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News flash: boy’s favourite food capsicum after joining garden group We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A few weeks ago, a dentist asked four-year-old Clancy Caldwell what his favourite food was. While many kids would have named ice-cream or chips, Clancy said, “I do like capsicum”, adding that he liked to sprinkle basil and chives on his poached egg at breakfast. Clancy’s mother, Kelly...

Share on Twitter Two people were killed in Myanmars second largest city as security forces fired live rounds on protestors, emergency workers and doctors said Saturday - the latest show of force from a junta regime that has faced two straight weeks of anti-coup demonstrations. Much of the country has been in uproar since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February, with large street demonstrations seen in major cities and isolated villages alike. Authorities ...

Nine places to eat and drink beside the Yarra River in Melbourne Carrie Hutchinson Photo: Eddie Jim No one is saying shes a great beauty, but the Yarra River is Melbournes centrepiece, slicing the city down the middle and creating a natural boundary for north-south rivalries. Early in the morning, you can stand on the Princes Bridge and watch rowers training on its murky depths. Huge numbers of people walk its curves when they traipse with mates from the city to the MCG. In fact, its so much a ...

Victoria has recorded four new cases of coronavirus. And in another blow to Victoria’s besieged quarantine program, a “hot hotel” and its COVID-infected residents are set to be evacuated.

Karen Martinis new Federation Square restaurant may be the Hero the Melbourne CBD needs Gemima Cody Photo: Peter Tarasiuk Picture arthouse screenings armed with Maker and Monger cheese boxes, wines curated by Philip Rich and snacks and dinner either side by storied chef Karen Martini. Thats the kind of hero Melbournes sluggish CBD needs right now, and it launches in Federation Square on February 11. Hero is a major project for Martini and business partner Michael Gebran. The venue is multi-fac...

Peppers ghost effect, triangles, cyan and red (2018), an installation by Taree Mackenzie, is part of the new permanent exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image Photo: Adam Gibson Australia’s national museum of film, TV, video games, digital culture and art will reopen to the public on 11 February after a government-supported A$40m ($31m) revitalisation of the visitor experience both on site and online. The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) has b...

Share on Twitter Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the militarys ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The fresh rally followed the largest protests to date on Saturday, when tens of thousands came out in cities across the country to condemn the coup that brought a 10-year experiment with democracy to a crashing halt. Thousands of chanting protesters marched in Yangon, ba...

Share on Twitter Police have fired a water cannon at protesters in the Myanmar capital as tens of thousands of people across the country joined a third day of demonstrations against the militarys removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join protests and to back a campaign of civil disobedience have grown louder and more organised since last Mondays coup, which drew widespread international condemnation. "We health workers are leading this campaign to urge all...

Australia will once again be the envy of the sporting world when the first ball is hit at Melbourne Park on Monday

Protesters gathered in their thousands for a second day in defiance of new blocks on social media services, including Twitter.