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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page melbournenews.net http://www.melbournenews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:12:02 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:12:02 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/uber-class-action-settlement-to-australian-taxi-operators/103599400 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:22 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/uber-class-action-settlement-to-australian-taxi-operators/103599400 <![CDATA[Melbourne Storm star Jahrome Hughes faces NRL ban for referee contact in 30-26 win over Warriors]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/nrl-melbourne-storm-jahrome-hughes-offered-ban/103598020 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:19 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/nrl-melbourne-storm-jahrome-hughes-offered-ban/103598020 <![CDATA[More than 100 people run for Samantha Murphy as police continue investigation into alleged murder]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/samantha-murphy-update-bacchus-marsh-run/103596364 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:19 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/samantha-murphy-update-bacchus-marsh-run/103596364 <![CDATA[Police release CCTV of vehicle as part of Bandidos Ballarat shooting investigation]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/police-investigate-bandidos-shooting-in-ballarat/103597628 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:18 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/police-investigate-bandidos-shooting-in-ballarat/103597628 <![CDATA[Counselling for witnesses after man dies in hot air balloon incident over Melbourne]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/hot-air-balloon-melbourne-preston-man-dies/103599412 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:17 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/hot-air-balloon-melbourne-preston-man-dies/103599412 <![CDATA[Racing Victoria stewards allege Darren Weir intended to corrupt outcome of 2018 Melbourne Cup]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/darren-weir-horse-racing-tribunal-jigger-melbourne-cup/103599928 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:16 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/darren-weir-horse-racing-tribunal-jigger-melbourne-cup/103599928 <![CDATA[People gather to finish run of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/people-gather-to-finish-run-of-ballarat-woman/103598766 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:15 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/people-gather-to-finish-run-of-ballarat-woman/103598766 <![CDATA[Lauren Jackson hates leaving her sons, making a Paris Olympic Games tilt unlikely]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/lauren-jackson-mum-guilt-wnbl-retirement-paris-olympics/103601622 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:14 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/lauren-jackson-mum-guilt-wnbl-retirement-paris-olympics/103601622 <![CDATA[Inside the home of artist Claudia Rubinstein, an Aladdin's cave of trinkets and treasures]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/inside-the-home-of-artist-claudia-rubinstein/103588588 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:13 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/inside-the-home-of-artist-claudia-rubinstein/103588588 <![CDATA[Growing creeping boobialla to secure Victoria's endangered golden-rayed blue butterfly]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/growing-native-plants-to-help-endangered-butterfly-victoria/103582270 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:13 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/growing-native-plants-to-help-endangered-butterfly-victoria/103582270 <![CDATA[Melbourne homeowners fighting heritage listing push for 'average' former display homes]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/heritage-listing-homes-maroondah-council/103594668 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:12 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/heritage-listing-homes-maroondah-council/103594668 <![CDATA[Some refugees find skilled work in Australia but experts say pathways are limited]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/skilled-refugees-join-victorian-government-program/103592592 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:09 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/skilled-refugees-join-victorian-government-program/103592592 <![CDATA[Aussie kids learn what to pack in an emergency and how to prepare emotionally for disaster]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/pillowcase-project-helping-school-children-with-eco-anxiety/103571790 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:07 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/pillowcase-project-helping-school-children-with-eco-anxiety/103571790 <![CDATA[Woman praised for 'heroic' bid to save three drowning men from Victoria's Marengo Beach]]> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/marengo-beach-apollo-bay-drowning-bystander-rescue/103599356 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:39:04 GMT https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/marengo-beach-apollo-bay-drowning-bystander-rescue/103599356 <![CDATA[Murdoch media weaponises victimhood except when convenient]]> News Corp's attempts to claim victimhood over the Moomba Parade's cancellation mirrors the exact viewpoints it so often seeks to chastise as "soft", Dr Victoria Fielding ]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274176731/murdoch-media-weaponises-victimhood-except-when-convenient Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:52:11 