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'Panjang' causes a stir in Melbourne

MELBOURNE: For some two hours, a shirtless Malaysian who referred to himself as the 'Messiah' held siege at the Little Ipoh Restaurant in Melbourne. Police were called to the restaurant just after 1pm following reports that a man clutching a knife and ... >> 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

Port Phillip Bay ferry service trial from Portarlington to Melbourne planned ...

Melbourne may soon have another way of commuting, with plans for the trial of a new ferry service across Port Phillip Bay to service the city's growing west touted for next year. Businessman Paul Little has been in discussions with the operators of ... >> view original

Man hit, killed by train in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Fla. —A man was hit and killed by a train in Melbourne on Tuesday, according to Melbourne police. It happened near Robert J. Conlan Boulevard and Palmetto Avenue. Two men were walking southbound on the train trestle when the train ... >> view original

Prancing with the stars at Melbourne Cup loses its glow with celebrity line-up

Rivers never got to scratch her coiffure at the Melbourne Cup Carnival but her daughter Melissa will when she's a guest of the Mumm marquee with her Fashion Police co-star Brad Goreski​ and others from the American E! television channel. And there's a ... >> view original

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

Melbourne man punched and choked unconscious in grand final day attack

A confronting photo has been released of an injured man who was knocked unconscious in a callous assault on AFL grand final day in Melbourne. The 40-year-old man was walking home on Queensberry Street in North Melbourne just before midnight on ... >> view original

Flight Facilities find harmony with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

In the same week Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell of Flight Facilities added an AIR Award to their list of accomplishments, taking out the Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album, they wowed Melbourne festival goers with their Melbourne Symphony ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: Ed Dunlop means business with Trip To Paris and Red Cadeaux

Having traded banter with O'Donnell, whose own Melbourne Cup obsession has been akin to a form of minor torture, Dunlop forgot about his red eye into Melbourne and worried more about the health of his own favourite red in the form of the race's three ... >> view original

Richard Stubbs quits Melbourne radio gig

He began at 774 ABC Melbourne in 2006. While he has chosen the timing of his departure, there were rumblings at the ABC that his time was up and the ratings dive in the afternoon after Jon Faine's morning shift was adversely affecting Rafael Epstein's ... >> view original