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Melbourne Express: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 and other top stories.

  • Melbourne Express: Tuesday, July 26, 2016

    Melbourne Express: Tuesday, July 26, 2016
    That's it for Melbourne Express. The temperature is still hovering at 7.9 degrees but feels like 2.4 degrees. Remember if you would like one of your great photographs to top Melbourne Express send it in via email. Keep warm and thanks for reading.  At least there is snow. Photo: Chris Hocking Updating the headlines: A "shocked and appalled" Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a royal commission into the abuse of youths in the Northern Territory corrections system the morning after e..
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  • Melbourne weather: City icy and windy as powerful cold front hits ...

    Melbourne weather: City icy and windy as powerful cold front hits ...
    Fierce, icy winds are expected to whip through the city as commuters head home from work on Tuesday ahead of a powerful cold front charging towards the city.The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of more icy conditions and bitter cold in the week ahead, and has issued severe gale warnings across the state's coastal regions. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Another icy commute in store for Melbourne Protesters attempt to save century old tree ..
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  • Surgical forum under fire for Melbourne boys' club gala dinner venue

    Surgical forum under fire for Melbourne boys' club gala dinner venue
    It has been slammed as a sexist relic from a bygone era. An elite gentlemen's club where women are not welcome as members.But that didn't stop a leading hospital and Melbourne University from choosing the Melbourne Club for a surgical conference aimed at budding doctors this week. Exclusive men's club, The Melbourne Club on Collins Street.  Photo: Craig Sillitoe Despite months of negative publicity about sexism in surgery, The Melbourne Club was hired to host medical students and trainin..
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  • New taskforce to tackle homelessness in Melbourne

    New taskforce to tackle homelessness in Melbourne
    A new task force will be established to tackle the rising crisis of homelessness and rough sleeping in Melbourne.Housing Minister Martin Foley announced the taskforce after a meeting between the government, police, housing agencies and Melbourne City Council on Tuesday morning. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Homeless 'are people who need our help' Mick Gatto fined after gun discovery Man arrested in Wyndham Vale lockdown Andrews..
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  • Would-be thieves caught on camera botching ram raid in Melbourne

    Would-be thieves caught on camera botching ram raid in Melbourne
    Would-be thieves caught on camera botching ram raid in Melbourne Posted July 26, 2016 11:58:47 Police are searching for three criminals who were filmed botching a ram raid in Melbourne's north earlier this month.The trio used a Ford ute to smash into a supermarket on the corner of Princes Street and Drummond Street in Carlton North on July 17 about 4:30am.The would-be thieves were filmed inching the Ford ute forwards and backwards for about three minutes, trying to li..
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  • Police smash car window to arrest driver in Melbourne's CBD

    Police smash car window to arrest driver in Melbourne's CBD
    Police arrest the woman. (Facebook) Police have smashed a car window during the dramatic arrest of a female driver in Melbourne’s CBD. A member of the public flagged down a police vehicle about 10am today in the Russell Street and Bourke Street area, after witnesses reported a woman in a nearby stationary car looking unwell.When the police van pulled up behind the car and activated its sirens, the woman allegedly drove off and refused to stop. Police have arrested this woman in Melbourne's CBD...
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  • Police break up protest at Melbourne Airport after activists try to ...

    Police break up protest at Melbourne Airport after activists try to ...
    Police broke up a protest at Melbourne Airport after more than a dozen activists attempted to prevent the transfer of an asylum seeker on Tuesday morning. A group of between 10 and 15 activists were moved on from the airport about 7am, but no arrests were made, police said.  Police were forced to break up a protest at Melbourne Airport. Photo: Louise Kennerley A spokeswoman for Melbourne Airport said the protest caused no delays."It all happened pretty quickly, it didn't affect operation..
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  • Upcoming census expected to confirm Melbourne's status as ...

    Upcoming census expected to confirm Melbourne's status as ...
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  • Melbourne gum tree cut down despite protesters' attempts to save it

    Melbourne gum tree cut down despite protesters' attempts to save it
    The Flemington Road tree was cut down today. (Twitter) An historic lemon-scented gum tree on Melbourne's Flemington Road has been cut down as part of roadworks, despite protesters' desperate attempts to save it. Nine people chained themselves to the tree in the suburb of Kensington this morning. Four of them, including a 70-year-old doctor, were arrested, and the rest of the group were moved on by police. The near-century-old tree was felled to make way for the widening of CityLink. Police cont..
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  • Torres trumpets Melbourne ICC trip

    Torres trumpets Melbourne ICC trip
    Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres says his side will treat its upcoming trip to Australia with the utmost seriousness. Atletico will depart Spain for Melbourne today, with an International Champions Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur to be played on Friday night at the MCG. The Spanish club then travels to Geelong for a tour match against Melbourne Victory at Simonds Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Tickets are available here. "We're really excited to go to Melbourne to meet our fa..
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