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274176731/murdoch-media-weaponises-victimhood-except-when-convenient <![CDATA[New research hub to support Pacific nations tackle biggest global challenges]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/new-research-hub-to-support-pacific-nations-tackle-biggest-global-challenges Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:09:46 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/new-research-hub-to-support-pacific-nations-tackle-biggest-global-challenges <![CDATA[Return to Country Program pioneers new approach to unlocking STEM pathways for Indigenous students]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/return-to-country-program-pioneers-new-approach-to-unlocking-stem-pathways-for-indigenous-students Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:09:18 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/return-to-country-program-pioneers-new-approach-to-unlocking-stem-pathways-for-indigenous-students <![CDATA[University of Melbourne reveals global vision to become leading institution in Asia and the Pacific]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/university-of-melbourne-reveals-global-vision-to-become-leading-institution-in-asia-and-the-pacific Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:09:12 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/university-of-melbourne-reveals-global-vision-to-become-leading-institution-in-asia-and-the-pacific <![CDATA[City to enjoy new cultural precinct program from University of Melbourne Arts and Culture]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/city-to-enjoy-new-cultural-precinct-program-from-university-of-melbourne-arts-and-culture Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:09:03 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/city-to-enjoy-new-cultural-precinct-program-from-university-of-melbourne-arts-and-culture <![CDATA[Tradie working on The Block sues Channel Nine after allegedly being electrocuted on the job]]> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13205781/The-Block-tradie-sues-Nine-allegedly-electrocuted.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:43 GMT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13205781/The-Block-tradie-sues-Nine-allegedly-electrocuted.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 <![CDATA[Statement in response to the Universities Accord Final Report]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/statement-in-response-to-the-universities-accord-final-report Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:42 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/february/statement-in-response-to-the-universities-accord-final-report <![CDATA[Footy star who retired due to concussion lands new career]]> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-13206751/Footy-star-retired-concussion-lands-new-career-Angus-Brayshaw.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:35 GMT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-13206751/Footy-star-retired-concussion-lands-new-career-Angus-Brayshaw.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 <![CDATA[Brendan Fevola opens up about the shock phone call that left his family in tears]]> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-13207967/Brendan-Fevola-phone-call-family-tears-AFL-Carlton-Hall-Fame.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:34 GMT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-13207967/Brendan-Fevola-phone-call-family-tears-AFL-Carlton-Hall-Fame.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 <![CDATA[Societal shift necessary to support women through menopause, experts say]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/societal-shift-necessary-to-support-women-through-menopause,-experts-say Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:31 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/societal-shift-necessary-to-support-women-through-menopause,-experts-say <![CDATA[Cremorne Digital Hub scale-ups position Victoria for tech growth]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/cremorne-digital-hub-scale-ups-position-victoria-for-tech-growth Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:30 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/cremorne-digital-hub-scale-ups-position-victoria-for-tech-growth <![CDATA[Tragic twist after hot air balloon death in Preston, Melbourne]]> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13207749/Preston-Melbourne-hot-air-balloon-emergency-Reports-person-fallen-hot-air-balloon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:30 GMT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13207749/Preston-Melbourne-hot-air-balloon-emergency-Reports-person-fallen-hot-air-balloon.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 <![CDATA[Australian Institute for Infectious Disease announces early works contractor]]> https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/australian-institute-for-infectious-disease-announces-early-works-contractor Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:25 GMT https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/march/australian-institute-for-infectious-disease-announces-early-works-contractor <![CDATA[Radio star looks unrecognisable in childhood school photograph - but can you guess who it is?]]> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13207911/Radio-star-looks-unrecognisable-childhood-school-photograph.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:25 GMT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13207911/Radio-star-looks-unrecognisable-childhood-school-photograph.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 <![CDATA[Chinese buyers put on hold, cancel Australian wheat purchase]]> BEIJING, China: Amid rising global stockpiles dragging down prices, Chinese wheat importers have canceled or postponed some one million metric tons of Australian wheat purchases.

