Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

‘Press together and celebrate’: urban olives turned to oil in homage to Melbourne’s heritage

It’s a bountiful harvest in this year’s Olives to Oil festival – 20 tonnes of fruit has been collected, and it’s expected to yield 2,000 litres of oil

The Guardian - AU

Man 'drove to Qld to pick up drugs that never arrived'

Osman El-Houli has been accused of driving from Melbourne to Queensland to pick up drugs that never arrived after a plane loaded with cocaine crashed in PNG.

AAP

AFL guns Oliver, Johannisen out with hamstring injuries

Melbourne' Clayton Oliver has had a minor setback and the news is worse for the Western Bulldogs' Jason Johannisen after the pair sustained hamstring injuries.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Brownlow favourite Nick Daicos avoids AFL suspension

Collingwood's Nick Daicos has avoided suspension over his gut punch on Blake Acres, while Melbourne winger Lachie Hunter will challenge his one-match ban.

AAP

Demons won't let Gawn be physically targeted again

Melbourne skipper Max Gawn was physically targeted by Port Adelaide in the Demons' four-point loss and fellow ruckman Brodie Grundy insists it was a one-off.

AAP

Women are leaving jobs to seek wellbeing, creativity, freedom as a way of life

Exhausted and feeling like her work was "never enough", Jodie Tuckwell-Knight gave away her chief executive position in Melbourne to move to "an untapped treasure", to enjoy beach walks and time to notice the world around her.

ABC News

AFL Round-Up: Port Adelaide and Essendon revel in thrilling wins as North Melbourne find silver linings

A series of thrillers lit up the Sir Doug Nicholls Round, where classic finishes and controversy made for the best weekend of the 2023 season so far. We digest the week that was.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Alena Lodkina's sophomore film Petrol captures Melbourne and the intensity of women's friendships beautifully

In her second feature, Petrol, Alena Lodkina delivers an original and uniquely Australian take on universal themes, proving why she is one of our most promising young directors.

ABC News

Hamstring could sideline Demons' Oliver for a month

Melbourne are bracing for bad news about star on-baller Clayton Oliver after he injured a hamstring in Friday's loss to Port Adelaide.

AAP

The Australian drag performers and ‘rainbow angels’ fighting back against far-right vitriol

As queer artists increasingly become political targets, volunteers wielding large wings are swooping in to their defence

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne woman suffers life-threatening injuries after Noble Park hit-and-run as police vow to catch driver

Police say it "beggars belief" how a driver of a white van left a Melbourne woman "lying and dying on the side of the road" at Noble Park on Saturday night.

ABC News

City of Melbourne's Urban Forest project still attracting weekly love letters to trees

More than a decade ago, every council-owned tree in Melbourne was given an email address. It was a way to keep on top of maintenance, but it soon took a more romantic turn.

ABC News

'Everything beautiful happens by mistake'

This is the story behind the drink that started wars and shaped the modern world.

ABC News

Fremantle playing with freedom in bid for AFL finals

Fremantle's midfield stars are leading the way as the Dockers grow in confidence ahead of a high-stakes AFL clash with premiership fancies Melbourne.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Giants defeat Sunshine Coast Lightning 70-64 in Super Netball, Melbourne Vixens defeat Adelaide Thunderbirds 60-39

The Giants claim an important win over Sunshine Coast Lightning, while the Melbourne Vixens take down the ladder-leading Adelaide Thunderbirds at home.

AAP

North boss says Hawks' handling of racism claims 'poor'

North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood has criticised Hawthorn, saying their handling of racism claims established "a monumental set of battle lines".

AAP

Lachie Hunter, Tom Jonas hit with AFL bans

Melbourne's Lachie Hunter and Port Adelaide's Tom Jonas have attracted one-match bans over incidents in the Power's thrilling four-point win on Friday night.

The New Daily

AFL legend Michael Long walks the walk – again – to talk up ‘Yes’ vote for the Voice

Two decades after his historic walk from Melbourne to Canberra, Michael Long is embarking on the 650km stroll to parliament for Yes vote

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Late Highlanders penalty denies Rebels in Super Rugby

The Melbourne Rebels suffered a last-gasp Super Rugby Pacific loss, with Highlanders centre Sam Gilbert booting an 84th minute penalty for a 20-17 victory.

AAP

AFL great to walk 650km for Indigenous voice 'yes' vote

AFL Hall of Famer Michael Long will walk 650km from Melbourne to Canberra to support a 'yes' vote in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum.

The New Daily

Teen arrested over 16-year-old boy’s stabbing death

A 17-year-old Caroline Springs boy has been arrested at Braybrook over the stabbing death of a 16-year-old in Melbourne's west.

AAP

Port Adelaide star Butters earns high praise from coach

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says midfielder Zak Butters deserves special praise for his game-turning feats in a four-point win against Melbourne.

The Guardian - AU

Derailed again, the decades-long quest for a Melbourne airport train feels like a mirage

Talk of a rail line has existed longer than the airport, but broken promises and stalled construction make you wonder if it will ever materialise

The New Daily

VicPol make first arrest in knife slaying of 16-year-old boy

Detectives arrested Caroline Springs boy, 17, at Braybrook on Friday after a 16-year-old was stabbed to death in Melbourne's west

ABC News

Port Adelaide beat Melbourne by four points in wet weather thriller as Zak Butters lights up Adelaide Oval

An exceptional performance from Zak Butters leads Port Adelaide to a thrilling four-point win over Melbourne in a wet weather thriller at Adelaide Oval.

1 … 261 262 263 264

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.