The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne

Cairns have opened their NBL season with two road victories after completing a comeback 85-76 win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

Police tried to hold opposing groups of abortion protesters apart in Melbourne. The anti-abortion march was led by ousted Liberal MP Bernie Finn, who called for the repeal of Victoria's abortion laws. At the pro-choice counter rally, protesters said they were fighting "for the lives of women".

Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have formed a human chain in Melbourne's city centre to protest his detention.

“This might cause a fight.”

Flood warnings remain in place across much of Victoria and a music festival has had to be called off after a deluge which saw a month's worth of rain dumped on some parts of the state in just an hour.

The full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace our skies on Oct. 17 —and it will be a "supermoon" as well.

A man has been arrested over a collision in inner city Melbourne in which a driver allegedly hit a police car and narrowly missed officers.

India commence their campaign with a blockbuster match against arch-rival Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23.

Melbourne was hit by thunderstorm warnings and flash flooding on Friday morning, and the footage is truly cooked.

Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett is unhappy Cameron Munster didn't bother to inform him he wouldn't be joining the new NRL side.

A burst of rain in Melbourne has delivered half of October's average rainfall in just one hour, with moderate flood warnings issued across Victoria.