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Protesters free to demonstrate outside Melbourne Fertility Clinic

The Melbourne Fertility Clinic has failed in its bid to have anti-choice protesters stopped from harassing patients and staff but maintains they have secured a "partial victory". The clinic launched Supreme Court action against Melbourne City Council ... >> view original

Melbourne train staff to strike, again

Melbourne commuters should brace themselves for public transport chaos as train staff join tram drivers in the latest chapter of on-and-off again industrial action over pay negotiations. Rail, Tram and Bus Union members at Metro Trains are planning a ... >> view original

Plasterer admits killing Melbourne couple in home after dispute over work

A plasterer has admitted stabbing a Melbourne husband and wife to death in their lounge room as their young children slept just metres away. Police found the bodies of Gregory Tucker, 54, and Korinne Aylward, 35, in their Moonee Ponds home in December ... >> view original

Say what? 20 things overheard in Melbourne

If you've heard something worth sharing with Melbourne drop us a line and you could appear in our pages or online. See contact details at the end of this article or leave your Overheard in the comment section. Top 20 Overheards so far. NASA will give ... >> view original

Shane Oliver: The property markets in Sydney and Melbourne have gone too far

The property markets in Sydney and Melbourne have gone too far, AMP Capital Investors' chief economist Shane Oliver said at the Asia-Pacific Banking & Finance's breakfast in Sydney on Tuesday. The market is overvalued despite higher property prices ... >> view original

APRA talks down Sydney and Melbourne property lending constraints

The banking regulator has played down the case for city-specific restrictions to curb the booming Sydney and Melbourne housing markets, in contrast to the approach taken by New Zealand regulators in Auckland. Wayne Byres, chair of the Australian ... >> view original

One dead, another injured in collision south-east of Melbourne

An elderly woman has died after the car she was driving collided with another motorist in Nar Nar Goon, south-east of Melbourne. Police said a woman aged in her 80s was travelling west on Bald Hill Road at 1.30pm when a car travelling on Five Mile Road ... >> view original

Melbourne teen accused of alleged terror plot walks free after charge dropped

A Melbourne teenager detained for four months over an alleged Anzac Day terror plot has walked free on bail. Harun Causevic's most serious charge was dropped, with the 18-year-old cleared of involvement in an alleged plot. However, he has flagged plans ... >> view original

'Fast and furious lifestyle' of Melbourne's youth gangs

A specialised Melbourne police taskforce has charged more than 70 young men, some barely teenagers, over a six-month crime spree that has fuelled concerns about a new generation of lawless criminals obsessed with guns, violence and gangster culture. >> view original

Negativity comes from Melbourne fans, not club: coach Paul Roos

Paul Roos has offered to address his colleagues at Melbourne to reassure them his attack on the "very negative environment" around the club was not aimed at them. Having raised eyebrows on Monday night when he referred to the Demons' "veil of ... >> view original