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Melbourne man dies after home sprayed with bullets in drive-by shooting

A Melbourne man has died and a young boy has been injured after shots were fired into their home overnight. The man was hit by a bullet when his Darebin Drive home in Thomastown was sprayed with gunfire at around 3.45am. He was taken to the Royal ... >> view original

Siege in Melbourne CBD ends peacefully after two hour stand-off with police

A siege in Melbourne's CBD, which saw a man allegedly holding police at bay with a meat cleaver, has come to a peaceful end. Victoria Police Special Operations Group officers were called to the La Trobe Street café about 1pm after a man allegedly ... >> view original

La Trobe Street siege: Armed man arrested in Melbourne's CBD

An armed man who held police at bay for more than an hour in Melbourne's CBD has been arrested. The man exited the building in La Trobe Street just after 3pm, holding his hands above his head as police approached. After receiving treatment for shallow ... >> view original

Why suburban Melbourne hates apartments

Victoria's "adversarial" planning system is leading to developers applying for buildings taller and denser than they want in order to be seen to give ground in future negotiations, research has found. The study, commissioned by industry lobby group the ... >> view original

A-League's Sydney and Melbourne derbies rate poorly in TV viewing figures

The first Melbourne derby of 2015-16 wasn't much better, attracting a total of 84,000 viewers the weekend before last. It's a troubling sign for the A-League, which is trying to drum up popularity after a dour lead-up to an 11th season lacking big-name ... >> view original

Melbourne public school allows Muslim students to be absent from assembly ...

A Melbourne public school is under fire for allowing Muslim students to be absent while the Australian national anthem is sung, during the traditional Islamic month of mourning. Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School Principal Cheryl Irving told the Herald ... >> view original

Police ask public for help to find missing Melbourne woman

Police in Victoria are appealing for help from the public to find a woman missing since yesterday morning. Margaretha Shilo was last seen at her home in Palmerston Court at Greensborough in Melbourne's northern suburbs at about 5am yesterday. >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: Gust Of Wind set to fulfil Oliver Wong's Cup dream

But she is not the only one from Wong's harem of racing stock that could be there. Thunder Lady, last year's Wakeful Stakes runner up and VRC Oaks runner up, sits 30th on the Melbourne Cup order of entry and Sargent hopes she can join Gust Of Wind in ... >> view original

AFL fixture 2016: Melbourne and Richmond to play Anzac eve

Richmond and Melbourne made a joint bid to the AFL some 18 months ago to play each other at the MCG as a regular fixture on Anzac eve in a game. The clubs' bid involved a dedication to Frank Checker Hughes, a decorated World War I hero who played in ... >> view original

City of Melbourne steps up anti-coal push and education union divests

The City of Melbourne will vote on Tuesday night on a motion that formally outlaws investments in companies "aligned" with fossil fuels in its $38 million portfolio, including the big four banks, as well as introducing a new fossil fuels screen on ... >> view original