The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

'Make them eat their words': Papi's point to prove

Ryan Papenhuyzen is prepared to fight to keep the Melbourne fullback jersey, insisting he has no desire to be moved on from the club.

AAP · Oct 25, 2023

Mum's house pact with Amorosi is an 'invention': lawyer

The singer-songwriter is suing her mother in the Victorian Supreme Court for full ownership of a property in Melbourne's southeast.

AAP · Oct 25, 2023

Dellavedova to sit out again, NBL return date set

Matthew Dellavedova is targeting a return to the Melbourne United line-up in round six, having progressed well in his recovery from concussion.

AAP · Oct 25, 2023

Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction

Colossal Biosciences, which is behind bid to bring back Tasmanian tiger, teams up with Melbourne Zoo to save 15cm reptile

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023

Australian man jailed after sex-trafficked kids rescued

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he sexually abused children in the Philippines, before they were rescued.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

WBBL technology issue exposed as Strikers, Heat win

The Melbourne Stars have fallen victim to the WBBL's lack of umpire technology for selected matches after they were beaten in the final over by Adelaide.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

Hynes won't let Origin define him as Kangaroos utility

Nicho Hynes is ready to brush aside his 12-minute stint as NSW bench utility when he debuts off the interchange for Australia against New Zealand.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

MP arrested and interviewed as part of police probe

Ousted Labor MP Will Fowles has been arrested and released without charge as part of an probe into an alleged incident in Melbourne.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

Police look for witness in months-long probe into death

Police want to talk to a woman who witnessed officers arresting a 24-year-old man in Melbourne's north before he became unresponsive and died.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

A light touch, a feel for drama and a generous nature: author Alex Skovron wins the Patrick White Award

If you have ever been to the launch of a small-press poetry book at Collected Works bookshop (now defunct), or at one of the Readings bookstores, or at a bar or café in Melbourne, you may have seen a small, fit-looking, bespectacled man. He has a ready grin and eyes…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023