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Up to 300 prisoners riot in Melbourne prison over smoking ban

The facility is located around 22km west of the Melbourne CBD. (9NEWS). Aerial photographs appeared to show fires in the prison yard and smoke billowing from a building. Corrections Victoria said nobody had been injured and there was no threat to ... >> view original

Target caught ripping off design from Melbourne business Peaches and Keen for ...

Australia's biggest retailer Wesfarmers is facing tough questions about its design practices after being caught ripping off the work of a tiny Melbourne company. In February this year, the design duo Peaches and Keen discovered an almost exact copy of ... >> view original

Din Tai Fung at Emporium in CBD has best dumplings in Melbourne

It now has seven stores in Sydney after arriving in 2008. Its first Melbourne restaurant – seating 235, it's the largest in Australia – opened two weeks ago and the queues formed from day one. And for what do they come? It's the dumpling that earned a ... >> view original

Melbourne police: Dead man found in burning home

Melbourne police are investigating the discovery of a man's body located in a burning house. The fire was reported about 8 a.m. today at a home on the 700 block of Ebony St., just west of Apollo Boulevard. A witness reported seeing black, billowing ... >> view original

Melbourne City Council 'slow' and 'bureaucratic': internal review

"Slow" and "bureaucratic" is how Melbourne City Council has been described in an unflattering internal review, which has criticised ageing senior leaders for not spending enough time looking at the big picture. In a document that flags concerns ... >> view original

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs defeat Melbourne Storm on return to Belmore

It was the only points of the second half until Melbourne winger Marika Koroibete scored with seconds left. They didn't care. They chanted "Reynolds, Reynolds, Reynolds" when the only local junior was still unused on the bench after 60 minutes. He took ... >> view original

Melbourne socialite Brynne Edelsten facing WA drug charge over MDMA

Melbourne socialite Brynne Edelsten has been charged with possessing the prohibited drug MDMA. High-profile lawyer Tom Percy appeared on behalf of Edelsten in the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Edelsten's case has been adjourned until next ... >> view original

Novillo rewarded with long-term Melbourne City deal - SBS

Novillo quickly established himself in Melbourne City FC's starting line-up with his dynamic style and eye for goal breath of fresh air for John van't Schip's side. The 23-year-old played 10 times - eight starts - after linking up with the A-League ... >> view original

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs versus Melbourne Storm

#SpeedyKoroibete returns! Welcome back @MarikaKoroibete. Final line-up - http://t.co/mXquq9LwVZ #purplepride pic.twitter.com/aIuvBsoWH1. — Melbourne Storm (@storm) June 29, 2015. Copy Link ... >> view original

Mackay hospital opens new clinic in bid to better protect newborns from ...

A new clinic has opened at the Mackay Base Hospital in north Queensland to protect young babies against whooping cough or pertussis. Almost 350 cases have already been recorded in Queensland this year. Public health nurse Yvonne Vickers said ... >> view original