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Malka Leifer: Melbourne woman awarded $1.27m in damages over ultra-Orthodox ...

A Melbourne woman has been awarded more than $1 million in compensation for sexual abuse she suffered at an ultra-orthodox Jewish school. The Supreme Court heard the 28-year-old was sexually abused between 2003 and 2006 by Malka Leifer, who ... >> view original

Melbourne weather: Storms, showers end Melbourne's first taste of spring

We had sunshine and warm temperatures for four whole days, Melbourne. But that spell of spring weather has come to an abrupt end, with the temperature set to drop 11 degrees on Tuesday. The city's four-day run of temperatures in mid- to high-20s ended ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup visits Mackay for the first time

The Melbourne Cup has been touring around regional parts of Australia in the lead up to the iconic race in November. Yesterday the $175,000 cup arrived in Mackay, enticing families down to the Civic Precint to have their photo taken with it. For many ... >> view original

Melbourne's No.1 weapon

Before the season began Melbourne knew that to win the premiership they would need their No.1 fit and firing, no one imagined his name wouldn't be Slater. As they now prepare for a home preliminary final that is exactly how it has panned out, however ... >> view original

Church looks at Melbourne abuse scheme

The Melbourne archbishop will move to enhance the independence of the Catholic Church's process for handling abuse complaints in the archdiocese. The child abuse royal commission found the much-criticised Melbourne Response is not independent, ... >> view original

Dog squad tracks injured Melbourne hoons

The dog squad has tracked down three injured hoons who did a runner after crashing their car into a power pole while evading police in Melbourne. Police tried to stop a car that was speeding through Springvale on Tuesday night but it sped away and a ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup weights released

“There have been 22 original topweights contest the Melbourne Cup since Comic Court's win in 1950 and none have placed so Protectionist and Snow Sky would rightfully earn their place among the Cup's true greats if they were to be successful,” Carpenter ... >> view original

Tightrope walker conquers Melbourne Tower

A daredevil has undertaken a daring tightrope walk at the Eureka Tower, hovering precariously over 300m above commuters in Melbourne. Kane Petersen, 36, twice crossed 21m between two peaks on the north-western side of the tower with a terrifying drop ... >> view original

Liberal leadership: Daniel Andrews wants East West billions for Melbourne ...

Victoria hopes to secure billions of dollars of Commonwealth cash for the Melbourne Metro project under the new leadership of Malcolm Turnbull. An upbeat Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday morning welcomed Mr Turnbull's rise to the top job, labelling ... >> view original

Four teens arrested following dramatic police pursuit through Melbourne CBD

Four teenagers have been arrested in the Melbourne CBD after they were cornered by police in a car park. Police allege a car had been stolen in Craigieburn earlier this afternoon and was followed by the police helicopter before police cars became involved. >> view original