The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

A Melbourne Woman Has Been Found After Surviving 5 Days In The Bush On Just Wine Lollies

“I didn’t know when they were going to find me … I thought I was going to die there.”

Pedestrian.tv · May 7, 2023

VicPol raids net big haul of pot, rifles and cash

A man, 33, has been hit with a raft of charges after police seized $125,000 worth of cannabis plants and six rifles in suburban Melbourne

The New Daily · May 6, 2023

Woman bogged in remote high country for almost a week resorts to wine, despite being a non-drinker

A simple wrong turn and a single bottle of wine resulted in a Melbourne woman's picturesque high country holiday becoming a fight for survival.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

Brisbane Lions beat Carlton Blues by 26 points to move to the top of the AFL ladder

Brisbane's 26-point win over Carlton, off the back of four electric goals from in-form Charlie Cameron, is enough to move the Lions to the top of the AFL ladder.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Cold snap to sweep Australia’s south-east with temperatures set to drop up to 8C below average

Rain band will bring showers for Sydney and Melbourne while snowfalls are forecast across alpine regions in Tasmania and Victoria

The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023

Horse training company Saloon Park sentenced after death of apprentice jockey Mikaela Claridge

A horse training company has been convicted and fined $350,000 in a Melbourne court over the 2019 death of 22-year-old Mikaela Claridge.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Mourners honour people’s priest Father Bob

Father Bob Maguire has been mourned at a state funeral, with close friends and family remembering his social justice work and sense of humour.

The New Daily · May 5, 2023

Father Bob Maguire honoured at a state funeral at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral

Premier Daniel Andrews and TV and radio presenter John Safran were among those who spoke at a state funeral for Father Bob Maguire in Melbourne.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

African-Australian families detail allegations of bullying and racism at Melbourne school

More than a dozen African-Australian families who lodged a human rights commission complaint three years ago alleging racism and bullying by staff at a Melbourne school say the school involved is yet to properly acknowledge their experiences.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Collingwood, Melbourne and St Kilda are the AFL's top trio — and if they all finish top four it will be the first time since 1939

For the Magpies, the Demons and the Saints, it's been a strong start to the AFL season, and at this early stage we are on track for something not seen in VFL/AFL history since the start of World War II, writes Andrew McGarry.

ABC News · May 4, 2023