The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

Defending champions Melbourne are sitting in the top four with two rounds left, but there are areas of the game where the Demons need to clean up quickly to get their title defence on track, writes Andrew McGarry.

Olivia Newton-John's niece says a state funeral is needed, although a formal offer by the Victorian government is yet to be made.

Asked what she hoped her legacy would be, Olivia Newton-John said: "One word: positivity, I guess." Now, after her death at 73 years of age, patients, researchers and advocates are paying tribute to the singer and the contribution she made by promoting positivity.

Cameron Munster will return to the halves for Melbourne's crunch clash with Penrith, with Nick Meaney back at fullback and Jahrome Hughes out injured.

A social media fashion trend where people refer to their clothing style as "Naarmcore" is criticised by the Indigenous director of a clothing label, who says the Aboriginal word for Melbourne, Naarm, is being used without historical context.

Vocalist with the Seekers, the Australian pop quartet whose hits in the 1960s included I’ll Never Find Another You and Georgy Girl

Captain Patrick Cripps will miss Carlton's testing last two games against Melbourne and Collingwood unless the Blues can overturn his two-match ban.

A Melbourne mother is reunited with the good Samaritan couple who rushed to help her on the side of a busy road as her unconscious toddler suffered a seizure.

Obituary: Durham’s distinctive voice took the quartet to international fame in the 1960s, before she forged a successful solo career

Australian cities are good at growing – for decades their states have relied on it. The need to house more people is used to justify expansion out and up, but it is the rates, taxes and duties that flow from land transfers and construction that drive the endless development of…

Melbourne defender Jake Lever was left feeling dejected after the AFL loss to Collingwood, which came about when the Demons threw away another big lead.