Passengers ducked their heads and closed their eyes as their bus ploughed into a Melbourne bridge, peeling the roof off like a tin can.

Footage has emerged showing two Qantas jets involved in a scary near-miss above Melbourne Airport.

When Kim Peirce quit her six-figure job to sell body scrubs from her kitchen, she took a huge leap into the unknown.

Graham Reid goes on an eye-opening walking tour in central Melbourne.

If you are going to the Melbourne Cup it's important to be dressed for the occasion - and to make the most of what the city has to offer while you're there.

Prepare for a rich mixture if you explore the Melbourne haunts of Shihad's Tom Larkin.

Water slides at a Melbourne pool have been shut down after 12 people were overcome by strong chlorine fumes.

Hot, quirky and sometimes sophisticated, Gertrude is a Fitzroy food hub attracting a lot of attention, writes Jesse Mulligan.

Dreaming of a long weekend away? Melbourne remains a great destination for Kiwis, writes Megan Singleton.

Thousands of Kiwis cross the Tasman to see the Melbourne Cup each November. Ewan McDonald went to see why.

The 11-month-old boy whose tragic death has rocked a small community has been identified.

Angry protesters have burned placards and exchanged abuse in clashes between Reclaim Australia and anti-racism rallies in Melbourne.

Firebombings, a drive-by shooting and the gunning down of a policeman have people wondering if Melbourne's notorious gangland underbelly is once again rumbling to the surface.

Melbourne has been inundated with thousands of love letters from across the world addressed to its trees, after the council assigned each one an email address.

Ending the liquor licensing ban that's stopped Melbourne's new, boutique venues serving alcohol past 1am will reinvigorate the city's night life.

At least a dozen young women have fled Melbourne to live under Isis in war-torn Syria.

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.

Aucklander Paddy Singe and his wife, Anne, will be among the 100,000-strong crowd at the MCG for today's Cup final - a last-minute present for the couple's 34th wedding anniversary.

A thief has left “genital selfies” on a victim’s mobile phone after stealing cash from a staff locker at a Melbourne hospital.

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.