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DANIEL ANDREWS PLEDGE: We’ll rebuild the west
Six months out from the state election, state opposition leader Daniel Andrews speaks exclusively to Star Weekly. A common sentiment we hear from residents is…
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SPECIAL: Graeme Base | Drawn from life
The boy stood on the Northern Star’s deck, burning with excitement. As the last sail-away streamers surrendered their tie to the Southampton shore, he set…
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DON DEEBLE RISING STAR: Maddison Rocci
Maddison Rocci’s talents on court are making the western suburbs basketball community sit up and take notice. The 15-year-old is now showing her skills in…
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QUE SERA: We’re full of May days
Truly, there’s no shame in admitting that, until just this second, you had no idea that May was International Respect for Chickens Month. Who doesn’t…
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VIRGINIA TRIOLI: First, spin no yarn
First, do no harm. That’s a nice credo to live by, don’t you think? Just enough “do unto others”, just enough care and responsibility (unlike…
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SPECIAL: Manu Feildel | The ringmaster
Manu Feildel ran away from circus school to become a chef. Now he’s bringing a touch of the big top to fine dining. When Manu…
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MY VIEW: Competitive cooking dinner-party cycle
The only people I know who understand Ottolenghi cookbooks are coming for dinner tomorrow night. Actually, not only do they understand them, they’ve managed to…
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VIRGINIA TRIOLI: Home truths on war on drugs
You don’t often hear battle-hardened generals issuing a blunt command to abandon the field of war, but that’s exactly what the former Australian Federal Police…
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SPECIAL: Kate Durham | Artist and advocate
If there weren’t so many other visual treats at the extraordinary historic home and garden of Kate Durham and Julian Burnside – Reg Mombassa paintings,…
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QUE SERA: The days of capstan and chenille
The boss has a mantra. “Tell me something I don’t know,” she’s famous for saying. That’s not always so easy, as obviously she’s omnipotent, but…
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VIRGINIA TRIOLI: A fine do
TO: The Department of Transport Ticket Infringements Request for review of ticket infringement notice Notice #31042** Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request a review…
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SPECIAL: SuperGirly | A pop princess returns
Lulu McClatchy arrived at the upmarket townhouse in London’s Earls Court and was whisked into a bedroom where she transformed herself into her brash pop-star…
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DON DEEBLE RISING STAR: Libby Birch
If Libby Birch is anything to go by, the future of Australian netball is in good hands. The Maribyrnong College student continues to take her…
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SPECIAL: Tony Lockett | After the game
Given the saturation coverage he generated during 18 seasons of VFL-AFL football, you can’t blame Lockett for shunning the spotlight. Being labelled “reclusive” because he…
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SPECIAL: Premier unveils vision for our region
The 2014-15 state budget is being handed down this week. What’s in it for the north? The Tullamarine Freeway widening is definitely a feature of…
















