The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

Jetstar launches an investigation after a "miscommunication" sees a plane load of holiday-makers en route to Bali turned around and sent back to Melbourne.

A 22-year-old man has been hailed as a local "hero" after he quickly swam to the rescue of two children who got caught in a whirlpool while swimming at the beach in Melbourne

A woman who police say was burned in the front yard of a home following a dispute is fighting for her life in a Melbourne hospital.

A young girl and a scuba diver aged in his 60s have died in Australian waterways, bringing the drowning toll to 10 since Christmas Day.

When Grace Bruxner made Frog Detective as her final-year university project, she had no inkling it would find a global audience and turn into a trilogy.

We look back at some of the beautiful, brave and the brightest stars in the world of celebrity and entertainment we lost in 2022.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal kickstart their 2023 campaigns this week in Adelaide and Sydney respectively, with the superstar veterans and great rivals eyeing up yet more Australian Open glory. With the pair sharing 43 Grand Slam titles between them -- Djokovic has 21 and Nadal 22 -- the scene…

Melbourne City have beaten Central Coast 1-0 to consolidate top spot in the A-League Men, with Jamie Maclaren scoring the winner but having a penalty saved.

New boat Scarlet Runner led the field out of Port Phillip in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart and is setting the pace through Bass Strait.

Australia lost two of its greatest Indigenous artists, plus witnessed the shock early deaths of serving politicians and sporting greats.

Would love to hear their takes on the Melbourne accent.