With international prices trading close to three-and-a-half-year lows, last week, the U.S. government reported canceling more than 500,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat exports to China, the world's leading wheat buyer.

After adverse]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274174985/chinese-buyers-put-on-hold-cancel-australian-wheat-purchase Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:15:14 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274174985/chinese-buyers-put-on-hold-cancel-australian-wheat-purchase <![CDATA[Authorities warn workers over rising exploitation in Australia]]> CANBERRA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have warned people seeking work in Australia about an increase in worker exploitation and forced labor.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Sunday urged domestic and overseas workers who are seeking employment in Australia to be aware of being coerced, threatened or deceived into working against their will.

According to the AFP, there have been 178 reports of ]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:05:02 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274174081/authorities-warn-workers-over-rising-exploitation-in-australia <![CDATA["Rogue" taxi drivers could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales]]> SYDNEY, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity suc]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:49:01 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274173928/rogue-taxi-drivers-could-be-blacklisted-in-australia-new-south-wales <![CDATA[Quick View: Win-win cooperation the right choice for China, Australia]]> BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- As two major Asia-Pacific countries critical to global economic growth, enhancing the ties between China and Australia is mutually beneficial and echoes the expectations of neighboring nations.

There is no historical grievance or contemporary hostility between China and Australia, and their common interests vastly outweigh any differences. Both sides must ensure that cooperation con]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:03 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274173920/quick-view-win-win-cooperation-the-right-choice-for-china-australia <![CDATA[Iga Swiatek charges into Indian Wells final]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274173737/iga-swiatek-charges-into-indian-wells-final Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:46:25 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274173737/iga-swiatek-charges-into-indian-wells-final <![CDATA[Nazi thugs putting the boot in]]> Nazi thugs putting the boot in (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com)

Anti-Apartheid demonstration in Sydney, 1971.

Getting close - but not too close - this photo chronicles a vicious assault: a man wearing a swastika and jackboots attacks Anti]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:52:10 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274169703/nazi-thugs-putting-the-boot-in <![CDATA["Not possible to be without Virat in T20 WC, India needs sheet anchor": Srikkanth slams "rumour mongers"]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274165497/not-possible-to-be-without-virat-in-t20-wc-india-needs-sheet-anchor-srikkanth-slams-rumour-mongers Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:37:33 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274165497/not-possible-to-be-without-virat-in-t20-wc-india-needs-sheet-anchor-srikkanth-slams-rumour-mongers <![CDATA[On Australian TV: No ill-gotten wealth Only a few dared to speak up in Manila]]> CHEERS TO Rappler, Philstar.com, Rappler, Melbourne [Australia], March 14 (ANI): Legendary Australian batter Ricky Ponting is eagerly awaiting the match between India and Pakistan in New York at this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup and opines that there is a really strong possibility of cricket becoming a really big sport in the United States in coming future through the marquee T20I cricket tournament.

All eyes will be on the new Nassau County Internatio]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274164309/exciting-times-for-cricket-ponting-on-us-hosting-ind-pak-t20-wc-clash Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:03:18 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274164309/exciting-times-for-cricket-ponting-on-us-hosting-ind-pak-t20-wc-clash <![CDATA[Early visit to Indonesia strengthens ties]]> Foreign Minister Winston Peters held discussions in Jakarta today about the future of relations between New Zealand and South East Asia's most populous country.

 

"We are in Jakarta so early in our new government's term to reflect the huge importance we place on our relationship with Indonesia and South East Asia as a region," Mr Peters says. 

 

Mr Peters held talks w]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:19:50 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties <![CDATA[Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen]]> February 24, 2024 - Ottawa, ON - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against seve]]> http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:36:22 GMT http://www.melbournenews.net/news/274136850/joint-statement-from-australia-bahrain-denmark-canada-the-netherlands-new-zealand-united-kingdom-and-united-states-on-additional-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen