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'They're mad': Why has rugby walked away from its broadcast partner

Rugby Australia's 25-year marriage to Fox Sports looks to be over, with the code's bosses going to the market as early as this week in the hunt for a new broadcast partner.




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'It takes a toll': Heather Garriock admits hit to self-worth after Canberra United sacking

Outgoing Canberra United coach Heather Garriock admits coaching has taken a toll on her, as the trailblazer also opens up about the challenges for women and mothers in professional sport.




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Sweet victory for Ange Postecoglou as Yokohama thrashes Sydney FC

Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou claims a commanding win over Sydney FC in his long-awaited match-up against an A-League side as Yokohama F Marinos belt the Sky Blues in the Asian Champions League.




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Ambitious bid to sell Perth Glory to a UK-based cryptocurrency group falls over

An ambitious and controversial plan by a London-based cryptocurrency group to buy A-League club Perth Glory has fallen through, with Football Federation Australia confirming the deal is off.




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From the start, the sale of Perth Glory to a buyer working out of a shed in Wales just didn't add up

After two weeks of grand schemes and "fake news" claims, a plan to sell Perth Glory to the London Football Exchange is over — but something did not seem right to begin with, writes Clint Thomas.




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National soccer coach issues plea to Scott Morrison ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Australia's men's football head coach calls on the Prime Minister and the Australian Sports Commission to start funding the sport properly as the Olyroos prepare for their first Olympic campaign since 2008.




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Italian football games on hold as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Italy's ongoing coronavirus problems spill over into the country's top football league, as five Serie A games are postponed until May.





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Matildas overcome disjointed performance and stadium power outage to qualify for Tokyo 2020

Australia's passage to the women's football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics was confirmed with an unconvincing second-leg win over Vietnam.




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'Put your hands away, you idiots': Klopp fires up at fans over coronavirus fears

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp issues a blunt warning to fans trying to shake his hand as Serie A team Juventus reveals a player tests positive for COVID-19.




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Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp shouted at fans reaching their hands down to high-five the team

When questioned about the incident at a press conference, Klopp said his opinion on coronavirus does not matter as he was merely a football manager.






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Missed emails, bureaucratic bungles: How Home Affairs and the AFP contributed to Hakeem al-Araibi's time in a Thai jail

Melbourne footballer Hakeem al-Araibi should never have been locked up in a Thai jail instead of being on his honeymoon. Now, the ABC has documents that reveal the series of critical errors made by the Department of Home Affairs and AFP INTERPOL.




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Jon Faine's former producer reflects on what it was like working with the ABC Radio Melbourne broadcaster

"The core of Jon Faine, and why his audience and staff love him, is his kindness," writes Daniel Ziffer, who produced Faine's radio program for seven years.



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Jon Faine thanks Melbourne audience for 'incredible privilege' during final ABC radio show

During an emotional monologue, the veteran broadcaster thanks his audience for sharing their stories with him over his 30-year career radio career.




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Extinction Rebellion protests strain police resources, but they promise they will be back in April

Climate protesters who brought the streets of Melbourne to a standstill are vowing to make a comeback in autumn as police reveal the cost of overtime for controlling the protests would be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.




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Second teenager charged with murder of 17-year-old Maaka Hakiwai

A 17-year-old is due to appear in a children's court today after he was charged with the murder of Maaka Hakiwai in Melbourne's west on AFL grand final day.



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Jack Aston spoke to journalists as he left court

Bus driver Jack Aston told journalists he was grateful to be free after a court replaced his prison sentence for unsafe driving with a community corrections order.





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Aged care royal commission submissions talk of staffing issues

Submissions to the aged care royal commission called for better staffing and training in aged care facilities around the country.




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Token Armies by Chunky Move



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Token Armies by Chunky Move



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Token Armies by Chunky Move promo image feat costumed dancer and dog




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Melbourne dance company Chunky Move premieres Token Armies by new artistic director Antony Hamilton

Antony Hamilton, who stepped into the artistic director role of Chunky Move in April, presents a five-year vision in the epic, collective new work Token Armies.




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Tributes left for three-year-old girl struck and killed by car outside Melbourne childcare centre

Letters, flowers and stuffed toys are placed outside the Kiddy Palace childcare centre in Melbourne's north where police say a three-year-old girl was killed after she was accidentally hit by a car.



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Should supermarket check-outs sell magazines depicting violence?

A Melbourne mother says she was shocked when her six-year-old began asking questions about a notorious child rapist, after seeing a magazine in the check-out of their local supermarket.



