of 'whitewashing' black history

    Melbourne school accused of 'whitewashing' black history
    A scene from Hairspray the musical. Photo: Jeff Busby A Melbourne student has accused her school of "whitewashing" black history over a decision to adapt a popular musical about racial discrimination, despite having a mostly white cast. A Year 11 student  launched a petition calling on Brunswick Secondary College to dump its production of US musical Hairspray, which has been slated for the school's annual performance later this year.Set in Baltimore at the..
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  • Melbourne lockout laws were dumped in months, while Brisbane ...

    Melbourne lockout laws were dumped in months, while Brisbane ...
    Degraves Lane in Melbourne’s CBD during the White Night festival. With no lockouts in place, Melburnians have no last call for drinks, unlike in Sydney and possibly Brisbane. Picture: Tim CarrafaMELBOURNE was one of the first cities in Australia to adopt the controversial lockout laws that have seen Sydney labelled a nanny state, but they were so unpopular the Victorian Government quietly dropped them months later.While Sydney has had the laws in place for two years and Brisbane is considering a..
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  • Breastfeeding mother 'amazed' by orangutans' reaction during ...

    Breastfeeding mother 'amazed' by orangutans' reaction during ...
    Breastfeeding mother 'amazed' by orangutans' reaction during Melbourne Zoo visit Updated February 10, 2016 09:41:57 A breastfeeding mother has had an emotional encounter with two orangutans at Melbourne Zoo.Elizabeth was at the zoo on Sunday with her family, celebrating her three-year-old daughter's birthday.Her 13-week-old son Eli was hungry so she walked around the corner to breastfeed him in private.That is when two orangutans came over to watch."I went around the co..
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  • Melbourne derby: City must play like Wanderers to beat Victory, says ...

    Melbourne derby: City must play like Wanderers to beat Victory, says ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From turns on a sixpence to victory at the death, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week. PT2M1S 620 349 Melbourne City need to adopt the Western Sydney Wanderers game plan if they are to stifle Melbourne Victory's attacking threat and earn three precious points in Saturday night's Melbourne derby, says the club's Socceroo defender Michael Zullo.Tony Popovic's Wand..
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  • Orangutan engrossed by Melbourne mum breastfeeding baby

    Orangutan engrossed by Melbourne mum breastfeeding baby
    A mother said she had an emotional counter with an orangutan as she breastfed her red-haired baby in front of the transfixed primate at Melbourne Zoo.The young mother, only identified as Elizabeth, was at the zoo for her three-year-old daughter's birthday on Sunday when her 13-week-old son Eli became hungry. Elizabeth breastfeeding her son as an orangutan watches intently. (ABC Melbourne) Elizabeth was at the orangutan enclosure when she walked around a corner for some privacy."I was breast fe..
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  • Jack Viney and Tom McDonald fight at Melbourne training

    Jack Viney and Tom McDonald fight at Melbourne training
    It's getting heated: Jack Viney and Tom McDonald clash at training. Photo: Getty Images Tempers flared at Melbourne training on Tuesday, two weeks before the club's first pre-season match.Jack Viney and Tom McDonald argued and pushed each other during the high-energy session, which included an hour of match simulation.McDonald was angered by a rough Viney tackle during an earlier drill and teammates had to pull the pair apart, according to the club's website...
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  • Melbourne researchers develop a paper clip-sized mind control ...

    Melbourne researchers develop a paper clip-sized mind control ...
    Melbourne researchers develop a paper clip-sized mind control device that sits inside your brain Updated February 09, 2016 17:23:48 Yes, it sounds like something out of a bad science fiction novel — or maybe an X-Men comic — but it's true: people with paralysis might soon be able to use mind control to walk again. Key points: New device, described as a "bionic spinal cord", has shown in trials to control bionic limbsBiggest advantage of this device is that major brain ..
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  • Man killed after car crashes into tree at Locksley, north of Melbourne

    Man killed after car crashes into tree at Locksley, north of Melbourne Posted February 10, 2016 10:51:23 A man has been killed after his car crashed into a tree at Locksley, north of Melbourne.The dark-coloured sedan veered left off the Nagambie-Locksley Road and crashed shortly after 7:30am.Police said the driver, who was the single occupant, died at the scene.The crash occurred about one kilometre west of Avenel-Longwood Road. The Nagambie-Locksley Road, between Av..
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  • Melbourne United focused on maintaining NBL finals momentumn

    Melbourne United focused on maintaining NBL finals momentumn
    Stephen Holt says Melbourne United won’t rest players ahead of the finals. Picture: Mark EvansMELBOURNE United star Stephen Holt says his NBL side will not be tempted to rest players for the final two regaular season games despite being assured of a top-two finish.United has secured home court advantage for the finals series, but it will first meet New Zealand twice this week in the final round of the regular season.The Perth Wildcats, the other side guaranteed a top-two finish, will rest four o..
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