16 h. ago Iconic East Melbourne homes fail to sell on $6.3m bid at auction

The bluestone Georgian residence and the adjacent apartment block in a sought-after spot managed to draw only one bid at auction.

Economics

63 h. ago Couple vie with 19 others for $1.9m West Ryde home on busy main road

Twenty bidders registered to compete for a West Ryde home sitting on a busy main road. A couple from Putney lobbed the winning bid of $1.92 million at the auction on Saturday.

Politics

9 d. ago Man shot by police during welfare check in Melbourne's south

A man has been shot by police during a welfare check at a home in Melbourne's south-east.

Events

1 week ago Albanese and Dutton are bidding to buy your vote, with no regard for the price

Australians are about to be invited to an auction where Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton bid for votes with competing claims about personal tax cuts.

Economics

2 w. ago Postcode lottery means some mothers – and their babies – are more likely to be overweight or obese

Moving from Melbourne’s north to the west brought home to Maddison Dass what researchers have just revealed – there is not equal opportunity for health in Melbourne.

Politics

2 w. ago Todd McKenney moves to Melbourne, spends $2m on chic Fitzroy home

The stage and screen performer has sold his Sydney home to shake up his life, and he couldn’t be more excited.

Economics

2 w. ago I have a price on my head. I hope my neighbours won’t try to cash in

This week, letters arrived at homes in Melbourne offering a $200,000 bounty on my head. It would be claimable if I was taken to Hong Kong. In short, the letters call for me to be kidnapped.

Economics