The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is chasing his 11th title at Melbourne Park but who is likely to provide the competition at the Australian Open?

Centre Justin Olam will shift to Wests Tigers while backrower Shawn Blore will go the other way to Melbourne in an immediate NRL swap deal.

Daniil Medvedev has happily played the villain at the Australian Open but the world No.3 insists he's matured and will be trying to keep his head down in 2024.

Former Australian Open champions Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka are all returning to Melbourne Park after having children.

Donna Urquhart trained for nine months to break a world record, completing the feat after running more than 1300km through freezing cold, high winds and snow.

A man accused of stabbing five people in a rampage across inner Melbourne has dumped his lawyer in the middle of a court hearing, opting to represent himself.

A Victorian GP has been suspended for six months for treating six members of her own family when she wasn't supposed to.

A Melbourne doctor who had drunken sex with a patient in the toilets of a bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a tribunal.

Police have arrested three men with alleged bikie links over arson attacks on tobacco shops in Melbourne.

From relatively humble beginnings, the Australian Open has emerged as a centrepiece in both the global tennis and Australian sporting calendar. With the 2024 tournament approaching, the event is now a centurion – it’s been 101 years since it became a designated grand slam, and 119 years since the very…

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