The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne Cup

Victoria will move to decriminalise public intoxication from November, with services to provide a health-based response instead of a criminal justice one.

Watchdog calls emails sent to 772 self-excluded people a serious breach and issues financial penalty as a warning to other firms

I detest the Melbourne Cup and everything it stands for. From the glorification of binge drinking and gambling to the animal cruelty and ill-fitting Tarocash suits blokes insist on wearing, quite literally everything about the event makes me gag. Well folks, there’s now another foul byproduct of the Melbourne Cup…

A recovering gambling addict slams "predatory" online betting companies for sending him promotional material even though he has registered for self-exclusion.

"Just raw emotion. You cheer them home when you are at the pub. This was unbelievable."

Inundated roads weren't enough to stop some residents from watching the famous race with a beer in hand.

Growing up, Luke Murrell thought being a rugby league talent scout - just like his neighbour, foundation Knights coaching director Allan Bell - would be "awesome".

The Melbourne Cup is an absolutely abhorrent display of everything awful in this country, but the pics of people falling over sure are funny.

Trainer Ciaron Maher has already turned his attention to the 2023 Melbourne Cup with this year's winner Gold Trip.