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Bayley to stand trial on rape counts
ADRIAN Ernest Bayley will stand trial next year on multiple rape charges in Melbourne's bayside area.
Baysider rate rise lowest in almost 20 years
Sandringham College halts Beaumaris campus enrolments
Mouthing off: Behind closed doors
Father of three drowns in Brighton diving mishap
A 52-year-old Carnegie man drowned while scuba diving at Brighton Beach. The experienced diver was reported missing on May 12.
Brighton songstress Tanya George scores The Wolf and I gig
Brighton singer-songwriter Tanya George has scored a regular gig at The Wolf and I. The 19-year-old performs at ...
Whitelion Bail Out: St Kilda 'crim' behind bars for good cause
St Kilda resident Lucas van Kempen has turned criminal – but just for this month. He’s taking part ...
Bayside seniors warned of cyber crime scourge
Women editors? What a New Idea
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MEGA GALLERY: The week in pictures
Take a photo tour across the Fairfax regional network to see the week in photos.
Weekend trivia: Mega quiz
It's the weekend. Time to kick back, relax and spend time with family and friends. But first, try ...
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GALLERY: Dragons training day
The team trains at WIN Stadium ahead of their round 11 clash with Penrith.
Gallery: Vic Metro v Vic Country trial games
Two teams of Vic Metro hopefuls battled Vic Country in trial matches at Princes Park to gain selection ...
South Port United racism allegation could cost Richmond soccer team home
A SUBURBAN soccer club could be banned from playing on Yarra City sports grounds if one of their ...
Gallery: VPL-Oakleigh Cannons v Bentleigh Greens
Oakleigh Cannons and Bentleigh Greens play out a 1-1 draw in the Victorian Premier League.
VPL: Diaco saves the day for Oakleigh Cannons over Bentleigh Greens
GALLERY: Eels v Broncos
Photos from the Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos game at Parramatta Stadium.
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Charities left at the altar after Edelsten wedding
It was billed as the ultimate wedding with a conscience.
Olivia Newton-John loses older sister Rona
Rona Newton-John, the older sister of Olivia Newton-John, has died in the US.The 70-year-old British-born and Melbourne-raised model and actress ...
Nature's gift is not yet history
Sir David Attenborough has not given up on us saving the planet, writes Scott Hannaford.
Battle not over for women returning home
PTSD hits female soldiers just as hard as it hits men, but attention given to Australia's returned servicewomen is scant ...
Union fails to meet expectations
It was the wedding of the year and the star-studded guest list proved it.
$5.5b indigenous reforms 'at risk'
Schools Minister Peter Garrett issues warning over funding for indigenous programs.
Health
End 'cruel' smoking ban, says health campaigner
Australia's leading anti-tobacco campaigner claims the NSW government has gone too far in forcing its outdoor smoking reforms onto vulnerable ...
Parks give residents green light to get fit
Parks and bushland are not just a soothing escape from the city grind - they also encourage people ...
Search for link between strokes and dementia
In a world-first study, Australian researchers are investigating why one out of three stroke victims - even when ...
Gluten standards in firing line
Australian food manufacturers and suppliers are pushing to increase the amount of gluten allowed in so-called ''gluten-free'' foods which thousands ...
More variety of foods would make life easier, says mother
Jenny Crandell was diagnosed with coeliac disease when she was 30. Now 39, she recently learnt her oldest ...
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Behind Billilla: Bayside kids invited to uncover past
Bayside kids can learn about local history in a fun way on April 28 at the Bayside Arts ...
Elsternwick friends bring Suspended Coffee movement to Melbourne
Last hurrah for Elwood RSL inspires push for permanent memorial
Entertainment
Looking the part
Noomi Rapace shows again in crime thriller Dead Man Down that she is the ultimate chameleon.
A tiger by the tail
Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar for best visual effects for his extraordinary work bringing the digital tiger Richard ...
Designs on a masterpiece
No stone was left unturned by Baz Luhrmann's inspired crew when creating The Great Gatsby's epic parties.
Instant opinions the preferred Cannes currency
Three-hour screenings, scoffing pizza in the rain, dodging publicists and ambush marketers - the French Riviera film festival isn't all ...
Life & Style
Bouris fired up over low-fee super
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is hoping to capture a slice of the $1.5 trillion in superannuation savings ...
Daily horoscopes: Friday, May 24
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Friday May 24, 2013.
How to have a functional family
Having a connected family is beneficial to a child's sense of identity and the parents and the extended ...
Time to drop the body labels?
Opinion: Why we should stop calling models larger than sample size 'curvy', 'voluptuous' and worst of all... 'real ...
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Opinion
Mouthing Off: Finding balance in an angry new world
Extensive coverage of the Boston bombings left many viewers agitated after a series of bombings in Iraq, in ...
Back when it was called a thunderbox
Writer Donna Kelly can't remember nightmen but she sure knows a lot about dunnies - even that they ...
Mouthing off: Behind closed doors
Live life to the fullest
Funerals can be wonderful celebrations of life, writer Donna Kelly shares.
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.
Virginia Trioli: Man, what an excuse
Travel
Fashion to a tea
Sheriden Rhodes discovers a new level of fashion consumption at London's Berkeley Hotel.
Making a sea change
On World Cancer Day, Holland America Line announced its On Deck for a Cause campaign, a fund-raiser for ...
Tripologist: Overcome your fear of flying
Aerophobia is a serious condition, but there are strategies to help you control it.
When your cover is a disconnect
Beware the tight flight connection - it could end up costing you.