It may not have the glitz and glamour of Sydney, but Melbourne more than makes up for it with its café lifestyle, high culture and sports-loving attitude. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A man who committed a string of violent sex attacks across Melbourne humiliated his victims, including a pregnant woman he attacked in front of her two children. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A man hanged in 1922 for the murder and rape of a young girl in the southern Australian city of Melbourne was posthumously pardoned for the crime on Tuesday after new tests found crucial evidence against him was flawed. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A MELBOURNE doctor and his wife have arrived home from holiday to find homicide detectives about to hold a press conference into their suspected deaths. picked by maxriter 6 months ago

IT'S called Stinkhorn fungus - and apparently it really smells bad.

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He spent two weeks stuck up a gum tree in Melbourne - and if it hadn't been for other Cockies feeding him, he wouldn't have survived.

This story impressed me because of how his fellow cockatoos fed him while he was stuck. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Worth a click. picked by andrewinmelbourne 1 year ago

MELBOURNE scientists have developed a drug that may prevent a condition responsible for up to 45% of all deaths in the Western world. The drug prevents the spread of fibrosis, the scarring of organs that exasperates the severity of many diseases, including kidney diseases. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash. Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Melbourne father who bashed his four-month-old daughter, breaking her ribs and thigh, has been sentenced to six years in jail. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

For a burglar, being chased by the police is one thing. But finding them already there when you jemmy open the window just doesn't seem fair.

That was the shock awaiting a couple of thieves who staged a midnight raid on a Melbourne house last week. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Ralph Garcia allegedly broke into Betty's Antiques in Melbourne last week and removed $75,000 in jewelry, Florida Today reported. Friday, he brought the items to AA Auction, also in Melbourne, which happens to be owned by Betty Young's daughter. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Synthetic & Artificial Grass, and Landscaping, DDs Landscaping, Melbourne, Australia picked by PhilAnderson 1 year ago

Whilst ambulance officers in Melbourne worked on a nine year old girl, thieves robbed their vehicles of vital radio equipment. After the tragedy of losing the child, the paramedics were disgusted to discover the theft. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

I wouldn't want to be the one to tell a shark it has to go on a diet! picked by teaya21 2 years ago

A 30-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he and his wife were assaulted by up to six occupants of a Hummer vehicle as they stood admiring it in inner-Melbourne early Sunday. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A hoard of dinosaur bones has been discovered at the site of a planned desalination plant meant to deliver Australia's second biggest city from drought, forcing a re-think of the A$3 billion ($2.7 billion) project. The fossilised bones, estimated to be 115 million years old and belonging to dinosaurs and ancient marine reptiles, were found on a windswept beach in front of the planned project at Po... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The body of an Asian woman has been found in the boot of a car outside the home of missing Auckland woman Anan Liu, whose daughter, dubbed Pumpkin, was dumped by her father at a Melbourne's Southern Cross railway station. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

International Muslim students have asked universities to change class times so they can attend prayers. They also want a female-only area for Muslim students to eat and relax.

In a rare moment of sanity and backbone, at least one institution has rejected their demands, arguing that the university is secular and it does not want to set any sort of precedent or special treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A four-year-old boy was stuck in a vending machine for almost an hour in a sportsman's club south-east of Melbourne. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago