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Caped crusader: Pettifleur Berenger looks chic in beige trench coat as she joins Big Brother's Tully Smyth at the Melbourne premiere of Bridget Jones's Baby

06/09/16 14:49

She’s been working hard on improving her fitness. And Real Housewives Of Melbourne star Pettifleur Berenger showed off the feats of her tough gym regime when she attended the Melbourne premiere of Bridget Jones Baby on Tuesday evening. The 51-year-old, who swears she’ll never wed again, sashayed down the runway in a chic beige coat which showed of her trim and terrific figure in all its glory. ...read

Sold… to that person who really doesn’t want it! Hong Kong buyer snaps up Melbourne property for $1.7million over the RESERVE – and he plans to knock it down

06/09/16 08:41

At an intense auction, the Hong Kong buyer eventually won out, paying $4.8 million for the 709 square-metre property (pictured) at 51 Rowland St in the leafy Melbourne suburb of Kew.

Heroic policewoman whose face was ripped off in a gas explosion as she tried to stop a man taking his own life proudly wears her uniform again

05/09/16 09:58

Melbourne police constable Varli Blake, 35, who had her whole face 'practically ripped off' in an explosion two years ago, has recalled the moment she asked nurses if she was going to die.

Melbourne teenager, 19, jailed for 10 years over terror plot to behead police officer on Anzac Day

05/09/16 03:22

Melbourne teenager Sevdet Ramadan Besim (pictured), 19, pleaded guilty to a single terror-related charge over the 2015 plan to run down an officer and behead him in a rampage.

Eight African Apex gang teenagers, aged 14 to 16, arrested over a string of of home invasions - as officers hunt five teens who 'rammed a police car'

05/09/16 02:09

Police have arrested eight teenagers over a series of home invasions and a botched car-jacking in Melbourne linked to the African Apex Gang. They are also hunting five more over a police car crash.

'Mate, I've got a family. F*** off': The shocking moment a shameless dealer complains about being interrupted as he sells drugs in broad daylight on a busy street in Melbourne

04/09/16 16:31

A suspected drug deal taking place in broad daylight on a busy public footpath in Melbourne has been busted by a news crew who confronted one of those taking part in the exchange.

Female child protection unit worker, 50, charged with sex offences that were first reported 21 YEARS ago

04/09/16 13:18

A senior child protection officer has been charged with two sex offences against a 16-year-old boy in custody in 1995, which were reported, but no action was taken against the woman at the time.

89 shares Senior child protection unit worker charged with sex offences

Teens as young as 14 are hooked on dating app Tinder with many posting pictures of themselves in school uniforms

04/09/16 11:32

Australian teenagers as young as 14 are using adult-only dating app Tinder and posting pictures of themselves in their school uniforms to 'raise their social status', a psychologist has warned.

Hugh Jackman steps out for solo beach outing following star-studded funeral of his beloved mother-in-law Fay Duncan

02/09/16 18:25

Australian actor Hugh Jackman has enjoyed a solo outing following the funeral of his beloved mother-in-law.

'That's going to keep him in my day, every day': The touching moment prankster sons give Angry Dad a heart-warming gift to remember his own late father

02/09/16 16:15

Melbourne man Mark Orval, known online as Angry Dad, couldn’t stay mad at his sons Mitchell and Dylan after they bought him this thoughtful present for father’s day.

'I don't eat meat because I am a feminist': Woman gives up her steaks because she refuses to 'indulge in a system that profits off objectification'

02/09/16 09:51

Melbourne artist Madison Griffiths is giving up meat in the name of feminism. She says she is sick of being treated like an animal - just an 'appetising conquest' for the enjoyment of men.

'Welcome to Dandendong': What five thugs screamed as they beat a 19-year-old man senseless and knocked out his teeth in the Melbourne suburb

02/09/16 09:08

A 19-year-old man played dead after five men randomly attacked him on his walk home, punching him in the face and stomping him on the head. The group shouted 'Welcome to Dandendong'

From forcing children to sit outside for a WHOLE term to locking them in a wooden box called the 'coffin': The barbaric methods used by a school and day centre to deal with pupils with autism

02/09/16 04:05

A special school and a day centre both in Melbourne are alleged to have recently used outdated methods to treat behavioural issues of youngsters who have autism.

