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Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon in Melbourne

Emergency services have closed a street in suburban Melbourne after a man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon.

Drug batch fears after suspected overdoses at Melbourne festival

Multiple revellers have suffered suspected overdoses at a festival, with eight people rushed to hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma.

Pro-Palestine protests to go ahead in Canberra, across the nation

Pro-Palestine rallies will go ahead in Canberra, Perth and Brisbane on Friday, and more will take place in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide over the weekend.

AFL great to walk from Melbourne to Canberra for Indigenous voice

An AFL great has set out to walk from Melbourne to Canberra to back the voice referendum, almost two decades since embarking on a similar journey.

Lighter tremors to come after quake shakes Melbourne

Melburnians might feel some light but insignificant aftershocks after a once-in-a-century earthquake struck north of the city centre.

Children stable, recovering after horrific bus crash

Children injured in a horrific bus crash are in a stable condition after many underwent emergency surgeries due to life-altering injuries.

Dad loses appeal over daughter’s cold-blooded murder

The cold-blooded murder of a Melbourne woman and her husband by her dad, upset his permission wasn't sought for their marriage, justified a life sentence, a court has determined.

Alleged arsonist in custody after eight-hour spree in Melbourne

A man is in custody after an eight-hour crime spree that ended in diners being evacuated from a busy RSL. 

Melbourne urban garden leads the way in global ‘rewilding’ push

Melbourne's arts precinct is set to be transformed by a mammoth urban garden, and designers are planning the ecosystem down to every detail.

Son and friend in custody after mother stabbed to death in Melbourne

A 41-year-old woman has died in Melbourne's northeast, with police arresting her son and another teenage boy.

Malka Leifer sexual abuse verdicts bittersweet for sisters

A jury has found former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer guilty of 18 sexual abuse charges against two former students at the Adass Israel School.

Lamborghini driver strikes cyclist on Melbourne’s Chapel Street

The driver of a Lamborghini has been accused of recklessly endangering life after striking a cyclist on Melbourne's Chapel Street.

Melbourne uni lecturer ‘deeply sorry’ for wife’s stabbing murder

A Deakin University lecturer who killed his wife at their family home after an argument about childcare has apologised to a court for the brutal murder.

Teen critical after crash at popular Melbourne restaurant strip

A teenager is fighting for life and four other people have been injured in a crash at a popular restaurant strip in Melbourne.

Melbourne manhunt ends in man arrested for stabbing death and assault

A 32-year-old man has been taken into custody following a major manhunt sparked by a death and serious assault in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir.

Olivia Newton-John remembered as ‘one of a kind’

Olivia Newton-John has been remembered as a visionary who cared deeply about others and the world around her.

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