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Flares, chants and ecstatic Socceroos fans: Melbourne football lovers celebrate ‘the greatest day’

Australia supporters packed out Federation Square to watch the side’s World Cup match against Turkey – and came away overjoyed

The Guardian - AU

Federation Square ban on screening Socceroos World Cup games overturned

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has overturned a decision not to screen Socceroos matches at Fed Square following an angry response from the football community

The Guardian - AU

Common sense scores as Socceroos screening ban scrapped

Fans are rejoicing after a state premier reversed a decision to not screen Socceroos matches at Federation Square this World Cup.

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FA unhappy with Fed Square live site World Cup ban

Football Australia has asked the Melbourne Arts Precinct to reconsider its decision to prevent live screening of FIFA World Cup matches at Federation Square.

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Football Australia calls on Victoria to reverse ban on Federation Square showing Socceroos games

Melbourne precinct cites ‘behaviour of small number of people’ for decision, which FA says robs fans of World Cup experience

The Guardian - AU

Amyl and the Sniffers’ generosity shows what’s missing for Australia’s live music venues

When the Amyl and the Sniffers’ free show at Federation Square was cancelled on Friday night due to safety concerns, the band worked quickly to turn this disappointment around.

The Conversation

Civic squares as contested spaces: what history and urban planning can tell us about Fed Square

On Friday, thousands packed into Melbourne’s Federation Square for a free Amyl and the Sniffers show. Within minutes, fences buckled, the perimeter was breached, and the gig was cancelled over crowd crush fears.

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Supporters fly flag for Palestine in show of heart

Dozens have stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people at a city landmark in wintry conditions as a flag was raised above the crowd.

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Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s electrifying return proves they never really went away

Fifteen years after their last headline show in Melbourne, the cult favourites played a packed out Federation Square on Friday – and demonstrated the definition of timeless

The Guardian - AU

Thousands swarm to free Robbie Williams gig at maxed out Fed Square in Melbourne

Fans started gathering from 8.30am and by late afternoon the crowd had swelled to fill the outdoor space, which has a capacity of about 8,000

The Guardian - AU

Remote worker havens: we review the best places to work for free in central Melbourne

Cafes, public libraries, even Federation Square can offer Melbourne’s remote workers respite from four walls at home

The Guardian - AU

Why chase Swift tickets, when there's the Errors Tour

Drag queen Taylor Sheesh is bringing her Errors Tour to Australia, with a Melbourne performance at the same time as Swift's first concert at the MCG.

AAP

Rebuilt Koorie Trust opens with Aboriginal art show

A new-look Koorie Heritage Trust is reopening in Melbourne's Federation Square with an exhibition of Aboriginal art from Australia's south east.

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Federation Square axed as Women’s World Cup live site after fans breached security and lit flares

Decision to stop crowds from gathering at Melbourne site made out of safety concerns following ‘challenging night’

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World Cup football fans barge through barricades to enter Federation Square fan zone

Thousands of fans crowded into the area before some attempted to break through barricades in the lead-up to the Australia v England game

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Khalistani violence in Australia: Three arrested

Melbourne East Neighbourhood Policing Team have arrested three men in relation to an alleged affray at Federation Square in late January, Australia's Victoria Police said in a statement on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Thousands of fans pack into Federation Square to watch the Socceroos take on Argentina

Police make one arrest and use capsicum spray on some people, but say crowd behaviour was generally good as 15,000 people pack into Federation Square to watch the Socceroos play Argentina.

ABC News

Where to watch Socceroos' next World Cup match in Sydney? Public site announced at Darling Harbour

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announces a public site in Sydney to screen the Socceroos' next World Cup match after wild scenes in Melbourne.

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Federation Square erupts as Melbourne football fans celebrate Australia's World Cup win over Denmark

As the Socceroos were creating history in Doha, football fans in Melbourne lit up the night sky with flares as Federation Square erupted.

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How Socceroos fans in Qatar celebrated after Australia's famous World Cup win over Tunisia

As Melbourne's Federation Square erupted, Aussies joined together in surreptitious bars in Doha to celebrate victory over Tunisia.

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Eggs laid by Melbourne's 367 Collins Falcon start to hatch after love triangle drama

Tens of thousands of people are eagerly waiting to welcome the new arrivals, but their natural father won't be there to watch on. He disappeared after a savage dispute in Federation Square.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne’s Federation Square doesn’t need to change – we do

The proposal to divide Fed Square into colour-coded zones with ‘totems’ to help visitors find their way ignores the beauty of chaos

Irish Mirror

Man Utd stars hit with cheeky on-stage dig amid Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho nerves

MAN UTD TOUR DIARY: 3,000 fans turned out to see numerous big-name Manchester United players unveil the club's new away kit in Melbourne's Federation Square on Saturday

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