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Miriam wanted to be a pro golfer. Instead, she’s an executive on a $26,000 salary
The Big Cheese of the Salvation Army is radically counter-cultural.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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The best Melbourne hotels for a staycation over the holidays
Peeling prawns and watching the cricket is great, but if you’d prefer a poolside cocktail or serene getaway, check in to one of these hotels in Melbourne and beyond.
- by Katherine Scott
‘Demolition by neglect’: This 174-year-old building is supposed to be restored. So far, nothing has been done.
A historic Melbourne building is deteriorating, with its owner yet to face penalties. Experts warn gaps in heritage laws leave history at risk of demolition.
- by Clay Lucas
I travelled to the last place you’d expect for a glimpse of our myki-free future
Melburnians have to travel a long way to see what public transport is like in the 21st century.
- by Patrick Hatch
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‘The pen has run dry’: Acclaimed cartoonist Michael Leunig dies
Leunig’s death was announced on social media late on Thursday. He was 79.
- by Lachlan Abbott
The schools with the most top performers in popular VCE subjects
The secrets of the success of the schools that aced English, biology, psychology, mathematical methods and business management.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt
The young couple who got perfect scores at a school that doesn’t believe in marks
Stella Holmes à Court and Manny Anasson were among more than 800 Victorian students who got their International Baccalaureate results.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Warm, sunny weather forecast for Christmas Day ‘pearler’
The weather in Melbourne is expected to be close to perfect, with sunny skies predicted across the state.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Alleged Hamad crime lieutenant to stand trial over ‘tobacco war’ attacks
Majid Alibadi, 25, will face trial on 22 charges related to what police have called his role as a “regional operations manager” for the crime gang run by exiled gangland boss Kazem “Kaz” Hamad.
- by Chris Vedelago
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Musician with Tatar heritage made new life and her name in Australia
Zulya Kamalova developed a voice and a style unique to both her native Tatar and her new home in Australia.
- by Suzie Miller
Floored falcon soars again after skyscraper rescue, rehab
One of the fledglings that hatched this year in Melbourne’s CBD has been released into the wild after a dramatic rescue and rehabilitation.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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