Seven switches siege coverage to Melbourne and other top stories

Seven switches siege coverage to Melbourne

SEVEN Network has been forced to switch its Sydney broadcast operations to Melbourne to provide continuous live coverage of the Sydney cafe siege after its main Sydney news studio was evacuated. The media company has found itself at the centre of a ... View full article

Housemate in Melbourne murder-suicide home heard noises from bedroom but ...

A housemate living at a property in Melbourne's west where a woman was murdered by her estranged husband said he heard noises coming from a bedroom, but thought the pair was having sex. Police found the body of Shikha Beniwal yesterday morning at ... View full article

One man dead, one missing, after fight in Melbourne's West

Police are searching for a man who is on the run after a fatal stabbing in Melbourne's west. A young man is believed to have died from multiple wounds from an edged weapon in Altona North. Passers-by performed CPR on the injured man before paramedics ... View full article

Damon Albarn review (Palais Theatre, Melbourne)

Even at his Brit-Pop-perkiest Damon Albarn's songwriting exhibited a downcast melancholy; a 'dying fall' as the bard — a Brit-Popper from way back — would 'ave it. Albarn's new solo album, Everyday Robots, resides in this zone. At Melbourne's Palais ... View full article

Majak Daw, North Melbourne AFL footballer faces charges of raping a teenage girl

FOOTBALLER Majak Daw raped a teenage girl in scrub land beside a creek during a house party in 2007, a court has heard. The chilling details have emerged in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court during Daw's committal hearing over three rape charges. View full article

Message in bottle found on Melbourne Beach

Johnson felt as though this was a story that needed to be shared, so in an effort to spread the message, Johnson shared the photo of the bottle and letter with her close friend Brittany Blanc, of Melbourne. Blanc posted it to her Facebook profile ... View full article

'Herd immunity' of inner Melbourne families compromised by low vaccination rates

The Inner North West Melbourne Medicare Local has launched a new campaign to reverse a small but increasing trend of non-immunisation in the area. With 90 per cent of full immunisation needed for herd immunity, only 85 per cent of five-year-olds in ... View full article

Melbourne Storm look to blockbuster home games in 2015 NRL season

Melbourne Storm will have more blockbuster home games but face a tough start when the NRL season begins in March. The NRL belatedly released its fixture on Monday but cancelled its planned media launch due to the siege in Martin Place, Sydney. View full article