Melbourne Express: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 and other top stories.

• Melbourne Express: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

  

  That's it for Melbourne Express for today. The inquiry into ride sharing, and Uber, continues today with the Taxi Services Commission and the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources presenting evidence. The inquiry is looking into whether services like Uber need regulation and how that might be structured. Also expect news on the AFL women's league draft. While you wait, check out some terrific pictures from around the world. Express will be back on deck tomorrow. See..

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• Four arrested in bikie raids across Melbourne's south-east following ...

  

  Victoria Police's bikie taskforce has arrested four people, including men believed to be senior Comancheros, during raids in Melbourne's south-east. Echo Taskforce executed five search warrants in Donvale, Pakenham, Officer Hallam and Dandenong South on Wednesday morning following the shooting of a man in Carrum Downs on October 1. Four people have been arrested in bikie raids in Melbourne's south-east. Photo: Seven News A 39-year-old Cranbourne man was taken to hospital after he was s..

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• Victoria's bikie taskforce arrests four people after raids across ...

  

  Victoria's bikie taskforce arrests four people after raids across Melbourne Updated October 12, 2016 11:07:08 Victoria Police's bikie taskforce has arrested four people, including two men allegedly linked to a shooting earlier this month, after searching five properties in Melbourne's south-east. The raids by the Echo Taskforce related to a non-fatal shooting at Carrum Downs, in Victoria's outer southern suburbs, on October 1.Properties at Donvale, Pakenham and Officer ..

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• It's Melbourne's City Loop.

  

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• Train sleeper carriages just the ticket for Melbourne's homeless crisis

  

  As Tom Keel gazed down at Flinders Street Station from the tenth floor of a building across the road he could see two things.The first, the mattresses and bags of people who were homeless and rough sleeping on the footpath alongside the station. The other, empty train carriages sitting idle in a siding at the end of the platforms. Tom Keel and Rachna Prasad want unused train carriages at Flinders Street Station to be turned into shelter for homeless people. Photo: Eddie Jim And so the "S..

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• Iconic Melbourne initiatives recognised for celebrating 'true spirit' of ...

  

  Mel Buttigieg - Yahoo7 News on October 12, 2016, 4:09 pm Now in its 14th year, the Melbourne Awards highlight achievements creating a better future for the city. The White Night festival is a finalist for this year's Contribution to Profile by a Corporation award. Picture: 7 News Some of Melbourne's iconic places, community organisations and initiatives are in the running for the city's highest accolades, celebrating "the true spirit" of the city.Zoos Victoria is a f..

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• Melbourne makes most of women's draft

  

  Melbourne makes most of women’s draft Callum O’Connor  October 12, 2016 10:06 PM MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 12: Melbourne Demons coaching staff look through the pick selection during the 2016 NAB AFLW Draft at NAB Building on October 12, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Justine Walker/AFL Media) MELBOURNE has almost completed its 2017 Women’s AFL squad after making 19 selections in the inaugural AFL Women’s Draft on Wedn..

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• It takes balls: world's best dodgeball players converge on Melbourne

  

  By day, Amber Darwinkel​ operates heart-lung bypass machines for open heart surgery patients at Royal Melbourne Hospital.You could say it's a high pressure job, but the 25-year-old has got the perfect after-work de-stresser - she plays dodgeball.  More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide World dodgeball champs coming to Melbourne Who wants a preliminary final more? Finals fever The Phil Gould Show World dodgeball champs coming to M..

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• Melbourne boy suffers broken nose, neck injuries after Xavier ...

  

  A STUDENT from a Melbourne private school sustained a broken nose and neck injuries when a pupil from Xavier College allegedly struck him.The 16-year-old victim — who attends the all-boys Trinity Grammar School — underwent hospital treatment following the attack.It occurred on Saturday at about 8.30pm during a private function at Malvern Town Hall.It’s understood a disagreement over a girl may have sparked the incident.The Herald Sun has been told the boys were both attendees at the function, un..

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• Stalker grabs Melbourne teen, kisses her

  

  Kaitlyn OfferAustralian Associated PressA middle-aged man has grabbed a Melbourne teenager walking to school and kissed her on the head after stalking her for weeks.The 18-year-old was sexually assaulted by the man on Mile Creek Path near Oakdale Court in Springvale on Tuesday, September 15 while waiting for a friend, police say.He put his arm around the teenager and pulled her against his chest, holding tighter as she tried to escape and kissing the top of her head several times.On the day of t..

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