AirAsia X flight from Sydney to Malaysia makes emergency landing in Melbourne and other top stories

AirAsia X flight from Sydney to Malaysia makes emergency landing in Melbourne

An AirAsia X flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur has made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport after the plane suffered a technical issue. A spokesman for Air Services Australia said the pilot decided to turn around flight XAX223 as a precautionary ... >> view original

Melbourne radio ratings: Hit101.9 FoxFM manages to hold onto overall ratings ...

Southern Cross Austereo's Triple M has kicked off the year with its Hot Breakfast team of Eddie McGuire, Luke Darcy and Mick Molloy retaining the FM breakfast crown while FoxFM, which rebranded as hit101.9 FoxFM in January, managed to hold onto its ... >> view original

Underdone Cameron Smith shows his class as Melbourne Storm beat St George ...

Melbourne winger Young Tonumaipea opened the scoring after just four minutes when the Storm took advantage of a compressed St George Illawarra goal line defence. Cooper Cronk laid on the try with a third tackle cross field kick in behind Eto Nabuli ... >> view original

Melbourne's top Latin things to do

Melbourne's Latin heart is pumping. But where should you go to get your fix? Short of shelling out for an airfare in search of some Caribbean sun and a ceviche on the beach, we've come up with some ideas. Share your favourite Latin-American flavoured ... >> view original

Planning minister: skyscrapers make Melbourne's CBD hostile

The proliferation of skyscrapers in central Melbourne has made many city streets "hostile" and windswept, new Planning Minister Dick Wynne says. "There are some parts of the city that are quite hostile at street level," Mr Wynne said, in his first ... >> view original

Mother, son killed in horror crash north of Melbourne

A mother and her son have been killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Molesworth, north of Melbourne. The 34-year-old woman and the eight-year-old boy were both killed on impact when their four-wheel-drive rolled just after ... >> view original

The mysterious Diner en Blanc in Melbourne – review

The secretive pop-up picnic was the year's hottest dining ticket, but did the strict rules hamper some of the fun? Diner en Blanc in Melbourne. Photograph: Johanna Leggatt/The Guardian. Johanna Leggatt. Monday 9 March 2015 21.50 EDT Last modified on ... >> view original

Protest at Melbourne airport stops forced transfer of Tamil asylum seeker

A 19-year-old Tamil man who had been living in the community in Melbourne was re-detained a week ago, and was scheduled to be moved to Darwin on Tuesday morning ahead of his expected deportation to Colombo. At Melbourne airport, the man locked ... >> view original

Islamic State recruit declared 'white jihadi' identified as Melbourne teenager ...

An Islamic State (IS) recruit declared the "white jihadi" by the British media last year has been identified as an 18-year-old Melbourne boy called Jake by Fairfax Media. In December, a photo of Jake kneeling in front of an Islamic State flag with a ... >> view original

Melbourne Rebels star Sean McMahon expects physical battle from Western Force

Melbourne Rebels back-rower Sean McMahon expects a "little extra" feeling in his club's battle with Western Force in Perth on Friday night. The Rebels are coming off a bye and are desperate to bring their season record back to level pegging while more ... >> view original