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The Little Desert fire burning out of control on Monday.

Firefighters battling dangerous conditions as mercury soars above 40

A total fire ban is active for the Mallee, Wimmera, South-West, North-Central and Central forecast areas.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Cassandra Morgan

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The Invasion Day rally outside Parliament House

Tens of thousands join Invasion Day rally as Melbourne marks Australia Day

January 26 means different things to different people. Some protested the day, while others just wanted to enjoy the sunshine.

  • Madeleine Heffernan, Lachlan Abbott and Marta Pascual Juanola
Holly Cardinal.

Meet the kids who ran off to join the circus school

Students come from across the country to go to this select-entry school, which has provided a steady stream of graduates to one of the world’s top contemporary circus groups.

  • Bridie Smith
Erosion due to wild weather at Wamberal Beach on the Central Coast of NSW in 2020.

‘Managed retreat’: Should Australians withdraw from our beloved coastlines?

Climate change is increasing the rate and severity of coastal erosion, leading some experts to call for a “managed retreat” from beachfront development.

  • Bianca Hall
A lack of meaningful reform on addressing housing affordability keeps the nation’s business leaders up at night.

How bad is Sydney’s housing crisis? It’s an early sign of economic decline

Affordability isn’t just about young people staying at home longer than they might want to. It’s an alert for a brewing catastrophe.

  • Robert Pradolin
The restaurant’s unusual industrial design was a feature.

Hatted Punch Lane restaurant Sunda to close on Saturday, weeks after chef’s exit

The owner plans to move Sunda outside the city, with a new restaurant concept is slated for the CBD space.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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‘They’ve turned off Allan’: Victorian Labor vote plunges to historic low, poll shows

A new survey shows the Allan government is facing a collapse in public support.

  • Chip Le Grand
Pirate Life’s Melbourne pirate ship is a cruisy, spacious food hangout.
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This huge brewpub in Nowheresville is a bold move (much like its drink-friendly food)

Pirate Life’s beer is made off site, so does its 200-seat venue stand on its own terms as a food and drink drawcard?

  • Dani Valent
Magicians Penn & Teller perform at Hamer Hall, January 21, 2025.

Stranger than Trump? Penn & Teller provide the best performance art of the day

In a tour celebrating their golden jubilee, the duo showed a packed Hamer Hall exactly why their act is so enduring and beloved.

  • Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Nicholas Eadie in Medivac.

Acclaimed Australian actor, star of Cop Shop and Underbelly, dead at 66

Nicholas Eadie starred opposite a young Nicole Kidman in the wartime miniseries, Vietnam, as well as having roles in A Country Practice, Halifax f.p. and The Henderson Kids.

  • Louise Rugendyke

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