Police interview mother of seven after three children die in Melbourne lake crash and other top stories

Police interview mother of seven after three children die in Melbourne lake crash

Superintendent Stuart Bateson says police need help trying to understand how the 35-year-old Sudanese woman drove off Manor Lakes Boulevard at Wyndham Vale in Melbourne's west, over a footpath, through shrubbery and into the lake on Wednesday ... >> view original

The seven sins of Melbourne public transport users

"Manspreading", door blocking, leaky headphones, megaphone mobile phone conversations - there are any number of ways a fellow passenger can get on your nerves. Bad commuter habits have led to operators around the world, including our own Yarra ... >> view original

Melbourne tenant lost 'sexual adventurism' in lift fall: lawsuit

A tenant is suing her luxury Melbourne apartment complex over a lift fall that she claims damaged her sex life. Marie D'Argent, a 55-year-old publicist who lives the St Kilda high-rise The Princeton, recently filed a statement of claim in the Victorian ... >> view original

Melbourne Main Street gets new executive director

Melbourne Main Street organizes some of New Haven Avenue's highest-profile events, such as monthly Friday Fests, the Fall Art Festival, Florida Tech's homecoming festival, and Saturday candlelight shopping nights between Thanksgiving and Christmas. >> view original

Australia's most expensive apartment sells for $25m in Southbank, Melbourne

A Chinese businessman has purchased Australia's most expensive apartment for $25 million at the yet to be built Australia 108 tower in Melbourne. The 800 square metre penthouse will take up the entire top level of what will be Melbourne's tallest ... >> view original

Time has come for high-speed rail for Sydney-Melbourne: Maurice Newman

A $110 billion high-speed rail link would tackle the “diseconomies of scale” in traffic-choked Sydney and Melbourne while providing a boost for regions along the route. “I am an extremely dry and hard-nosed person when it comes to government projects ... >> view original

President of Melbourne-based MidairUSA dies

"We were shocked and saddened to learn of Bill Moore's untimely death," said Greg Donovan, executive director of Melbourne International Airport. "As president of MidairUSA, Bill has been a tenant of Melbourne International Airport for five years. We ... >> view original

Melbourne university toilet stalker 'waited for 20 minutes' before filming teen

Police believe a man waited in a Melbourne university campus toilet block for up to 20 minutes before reaching over the cubicle wall and filming a teenage woman as she used the facilities. The 19-year-old had just finished studying in the university ... >> view original

Melbourne, Perth Airports offer worst service, Brisbane comes out on top

Melbourne and Perth offer the worst service of large airports in Australia, and Sydney makes the most money from car parking. Major airports in the country's biggest capital cities are making more money than a decade ago, but the quality of what they ... >> view original

Amanda Levete to Design Melbourne's Second Annual MPavilion

British architect Amanda Levete of London-based studio AL_A has been selected to design Melbourne's second annual MPavilion. The temporary structure will be used to house talks, workshops, performances and installations in the ”downtown oasis” of ... >> view original