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Taxpayers charged $5000 for Brownyn Bishop's charter flight from Melbourne to ...

Treasurer Joe Hockey said earlier today Ms Bishop's taxpayer-funded helicopter flight between Melbourne and Geelong for a Liberal Party event was “not a good look”. “The Speaker needs to explain the matter,” Mr Hockey told Sydney radio station 2UE ... >> view original

Risk of more collapses at Melbourne construction site after nearby townhouses ...

A townhouse has been left teetering on the edge of a massive pit after the side of a nearby building site collapsed in Melbourne's east, with other areas now at risk of falling. The collapse, at 10:45pm on Wednesday, was the second at the site of the ... >> view original

Benitez: Madrid enjoying 'spectacular' Melbourne - Hyundai A

The Liga giants have trained at AAMI Park and Melbourne City's state-of-the-art La Trobe University training ground, with the facilities and surroundings receiving a ringing endorsement from the former Liverpool and Napoli boss. Asked by Madrid's club ... >> view original

Trackwork Confidential: Melbourne

Punters looking for an early drop on Melbourne Cup chances should take note of the first three placegetters of the 2400m Princess Of Wales' Stakes in Newmarket at the weekend — Big Orange, Second Step and Gospel Choir. Racing Victoria chief ... >> view original

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle proposes bike ban for cyclists on some ...

Should bikes be banned from some Melbourne streets? Tell us what you think below. Mr Barber said the biggest challenge the city faced was how to move more traffic as the population rapidly grew. “There needs to be a new way of thinking about roads ... >> view original

Amy Schumer announces one-off Australian stand-up show at Melbourne's ...

Set your reaction meter to squeal - if you're in Melbourne: Amy Schumer has announced an exclusive one-off stand-up comedy show in the Victorian capital next week. The 34-year-old comic and (increasingly) feminist icon will be Down Under next week for ... >> view original

Speaker Bronwyn Bishop under pressure over $5000 helicopter flight from ...

Her decision to pay the costs comes amid mounting criticism of the perceived extravagance and unfairness of her using $5227 of taxpayers' money to charter a helicopter flight from Melbourne to Geelong during the Victorian state election campaign ... >> view original

Melbourne Confederate flag proposal shot down

MELBOURNE – Holding a Confederate battle flag on a wooden stick aloft in her right hand, Dawn Boyd addressed the Melbourne City Council wearing a gray T-shirt depicting the flag alongside the slogan "It's Better to Die on Your Feet Than to Live on Your ... >> view original

David Bowie costumes, lyric sheets go on show in Melbourne exhibit

David Bowie's special connection to Melbourne is celebrated in a new exhibition on his career as an artist and cultural innovator, which has opened at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Fans queued for three weeks to get tickets for a ... >> view original

A former principal accused of molesting students at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish ...

A former principal accused of molesting students at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne has had her extradition hearing to Australia delayed. Malka Leifer fled to Israel just hours after allegations of sexual abuse at the Adass Israel School ... >> view original