Melbourne News

Occupy Melbourne protesters return to City Square
Occupy Melbourne protesters returned to the City Square, after being forcibly removed late last year.

1400 calls for help after winds hit Melbourne
MELBOURNE suffered through wacky weather yesterday, with almost 33C, then wild wind, rain and thunder.

Clean-up continues after Melbourne storm
Melbourne was lashed by severe winds and rain overnight, bringing down power lines and trees.

Occupy protesters back to square one
Occupy Melbourne defies authorities to set up camp at site of violent clash.

South Melbourne Market trader faces VCAT fight over stall
AN ANGRY South Melbourne Market stallholder wants to take market management to the state planning tribunal.

Cricket chiefs draw line on ads
CRICKET Australia will surrender hundreds of thousands of dollars in boundary line ads after it may have illegally promoted tobacco.

Cricket Australia in tobacco ad row
Cricket Australia is forfeiting hundreds of thousands of dollars by dropping an advertisement in Hindi that appears to promote tobacco.

Cricket chiefs duped by smoky ads
CRICKET Australia bans ad campaign from the recent Test series after discovering they may have been promoting a tobacco brand.

Cricket: Australia's Lee to miss rest of ODI series
MELBOURNE, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) - - Australian paceman Brett Lee will miss the entire tri one-day series against India and Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with a broken toe, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.

Cricket: Australia thrash India in opening ODI
MELBOURNE, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) - - Australia drew first blood in the tri one-day series with a bonus-point 65-run victory over India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.