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Proud principal Michael Uzunovski with some happy year 3 and 5 students. Albanvale Primary School is one of ten Victorian schools identified as a standout performer in this year\u2019s NAPLAN resultsCredit:Joe Armao<\/p>\n
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AFLW North Melbourne player Emma Kearney has a glittering career, the 2025 grand final win was her swansongCredit:Joe Armao<\/p>\n
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Acrobats from Circa will be performing in Orpheus and Eurydice productionCredit:Eddie Jim<\/p>\n
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Ray Kinnear at Arden Station, a former state government transport planner who first envisioned the Metro Tunnel in 1997Credit:Eddie Jim<\/p>\n
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Jarrah Saunders duplicating cassettes at Dex Audio in Melbourne\u2019s Kensington.Credit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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Coralie Alison has been the victim of a new form of AI deepfakes depicting death and rape threatsCredit:Eddie Jim<\/p>\n
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Writer Tony Briggs and actor Miranda Tapsell Credit:Joe Armao<\/p>\n
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IBAC chief Victoria Elliott says the threshold for investigating corruption is too high in VictoriaCredit:Simon Schluter<\/p>\n
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Federal authority ACARA has highlighted Box Hill High School as one of Victoria\u2019s \u2018schools making a difference\u2019 due to its performance in reading being above equivalent school averages. Principal Kellie Ind with students Diya Aneesh, 14, left, and Evie Kusserow, 15, rightCredit:Alex Coppel<\/p>\n
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Lady Gaga Fan Katie SparksCredit:Justin McManus<\/p>\n
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Connie Carroll is among several former policewomen now working to disrupt stalking of women in their homesCredit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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Beverley Hills Primary School acting principal Elena Pitsiakkos with year 5 students (L-R) Alina, Azlan, Clara, Quinton, Rahma, Morgan and Olivia. Beverley Hills Primary School in Doncaster East is has some of the highest performing students in the stateCredit:Paul Jeffers<\/p>\n
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An excited young passenger at Sunbury station waves at those on the first service towards the Metro Tunnel last Sunday morningCredit:Chris Hopkins<\/p>\n
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Jenny Eltham at the Comedy Theatre. The City of Melbourne has approved a redevelopment of the Comedy Theatre upsetting nearby residents – including Jenny and raising issues about donations to Lord Mayor Nick Reece\u2019s election campaignCredit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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Templeton Primary School principal Rod McKinlay photographed with year 5 students, from left, Eden, Jessica, Leon, Grace, Xavier and Tegan. Templeton Primary School in Wantirna is one of the top-performing government schools in their NAPLAN resultsCredit:Paul Jeffers<\/p>\n
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Graham Currie, Monash University\u2019s chair of Public Transport near the Federation Square entrance for the Metro Tunnel. Graham proposed the idea of a north-south underground for Melbourne after working in LondonCredit:Eddie Jim<\/p>\n
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Sarah James, founder of small business The Sensory Specialist, took a stand against Black Friday sales this year.Credit:Simon Schluter<\/p>\n
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Tony Briffa, the world\u2019s first intersex public official, was 11 when doctors put her on female hormone replacement therapiesCredit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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Residents of a small segment of Essendon West want to break away from the suburb and join Aberfeldie. L-R Jai and Caitlyn Hickey, Linc Merlo and Ashlee RichardsonCredit:Justin McManus<\/p>\n
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Kensington Primary School parents (at rear from left) Valentina Smith, Katherine Sheedy and school council president David Frazer, with students Indie Walles, 6 (front left) and Charlotte Rogers, 10.Credit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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Rhonda Burchmore performs at the Victoria\u2019s much-loved State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne, which is currently undergoing refurbishmentCredit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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The first train to leave for the new Metro Tunnel at Pakenham East stationCredit:Simon Schluter<\/p>\n
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Justin Welsh\u00a0is a former emergency doctor who, since the pandemic, has exclusively prescribed cannabis. On Wednesday, he was banned from prescribing the drug by health authoritiesCredit:Jason South<\/p>\n
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Melbourne footballers Max Gawn and Jake Lever leave court after giving evidence at Melbourne Magistrates Court where Ricky Nixon was fighting allegations he sold fake premiership memorabiliaCredit:Justin McManus<\/p>\n
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Marnie Carson making an Appletini cocktail at North Fitzroy Arms HotelCredit:Justin McManus<\/p>\n
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Craig Bennett is proud of his career as a tunneller but has contracted silicosis Credit:Paul Harris<\/p>\n
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