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India captain MS Dhoni says it does not matter who wins the World Cup quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan.
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| UpdatedWestern Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has described the initial reaction to the AFL's investigation into two players' betting activities as hysterical.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Tony Abbott publicly backs down from his insistence the Victorian Government build the East West Link road tunnel and instead commits to consider funding another major road project.
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Luke Breust (L) of the Hawks and Will Langford celebrate a goal during the AFL preseason match against St Kilda on March 19, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.
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| UpdatedIndia cruised to a comfortable 109-run win over Bangladesh to advance to the cricket World Cup semi-finals.
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Umesh Yadav of India is congratulated by team-mates after taking the wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh during the ICC Cricket World Cup quarter-final match at the MCG on March 19, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.
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| UpdatedA Melbourne man is charged with the murder of teenager Masa Vukotic, as well as six other charges, including rape and assault, after an alleged serious crime spree on Thursday morning.
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| UpdatedAn electric century from opener Rohit Sharma has led India to 6 for 302 in its quarter-final against Bangladesh.
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| UpdatedThe Rebels named former Red Jonah Placid at full-back for Friday's clash with the Lions.
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Rohit Sharma of India celebrates after scoring his century during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and Bangldesh at Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 19, 2015.
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Foreign investors keen on buying Australian farms and businesses will not be put off by recent regulatory changes, according to one lawyer.
Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, fruit, grain, vegetables, wheat, wool, irrigation, beef-cattle, dairy-production, sheep-production, mining-rural, melbourne-3000
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Harcourt orchardist Katie Finlay has been named Victorian Rural Woman of the Year.
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| UpdatedAn orchardist from central Victoria is this year's Victorian Rural Woman of the Year.
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Rohit Sharma of India bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and Bangldesh at Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 19, 2015.
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| UpdatedIndia has won the toss and will bat against Bangladesh in the World Cup quarter-final at the MCG.
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People who do not comply with family violence court orders should be jailed for 24 hours, a former Victorian attorney-general says.
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| UpdatedFarmers and miners have broadly supported changes to the 457 visa program for skilled foreign workers.
Topics: mining-rural, farm-labour, work, federal-government, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, parliament-house-2600
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Victoria's Melbourne Cup Carnival adds $195 million to the state's economy in tourism revenue in 2014, an increase of almost 10 per cent on the 2013 figures.
Topics: sport, horse-racing, travel-and-tourism, tourism, retail, melbourne-3000, flemington-3031
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| UpdatedThe first comprehensive evaluation of Australia's ground-breaking plain packaging tobacco laws shows they are working, the Victorian Cancer Council says.
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James Pattinson and Cameron White have been added to Victoria's squad for the upcoming Sheffield Shield final.
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| UpdatedRichmond captain Trent Cotchin will make his first appearance of the AFL preseason tournament against North Melbourne.
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| UpdatedDefending champion India will look to tighten its World Cup grip ahead of its quarter-final MCG date with Bangladesh.
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Giedo van der Garde has terminated his contract, by mutual consent, with F1 team Sauber after a drawn out legal saga.
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