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Melbourne Cup 2015: Woman evicted for pushing policeman into a bush

Melbourne Cup: Woman pushes policeman into a bush. A young woman is expected to be charged with assaulting police over a bizarre incident at the Melbourne Cup. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne. PT0M26S 620 349. Melbourne Cup 2015: The ... >> view original

Keeps on lookout for fox which killed 14 penguins at Melbourne Zoo

Staff at Melbourne Zoo are on the lookout for the killer of 14 little penguins and are worried it could still be at the site. Keepers hold little hope of catching the fox, however, as the pests are notorious for their ability to hide, a media ... >> view original

'Melbourne Henge' to light up Melbourne skyline, fingers crossed

Look out Stonehenge: Melbourne's skyline might be providing some stiff competition on Wednesday night, if Swinburne astronomers have their way. Astrophysicist Dr Alan Duffy says the setting sun should line up with the CBD grid, providing the setting ... >> view original

Red Cadeaux's Melbourne Cup injury 'not life-threatening' but horse retires

The 10-year-old chestnut gelding suffered a fractured fetlock during Tuesday's race and failed to finish the 3,200m course. Green screens were erected around the horse before a float took the three-times cup runner-up to the University of Melbourne ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup starts off all egalitarian but a rigid class system soon kicks in

The Melbourne Cup – it unites the nation, right? But out there at Flemington, you'll find a class system as entrenched and as complicated as anything lifted from an Edith Wharton or Evelyn Waugh novel. It starts off all egalitarian. The Victorian ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: Jessica Mauboy pulls out of singing national anthem

"We were grateful that Nadia Aya could perform the national anthem ahead of the Emirates Melbourne Cup." Mauboy herself has been silent on social media since Monday, while Myer, the VRC and Mauboy's management have failed to return calls and ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: The Frankie Dettori ride that caused chaos at Flemington

TRAINER David Hayes and jockey Michael Walker are wondering what might have after Criterion finished a luckless third in the Melbourne Cup. And Tommy Berry was also rueing his misfortune after Trip To Paris finished a close fourth. The race that stops ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: The race to clean up after a nation

The punters on the public lawn shift their carnival celebrations up a gear as Melbourne Cup day winds down at Flemington. PT1M48S 620 349. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play now. Melbourne Cup 2015: woman evicted for pushing top cop ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: Best dressed, Julie Bishop's hat mistake and no Jesinta ...

The former Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh recruited Melbourne stylist Lana Wilkinson and it paid off. Mackintosh, whose ancestors founded Quality Street confectionary, looked sweet yet sexy in a blue Dion Lee negligee with laser cut detail. >> view original

Melbourne Cup 2015: Colour and fun is the name of the fashion game

The face of Myer's interpretation was far more alluring — a one-shouldered, knee-length dress with a thigh-high split by Toni Maticevski and a black, crown-inspired headpiece by Melbourne milliner Natalie Bikicki. Jennifer Hawkins was dressed in neon ... >> view original