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The man who attacked police was shot and died later in hospital

Police treating Melbourne knife attack as terrorism

Police in Australia are treating a stabbing incident in which one person was killed in Melbourne as terrorism.

Vienna has pushed Melbourne into second place on the Global Liveability Index

Vienna world's 'most liveable city' - survey

Vienna is the most "liveable" city in the world, according to a new survey, making it the first time a European city topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual Global Liveability Index.

World • 14 Aug 18

Raffaele Di Paolo was convicted of more than 50 assaults at Melbourne clinics between 2005 and 2015

Fake gynaecologist in Australia jailed for fraud

A man who pretended to be a gynaecologist and fertility specialist for a decade was labelled a "base charlatan" by a Melbourne judge and jailed for more than nine years for assault and fraud.

World • 06 Jul 18

Eurydice Dixon's body was found at a football field in Melbourne (Pic: Facebook)

Comedian's killing in Australia prompts public anger

The alleged rape and murder of a young comedian as she walked home at night in Australia has prompted an outpouring of public grief and anger.

World • 15 Jun 18

Three people remain in hospital after the attack on 21 December

Melbourne attacker faces murder charge

A man accused of driving a car into pedestrians outside a major Australian transport hub has been charged with murder following the death of a pensioner injured in the incident.

Melbourne • 02 Jan 18

Police have said they did not believe the Melbourne attack was terrorism related

Driver charged with attempted murder over car attack

A man accused of deliberately ploughing into Christmas shoppers on a busy street in the Australian city of Melbourne has been charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life.

World • 23 Dec 17

Police stressed no terrorist links had been found during their initial investigations

Irish woman 'stable' after Melbourne attack

A 25-year-old Irish woman remains in a stable condition in hospital after a car was driven into crowds in Melbourne, Australia yesterday, police said.

World • 22 Dec 17

Police treating incident as 'deliberate act'

Irish person among injured in Melbourne incident

An Irish person is among 19 people injured after a car was driven into crowds in Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne • 21 Dec 17

It is the largest reward offered by police in Victoria

Australian police offer reward in serial killer case

Australian police offered a record AUS$6 million in rewards to catch the serial killer or killers behind the murders of six Melbourne women in the 1980s.

World • 21 Oct 17

Hostage taker was shot dead by police in Melbourne

Shooting and siege in Australia 'terrorist incident'

Australian police have said they are treating a deadly shooting and siege in Melbourne as a terrorist incident, after the so-called Islamic State group said it was behind the attack.

News • 06 Jun 17

The lights were installed at one of Melbourne's busiest junctions

Melbourne trials female figures on traffic lights

Pedestrian traffic lights showing female figures rather than male have been installed in Melbourne to reduce "unconscious bias" and promote gender equality.

News • 08 Mar 17

Hundreds of people left tributes at the site

Sixth person hit by car on Melbourne footpath dies

A 33-year-old woman has become the sixth person to die after a car hit pedestrians in Melbourne's busiest mall earlier this month, police said.

News • 31 Jan 17

Police cordon off the street after the incident

Four killed as man drives into Melbourne shoppers

A man deliberately drove into pedestrians, killing four people, including a child, and injuring more than 20, in the centre of Australia's second largest city of Melbourne, but police said the incident was not terrorism-related.

News • 20 Jan 17

Hundreds of police attempted to keep the groups apart and were quick to quell the clashes

Violence breaks out at protests in Australia

Violence erupted in Australia's second biggest city today after two opposing immigration rallies clashed in the streets, with police arresting seven people.

News • 28 May 16

Melbourne teen admits terror charge

A Melbourne teenager alleged to have had bomb-making materials pleaded guilty this morning to preparing for a terror act.

News • 14 Dec 15

The Science Gallery displays interactive exhibitions that focuses on cutting edge research.

Science Gallery International continues expansion

Science Gallery International has announced a deal to establish a facility in Australia, as part of a partnership with the University of Melbourne.

Business • 10 Nov 15

The three-week-old calf has been named Obi by keepers, which means 'heart' in Igob, a local Nigerian language (Pic: Melbourne Zoo)

Pygmy hippo born at Melbourne Zoo

A baby pygmy hippo, classified as endangered in the wild, has made his first splash on display at Melbourne Zoo.

News • 18 Jun 15

Officers wearing bomb suits at a home in Greenvale, Melbourne, one of several houses raided

Teen arrested over Melbourne terror plot

An Australian teenager has been charged after a counter-terror raid in Melbourne, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying a bomb plot was in a "reasonably advanced state of preparation".

News • 09 May 15

A possum that survived a fire near Perth

Australia braces for fires as temperatures soar

Australian authorities have warned of some of the worst fire danger since a 2009 inferno, which killed 173 people, with most of the continent's southeast sweltering through a major heatwave.

News • 14 Jan 14