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Exclusive: the six problems ruining Melbourne's rail network - The Age

The list of weaknesses in Melbourne's rail network is so long that fixing it all would be unaffordable, according to an internal audit obtained by The Age, but Metro has warned the state government some of the problems are so critical they can no ... >> view original

Metro audit reveals detail of Melbourne's failing rail system

Governments of previous generations let Melbourne's once glorious rail network deteriorate for decades, chiefly because the public had abandoned public transport in favour of their cars, but then got caught napping when people started marching back to ... >> view original

Firearm found on Reclaim Australia rally bus bound for Melbourne - The Age

Last weekend's chaotic Reclaim Australia rallies could have been much worse, with revelations police confiscated a firearm from a bus load of anti-Islam nationalists bound for the Melbourne rally. Police intercepted and searched the bus carrying ... >> view original

Bomb squad cordons off Melbourne house - 9news.com.au

The bomb squad has been called to a house in Melbourne following the discovery of a suspicious device during a drug raid. The device was found at a property on Cambridge Drive in Berwick about 7.50am on Thursday while police were searching the house ... >> view original

John Bryan Kerr's trial for Elizabeth Maureen Williams' murder gripped ...

“I remember her shoes lying there, one shoe was lying on the beach near her. I saw her lying down after I had her by the throat. I strangled her. She groaned while I was choking her.” These chilling words formed part of 24-year-old Melbourne radio ... >> view original

Norm Smith was sensationally sacked by Melbourne 50 years ago on Thursday ...

IN 1965 Ray Groom found himself in the middle of the biggest football story ever — Melbourne's sacking of its great coach Norm Smith. Fifty years on, Groom remembers the madness that still haunts the club. Norm Smith was sacked 50 years ago today. It ... >> view original

Florence and the Machine review: A musical hurricane sweeps across Melbourne's ...

MUSIC. FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE. THE PALAIS JULY 22. "There's so much space up here," says Florence Welch, as she flits across the stage at The Palais, but it seems like there's just not enough -- it takes her all of two graceful pirouettes ... >> view original

The Langham Melbourne food poisoning: Salmonella hospitalises diners - News.com.au

VICTORIA'S health department has confirmed 17 cases of salmonella linked to high tea at a luxury Melbourne hotel. A health department spokesman says about 60 people — or about half the guests — became sick from food poisoning after $79-a-head high ... >> view original

Melbourne median house and unit price sets a new record in June quarter 2015 ...

Melbourne property prices reach new highs. It's never been more expensive for Melburnians to own a slice of the city's real estate. PT0M53S http://news.domain.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3zqdl 620 349 July 23, 2015 - 12:15AM. Video will ... >> view original

Inquest into Melbourne terror suspect Abdul Haider to hear from 155 witnesses ...

The inquest into the death of Abdul Numan Haider, who was shot after stabbing two officers outside a Melbourne police station, will hear from 155 witnesses and examine more than 3,000 pages of evidence, a coroner has heard. Haider was killed outside ... >> view original