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Bodycam footage shows Hawthorn players arrested on cherry picker
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (237+ words) Bodycam footage has revealed the moment Hawthorn footballers Dylan Moore and Connor Macdonald were arrested on a cherry picker during a boozy night out in the United States during the off-season. The video, released to this masthead by Scottsdale Police…...
Tap-and-go travel a reality for Melbourne as trial begins
1+ day, 26+ min ago (66+ words) Melburnians could soon be able to get rid of their Myki cards after a trial of tap-and-go travel began on some rail lines in the city. Melburnians could soon be able to get rid of their Myki cards after a…...
The ‘starfish’ city: How Melbourne’s shape is pushing young workers out
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (809+ words) March 15, 2026 " 6:59pm Former World Bank principal planner Alain Bertaud warns that Melbourne's green wedges and tight planning controls have turned it into a "starfish" city with growth radiating outwards. Bertaud says this design exacerbated the housing crisis in Melbourne with a…...
Passenger dies after car crashes into bridge south of Brisbane
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (197+ words) March 14, 2026 " 10:57am A man has died after an early-morning crash into a bridge south of Brisbane. A Toyota ute failed to negotiate the Brigade Drive roundabout under the Pacific Motorway at Eagleby in Logan and collided with its pylons about 1am. Emergency…...
Antony Catalano returns to his St Kilda apartment on Saturday
3+ day, 25+ min ago (36+ words) Antony Catalano returns to his St Kilda apartment on Saturday'The Age Police said the entire incident in Catalano's Melbourne apartment had been captured by CCTV cameras Updated March 14, 2026 " 4:48pm,first published 4:43pm...
Man who allegedly threatened AFL star unmasked
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (37+ words) Man who allegedly threatened AFL star unmasked'The Age The man who allegedly sent Adelaide Crows star Izak Rankine messages threatening to kill him can now be unmasked. Updated March 13, 2026 " 6:55pm,first published 6:51pm...
Mourners gather in Melbourne vigil for stabbing victim
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (60+ words) Mourners gather at Melbourne train station to honour 22-year-old Aidan Becker, the off-duty security guard, who was stabbed to death last week. Mourners gather at Melbourne train station to honour 22-year-old Aidan Becker, the off-duty security guard, who was stabbed…...
Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (378+ words) March 13, 2026 " 11:08am We could pick holes in the Time Out methodology. Adelaide ahead of Amsterdam? Only one Italian city in the top 50, and it's Naples? Only one French city? Marrakech in the top 25, when it's not even the best city in…...
The Melbourne suburbs where unloved homes are getting more expensive
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (774+ words) Almost two in five property sellers in Victoria who can't get the price they want at auction are then setting their hopes even higher in their selling quest. Data from Homer App shows 39 per cent of properties in Victoria that…...
Allan defends publicly funded Labor-stacked Iftar dinner
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (724+ words) March 12, 2026 " 7:30pm Premier Jacinta Allan has denied her government is using multicultural events for party-political purposes, fresh from hosting an Iftar dinner where dozens of Labor ministers and backbenchers attended alongside a solitary Coalition MP. In a passionate defence of the…...