Policeman shoots dead man who pinned him to a wall with his stolen car after a dramatic Melbourne shoot out that left two officers in hospital

02/09/16 01:09

A police officer has shot and killed a man who rammed him with a stolen car and pinned him to a brick wall at a Melbourne factory following a 40-minute chase at 1.30am on Thursday.

Tigerair launch $1 return flights from the Gold Coast to Sydney and Melbourne - but how much will it cost you to get there?

01/09/16 18:00

Budget airline Tigerair is offering customers return flights to various cities around Australia for only $1 in May 2017, when customers pay full price for their outbound flight.

Heavy metal Housewives! RHOM's Gamble Breaux and Pettifleur Berenger get the guitars out at We Will Rock You premiere in Melbourne

01/09/16 17:34

On Thursday, Gamble Breaux and Pettifleur Berenger revealed their inner rock divas as they posed up a storm at the We Will Rock You musical premiere in Melbourne.

Man accused of trying to flee to Syria to fight for Islamic State said it would be 'like taking a shortcut in a Super Mario' video game if he died in combat

01/09/16 14:59

Paul Dacre, 31, who was charged with four other men over a plot to leave Australia by boat to support IS, said dying in combat would be like moving to next level in a Super Mario video game.

156 shares Man says dying while fighting for IS would be a 'ticket to paradise'

Hugh Jackman comforts his beloved wife Deborra-Lee Furness as she says her final goodbye to mother Fay Duncan at her funeral and actor performs musical tribute during moving service

01/09/16 13:58

Australian actor Hugh Jackman comforted his bereaved wife Deborra-Lee Furness as she bid a final farewell to her late mother Fay Duncan.

Online gamer 'who spends most of his time in his room sexually assaulted two teenage girls at a Selena Gomez concert after preying on other women at music gigs'

01/09/16 12:48

Martin Victor Lathouwers has been charged with seven assaults at concerts since September 2015. He was denied bail in a Melbourne court on Thursday as police said he could reoffend.

1 share Man charged with sexually assaulting

'I just had to kill him': Man, 39, says he 'enjoyed' murdering a shop keeper inside his drug paraphernalia store called Fetish after he met him on an online dating site

01/09/16 09:13

Simon Kepenci, 39, told police he 'bloody enjoyed' murdering his lover Gordon Harvey at the 62-year-old's Melbourne store 'Fetish' in January.

Graphic images of a cyclist's bloody arm and mangled bike released as police search for a cowardly tattooed man who hit her and fled

01/09/16 08:55

Victoria police have released a computer-generated image of a man they wish to speak to over a horrific accident in Toolern Vale, about 40 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.

'She was one of the greatest women I've ever met': Hugh Jackman pens touching tribute to Deborra-Lee Furness' late mother after she lost her battle with a lengthy illness at 81

01/09/16 07:20

The Hollywood star shared a sweet snap with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness' late mother, Fay Duncan, on Thursday, describing her as 'cheeky and generous'.

Man, 23, left with facial cuts and broken teeth after thugs savagely bashed him in unprovoked attack as he walked a female friend home

01/09/16 05:29

A University student is living in fear after he was savagely bashed by a group of men in a random attack which knocked out several of his teeth in Melbourne's south-east on the night of July 1.

Morning jogger find's man's body floating in Port Melbourne

01/09/16 04:16

Police are working to identify the body of a man found floating in water at Port Melbourne on Thursday morning after a passer-by made the grisly find just after 6am.

Justin Theroux spits out water from back of limo as he shoots scenes for season three of The Leftovers in Melbourne

01/09/16 02:08

The 45-year-old star did not disappoint on Wednesday when one scene required him to throw up. The actor was spotted vomiting while filming season three of the HBO series in Melbourne.

