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Tabcorp to blackout Ballarat races today

Footage from Ballarat races will not be shown on Sky/TAB in pubs and homes. Tabcorp is still contracted to show footage in its 92 TAB agencies throughout Victoria. Racing fans can also stream vision on Racing.com. The wagering giant says it will wait ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Ballarat

There's no more intriguing race on what is a metropolitan card than the two-year-old maiden, in which seven of the 12 runners are first starters. Few of the debutants appear as well-related as the Darren Weir-trained Starsi, who will be ridden by Dean ... >> view original

False alarm triggers Metro train delay

Train services across Melbourne are returning to normal after a false alarm Thursday morning caused Metro's network to shut down, delaying passengers for up to 40 minutes. 18/06/15. Shadow Attorney-General backs Bill Shorten (Video Thumbnail). Up next. >> view original

Kelly Thompson had to compile evidence of Wayne Wood stalking her, coronial ...

POLICE told a neighbour they would only come to Kelly Thompson's aid if he heard screams the night she died, an inquest has heard. The customs broker, 43, was stabbed to death by her former partner, Wayne Wood, in her Point Cook home. Norman Paskin ... >> view original

Mildura man in court for people smuggling

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Victoria on people smuggling charges and is facing a Mildura Court. Source: AAP. 18 Jun 2015 - 12:51 PM UPDATED 9 MINS AGO. 0. A man is facing court in Mildura on people smuggling charges. Australian Federal ... >> view original

Question Time three things we learned: leaks, turnbacks and citizenship

Question Time: Three things we learned today. 1 Don't ask about cabinet. Cabinet leaks are such a sore point with Tony Abbott that it took three questions from Labor to get anything more than a few sentences from the Prime Minister about who has seen the ... >> view original

Qld man shows new Middle East life

A QUEENSLAND man fighting Islamic State militants in the Middle East is using social media to give family and friends an insight into his new life. ASHLEY Dyball, 23, travelled to the front line in May, reportedly to join the Lions of Rojava - a group believed to ... >> view original

MP won't face criminal charges over violence allegations

QUEENSLAND independent MP Billy Gordon will not face criminal charges following domestic violence allegations earlier this year that saw him quit the Labor party. He quit the party in March after he was threatened with expulsion for not revealing his ... >> view original

Politicians glam up for Midwinter Ball

CANBERRA'S political elite came together last night for the annual Midwinter Ball, with more than 600 senior politicians, business leaders and lobbyists raising funds for charity. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and wife Margie, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and ... >> view original

Paedophile Brother Francis Cable jailed over sexual abuse of Marist Brothers ...

One of the state's worst Catholic school paedophiles, who brutally raped and assaulted at least 17 vulnerable boys over the course of 15 years, is set to die in jail after being sentenced to a maximum of 16 years' jail. The victims of Francis William Cable and ... >> view original