Latest from Melbourne

One minute laundry, the next - sinkhole

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.

Matt Heath: Melbourne's iconic arenas and stadiums

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.

Paul M Southwick: My love letter to Melbourne - cc Dita

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).

Sporting city best seen from a hog

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

Dita De Boni: The yawning rich-poor Oz divide

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.

Victoria: Big day out on the greens

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

Melbourne's building boom

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

3D printer saves cancer patient's leg

AFL: Hawthorn wins back-to-back titles

Jailed kiwi to be deported

A New Zealand man who has been sentenced in Australia to more than eight years jail on incest and sex charges will be deported, despite his family not living here.

Get your yiros fix in Melbourne

Alexandra Patrikios visits some Melbourne restaurants seeking to relive the Greek meals of her childhood memories.

Arsonist hotfoots it from fire

Melbourne: View to a thrill

As Melbourne hosts a 007 exhibition, Guerin, Michael Guerin, lives the Bond dream.

Melbourne: Facelift for old dame

The city's iconic Queen Victoria Market is set for a A$250 million revamp.

Oliver's Melbourne Cup twist

When you're an Australian sporting legend you walk on water - and Damien Oliver proved it yesterday on a horse called Fiorente.

Melbourne Cup day fashion

The Melbourne Cup is just as much about the fashion on the field as the fillies. Our gallery brings you the best looking ladies at gents at Flemington for race day.

Where Oz meets Hollywood

Melbourne lives up to its reputation as Australia's arts and culture capital, discovers Colin Mathura-Jeffree during a visit to the Winter Masterpieces series.

Phar Lap's body to be virtually rebuilt

Robot technology is bringing legendary racehorse Phar Lap to life for Australian school children.