Melbourne

Two sisters aged five and one die after house fire in Melbourne

Two of three children who were found unconscious in their burning home have died almost three days after being taken to hospital.Emergency services were called to the brick property...

Four Olympic medals stolen from ‘Oarsome Foursome’ rower’s car in Melbourne

Four Olympic medals – including three gold – belonging to one of the members of Australia’s popular “Oarsome...

Three young children in critical condition after Melbourne house fire

Three children have been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a house fire in Melbourne’s north-west.There were...

Thousands of anti-war activists to disrupt weapons expo as Melbourne braces for biggest protest in decades

As many as 25,000 protesters are set to cause chaos ahead of a weapons expo to be held...

Temperatures surge in south-eastern Australia as high winds blast parts of NSW and Victoria

Parts of Sydney and south-west New South Wales faced elevated fire danger on Friday as high winds and...

MSO says concert pianist who dedicated performance to Palestinian journalists ‘abused his position’

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appears to have doubled down in a brewing legal battle with the concert pianist Jayson Gillham, whose performance was cancelled after...

Thief who stole 20kg gorilla statue from Melbourne retirement village admits he made ‘silly’ mistake

A thief has admitted to a “very silly” mistake in pinching a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village. Matthew Newbould on Friday pleaded guilty...

Sydney records hottest August day in seven years amid high fire danger from warm, windy weather

Sydney has recorded its hottest August day in seven years as unusually warm and windy weather sweeps across New South Wales, triggering high fire...

Carlton coach Michael Voss makes citizen’s arrest after alleged thief flees Melbourne car crash

Carlton coach Michael Voss has made a citizen’s arrest after seeing an alleged car thief try to flee after allegedly crashing a stolen car...

After fleeing bombing in Gaza, Sara says florist traineeship is a welcome change of pace – video

Social enterprise floristry The Beautiful Bunch in Melbourne's Brunswick East has started a training initiative to help women fleeing Gaza access the Australian workforce....