A 17-year-old has been charged with preparing for a terrorism act after police swooped to foil a reported plan to explode bombs on Mother's Day in the heart of Melbourne.

Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox will be at the heart of world-wide protests against the closure of remote aboriginal communities.

Top rated among Melbourne's music venues is the cool Cherry Bar, writes Julia Hollingsworth.

Danielle Wright finds refuge from Melbourne's city street smells at a perfumista workshop.

Five teenagers arrested in counter terrorism raids were allegedly planning IS-inspired attacks on police at Anzac Day events in Melbourne.

A large protest opposing the closure of remote indigenous communities in Western Australia yesterday shut down streets in central Melbourne.

Three children are dead and an injured woman is under police guard in hospital after the car she was driving crashed into a Melbourne lake.

A seven-hour siege at a Melbourne restaurant has ended with the release of a woman who had been held hostage through the night.

A tense atmosphere has settled over the fanzone in central Auckland as early wickets fell for the Black Caps in the Cricket World Cup final today.

Two young children, aged under 10, are being tested for Ebola after being admitted to a hospital in Melbourne.

Melbourne turns on the bling for its annual dusk till dawn party, writes Rachel Bache.

A family in the Australian state of Victoria are 'devastated' after a mother accidentally left her 22-month-old in a car in the summer heat.

If it involves bats or balls or both the Australians are bound to want to be involved -- and so is Nicholas Jones, who joins the crowds for a fiesta of sport at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Christian Bonetto spends a weekend in Melbourne.

Danielle Wright discovers a family-friendly Melbourne hotel close to all the action.

A man wearing fishnet stockings, heels and a blonde wig has robbed a Melbourne fast food restaurant.

A hot air balloon with 10 people on board has crashed in suburban Melbourne, brushing power lines as it came down.

From fun parks to family safaris, Danielle Wright introduces her children to Melbourne.

A security alert is over at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport after a threat was directed at Tigerair Australia, forcing the evacuation of passengers from a terminal and the cancellation of flights.

A woman in Melbourne hanging washing in her garden suddenly found herself in a 9ft hole, swimming for her life for half an hour as she shouted for help.

It was impressively hot when my friends and I arrived in Melbourne. We were picked up by Anthony from Melbourne Sports Tours for a look at some stadiums and tracks.

As a Melburnian born in NZ, I cannot leave readers misinformed after Dita de Boni's article "The yawning rich-poor Oz divide" (Nov 13).

Matt Heath takes in the best of Melbourne on a lads' weekend away.

Certainly New Zealand offers a lot less than Australia in many ways, but at least we can still have the conversation about inequality, writes Dita De Boni.

Cameron McMillan spends a tiring but fascinating day walking the fairways with golf legends in Melbourne.

Twenty-three buildings taller than 200 metres are currently being planned or built in Melbourne, many by Asian developers.

Kiwi Bella Katz is a Melbourne-based brand and marketing consultant who advises New Zealand companies going into the Australian market.