Last Top Stories: Photos show women riding sea turtle in Melbourne Beach

Photos show women riding sea turtle in Melbourne Beach

Photos posted on social media that appear to show two women riding a sea turtle have led to an investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The images were sent over Snapchat and appear to have been taken in Melbourne ... >> view original

Sydney and Melbourne real estate not off the bubble yet

The roaring east coast property market is not a bubble that will burst any time soon say Australia's leading economists; in fact, they predict Sydney and Melbourne could enjoy strong growth this coming year. An exclusive Fairfax Media survey of 25 ... >> view original

Melbourne's new million dollar postcodes

Melbourne has 17 new suburbs with a million-dollar median house price, according to data from the Valuer-General. While many of Melbourne's usual suspects have a seven-figure median house price, such as Toorak and Kew, postcodes such as Lysterfield ... >> view original

Spill alert at Melbourne Airport over

A chemical scare on an empty Qantas plane at Melbourne Airport has been called off after a spill in a jet cargo hold was found to be non-toxic. The emergency on the Airbus A380 began late on Thursday night as the aircraft sat vacant on the tarmac ... >> view original

How Melbourne drinking spots looked 50 years ago

But 50 years ago Melbourne's favourite pubs looked a lot different. A deep dig in the archives reveals how our drinking emporiums appeared, on the inside and out, in decades gone by. But while many things have changed, just as much has stayed the same. >> view original

Melbourne mum infuriated by church's sex advice in school

Female students as young as 12 have been told that minimal physical contact with boys could ruin their future relationships after a public high school in Melbourne's east allowed a contingent of Pentecostal Christians access to students without parents ... >> view original

Buyers with $400000 pick over scraps of Melbourne housing market

It is still easier to find an affordable house in Melbourne than in Sydney, where less than 10 per cent now sell for under $400,000. House hunters with that amount to spend have a range of options on the suburban fringe, but the choices narrow within ... >> view original

Real Madrid Will Be Watched by over 200000 Fans in Melbourne

Real Madrid will soon travel to Melbourne for the start of their pre-season tour of Australia, where they will play two games at the 100,024-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The Spanish giants will face Roma on July 18 before playing Manchester ... >> view original

Smoking ban under spotlight after Melbourne prison riot

Australian experts are split over whether smoking bans are a crucial advance in prison health or "a bridge too far" that can only spark unrest. On Tuesday, hundreds of prisoners lit fires, broke walls and smashed windows in a 15-hour riot at a ... >> view original

Human tower: Koalas of Melbourne attempt to create Australia's first castell

A group of young people known as the Koalas of Melbourne are on a mission to create the first human tower in Australia. Koalas of Melbourne spokeswoman Laia Miralles-Vazquez said human towers, known as castellers, are a Catalan tradition defined by ... >> view original