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Anger over casino exemption from nightclub lockout

Welfare groups are angry that the gaming floor at Crown Casino will be exempt from a lockout affecting city nightspots....

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Melbourne taxi drivers end blockade

Melbourne taxi drivers have ended their blockade after winning key concessions from the Victorian Government....

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Casual work hurts breastfeeding mums: study

A new study has found that part-time and casual work by new mothers has almost the same negative impact on breastfeeding as full-time work....

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Congratulations Darling! Female vicar becomes bishop

A Melbourne vicar will become only the second woman in Australia to be appointed as a bishop....

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Phar Lap oral treatments to be auctioned

A written record of oral treatments given to the legendary Australian racehorse Phar Lap will be auctioned in Melbourne tonight....

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Mourners to farewell Melbourne's former archbishop

The former Catholic archbishop of Melbourne, Frank Little, will be remembered at his funeral service this morning....

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Man found dead after Melbourne silo fall

A report is being prepared for the coroner today after the body of a 26-year-old man was discovered by his friends at a disused wheat silo in Melbourne's inner-city yesterday....

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Social service providers 'need to multi-task'

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) says efforts to improve social inclusion in Australia need to address problems in housing, employment, health and education at the same time....

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