Jetstar flight returns to Melbourne due to unruly passenger and other top stories

Jetstar flight returns to Melbourne due to unruly passenger

A disruptive passenger has forced a Jetstar flight to turn back after about an hour in the air. A flight attendant told passengers aboard the Sunday night Melbourne-to-Perth flight that a man had been consuming his own alcohol and was twice caught smoking. >> view original

Melbourne thunderstorms: Toddler killed

A two-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell on his family's house in the Dandenong Ranges during a wild thunderstorm that also hit Melbourne on Saturday night. The tragedy occurred when a tree collapsed on the two-storey house on View Road in The ... >> view original

Melbourne Police conducting homicide investigation

A suspicious death at Golf View Condos in Melbourne is now being investigated as a homicide, according to a release from the Melbourne Police Department. Just after 8 a.m. today, officers received a request to check on a resident who needed medical ... >> view original

Summer ends in Melbourne without a 40-degree day, but bushfire risk remains ...

Melbourne has managed to finish off the summer without a 40-degree day, but the risk of a devastating bushfire still remains a reality across most of the state. With the summer season officially ending on March 1, the city failed to break the 40-degree ... >> view original

Melbourne Grand Prix 2015, Kylie Minogue, Cricket World Cup: welcome to ...

Kylie will play in Melbourne as part of her Kiss Me Once tour. Photo: Supplied. A packed March calendar of fashion, sport and entertainment events is driving up hotel rates across the city, with the Australian Grand Prix chief saying Melbourne's autumn ... >> view original

Melbourne Rebels battle but find Brumbies too strong

Melbourne Rebels showed they have the physical traits but failed to conjure the cutting edge needed to beat the ACT Brumbies at a wet AAMI Park on Saturday night. The Rebels battled hard and hit with meaning but when they needed a crisp pass or to see ... >> view original

thunderstorms bring extreme winds

Fallen trees have trapped a family in their house, tens of thousands have been left without power and emergency services had been flooded with calls as a "very dangerous" thunderstorm hit Melbourne. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe ... >> view original

Melbourne City surge to thrilling 3-1 win over Adelaide United

Josh Kennedy has scored his first goal for Melbourne City as the club breathed new life into its A-League finals campaign with a thrilling 3-1 win over Adelaide United at AAMI Park. After failing to score in their past three matches, City created ... >> view original

Wellington Phoenix face test of A-League title credentials against Melbourne ...

Flying high leading into the Asian Cup break, the Phoenix have since stumbled with away losses to Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers, followed by home draws against Melbourne City and Newcastle Jets. It is hardly a promising formline leading ... >> view original

F-22 Raptor added to Melbourne air show lineup

Lilley moved his air show in 2013 from Cocoa Beach to Howard E. Futch Memorial Park at Paradise Beach in beachside Melbourne. The Lakeland-based Black Diamond Jet Team headlined that lineup of civilian performers; spectator admission was still free; ... >> view original