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Victorian election this month

Muslim Votes Matter softens anti-Labor stance in Victoria

Daily Yarn newsroom 5 Nov 2026, 1:39 am 54 words · 16 sec read

Advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter says it will ease its opposition to Labor at this month’s Victorian election. Guardian Australia reports volunteers will be deployed in outer suburban seats the Labor government holds but could lose to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. The change is aimed at stopping the minor party from winning those electorates.

Demons pause Caulfield project for permanent base

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 9:40 pm 52 words · 16 sec read

Melbourne’s push to secure a permanent home base has suffered another setback. The Demons have paused work on their Caulfield project, which the club has prized. Reports describe a final hurdle as the reason for the delay. The pause adds to the AFL club’s long wait for a base of its own.

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$235m

Actual or potential fraud detected

Five charged over $235m fraud probe across NDIA and Centrelink

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 pm 56 words · 17 sec read

The AFP has charged five people after raids at 26 sites in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, the NSW Central Coast and rural Queensland. Investigators found $235 million in actual or potential fraud against the NDIA, Services Australia, Veterans’ Affairs and Education. Alleged schemes include billing for services never delivered, fake invoices and a phishing scam that redirected Centrelink payments.

King Charles’s former horse Point of Law wins the Melbourne Cup

Daily Yarn newsroom 3 Nov 2026, 4:30 pm 60 words · 18 sec read

Point of Law, bred and once raced by King Charles III, won the 166th Melbourne Cup at Flemington in only its sixth start, ridden by Alice Springs jockey Ethan Brown. Trainer Ciaron Maher, who saddled a record seven runners, became the first trainer in the race’s history to fill the top three places, with Zahrann second and Juja Kibo third.