Royal Melbourne restricts clinic access to three inner-city areas

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1. ‘Postcode lottery’: Royal Melbourne locks out suburban and regional patients

   The Royal Melbourne Hospital has rolled out controversial changes that will restrict access to its specialist clinics to residents of three inner-city areas. The move has been dubbed a 'postcode lottery' locking out suburban and regional patients.

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2. Man charged after mother of three found near death in her home in Melbourne’s east

   A 45-year-old man known to Irish woman Annmarie O'Reilly has been charged with her alleged murder a day after she was found critically injured in her Ferntree Gully home in Melbourne's east.

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3. ‘People like me don’t have babies’: Inside the clinic helping addicted expectant mums

   Inside a clinic helping addicted expectant mums, Elvira says she was in the grip of heroin addiction when she found out she was pregnant with her first child. 'People like me don't have babies,' she said.

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4. Wildcards locked in: Blues, Pies, Demons and Dogs learn their fate for history-making round

   Carlton will face the 7th-placed Demons in one wildcard final next week, while Luke Beveridge's men will host Collingwood in the other for a history-making round. Blues CEO Graham Wright also gave an update on Elijah Hollands.

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5. Everyone knew water was leaking on this road. But no one did a thing until someone died

   After an eight-year wait, Bina Rajthala was devastated to learn about the 'missed opportunities' that may have prevented her husband's death, after water had been leaking on the road for years with no action until someone died.

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