14 m. ago Congestion levy and hybrid work underpin productivity chief’s CBD vision

Melbourne is being challenged to reinvent the CBD from a place to house office workers on weekdays to a week-long destination for recreation and culture.

Politics

88 m. ago Federal election results 2025 as it happened: Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes Melbourne seat; Ed Husic, Mark Dreyfus axed; Jacinta Price leaves Nationals; Kooyong race tightens

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the election aftermath and vote counting around Australia.

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2 h. ago Federal election results LIVE updates: Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes Melbourne seat; Price leaves Nationals; Kooyong race tightens; Ley firming as favourite to replace Dutton

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2 h. ago Australia’s biggest gas company roasted for going soft on emissions

Investors, including big industry super funds, have staged another revolt at Woodside’s annual general meeting which was disrupted by a contingent of protesters.

Events

4 h. ago How a Labor power play turned Calwell into Australia’s most unpredictable seat

Counting for the seat in Melbourne’s outer north-west might drag on until June, as the AEC calls it “one of the most complex distributions of preferences we’ve ever done”.

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4 h. ago Federal election results LIVE updates: Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes Melbourne seat; Price leaves National Party; Ryan’s lead grows in Kooyong; Ley firming as favourite to replace Dutton

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4 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Ratnam concedes Wills; Ryan’s lead over Hamer in Kooyong doubles overnight; Bandt concedes Melbourne

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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5 h. ago Greens’ leader Adam Bandt concedes he cannot retain the seat of Melbourne

The result caps a disastrous election in the lower house for the minor party and opens up the leadership of the Greens.

Politics

6 h. ago Goodwin denies Oliver reports, says onballer will play this week; Voss cagey on Curnow injury scare

Simon Goodwin says Clayton Oliver is happy at Melbourne and the three-time All-Australian will face the Hawks. Meanwhile, Michael Voss says his star forward was involved in an unexpected training clash with Tom De Koning.

Events

8 h. ago ‘ZZ Top came on looking like ZZ top, which is a culturally beautiful thing to witness’

In a gig at Margaret Court Arena, If there is one lesson to be learned from the iconic band it is that while rock and roll may age, it never grows up.

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8 h. ago ‘The place you want to be’: How a Melbourne teenager went from watching YouTube to a New York stage

For budding jazz musicians around the world, this program is the north star. Now a group of Australian classmates are joining in, showing the world what their school band can do.

Politics

13 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Liberal elders back Ley for leader as Dutton stays silent; Major blow to Greens as leader Bandt set to lose Melbourne; Tight race in key seats

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25 h. ago Melbourne Uni staffer sacked for racism, 17 students reprimanded over protests

The University of Melbourne’s inaugural annual report into racism found of 33 complaints made against staff, only two were investigated.

Events

25 h. ago Federal election results 2025 as it happened: Greens leader Bandt set to lose Melbourne; Dutton silent on Liberal leadership future; Kooyong race tightens

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Politics

25 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Ryan’s lead over Hamer in Kooyong doubles overnight; Bandt on track to lose Melbourne seat; Wilson says Goldstein win proves teals ‘not an unstoppable force’

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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26 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Hamer slashes Ryan’s Kooyong lead to fewer than 400 votes; Bandt on track to lose Melbourne seat; Wilson says Goldstein win proves teals ‘not an unstoppable force’

Follow all the results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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26 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Greens leader Bandt loses Melbourne; Dutton silent on Liberal leadership future; Kooyong race tightens

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27 h. ago Scientists working to bring Tasmanian tiger back from extinction

Tasmanian residents and industry leaders have joined Melbourne scientists as they take the next steps to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction.

Science

28 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Greens leader Bandt on track to lose Melbourne; Dutton silent on Liberal leadership future; Kooyong race tightens

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Politics

38 h. ago Arson attacks strike local soccer clubs after stoush over sports ground

Nerves are high among soccer clubs in Melbourne’s south-east after three separate incidents, including the firebombing of a car and two blazes that have destroyed clubhouses.

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