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Moreland to become Merri-bek, as council throws off name’s ties to slavery
The council says residents backed the new name – meaning “rocky country” in the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung language – in a poll, as the authority ends a 28-year association with a Jamaican plantation that used slave labour.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Heritage
Hollywood star’s historic country Victorian homestead to open to public
- by Carolyn Webb
‘Shocking and perplexing’: Census reveals COVID toll on mental health
- by Melissa Cunningham and Meghan Dansie
Andrews gets his choice as Jacinta Allan becomes deputy premier
- by Annika Smethurst and Benjamin Preiss
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Arts
Heide Museum asks state for expansion to offset North East Link disappointment
- by Clay Lucas
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City of Melbourne
‘It’s a bargain’: Melbourne’s pitch to lure businesses to set up locally
- by Cara Waters
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City life
Bell of the ball: How niche sport gave Cindy Rella a fairytale ending
Despite her name, Lady Cindy Rella is tough. She brought home eight gold medals from the Kettlebell Lifting World Championships, breaking two world records on the way.
- by Jackson Graham and Luke Lay
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Albanese’s ministers hiring in all directions
The Labor government is slowly filling its offices with ministerial advisers, but it’s not all plain sailing.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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