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Boy 'still alive' when put on roadsideTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:18PMTHE wife of a man who has admitted killing a three-year-old boy this year lied to the child's mother about her husband's involvement in the crime.

New threat after floods - diseaseTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:17PMVictorians should brace for a plague of mosquitoes and an outbreak of Ross River fever as floodwaters recede.

Pipeline shut after adding to flood levelTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:16PMMelbourne Water has suspended water deliveries from the north-south pipeline, after flows bound for the city were found to be adding to flood pressures in northern Victoria.

Residents angry over rail changeTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:16PMFootscray residents who were told their houses were in the way of a regional railway line may not all lose their homes.

Go west … and they have, in drovesTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:16PMPopulation growth in Melbourne's west has quadrupled in a decade, making it one of the fastest-growing areas in Australia.

The buzz of living in a melting potTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:16PMAirien and Yohanes Kusnadi are so new to the Alamanda Estate in Point Cook that they literally don't have a house number to fix on their door.

British Airways still wants Qantas tie-upTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:15PMLONDON/MELBOURNE: British Airways would be keen on reopening merger talks with Qantas Airways if Australia's top carrier was interested in reviving a deal that collapsed in 2008, according to BA's chief executive. "We have done the work in our discussions with them (Qantas) two years ago and we know there is a strong case there. It is definitely something that would be interesting in the future ...

A tale of one city ... and another cityTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:15PMLove flows easily between Sydney and Melbourne but it's a one-way affair.

It suits radio hosts just fine to keep talkingTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:14PMRadio hosts usually take a break in the non-ratings period but some stay on to keep listeners listening.