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Turnbull government takes aim at Melbourne traffic congestion

Hunt also backed the Victorian government's plan to build the cross-city Metro Rail project but, more controversially, maintained the Coalition's support for the $6.8bm East West Link, a tunnel that would run across the northern suburbs of Melbourne. >> view original

Storms, heavy rain sweep through

A thick band of storms swept through Melbourne on Sunday, dousing some suburbs in torrential rain while leaving their neighbours high and dry. Melbourne City received just 0.6mm of rain, while Ivanhoe, just 10 kilometres to the north-east, was drenched ... >> view original

Melbourne driver crashes after gunmen open fire on his car

Two gunmen have opened fire on a driver at a home in Melbourne's north overnight. Shots were fired at the man as he was reversing out of his driveway on Camp Road in Broadmeadows at around 11.10pm, police said. Two men approached the man in his ... >> view original

Lisa Roet among City of Melbourne arts grant winners

The seven-metre high Golden Monkey will cling from a column at the front of the Melbourne Town Hall as part of the city's Year of the Monkey celebrations for the Chinese lunar new year. The $20,000 grant facilitates Roet's long-standing focus on ... >> view original

Melbourne auction market holds strong for sellers

Melbourne's auction result was encouraging for sellers trying to make the most of the boom, with strong sales, despite 1250 homes listed to go under the hammer. Overall, a healthy clearance rate of 74.2 per cent was recorded – similar to results ... >> view original

Amralah penalised two kilograms for Melbourne Cup

Wizard of Odds: Live Odds, Form and Alerts for all Racing. Racing Victoria's chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has penalised Herbert Power Handicap winner Amralah two kilograms for next month's $6 million Melbourne Cup. It means that the import now ... >> view original

Melbourne doctors refusing to discharge children back into detention centres

Workers at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge children back to detention centres over concerns for their health. Staff yesterday held a protest to demand the Federal Government halt its policy of holding children in ... >> view original

Melbourne United sets the early NBL pace

A high-scoring Melbourne United emerged as the only team with a 2-0 record after the first round of the 2015/16 NBL season. Melbourne followed up their 99-84 away win over Townsville on Friday with a 93-81 home victory over Illawarra on Sunday. >> view original

The people behind the Melbourne Cup magic

Cup Day. Two evocative words. They mean the chance to become an instant expert after a quick browse of the form guide, to dress up, and to bask in the glory of worldwide attention. The Melbourne Cup is the showpiece for the Victorian Spring Racing ... >> view original

City sprawl or skyscraper tall: why can't Melbourne do urban design better?

"Melbourne is at risk of being a place with really high-density, unappealing, unattractive and unlivable highrise in the centre, and then endless urban sprawl," Professor Bekessy said. "[High-density towers] might make good investment properties but if ... >> view original