What those Sydney and Melbourne 'livability' surveys forget and other top stories.

• What those Sydney and Melbourne 'livability' surveys forget

  Most liveable city for the sixth year1:30The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Melbourne the world?s most liveable city for the sixth consecutive year. Courtesy Melbourne City Council Melbourne is awesome if you’re not a homeless person. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesANOTHER one of those annual surveys ranking the world’s most “liveable” cities came out this week, this time from the Economist Intelligence Unit.As it has for the last five years, the EIU survey has ranked Melbourn..

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• Sydney beats North Melbourne by nine points to go top of AFL ladder

  

  Sydney beats North Melbourne by nine points to go top of AFL ladder Posted August 20, 2016 17:06:50 The Sydney Swans have overcome an early injury worry for star forward Lance Franklin to post a nine-point AFL win over North Melbourne in Hobart.The league's second-placed Swans led at every break on Saturday afternoon at Bellerive Oval and finished 12.13 (85) to 10.16 (76) victors.Franklin managed only one behind in the southern capital but was lucky to remain on the f..

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• 'Bunch of geeks': Pokemon Go players told to stay away from ...

  

  It's a case of Pokemon Go away! Trouble is brewing between Melbourne's golfers and Pokemon Go enthusiasts after a council banned the gamers from their course.Every day and night hundreds of Pokemon Go gamers have descended on the Glen Waverley Golf Course, which has been listed as a hot spot for finding Charmanders and rare Pokemon. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Pokemon craze grips the world Chaos as Sara Connor arrives at police station ..

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• Melbourne woman Debbie Sheezel named among world's top ...

  

  Melbourne woman Debbie Sheezel named among world's top enamel jewellers Updated August 20, 2016 09:51:27 She is one of the best enamelist jewellers in the world and she has got the award to prove it.Debbie Sheezel won a prestigious international jewellery accolade, the 2016 Saul Bellow Award for enamelling, and she is absolutely thrilled.Enamelling is an art form dating back to the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Celts, Chinese and Japanese.Finely ground up piece..

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• Manly Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm: NRL live scores, blog

  

  Manly Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm: NRL live scores, blog Roar Guru 118 Have your say LIVE SCORESScores updated each minute. REFRESH NOW Manly Vs. Melbourne 2016 NRL Premiership Season, 21 August, 2016 Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, NSW Melbourne 38 defeated Manly 18 Manly Melbourne 18 FINAL SCORE 38 3 TRIES 7 3/3 CONVERSION KICKS 5/7 0/0 PENALTY GOALS 0/0 0/0 FIELD GOAL 0/0   Top scorers: Manly - Bradley Parker 8pts (2T 0G) Melbourne - Suliasi Vunivalu ..

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• Ancient Egyptian mummified head 'brought to life'

  

  Ancient Egyptian mummified head 'brought to life' in Melbourne Updated August 20, 2016 17:59:39 The 2,000 year-old mummified head of an ancient Egyptian woman has been restored using modern day technology.Led by the University of Melbourne, a team of experts has reconstructed the relic with the help of CT scanning, a 3D-printed skull, forensic science and art. Dubbed Meritamun, experts believe the she was young when she died — between 18-25 years of age — but little..

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• UFC to return to Australia at Rod Laver Arena

  

  McGregor & Diaz throw bottles1:17UFC: After Conor McGregor appeared 30 minutes late to the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference, a water bottle fight erupted between the Irish star and the man he'll face Nate Diaz. The last time the UFC came to Australia, Mark Hunt made short work of Frank Mir in Brisbane.A YEAR since setting a new attendance record for a UFC event, the mixed martial arts promotion is returning Down Under.Following the massive success at UFC 193, which saw more than 56,000 fans p..

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• Airbnb's top Victorian and Melbourne rentals revealed

  

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• Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Bob Skelton dies after cancer battle

  

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