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Final hurrah? Glasgow’s cut-price Commonwealth Games fight for survival

Having stepped in when Victoria deemed the event ‘a waste of taxpayer money’, organisers are bullish about the Games’ future

The Guardian - UK

Which sports were cut from Commonwealth Games 2026?

Glasgow is staging a slimmed-down version of the Commonwealth Games after the state of Victoria backed out of hosting three years ago

The Independent UK

‘People are looking at Scotland for good fun’: Glasgow prepares for Commonwealth Games

Glasgow stepped in at the last minute to host the games, after Victoria in Australia pulled out

The Guardian - UK

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How Glasgow changed the game on a bare-bones budget

In the space of 18 months, Glasgow has saved the Commonwealth Games from extinction while rewriting the script on how to stage a major sporting event.

AAP

The Commonwealth Games are here, with fewer sports, more nations and an uncertain future

Victoria was supposed to be gearing up to welcome athletes from around the world for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Instead, the competition is getting underway in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Conversation

Victorian teachers are striking again. Money alone won’t get them back to school

On Thursday tens of thousands of Victorian public school teachers, principals and education support staff are walking off the job in a 24-hour statewide strike.

The Conversation

Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave

Deeply etched into a cliff face in GunaiKurnai Country, near the township of Buchan in East Gippsland in rural Victoria, is a large limestone cave that hosts an extraordinary story.

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Organised crime, cost and the CFMEU: why Victoria’s construction scandal is threatening to derail a government

The $100bn ‘Big Build’ promised to transform the state’s transport infrastructure. Now it’s become marred by corruption allegations

The Guardian - AU

New laws in Victoria target online trolls and harmful tech designs. How will they work?

The Victorian government has announced it will introduce “nation-leading” laws to make technology companies accountable for preventing hate and keeping children safe.

The Conversation

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average

Resorts in New South Wales and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areas

The Guardian - AU

Marist College reveals new headmaster for next year

The new leader returns to the school after stint in Victoria.

The Canberra Times

Liberals shrug off 'headlock' saga as poll test looms

Shrugging off controversy over a controversial MP, Victorian Liberals insist the party is united as it bids to convince voters it's ready to govern.

AAP

Moira Deeming disendorsed as Victorian Liberal party candidate for upcoming state election

The party’s state executive decided MP’s fate after she withdrew her legal action against the party earlier this week

The Guardian - AU

Alleged rape victim wanted to take well-connected Melbourne man for ‘all that he’s worth’, court hears

The man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in Victoria’s county court

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When 43 become one: Australia’s most merged footy club keeps the country spirit alive

Victoria’s rural-urban drift has forced mortal sporting enemies to join forces in Ouyen, diluting proud identities in the gradual contraction of rural football

The Guardian - AU

David Penman wasn’t happy with his local Victorian council. So, he privately prosecuted five councillors

Legal action by the Daylesford small business owner has forced Hepburn shire councillors to stand down – leaving only two able to serve

The Guardian - AU

Police claim breakthrough in Melbourne’s hospitality wars, alleging links to overseas crime figure

Victoria police say they have arrested ‘high-ranking’ man from syndicate accused of orchestrating arson attacks

AAP

Greens the 'big winners' in Victoria electoral tweak

The 10 parties represented in Victoria's upper house could be halved in number under a government plan to reform voting practices.

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Woman visits Victoria’s Secret to return her husband’s gift. Then the cashier asks if she wants to return the other products she had never seen before

"Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they wear VS wings."

The Guardian - UK

‘Greasy, flavourless and bland’: the best (and worst) supermarket party cakes, tasted and rated

There’s no getting away from it: these are all ultra-processed, but which sponges are the life of the party and which are too sweet for comfort?

The Guardian - UK

‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle

The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearable

The Guardian - AU

Death trap: what to do about the everyday items catching and killing Australian wildlife

Thousands of native animals get caught in back yard fruit nets, fences and fishing line every year. Here’s what you can do to help

The Guardian - AU

Boy, 16, arrested after police discover body of 13-year-old girl in Victorian bushland

Police say death of Layla Jeffery ‘suspicious’ after remains found in town of Donald in western Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Abuse survivors launch bid to transfer claims to entity that benefited from Christian Brothers’ wealth

Edmund Rice Education Australia does not consent to being made a defendant, in case that has ‘high court written all over it’, Victorian judge hears

The Guardian - AU

SA police investigating death during Telstra outage – as it happened

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