Man kicked off Melbourne train after reportedly abusing woman in chador and other top stories

Man kicked off Melbourne train after reportedly abusing woman in chador

A Melbourne commuter was kicked off a train after reports he verbally abused a woman dressed in a chador on Tuesday morning. Police boarded a train at North Melbourne just before 9am after complaints the man in his 40s had been verbally abusing ... View full article

Sinkhole swallows cars in Port Melbourne

A wall of water from a burst water main flooded six Melbourne homes and caused a sinkhole that swallowed two cars. Firefighters were called to Port Melbourne early on Tuesday after a 350mm cast iron water main ruptured under Liardet Street. Witness ... View full article

Radio Ratings: Guess who won Melbourne's breakfast radio battle?

IN AM breakfast, 3AW's Ross Stevenson and John Burns had a very good last survey, rising from 16.7 to 18.5, to easily be the most listened to breakfast show in Melbourne. Earlier in the year it was close between Stevenson and Burns and Red Symons on ... View full article

Melbourne siege ends peacefully

To other news now and a 9-hour siege in Melbourne's south-west has ended peacefully. A man allegedly involved in a fatal stabbing earlier in the week was inside a house at Altona North. Laurel Irving is there. Laurel, police were able to convince the ... View full article

City boss sees good signs as Melbourne pair prepare for second derby

When you are out of form, even a solitary victory constitutes a chance to build some much-needed momentum, so for Melbourne City the timing of the World Club Championship was not ideal, given that its scheduled round 10 opponent, Western Sydney ... View full article

Majak Daw, North Melbourne footballer, to stand trial over alleged rape

North Melbourne footballer Majak Daw has been committed to stand trial for the alleged rape of a teenager seven years ago. Daw has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a party in Altona Meadows in Melbourne's west in 2007. He was 16 years old ... View full article

cars disappear down sinkhole

Homes have been flooded and a road has caved in at Port Melbourne this morning. Two cars have sunk into the road and at least homes have extensive damage after a water main burst in Liardet Street about 2.30am. Residents have described seeing water ... View full article

Melbourne man faked his CV to land series of high-paying jobs, court hears

Noonan said she had initial reservations about Flanagan's suitability for the role, questioning why he would want to leave a major financial company in Melbourne to move to regional Victoria. “But we thought it was a risk worth taking,” she said ... View full article