Sickening moment bus driver is bashed in the head by a violent thug in front of horrified passengers

31/08/16 18:12

Sickening footage has surfaced of a bus driver being bashed by a thug passenger in front of horrified onlookers on a bus in Melbourne's north.

Elite Jewish boys' school once at the centre of sex abuse claims is probed over bullying and harassment of staff

31/08/16 14:15

Yeshivah College, in Melbourne's seafront suburb of St Kilda East, was thrown into the spotlight last year after a series of hearings at the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse.

Pictured: Knife-wielding thugs wanted for trying to hijack a woman, 22, as she drove through Melbourne

31/08/16 10:49

Police are on the hunt for two men that have frightened a young woman when they attempted to break into her car at knife point at an intersection, south east of Melbourne.

Making a statement: Isabel Lucas stuns in a sheer floral ensemble and oversized gold cross earrings at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

31/08/16 09:16

Isabel Lucas stunned in the black garment, which hugged tightly around her slender frame and featured a floor-length sheer over-the-top, on Tuesday.

'This is not a run around the Botanic Gardens... this is hard': Former lawyer is running 3,800 kilometres across India in 40 degrees Celsius for 77 days

31/08/16 05:35

Samantha Gash, from Melbourne, is running 3,800 kms across India for World Vision. The ultramarathon runner was a lawyer, but now runs professionally for change. This run will take 77 days.

'What an absolute thrill': Cancer survivors Delta Goodrem and Tessa James join Natalie Bassingthwaighte at opening of adolescent cancer recovery centre

31/08/16 05:25

Delta Goodrem, Tessa James and Natalie Bassingthwaighte united in Melbourne to help open an adolescent cancer recovery centre opening on Friday.

'Our staff room doesn't need to look like Angelina Jolie's family': Teacher claims elite Melbourne school told him they didn't want 'more brownskins'

31/08/16 01:55

Manu Chopra has filed a complaint against his former school, McKinnon Secondary College in Melbourne, alleging he was subjected to racial discrimination while working as a teacher.

Meet the entrepreneur, 26, making $3 MILLION a year by posting to Instagram 24/7 for customers using a 'wall of smartphones'

30/08/16 05:03

Hugh Stephens is 26, from Melbourne, quit a medicine degree, and his company, Schedugram, makes almost $3 million revenue a year by posting to Instagram for those who pay him to do so.

'I'll f***ing smash you': The terrifying moment an enraged truck driver threatens a cyclist who claims 'he nearly killed him'

30/08/16 04:43

An enraged truck driver has launched a terrifying attack on a cyclist who accused him of trying to run him down on Footscray Road in Melbourne on Saturday morning.

'Everyone at school thought I had cancer': 19-year-old woman with alopecia reveals what it was like to grow up with the condition and how she learned to embrace it

30/08/16 04:19

Stef Hodgson, 19, was diagnosed with alopecia at six-years-old. She has opened up about what it was like to grow up with the condition after she lost all her hair by the time she was just 12-years-old.

Celebrity music teacher called 'Saxdragon' jailed for sexually abusing four girls as young as seven during private saxophone lessons

29/08/16 23:09

Saxophonist and music teacher Yi 'Allan' Yang, 51, has been sentenced to jail for the sexual assault of four girls between the ages of seven and 13 in Melbourne.

Man jailed for seven years for sneaking up behind his wife and stabbing her in the neck 10 TIMES because he thought she was trying to poison him

29/08/16 09:41

Melbourne's Sukhwinder Sandhu, 39, snuck up on his wife Ramandeep Kharod, grabbed her by her pony tail and stabbed her on February 4 in 2015 because he believed she was trying to poison him.

Terrified Melbourne residents are fortifying their homes amid a spree of African Apex gang home invasions

29/08/16 03:12

Terrified Melbourne residents are fortifying their homes and adding sophisticated alarm systems in a desperate bid to remain safe from the feared African Apex gang.

