'The Real Housewives of Melbourne,' 2×1: Fresh Start, New Faces and other top stories

'The Real Housewives of Melbourne,' 2×1: Fresh Start, New Faces

Besides my college graduation and moving to New York, there is no event I have anticipated so greatly as the return of The Real Housewives of Melbourne. Last night, it finally happened—because in case you missed the news, Bravo moved the show from its ... >> view original

What Perth can learn from Melbourne: Lord Mayor Robert Doyle reveals secrets ...

A flower seller might seem like an unlikely crime fighter, but according to Melbourne's Lord Mayor, it is one of the ways his council keeps the city streets safe. Located outside the Melbourne Town Hall, the brightly-lit flower seller operates near the ... >> view original

Melbourne woman liable for $3m damages over housemaid sex slavery

A Melbourne woman found liable for slavery and complicity in her husband's alleged repeated sexual assault of their housemaid has had a $3.3 million damages judgment made against her in the US enforced by Victoria's Supreme Court. A US judge in 2012 ... >> view original

Neneh Cherry Melbourne review: Dancing mums and dads invade the stage for ...

Friday night was Cherry's Melbourne debut, a quarter of a century after her first album was released, but our patience was rewarded. Her voice is still a supple instrument, soaring for the soul choruses before she switches to a casual, precise rap or ... >> view original

Franco Cozzo. Source: News Corp Australia

Since publishing our list of the 11 worst Melbourne TV ads, readers have responded with many more examples that grate just as much. But no matter how much we hate them, it's amazing how many people can sing all the words from the jingles. So to ease ... >> view original

Alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully fled a sordid past in Melbourne

Melbourne forensic psychologist Dr Lisa Warren called it "true predatory behaviour". "These men know the wrongfulness of their act and they are not ill," Dr Warren said. "And when you are using a child as a commodity, it says a lot about an individual.". >> view original

Artists stage 'Paint Out' to save old Melbourne High

MELBOURNE – Palette knife in hand, Leigh Osgood converted an 11-by-14 inch masonite panel into a colorful oil painting depicting the old Melbourne High's eastern entrance and a nearby loquat tree. "Once you tear down a piece of history like this, you ... >> view original

Melbourne CBD's outdoor smoking ban expanded

Melbourne's outdoor smoking ban is set to be rapidly expanded into another three inner-city laneways. The dining destinations of Block Lane, Equitable Place and Howey Place will join The Causeway as smoke-free thoroughfares, possibly as early as this ... >> view original

Melbourne couple find maggot in tomato paste bought from Aldi

A Melbourne couple abandoned their dinner plans after opening a jar of Aldi tomato paste to find a maggot inside. Adrian Chew and his partner Stephanie purchased the 500 gram jar of Remano Tomato Paste from the Aldi store at Abbotsford in Melbourne's ... >> view original

Melbourne's mural man

His murals dot the city and in terms of commercial success he's on par with artists such as Sir Arthur Streeton but many of us have never heard of him. He's Napier Waller, responsible for more than 10 important murals in Melbourne and soon one of his ... >> view original