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Australians flock to Melbourne as Victoria becomes Australia's fastest growing ...

Melbourne's gain allowed it to further narrow the population gap with Sydney, whose population climbed 84,200. Bureau of Statistics projections have Melbourne overtaking Sydney to become Australia's biggest city in 2056. In December greater Melbourne ... >> view original

Melbourne Airport bus driver 'assaulted by drunk man'

A traumatised SkyBus driver has been treated in hospital overnight after he was allegedly punched at Melbourne Airport by a drunk man trying to force his way on board without a ticket. At around 7.15pm a 25-year-old man from Booklyn, in Melbourne's ... >> view original

Brace for Friday commuter chaos as protest hits Melbourne CBD

Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Protesters take over Melbourne 0:08. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Protesters have bought the centre of Melbourne to a standstill as they close roads and block trams. Herald ... >> view original

Armed robbery suspects arrested in Melbourne CBD after men intercepted by ...

UPDATE: FIVE teenagers nabbed in a dramatic police intercept in Melbourne's CBD have been charged. Four of the boys, whose ages range between 14 and 17, were remanded in custody and will appear before a Children's Court later today. The fifth was ... >> view original

A-League: Mark Milligan is gone but Melbourne Victory may look to recruit in ...

The defending champion and biggest club in the land, Melbourne Victory, cashed up and in the market for an Australian marquee player. Problem for Victory is, finding a like-for-like replacement for former captain Mark Milligan isn't easy because ... >> view original

Family of MH17 Australian victim 'heartbroken' as Melbourne robbers take items ...

The family of an Australian nun killed on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine, has been left devastated after thieves in Melbourne stole personal belongings recovered from the wreckage. The items belonging to Sister ... >> view original

Greg Hunt says plans to lease Port of Melbourne 'environmental vandalism'

The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has described plans by the Victorian government to lease the Port of Melbourne to the private sector as “fiscal vandalism and environmental vandalism wrapped up together”. The legislative assembly this week ... >> view original

Plane forced to return to Melbourne airport after dumping fuel

An Air India flight has been forced to dump fuel and return to Melbourne Airport just two hours after takeoff following a "technical issue". A Melbourne Airport spokeswoman said AI309, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, had taken off from the airport at about ... >> view original

Treasury struggles to play down 'housing bubble' risk in Sydney, Melbourne

"The secretary was clearly making the case that he was concerned about the rate of price increase in Sydney, in parts of Melbourne and in particular parts of Sydney, and the impact that this was having on the housing market, so we absolutely stand by ... >> view original

Strikes that promised disruptions at Melbourne airport, Medicare, Centrelink ...

Thousands of public service workers have packed out Melbourne's Town Hall in the union's largest stop-work service in a generation, but the promised disruptions at the city airport, Medicare and Centrelink have failed to materialise. The Community and ... >> view original