Desperate search for mother and her two children missing from their home near Melbourne

29/08/16 01:10

A desperate search is underway for a mother and her two young children (pictured) who went missing from their home in Coldstream, 36 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, at 10am on Saturday.

Pictured: The $1.1million home mother Karen Ristevski and her husband were at risk of losing before she went missing because of drowning debts

28/08/16 23:22

The million dollar property in Melbourne's north-west where missing mother Karen Ristevski was last seen stands empty with curtains draped over windows three weeks after she disappeared.

Husband of missing woman Karen Ristevski believes she may have been abducted by a stranger

28/08/16 18:28

The family of missing Melbourne woman Karen Ristevski say they believe the 47-year-old may have been abducted by a random stranger and 'discarded like a piece of rubbish'.

At least he didn’t miss his flight this time! Jean-Claude Van Damme takes a PRIVATE JET to Melbourne… after his delayed arrival in Sydney

28/08/16 16:49

He missed his flight from Hong Kong to Sydney earlier this month ahead of his speaking tour of Australia

Brynne Edelsten flaunts her slim figure in a strapless floral dress as she puts on a VERY cosy display with her new boyfriend Ian McAllister in Melbourne

28/08/16 16:49

The ex-wife of Geoffrey Edelsten was spotted getting frisky at The Long Room bar during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week on Sunday night

Stealing the show! Former Home and Away star Isabel Lucas cuts a VERY stylish figure in a plum trouser suit at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

28/08/16 16:13

Cutting a very stylish figure, Isabel stunned in a pantsuit with simple gold accessories

Who murdered Tracy Connelly? Police to test the DNA of 600 men in their hunt for the killer who stabbed the Melbourne prostitute to death

28/08/16 13:17

Hundreds of men believed to have been in the area where Melbourne sex worker Tracy Connelly, 40, was stabbed to death on July 21, 2013, will be asked for a DNA sample for forensic testing.

Young Tongan girl with tennis ball-sized tumour on her cheek has a leg bone removed to reconstruct her jaw in radical groundbreaking surgery

28/08/16 04:46

Pulei Latu, 19, from Tonga, underwent radical surgery in Melbourne on Friday to remove a rapidly-growing benign tumour near her cheek - which had already deformed parts of her mouth and teeth.

Man stabbed in a Port Melbourne apartment block just two months after another man was stabbed to death on the same inner-city street

28/08/16 03:55

Paramedics found the 39-year-old with wounds to his upper body in the Nott Street flat at about 2.30am on Sunday. Another man was stabbed to death in public housing on the same street on June 17.

Lone wolf? The Bachelorette reject Michael Turnbull gets a WOLF tattoo in Melbourne... after pyramid scheme allegations from A Current Affair

28/08/16 00:51

The Bachelorette runner-up, 35, was spotted getting another tattoo in Melbourne on Saturday

From a $5million resort Kim Kardashian had her eye on to a tropical gem on the Great Barrier Reef for just $850k: Seven stunning ISLANDS for sale in Australia - and they could be yours

27/08/16 09:56

It's a dream of many to live on their own island. And now, as house prices in Sydney and Melbourne go up, that could become a reality. Here are the seven best islands for sale right now in Australia.

'I'm worse than an animal': Father who got his own daughter pregnant at 14 during 'years of incest' sentenced to just 10 years in jail

27/08/16 09:37

A Melbourne father who subjected his daughter to years of incest and got her pregnant at the age of 14 has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in jail.

Uber investigates if Karen Ristevksi's husband drove for them on the day his wife disappeared as location details emerge from mobile phone data

27/08/16 02:00

The husband of missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski may have driven for Uber just 30 minutes after she disappeared from her home following an argument between the pair.

How furious Melbourne commuters are waging war against public transport ticket inspectors with an ingenious plan

26/08/16 18:40

A social media page has been launched for Melbourne commuters to track ticket inspectors and post their locations, in the wake of several heated encounters.

Where was Karen Ristevski's husband on the day she disappeared? Mystery surrounds phone data of missing woman's partner as records show both had travelled near each other on fateful day

26/08/16 18:10

Missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski's mobile phone was detected 40 kilometres northwest of her home on the day she disappeared. Her husband's home was also 'pinged' in the region.

