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Melbourne shooting that injured officer possibly linked to earlier drive-by at ...

Police believe the shooting of a police officer in Melbourne overnight is linked to an earlier drive-by shooting at the home of George Williams, the father of late underworld figure Carl Williams. Shots were fired at the fence of Williams' Broadmeadows ... >> view original

Two men arrested over fatal stabbing of Melbourne man

Homicide Squad detectives have arrested two men from Melbourne's west in relation to the stabbing death of a man at a Melbourne home on Sunday night. Paramedics were called to the Myrtle Street, Werribee, home about 8pm, where they found the injured ... >> view original

Melbourne road rage carjackers beat pair, steal and torch car

A Melbourne man has been left fighting for his life after a brutal road rage incident saw him and another man dragged out of their car and bashed. The pair were involved in a crash with another car on the Western Ring Road at Ardeer, in Melbourne's ... >> view original

Man, 85, missing from western Sydney nursing home yesterday, found in ...

An 85-year-old man who went missing from a nursing home in western Sydney yesterday has been found at a Melbourne hospital today. Wallace Mason was reported missing yesterday after staff could not find him at the home on Helen Street at Westmead ... >> view original

Beyonce flim clip inspired a tower design in Melbourne

Beyonce's bootylicious bod has reportedly inspired the design of a curvaceous building set to be built in Melbourne's CBD. The Premier Tower, designed by Elenberg Fraser, has planning permission and will be built at 134 Spencer Street, near Southern ... >> view original

Tigerair ditches Melbourne-Mackay route due to poor demand

Tigerair Australia will ditch flights between Melbourne and Mackay in Queensland due to a lack of demand and switch aircraft to other leisure destinations such as the Gold Coast. Following a review of its network, the offshoot of Virgin Australia said ... >> view original

Melbourne Radio Ratings: ARN's Gold claims FM crown as Triple M holds onto ...

Australian Radio Network's Gold has claimed the outright lead for FM stations in the Monday to Sunday radio ratings figures after tying with Southern Cross Austero's Triple M in the previous radio survey. Gold boosted its audience share by 0.8 share ... >> view original

Cars still rule in Melbourne where 35 per cent use public transport

Average commute times in Melbourne increased by less than three minutes over eight years, even though car use in Victoria's capital has almost overtaken Sydney. Record levels of transport demand across the nation have been detailed in the State of ... >> view original

Lawyer tells of "terrifying" Melbourne Remand Centre riots

A Melbourne judge told a defence lawyer she hoped last week's "terrifying" prison riots would be a lesson to his client in not coming back to jail. In the Melbourne County Court on Monday, Judge Sue Pullen was responding to barrister Leighton Gwynn's ... >> view original

Winter chill settles into Melbourne for the long haul

Monday topped just 11C in Melbourne with less than 2mm of rain — the last we're to see until Friday. Temperatures in the low teens are expected through the week with the mercury set to drop even further on Sunday. And while Melburnians complain about ... >> view original