Two more people have been shot dead in Melbourne, just hours after the slaying of crime patriarch Macchour Chaouk.

Police in Melbourne are preparing for revenge attacks after a gangland shooting yesterday.

The Melbourne Storm expects to be salary cap-compliant in 2011 after releasing Greg Inglis and Brett White from their contracts.

Victoria's Mildura has almost no rainfall but its fields flow with produce, finds Eloise Gibson.

Robbie Deans' downward trajectory will continue if the Wallabies fail to gain traction against the ABs tomorrow.

Richie McCaw says the pitch for tomorrow night's Bledisloe test between the ABs and the Wallabies looks 'all good'.

The NZRU has banned Kiwi photographer Scott Barbour from covering the All Blacks' Bledisloe Cup build-up.

Quade Cooper has lost his appeal against a two-match suspension.

Peter FitzSimons says NZ Rugby has overreacted to a photo of an All Black playsheet being leaked.

A shoplifting spree in Queenstown has concluded with four boys expelled from their Melbourne school.

The All Blacks' moves for Saturday night have been taken from under coach Graham Henry's nose.