Naughty and nice! Isabel Lucas keeps it conservative at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week... as DJ Havana Brown flaunts her legs in thigh-high boots

26/08/16 16:14

It was no surprise that Isabel Lucas and Havana Brown dressed in VERY different outfits as they attended the Emporium Opening Runway at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week on Friday

The twisted Facebook posts of Karen Ristevski's ice addict stepson - claiming he had an affair with the missing Melbourne mother

26/08/16 13:36

The ice-addicted stepson of missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski has posted a series of disturbing messages to social media since her disappearance.

Car thief 'rammed two police cars and tried to drive over the top of officers' after they cornered him in a dead end street after a high speed chase

26/08/16 11:37

Melbourne Police officers were lucky to escape with only minor injuries after a dangerous car chase led to a thief ramming his way out of a dead end street.

Ice-addicted teenager accused of kidnapping a five-year-old girl in her father's BMW and taking her on a terrifying chase was 'involved in an armed prison riot'

26/08/16 11:37

The 18-year-old was allegedly at the end of a three-suburb crime spree when he stole a BMW while high on ice and took the little girl (pictured reunited with her father) on a terrifying police chase.

Chinese student, 14, fighting for life in hospital with critical head injuries after being hit by a car running across a busy Melbourne road to catch a bus

26/08/16 11:26

The year eight international student at The Knox School was airlifted to Royal Children’s Hospital after running into the path of Mazda CX5 at 8am on Friday.

Apex gang member, 16, was high on meth and checking FACEBOOK on his mobile phone when he killed a mother-of-two while driving a stolen BMW

26/08/16 04:40

The Apex teen gang member who hit and killed a mother-of-two in a stolen BMW was high on 'ice' and on Facebook on his mobile phone at the time.

Pervert repeatedly told a perfume shop assistant she was 'beautiful' as he sexually assaulted her in the store

26/08/16 04:08

A woman working in a Melbourne shopping centre has been subjected to a frightening sexual assault. During the vile assault the man (pictured) repeatedly told her she was 'beautiful'.

Winter's last blast: Temperatures to plummet to single figures in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend before spring finally arrives

26/08/16 02:23

Sydney and Melbourne have experienced wet conditions all week and rain is expected to fall all weekend too, with the temperature dropping significantly.

Prospector finds 4.1kg gold nugget in Australian bushland that is set to sell for $250,000

25/08/16 13:59

A hobby prospector who has scoured bushland in Victoria's 'Golden Triangle', north west of Melbourne, for over a decade struck gold twice in a week, with his latest find valued over $250,000.

Is Karen Ristevski hiding in bushland? Police ask residents near Melbourne to check homes for 'suspicious activity' after tip offs about the missing mother

25/08/16 04:04

Investigators have asked rural residents to 'check their properties for any changes or suspicious activity' since her suspicious disappearance on June 29.

Pictured: The smiling creep who 'sexually assaulted a teenage girl' at a Selena Gomez concert in Melbourne

25/08/16 02:22

Police are hunting a man accused of sexually assaulting at least one teenage girl at a Selena Gomez concert at Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena on August 6.

'It helps us practice handling big emotions': Girl, 10, pens heartfelt letter begging her teachers to let kids have boyfriends and girlfriends... so should they be allowed?

25/08/16 02:05

Ten-year-old Una Russon, of Melbourne, has written a heartfelt letter to her school asking her teachers to allow pupils to have relationships with each other so they can learn to handle 'big emotions'.

Microsoft 'lose' Melbourne on Bing maps - by placing it 8,000 kilometres away (and in the wrong hemisphere)

24/08/16 19:57

Microsoft has been pulled up for accidentally placing Melbourne in the wrong hemisphere on Bing Maps, after a glitch in the system - which relies on Wikipedia - left the trendy city floating off the east coast of Japan.

