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800 new build-to-rent homes approved across inner Melbourne

Melbourne continues to cement its position as Australia's leading build-to-rent market, with approval granted for almost 800 new rental homes across two inner-city developments. Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has signed off on the projects in Melbourne, delivering a combined 797 apartments in Docklands and Fitzroy.

$535m Monash Medical Centre Project Construction Commences

Main construction works have officially started on the $535 million expansion of the Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, marking a major milestone in boosting healthcare capacity for Melbourne's south east. The Allan Labor Government says the project will help bring care closer to home and improve access to essential hospital services for growing communities.

 

State Funeral Announced For Former Victorian Minister Robert Knowles AO

A State Funeral for The Hon. Robert Ian Knowles AO will be held in Ballarat next week, recognising his decades of service to Victoria through parliament, health reform and community leadership. The service will take place at 10.30am on Friday 15 May at the Cathedral Church of Christ the King on Lydiard Street South and will be open to the public.

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Anthropic's Mythos found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems

WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise.

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Poll: How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) – Duane Mitchell has big plans for America’s 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July.

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Premier says China's tech advancements an 'opportunity' for the world, not a threat

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country’s technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a threat.

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Poll: How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) – Duane Mitchell has big plans for America’s 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July.

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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again – about Donald Trump. The president is hosting a rally Wednesday on the National Mall in Washington. He has said it will be replete with a military flyover by stealth bombers, military bands, singer Lee Greenwood of “God Bless the USA” fame and a speech by Trump.

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Andy Burnham inches closer to power in Britain as Keir Starmer seeks a legacy

LONDON (AP) – Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest on Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. The move came as Keir Starmer, who is seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office.

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Starmer says he'll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics
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Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for deal to end war
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Russia strikes civilian infrastructure in various parts of Ukraine
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Starmer challenger Andy Burnham sworn in as UK lawmaker