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Smith determined to improve at half-back

March 14, 2010 20:37:00

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith concedes he has not done enough on the training paddock to help compensate for the loss of half-back Cooper Cronk.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Carseldine toey for Shield final

March 14, 2010 19:16:00

Nothing will stop veteran Bulls batsman Lee Carseldine from starting this week's Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, vic, melbourne-3000

Webb slips up as Tseng takes Open

March 14, 2010 17:00:00

Taiwan's Yani Tseng had a premonition the night before that she was going to play well in the final round of the Women's Australian Open - just not well enough to win.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Scammers target storm victims

March 14, 2010 12:49:00

Police are investigating an apparent scam designed to rip-off households who suffered damage in Melbourne's storms last weekend.[MORE]

Tags: storm, fraud-and-corporate-crime, lysterfield-3156, melbourne-3000, rowville-3178, scoresby-3179

Storm sneak home over Sharks

March 13, 2010 21:46:00

Defending premier Melbourne has hung on for a narrow 14-10 over a battling Cronulla side in their round one NRL encounter at Shark Park.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, cronulla-2230, vic, melbourne-3000

Bingle lawyers return serve to AFL

March 13, 2010 20:48:00

Lara Bingle's legal team has hit back at the AFL, saying the league would not accept the original complaint over the Brendan Fevola photo saga.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Cats power past Freo

March 13, 2010 19:01:00

Geelong has overcome a sluggish start to thump Fremantle by 31 points in their AFL practice match at Fremantle Oval.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, geelong-3220, melbourne-3000, wa, fremantle-6160, perth-6000

Webb eyeing fifth Open title

March 13, 2010 18:00:00

A "kick in the pants" has spurred Karrie Webb to the brink of a fifth Women's Australian Open in Melbourne.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Saints and Lovett still at loggerheads

March 12, 2010 20:00:00

St Kilda says a mediation process with sacked midfielder Andrew Lovett could not reach a resolution.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, st-kilda-3182

Little-known Italian leads Women's Open

March 12, 2010 19:01:00

Italian Giulia Sergas had the last laugh in the second round of the Women's Australian Open, emerging from four hours of karma-tinged golf to lead by three shots heading into the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Women on pill may live longer

March 12, 2010 17:15:00

Australian experts are divided over fresh British research which says the pill is good for women.[MORE]

Tags: health, reproduction-and-contraception, contraception, womens-health, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, united-kingdom

Vics enter final on back of big win

March 12, 2010 17:00:00

Victoria will play host to next week's Sheffield Shield final after crushing Tasmania in their last-round game at the MCG on Friday.Queensland's defeat to Western Australia at the Gabba guaranteed the Bulls would travel to Melbourne for the season decider, starting on Wednesday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, tas, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000

Bushrangers close in on huge win

March 12, 2010 13:42:00

Victoria was dismissed for 382 on the third morning of its Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG before ripping through Tasmania's second innings.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, tas, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000

Premier says relatives are 'exemplary' employees

March 12, 2010 13:42:00

The Premier, John Brumby is defending the employment of several of his relatives in Labor offices.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, state-parliament, states-and-territories, vic, melbourne-3000

Davies still in charge at Open

March 12, 2010 12:46:00

Britain's Laura Davies continues to set the pace in the second round of the Women's Australian Open at Melbourne's Commonwealth Golf Club.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Chinese visitor numbers soar

March 12, 2010 12:15:00

New figures show Victoria is attracting more tourists from New Zealand, China and the United Kingdom than from any other country.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, tourism, vic, melbourne-3000, china, new-zealand, united-kingdom

MPs walk out of Madden email inquiry

March 12, 2010 12:11:00

The Parliamentary inquiry examining the leaked email from Justin Madden's office has been suspended after a walk out by Opposition MPs.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, states-and-territories, vic, melbourne-3000

Child sex abuse victims wait months for counselling

March 12, 2010 11:11:00

Some children as young as three years old are waiting for months for counselling for sexual abuse in Victoria.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, child-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, vic, melbourne-3000

Govt to help build new rental homes

March 12, 2010 08:16:00

The Victorian Government will spend almost $180 million to help fund the construction of 4,500 new rental homes acros the state.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, housing, states-and-territories, vic, melbourne-3000

Show goes on despite soggy tutus

March 11, 2010 19:00:00

The Australian Ballet is attempting to salvage hundreds of items which were damaged in Melbourne's ferocious storms.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, storm, human-interest, weather, australia, vic, kensington-3031, melbourne-3000

Home final firming for Bushrangers

March 11, 2010 19:00:00

Victoria is well placed to host next week's Sheffield Shield final after dominating Tasmania with the bat at the MCG and gaining good news from the north.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, tas, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000

Conman jailed after posing as spy

March 11, 2010 18:26:00

A Melbourne conman who pretended to be an ASIO agent to cheat a woman out of her life savings has been jailed for four and a half years.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, prisons-and-punishment, vic, melbourne-3000

Verbeek keeps everyone guessing on future

March 11, 2010 18:08:00

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek says his future beyond the World Cup will soon be known, but no final decision has been made.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, socceroos, world-cup, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Davies takes two-shot Open lead

March 11, 2010 17:05:00

Laura Davies called it the perfect start but in reality, it was only the start that wasn't.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Mothers accused of attacking alleged paedophile

March 11, 2010 14:16:00

Two women will be charged on summons over an alleged assault on an accused paedophile outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, vic, melbourne-3000