The Bachelor's Keira Maguire cuts a relaxed figure as she grabs coffee with rose-eating sensation Sasha Zhuralyova after revealing their lesbian fantasy

24/08/16 12:34

They have been inseparable after they failed to find love with Richie Strahan on this year’s series of The Bachelor.

Sheer cheek! Former Bachelor contestant Keira Maguire flashes her G-string as she steps out in a pair of VERY see-through tight leggings

24/08/16 12:29

On Sunday, Keira Maguire stepped out for a coffee and a bite to eat with fellow evictee Sasha Zhuralyova in Melbourne.

Karen Ristevski's daughter launches her own search for her mother - as the missing woman's brother-in-law claims she is in hiding overseas

24/08/16 08:47

The daughter of missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski, independently sought advice from a missing person's group just days after her mother was reported missing in June 29.

'We will summon forth a storm of biblical pain': PR firm swears revenge on fashion label that ripped off its client's $440 dress

24/08/16 08:17

Sydney company Mother & Father PR has publicly slammed Melbourne designer Zian Couture on social media for allegedly copying a $440 dress designed by their client Zhivago.

Ticket inspectors 'abused and swore at' a woman after she offered to pay a homeless man's tram fare

24/08/16 08:00

Emily Day claims four ticket inspectors verbally abused her on Monday when she offered to pay a homeless man's tram fare in Melbourne when they were fining him for travelling without a ticket.

Australian artist deported from the UK after British officials read her personal diary and said it proved she wanted to work illegally

24/08/16 07:55

Jody Cleaver (pictured), from Melbourne, said she was stopped and questioned 'on and off' for more than seven hours after arriving in England on the back of a two-month trip in Europe.

Melbourne, 12.40pm Tuesday: Shocking photos show the true scourge of drugs in Australia as middle-aged users openly smoke substances in one of the city's most famous laneways

24/08/16 02:03

Melbourne's Hosier Lane is known for its colourful street art that attracts hoards of tourists every day. But recently the laneway has become a seedy spot for drug users (pictured).

Male intruder 'looked at naked photos of a man on his iPad before trying to rape him when he returned home'

23/08/16 19:25

A 47-year-old man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a Melbourne house, viewing nude photos on an iPad and attempting to rape the resident when he returned home. (stock image)

2 shares Male intruder allegedly ‘looked at naked photos of a man on iPad

Brother-in-law of missing Karen Ristevski says she wasn't murdered by her husband and is secretly hiding overseas

23/08/16 19:16

Vasko Ristevski, the brother-in-law of missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski, says she wasn't murdered by her husband Borce and is secretly hiding from her family overseas.

Armed robber sues taxpayers after he was kicked by a cow he was milking on a jail farm

23/08/16 18:53

A prisoner who suffered serious spinal injuries after he was kicked in the chin by a cow he was milking on Dhurringle Prison dairy farm, north of Melbourne, is suing taxpayers for his injuries.

Burger joint worker thrown into the air after an oven exploded at a restaurant at the Crown casino

23/08/16 18:52

A burger joint worker at the Crown Casino complex (shown) in Melbourne was hurled through the air when an oven he turned on exploded and caused him head and neck injuries early on Tuesday.

Making a splash! Cate Blanchett shows off her trim figure in a black bikini as she dotes on daughter Edith while swimming with her family in Melbourne

23/08/16 17:22

The Lord Of The Rings showcased her trim physique in a black bikini as she took her clan to Portsea Springs

Wonder drug that 'melts' cancer cells is shown to work on 80 per cent of patients - and leaves one in five completely disease free

23/08/16 14:48

A drug which 'melts away cancer' is now available in the United States after hugely positive trials. Venetoclax which was developed and trialed in Melbourne helped 80 percent of patients.

Uber's taxi tax: How you'll pay an extra $2 per trip to ride share in Melbourne because cab companies 'can't compete'

23/08/16 10:27

Uber riders in Victoria will be slugged with a $2 levy for each trip they take under a new plan announced by Premier Daniel Andrews. Pictured is a stock image of the ride sharing app.

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