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List pays tribute to service, dedication and hard work

More than 700 Australians have been named in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List, with women tipping the gender scales.

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Mourners honour people’s priest Father Bob

Father Bob Maguire has been mourned at a state funeral, with close friends and family remembering his social justice work and sense of humour.

The New Daily

Father Bob Maguire honoured at a state funeral at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral

Premier Daniel Andrews and TV and radio presenter John Safran were among those who spoke at a state funeral for Father Bob Maguire in Melbourne.

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US denies Russian 'lies' over Kremlin drone attack, Father Bob's state funeral, and royal fans set up for King Charles's coronation — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Holiday horrors happen, but life's too short

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Newcastle Herald

We owe special thanks to the unsung hero behind Nobbys' dawn service

It makes you proud when you witness the awesome crowd.

Newcastle Herald

Father Bob Maguire's state funeral to be held on May 5

Daniel Andrews says the state funeral will be a chance for Australians to celebrate "the life and work of a great Victorian".

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Victorians to celebrate life of Father Bob Maguire at state funeral

Father Bob Maguire will be remembered at a state funeral, arranged by his family and the Father Bob Maguire Foundation, in Victoria.

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Father Bob Maguire to be honoured with state funeral in Victoria, Premier confirms

The social justice campaigner and "people's priest" — who died, aged 88, earlier this month in Melbourne — will be remembered with a state funeral.

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A bastard's tale worthy of the Anzac legend

Apart from its historical significance, it's a rollicking good yarn.

Newcastle Herald

If the camera was there with the blessing of Father Bob Maguire, people felt safe: my relationship with a marvellous man

They told me the church was my mother. I learned that at school, and in the seminary. ‘Holy Mother Church’, they said. But I soon discovered that she was a bitch.

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‘We’re all in this together’: Father Bob loved footy and came to value its impact off the field too

The Collingwood fan spent a lifetime creating a gameplan for ‘the unloved and the unlovely’ to share the field with ‘the elites’

The Guardian - AU

State funeral on the table to honour Father Bob Maguire

A state funeral will be put on the table to pay tribute to larrikin priest Bob Maguire when Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks with his grieving family.

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Catholics like me grieve for Father Bob and for his larrikin, radical faith

With the death of Australia’s patron of ‘the unloved and unlovely’, who remains as the public face of cultural Catholicism?

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Afternoon Update: Labor blasted for jobseeker stance; tributes flow for Father Bob; and Melbourne’s endless suburban sprawl

Beloved Melbourne priest who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog has died aged 88

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Father Bob Maguire remembered as a 'great man' who devoted his life to society's least fortunate

Catholic priest and social justice campaigner Father Bob Maguire is being remembered by family, fellow activists, politicians and people from all walks of life as a friend of the poor and downtrodden.

The Guardian - AU

Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

Newcastle Herald

Catholic priest Father Bob Maguire dies aged 88

Father Bob was "known for his kindness and generosity".

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Father Bob Maguire, beloved Melbourne priest, dies aged 88

Maguire, who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog, brought a legion of new adherents to the Catholic church

AAP

Father Bob Maguire dies aged 88

Maverick priest Father Bob Maguire has died. He was best known for his charity work and as an outspoken media commentator.

ABC News

Father Bob Maguire, charity campaigner and Catholic priest, dies aged 88

Father Bob Maguire was the parish priest at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in South Melbourne for nearly 40 years. He was known for his tireless charity work and for reaching younger audiences through his media appearances.

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Father Bob Maguire adds to criticism of NSW government’s voluntary assisted dying laws

Catholic Weekly called on to apologise over editorial comparing new rights to the Holocaust

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Payment review constrained by debt: Labor

Labor says it has not dumped a review of the JobSeeker payment, but Anthony Albanese admitted a payment increase would be constrained by large debt levels.

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