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An emergency bushfire warning is in place for Mariginiup, north of Perth. Keep up to date with ABC Emergency
Linda's relationship 'didn't feel bad enough to leave' — but she was experiencing economic abuse
The Australian Bureau of Statistics survey finds around 16 per cent of women have experienced some form of economic abuse. A leading women's advocate says it's a form of abuse that too often is flying under the radar.
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Melbourne woman recovering from surgery 'humiliated' by Jetstar refusal to let her board flight
A Melbourne woman recovering from surgery said the airline told her she could not fly because she could not climb the stairs, despite her organising for assistance in advance.
Tennis elbow treatment trial successes offer hope for sufferers wary of surgery
With surgery only offering 50 to 80 per cent chance of success, much improved data is now in on an Australian-made treatment using patients' own cells, giving hope to people with complex tennis elbow cases.
How a lawyer's sex work side hustle turned into something much more
Mitch has always been open to new ideas. So when someone suggested sex work, the early-career lawyer decided to try it as a 'side hustle'. It turned into something more.
ABC News Melbourne
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Dolphins found living with world's highest reported PFAS levels near Melbourne, Gippsland
A study finds the critically endangered Burrunan dolphins have up to 10 times the times the amount of PFAS chemicals that would normally cause health issues in their bodies.
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
Chris was lucky to survive a heart attack during the Optus outage. His wife is 'disgusted' by the telco's response
A woman tells of a desperate Melbourne roadside rescue as her colleague lay unconscious and she could not get through to emergency operators during the November 8 outage.
Week-long spell of extreme heat and storms to hit Australia
Storms carrying the risk of heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds are set to hit much of northern and eastern Australia this week while Western Australia bakes under a potential record-breaking November heatwave.
They call it 'slot hoarding'. It might be the real reason your flight has been cancelled
At the world's busiest airports, time slots allocated to airlines are an important way for airports to control space. But experts are calling out misuse of the system.
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
'Stunning national fail': Leading economist takes aim at policy over Australia's housing crisis
More Australians are struggling under the weight of a cost of living and housing crisis and on Q+A a leading economist and the assistant treasurer agree a cap on foreign university students might be necessary to help curb that.
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
Alan Tudge wanted media coverage from donation now centre of foreign interference trial, court hears
Alan Tudge tells the trial of Di Sanh Duong he hoped to get positive media coverage when he helped facilitate a donation from the businessman to a hospital. The seemingly innocent event placed the former federal minister in the middle of a foreign interference investigation.
Jail for doomsday prepper and amateur actor with 'unusual and unhealthy interest in a survivalist lifestyle'
A Victorian man with a "strange" doomsday mindset is sentenced to more than two years in prison after police found weapons, ammunition, explosives and body armour hidden in his property on the outskirts of Melbourne.
ABC News Melbourne
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Meet the regional Victorian players to watch in tonight's AFL draft
Some of the countryside's best young Aussie rules footballers will be hoping their dreams can become reality when the 2023 AFL Draft gets underway tonight in Melbourne.
When Bridget went missing, hundreds rushed to find her. She won't be forgotten
A Victorian coroner will soon examine the deaths of five young transgender women who took their own lives in Melbourne during the pandemic, but Melbourne's queer community is already working hard to support those in need.
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
Demons' premiership defence over as Cats hold on in thrilling AFLW semifinal
Reigning premiers Melbourne are knocked out of the AFLW finals in straight sets as Geelong hang on to a thrilling five-point win and a preliminary final berth.
Small jet crashes into Port Phillip Bay after midair collision on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula
Emergency services find what appears to be the wreckage of a light aircraft in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay after two planes collided midair.
Tens of thousands rally across Australia for ceasefire in Gaza, hundreds call for release of Israeli hostages
Thousands of people take to Australian streets for the sixth-straight week, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while pro-Israeli events are rallying for the release of hostages.