Sabalenka.

As it happened Australian Open 2024:Sabalenka blitzes Zheng to win women’s final as Ebden,record-breaker Bopanna claim men’s doubles

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 12th seed Zheng Qinwen in the women’s final tonight,while Aussies Emerson Jones competes in the girls juniors championship final and Matthew Ebden is in the men’s doubles final.

  • Marnie Vinall,Roy Ward andMichael Fowler

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Jannik Sinner.

As it happened Australian Open 2024:Medvedev seals unlikely five-set victory over Zverev,will play Sinner in Sunday’s final

Ten-time Open champion Novak Djokovic faces Italian Jannik Sinner,while Daniil Medvedev will do battle with German Alexander Zverev in men’s semi-finals at the Australian Open.

  • Marnie Vinall andMichael Fowler
Alex de Minaur won in the second round without dropping a set.

As it happened Australian Open 2024:Stellar wins for De Minaur,Djokovic but Aussie Hunter loses;16-year-old Andreeva through after comeback

Alex de Minaur and Storm Hunter carry the hopes of Australia on day six of the Australian Open,while Stefanos Tsitsipas,Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic do battle in round three.

  • Scott Spits andMichael Fowler
Becoming a digital nomad who can work from anywhere is a hot trend,but there’s a downside for some of the places these nomads choose to reside.

Digital nomads are awful. I should know – I’m one of them

Life as a “digital nomad” seemed like a utopia when I resigned from my full-time journalism job. Now I want nothing to do with the term.

  • Michael Fowler
Hampton East death

Homicide investigation into death of a man in Hampton East street

Emergency services were unable to revive the man,46,who was found with upper body injuries on a street in the south-east Melbourne suburb on Tuesday afternoon.

  • Michael Fowler
Storms head towards Melbourne on Tuesday.

Severe thunderstorm hits Victoria,delaying flights in Melbourne

The storm produced torrential rain,damaging winds,hail and power outages for over 28,000 homes across Victoria.

  • Lachlan Abbott andMichael Fowler
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Julian,19,managed to detain the masked intruder until police arrived to arrest him.

‘Don’t do it again bro’:Teenager wrestles masked intruder out of mum’s bedroom

A 19-year-old apprentice says he didn’t hesitate to jump out of bed when he heard screaming from his mother’s bedroom at their Melbourne home early on Saturday.

  • Michael Fowler
Crime has dropped overall in Victoria but youth offending increased in the 12 months to September.

Crime among youngest Victorians reaches nine-year high

New statistics show that the number of offences committed by children aged 10 to 13 increased by 33.1 per cent over the past year.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola andMichael Fowler
Melbourne won’t be basking in sunshine on Christmas Day,but there won’t be much rain,if any at all.

Not much sun,a dash of rain:Melbourne’s Christmas forecast is in

Melburnians won’t need to pack their umbrellas,nor will they endure oppressive heat. But there certainly won’t be a repeat of last year’s glorious conditions.

  • Michael Fowler
Humidity and fog have lingered around Melbourne this week,with respite expected on Thursday.

Another stormy evening for many Victorians as muggy weather persists

A severe weather warning was active for much of eastern Victoria with thunderstorms,possible hail and heavy rainfall forecast to hit parts of Gippsland and the High Country.

  • Michael Fowler andLachlan Abbott