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Melbourne Cup 2015: Mongolian Khan gets 1kg penalty

Tough New Zealand stayer Mongolian Khan has received a one-kilogram penalty for this year's Melbourne Cup following his victory in last Saturday's Caulfield Cup. In handing down the penalty, Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter said that the ... >> view original

Buy in Hobart, Gold Coast and Melbourne – avoid Perth

Property investors wondering where to put their money in 2016 should look to Hobart, Gold Coast and Melbourne – and avoid Perth, SQM Research's Louis Christopher said. “We believe that Melbourne will be the out-performer of the year, followed by the ... >> view original

Crown proposes six-star hotel in Melbourne

Billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts wants to add a new six-star luxury hotel tower to its casino and other hotels at Melbourne's Southbank. The 90-story Queensbridge Hotel Tower, which is yet to win planning approval, will reportedly cost $1.5 ... >> view original

Businesses warned for polluting Melbourne creek

Several businesses have been warned to clean up their act after metals and chemicals were found running into a Melbourne creek. The Environment Protection Authority conducted tests on Mordialloc Creek in Moorabbin and found elevated levels of zinc, ... >> view original

Port Melbourne VFL player Sam O'Sullivan survives 'super aggressive' flesh ...

A Melbourne football player who contracted a "super aggressive" flesh-eating bacteria is one of only a handful of people in the world to have survived the deadly disease. Port Melbourne VFL player Sam O'Sullivan is recovering in hospital after his ... >> view original

Kevin Muscat's men show they own Melbourne

In the 13th minute of Saturday night's Melbourne derby, referee Jarred Gillett gave Melbourne City's Connor Chapman a yellow card for illegally disrupting the run of Melbourne Victory's Fahid Ben Khalfallah, before soon realising that it had been ... >> view original

Melbourne Festival review: Triumphant tribute to Patti Smith's Horses

Melbourne Town Hall, October 18. Nothing like a dramatically lit pipe organ to imbue a classic rock recital with portent. It felt like a cathedral we'd packed to the balconies as the first, slow piano chords began cycling and Adalita​ paced the stage ... >> view original

Melbourne artist redesigns our cash for modern Australia

A Melbourne artist has come up with new designs for Australia's banknotes, which sees historical figures replaced with iconic contemporary figures. Just last week, a petition calling for Australia to rename our currency "dollarydoos" in the style of a ... >> view original

Border Force officials apologise for botched visa crackdown in Melbourne

Senior officials have apologised for a botched police and immigration department visa crackdown in Melbourne earlier this year, but have strongly denied the operation relied on racially profiling suspected visa overstayers. Operation Fortitude, slated ... >> view original

Peter Hollinshead has Pondarosa Miss primed for Melbourne Cup

He was a fresh-faced 32-year-old when he made his first raid on the Melbourne Cup. Forty years later he wants to have another crack at the holy grail of Australasian racing. Pondarosa Miss did enough at Rotorua on Saturday to encourage the Te Awamutu ... >> view original