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Could a change in STI testing help bring down high infection rates?
One in six Australians will get a sexually transmitted infection, and the rates are on the rise, but researchers have found rapid testing could help stem the spread and improve antibiotic prescribing.
Teenagers found guilty of stabbing murder of 16-year-old in Melbourne
A judge has found four teenagers guilty of murdering 16-year-old Declan Cutler outside a party in Reservoir in March 2022, the incident highlighting Melbourne's ongoing knife crime and youth gang problems.
Red versus blue: Why the right gum tree matters in a healthy wetland
Most of the 1,000 different eucalyptus tree varieties are native to Australia but not all belong in a pristine wetland.
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Analysis
analysis:No one prays for catastrophe, but what if it's one of the only things that will save you?
If the horror diagnosis of cancer can bring any good at all, then surely it is the moment to act and heal the rift that most sears you, writes Virginia Trioli.
Were you a Saddle Club kid? Good news: the horse girl is having a resurgence
We catch up with mixed-species Berlin DJ HorsegiirL and the Saddle Club's Keenan Macwilliam to chat the birth, death, and subsequent rebirth of horse girldom.
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Police investigating after separate incidents which lead to a man being shot by a PSO in Melbourne's CBD
Police are investigating after a man was shot near a busy Melbourne train station by police responding to an unrelated incident nearby that left four people in hospital.
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Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
Experts brought in for VCE exams following recent 'stuff-ups'
Academic experts will be called in to help craft Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) exams to try to avoid a repeat of embarrassing mistakes in last year's tests. The ABC can reveal a review into the bungles has uncovered a cultural problem at Victoria's curriculum and assessment authority. As a result, the education minister has refused to give its board a pay rise this year.
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Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
Are Goodreads and Letterboxd turning entertainment into to-do lists?
Avid culture consumers Brodie Lancaster and Alexei Toliopoulos share their tips on reading and watching more, without losing sight of enjoyment.
Is the Australian dream even further out of reach for people with a disability?
After losing his sight at the age of six, Ben Gritt's goal of owning his own home always felt out of reach. He's not alone.
Thousands wake to earthquake 130 kilometres south-east of Melbourne
An earthquake in eastern Victoria overnight has been felt by thousands of people across several states.
'Do you really want to leave everything?' A split-second decision, and a shot at a different future
Former members of the Afghan National Women's team who fled the Taliban are now playing in exile in Melbourne. But they're still fighting for recognition on the world stage.
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
ABC News Melbourne
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
Wagner group defied Putin in Russia, now he's replacing them in Africa
The Wagner group was infamous for doing Russia's bidding across Africa but now a new organisation loyal to Vladimir Putin is infiltrating the region's coup belt.
Melbourne man charged with murder of baby boy in Werribee
A 29-year-old Hillside man has today been charged with the murder of an infant in Melbourne's south-west last month.
The son of our new Children's Laureate hated reading. She wants to help every kid find the love for it
Billie B Brown author and new Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin reveals the secret behind her success.
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Electricity industry 'riddled' with questionable prices while insurance customers 'treated like second-grade citizens'
Millions of Australians face ever-increasing monthly and yearly bills, and increasingly, they are related to services many deem necessary.
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Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Melbourne
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