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No-one in Japan knew Kumi Taguchi's dad had died. She wanted to fix that

Returning to a country she adores, Kumi Taguchi wanted to find her family to deliver news her dad had died.



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Car was reversing when it killed 3yo girl at Epping childcare centre in Melbourne's north

Police believe a woman was helping children in the back of the car when it began to reverse, hitting and killing a three-year-old girl at the Kiddy Palace childcare centre in Melbourne's north.



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Crown Casino whistleblower alleges gambling giant skirting money-laundering laws

Foreign high-rollers can take bags full of cash to the gambling floor at Crown Casino. But a whistleblower says it could be a sign of much bigger problems at the gambling giant.




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Federation Square terror plotter wanted to make bombs, thought IS was 'cool', court told

Convicted terrorist Ahmed Mohamed only participated in the plot because he was ignorant and wanted to make bombs, he tells a Melbourne court. He thought Islamic State was cool after seeing them "giving charity" in propaganda videos.





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The 7.30 Report presents a story on Australia's Talking Clock in 1990





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Talking Clock continues to tick online after Telstra's September shutdown silenced 'George'

A musician with a penchant for nostalgia and 1990s web design has recreated 'George' the Talking Clock, a service recently unplugged by Telstra after 66 years.




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Federation square terror plotters seen on CCTV buying materials for planned attack

The Supreme Court of Victoria releases CCTV vision of the men convicted over the Federation Square terror plot, showing one carrying a large machete and two others buying chemicals and other items to make explosives to be used in the planned attack.




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Crown casinos hosted alleged former arms dealer with links to Liberian war criminal despite UN sanctions

Joseph Wong Kiia Tai had his assets frozen and was banned from travel under UN sanctions because of his ties to Charles Taylor, a Liberian war criminal. So how was he able to enter Australia and gamble at Crown's Melbourne and Perth casinos?




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Austin Health CEO Sue Shilbury resigns in wake of series of hospital controversies

Austin Health chief executive Sue Shilbury resigns after just three years in the role, telling staff of her "difficult decision" to leave after a series of negative reports involving the Austin Hospital.




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Aged care worker who force-fed, slapped patients allowed to keep working, royal commission hears

A worker who mistreated six elderly residents at a Melbourne home was suspended three times but allowed to continue working after he passed an elder abuse questionnaire, the aged care royal commission hears.




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Explosive device set off in Melbourne parklands smashes through roof of Carrum Downs home

Police say it is "extremely lucky" nobody was killed when an improvised explosive device launched from a vacant block of land tore through the roof of a nearby home in south-east Melbourne.




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Fines in Victoria skyrocket by $12 million as road safety cameras go digital

New red light cameras in Victoria generate more than $12 million in extra fines, catching out thousands more speedsters and red-light runners. Ten intersections in Melbourne and Geelong have proved particularly lucrative.




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Bourke Street attack police officer would sell home to give 'truthful testimony' at inquest

A former police officer critical of the force's response to the Bourke Street rampage is considering selling his home to afford independent legal representation at an inquest into the attack, a court hears.




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Judge shows 'mercy' in jailing Melbourne couple who used fake law firm to scam insurance agency

A judge jails a Melbourne couple for fraud, acknowledging their imprisonment will be difficult for their young daughters and the family members who will need to look after the girls while their parents are in jail.




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Aged care royal commission hears short-staffing is placing residents at risk

The aged care royal commission hears chronic short-staffing is compromising the care of nursing home residents, leaving some workers to question whether they want to stay in the sector.




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Ashleigh Brazill returns to Australian netball team thanks to Collingwood AFLW career

For Ashleigh Brazill, 2019 is truly the year she realised she can have it all. The Collingwood star made the AFLW All-Australian squad, has returned to the national netball side and is set to become a first-time mum.




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Southbank construction workers injured in cement truck pump explosion

A cement truck cleaning pump explodes on a construction site at Southbank, spraying four men with concrete and smashing the window of a passing car.





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Sexual assault victim fights back and stabs assailant in Melbourne park, police say

Police are searching for this man, who was armed with a knife, over a sexual assault in a Melbourne park. The woman managed to wrestle the knife away from him and stabbed him.




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Police arrest man over alleged sexual assault of woman in Thornbury park in Melbourne's north

A 21-year-old man of no fixed address is arrested by detectives over the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a park in Thornbury in Melbourne's north on Saturday night.