The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

Pianist loses court battle, but fills concert halls

A pianist who lost a court fight against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is filling concert halls on his own independent tour.

AAP · Jul 16

Coach rolls dice on rookie half in Storm survival bid

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy believes Trent Toelau has the game to tame the Sydney Roosters as the Storm face their rivals without their first-choice halves.

AAP · Jul 16

Melbourne council votes to scrap Lime ebikes for failing to meet ‘bare minimum standards’

City of Yarra councillors end trial, claiming the company has not done enough to stop dumping and misuse of share bikes

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15

Christopher Nolan fans are embarking on epic journeys to see The Odyssey the way he wants them to

Cinephiles are crossing oceans to see the film at its highest possible resolution – and only 41 cinemas in the world are equipped to do it

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13

How Storm will power finals tilt without injured stars

Cameron Munster could miss the remainder of the NRL season, while his Storm halves partner Jahrome Hughes is also injured in a blow to their finals hopes.

AAP · Jul 13

Layla Jeffery, 13, was ‘somewhat shy’ and ‘well-liked’. A Victorian town is struggling with her alleged murder

Donald – a small community about 280km from Melbourne – is grieving after a missing teenager was found dead

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13

Melbourne Airport logs record international traffic in FY26; India remains third-largest source

Melbourne Airport experienced its busiest year ever in the 2026 financial period. International travel saw over twelve million passengers, a significant milestone for the airport. China and New Zealand were the top visitor sources, while India saw a slight decrease. June 2026 showed a minor dip in passenger numbers, affecting…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

Walker must 'take lessons and move on' for Roosters

Daly Cherry-Evans has backed Sam Walker to shake off State of Origin disappointment on the Sydney Roosters' run to the NRL finals.

AAP · Jul 13

Animal Memory Research Is Overturning Everything We Thought We Knew About Cognition

The assumption that crumbled firstThe standard view held that episodic memory, the ability to mentally replay a specific past event, not just respond to a learned cue, was uniquely human. Then came a 1998 study by Nicola Clayton and Anthony Dickinson at Cambridge University, published in Nature, that changed the…

Times Life · Jul 13

GWS Giants save their best for the best to show they are capable of a deep finals run

The Giants pegged back a 39-point deficit against an injury-ravaged Geelong to add another scalp to AFL wins over Fremantle, Brisbane and Melbourne

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12