Melbourne

Melbourne has claimed the global spotlight after being crowned the best city in the world for 2026, topping the latest global rankings from Time Out Group in partnership with Intrepid Travel.The Victorian capital surged to the number-one position ahead...

Iranian-Australian community members have voiced concerns after a small number of Shia mosques and Islamic centres in Melbourne and Sydney invited worshippers to attend mourning gatherings following the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranian state media reported...

The rail line Melbourne has argued about for decades has now moved from talking point to active worksite, with construction underway on the first stage of the Melbourne Airport Rail project at Sunshine.Crews have begun works between West Footscray...

An explosive report prepared for the administrator by Geoffrey Watson SC documented the union’s decline into lawlessness and how it exploited Victoria’s Big Build infrastructure program.Victorians will head to the polls for a state election late this year, with Labor seeking a fourth...

VICTORIA’S $15 BILLION CORRUPTION BOMBSHELL PUTS ALLAN GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS AHEAD OF STATE ELECTIONVictorian Premier Jacinta Allan is facing renewed political heat after explosive claims about corruption on major construction sites reignited debate over the state’s Big Build spending...

The West Party has renewed calls to scrap the Suburban Rail Loop, arguing the money should instead be redirected to infrastructure and essential services in Melbourne’s west, including Wyndham.The Suburban Rail Loop has again become a political flashpoint,...

The Victorian Greens will today move to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the scale and scope of anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes in Victoria, citing a disturbing run of reported attacks targeting gay and bi+ men.Reporting suggests the risk remains widespread,...

A recurring “phantom” traffic jam on Melbourne’s West Gate Freeway is continuing to frustrate commuters.Drivers reporting a stop-start choke point that regularly forms around Fowles Auction Group and then clears abruptly just after Laverton—often without any crash, breakdown...

Undercover police rammed a car in central Melbourne after it was allegedly seen driving erratically near Southern Cross Station, just outside Victoria Police headquarters.A 35-year-old man was allegedly driving a Hyundai in a dangerous manner outside the station earlier...

Melbourne Airport will host a series of community information sessions in Bulla this October and November, giving local residents their first formal opportunity to engage with the airport's Noise Amelioration Plan and Program for the third runway project.The Airport’s...