Bart continues to hold back European tide
An 82-year-old grandfather is leading the defence of the Melbourne Cup from an annual international invasion which has globalised Australia’s most famous horse race.

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FFA move Melbourne derby back a week
A-League Melbourne Heart Melbourne Victory Yesterday’s drawn AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and St Kilda has forced Football Federation Australia to reschedule the first-ever A-League Melbourne derby. The Melbourne Heart versus Melbourne Victory match at AAMI Park was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 7 at 7:30pm but with the AFL Grand Final replay set for the same date at 2:30pm …

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Akoto back to face Heart
North Queensland have confirmed that Togolese international Eric Akoto will return to the Fury line-up for Saturday’s clash with Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.

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Mum lives with two kids in back of car
DESPERATE working mum stuck in homeless nightmare because landlords keep knocking her back.

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Nick Cave Brings Grinderman Back
Grinderman, the band featuring Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos, will release a second album in September. ‘Grinderman 2’ comes two years after the first Grinderman album gave Cave fans a new “garage rock’ flavor for the Melbourne singer / songwriter.

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The long road back from Melbourne agony takes Andy Murray to French clay
SLOWLY BUT surely, bit by bit, Andy Murray is coming back to life.

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Transurban holds back for a much higher offer
There’s a good reason the Canadians are desperate to take control of Australia’s biggest toll road operator. It’s dirt cheap.

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Luck back for Warriors
Loose forward Micheal Luck will be back to lead the Warriors for their Anzac Day clash with Melbourne’s Storm at Etihad Stadium.

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Metro goes back to the future
METRO has adopted new tough tactics to try to get trains running on time, reinstating platform guards to get passengers moving.

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