Friday, August 12, 2016

Fatal selfie: Melbourne man dies taking photo of friend holding ... and other top stories.

  • Fatal selfie: Melbourne man dies taking photo of friend holding ...

    Fatal selfie: Melbourne man dies taking photo of friend holding ...
    A selfie turned fatal when a young man shot his good friend in the face while posing with a sawn-off shotgun in a Melbourne motel room.Albert Rapovski, 20, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the shooting death of 22-year-old Mahamd Hassan earlier this year. Former Reservoir High School student Mahamd Hassan. Photo: Facebook Mr Hassan had told Rapovski to unload his 12-gauge shotgun in case he accidentally shot someone just two hours before he was killed on March 5, accordin..
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  • Melbourne Express: Wednesday, August 3, 2016

    Melbourne Express: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
    That's it for Melbourne Express for today. The issue in Kew appears to a routine police matter. Our quiz answers are The Monkees and Mark Twain. We leave you with a great gallery from around the world, as chosen by Nicky Catley from The Age picture desk.   Photo gallery Picture Editor's Choice, August 3, 2016 There is a crash on the Eastern Freeway now, near Belford Road, Kew closing one lane inbound - the second right-hand lane. Police have confirmed that a 73-year-old woman has received a..
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  • Melbourne families fortifying homes with barbed wire fences in fear ...

    Melbourne families fortifying homes with barbed wire fences in fear ...
    Krystal Johnson and agencies - Yahoo7 News on August 3, 2016, 8:58 am Terrified Melbourne homeowners are living in fear of notorious Apex gang members and are now forced to fortify their properties with barbed wire.The frightened residents, who have armed themselves with baseball bats for protection, live in Melbourne’s western suburbs and are now restoring their homes with fencing in an attempt to stop the violent gang breaking in.Terrified Melbourne homeowners are now fort..
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  • The Melbourne blood match that scarred the 1956 Olympics

    The Melbourne blood match that scarred the 1956 Olympics
    THE start of the 2016 Olympics in Rio marks almost 60 years since an ugly political stoush between Hungary and the Soviet Union was violently played out in a Melbourne pool.In 1956 Melbourne was the focus of the world as it hosted the Olympic Games. In the same year the Hungarian capital Budapest was in turmoil as an uprising started by students was quashed in a bloody struggle that saw Soviet tanks roll through the streets.Unrest had bubbled over after widespread frustration with Hungary’s comm..
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  • 63-year-old woman gives birth to IVF baby in Melbourne

    63-year-old woman gives birth to IVF baby in Melbourne
    A REPRODUCTION specialist has branded IVF treatment of women older than 53 as ­“irresponsible” after a 63-year-old gave birth in Melbourne.The Tasmanian is officially Australia’s oldest new mum after having her first child, a ­daughter, at Frances Perry House private hospital in Parkville on August 1, according to reports.Monash University professor Gab Kovacs said “responsible” IVF clinics refused treatments of women over the age of 53, which is the “end of natural pregnancy”.“I think getting p..
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  • Tensions rise among councillors over plans for Arden-Macaulay in ...

    Tensions rise among councillors over plans for Arden-Macaulay in ...
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  • Arrest over Melbourne halfway house murder

    Arrest over Melbourne halfway house murder
    A man wanted over the death of a man in a Melbourne halfway house has been arrested.Earl Jones, 29, was arrested at a hotel in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda on Wednesday afternoon.Police made a public appeal to find Jones after the body of a 45-year-old man was discovered in Little Grey Street on Monday morning.
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  • settlement risk rises in Melbourne

    settlement risk rises in Melbourne
    One in 20 Melbourne apartments bought off the plan are not settling. Penny Stephens by Larry Schlesinger A higher proportion of off-the-plan buyers, roughly one in 20, walked away from their Melbourne apartment purchases in June, according to Maddocks.The law firm processed over 800 apartments contracts in June and recorded that 5 per cent of deals did not settle. This compares with a historical average of about 3 p..
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  • Jesse Hogan is 50-50 to play for Melbourne, while Cyril Rioli set to ...

    Jesse Hogan is 50-50 to play for Melbourne, while Cyril Rioli set to ...
    MELBOURNE hopes to have Jesse Hogan available for Saturday’s clash with Hawthorn.But the Dees will not be taking any risks on the 21-year-old star forward.Hogan injured his knee crashing into the point post during last Sunday’s two-point win over Gold Coast at the MCG.Demons elite performance manager Dave Misson said Hogan would be given every chance to play despite only being rated a 50-50 chance.“He’s not too bad,” Misson said.“The knee’s still a little bit puffy and he’s a bit sore, so he’s g..
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  • Tee Vee At Sixty exhibition at Melbourne University explores ...

    Tee Vee At Sixty exhibition at Melbourne University explores ...
    Tee Vee At Sixty exhibition at Melbourne University explores television's effect on everyday life Posted August 03, 2016 15:46:59 The introduction of television to Australia changed the way people ate, and threatened a major stream of income for the wool industry. A new exhibition, Tee Vee At Sixty, explores its influence on everyday life. It coincides with the anniversary of the first test broadcasts from Mount Dandenong in Melbourne which took place 60 years ago th..
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