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Roger Federer & Angelique Kerber can rise from Australian Open wreckage

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Djokovic picks new format for Australian Open warm-up

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3D model of rapidly-growing Melbourne skyline revealed

An Australian-first online three-dimensional model of how the Melbourne skyline will look as the city rapidly expands has been made available on Thursday.

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Brazil, Argentina set for money-spinning Australia showdown

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Melbourne to be Australia's largest city by mid-2030s as economy booms

MelbournewouldbeAustralia'slargestcitybythemid-2030s,datareleasedonThursdayrevealed.ThereleasefromtheAustralianBureauofStatistics(ABS)saidthatthevalueofbuilding

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Melbourne car deaths: Family mourns 'perfect little baby'

The parents of a three-month-old boy killed in an allegedly deliberate attack by a motorist in Melbourne have paid tribute their son.

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Thousands attend Melbourne vigil in memory of victims of car rampage

Thousands of people attended a vigil on Monday in memory of the five victims mown down by a car at Melbourne’s busiest mall last week as police charged the suspected driver with murder.

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Homeless campers removed from Melbourne CBD ahead of Australian Open

​ Australian authorities have begun to clear homeless people out of Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open in late January.

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Attack on Aust'n bank that injured 27 not terrorism: Victorian Premier

An attack on a Melbourne bank that resulted in 27 injuries should not be used as a "political weapon", Victoria's Premier has urged.

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26 injured in Melbourne's bank fire

​A total of 26 people were injured, six of whom were seriously burnt, in a fire at a bank in Australia's second largest city of Melbourne on Friday.

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New eco-friendly Melbourne suburb on city fringe to house 80,000 residents

​Australia's Victoria State government has unveiled plans for a new suburb that will house 80, 000 residents just four km from Melbourne's central business district (CBD).

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Experts term Aussie city Melbourne"allergy capital" of world

Melbourne has become the allergy capital of the world because the city's residents lack vitamin D and are "too clean", according to experts.

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Melbourne named "most liveable city" for sixth straight year

Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, has been named the world's most liveable city for a record sixth consecutive year.

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Australian Pokemon "hunter" crashes car into Melbourne school

A teenage motorist is facing criminal charges after crashing into a school in Melbourne while playing Pokemon Go.

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House ownership rates fall in Australia as young can't afford to buy: study

The wealth gap in Australia between young and old is gradually widening, as household ownership rates in the country continue to plummet, a new Melbourne-based survey has revealed.

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Aussie man arrested in counterterrorism raids in Melbourne

​Australian police on Friday arrested a 25-year-old Melbourne man on counter-terrorism charges, after yet another police raid was conducted in Melbourne's north.

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350-year-old "first map of Australia" arrives in Melbourne for conservation

​The first map of Australia, produced by Dutch explorers in the 17th century, has arrived in Melbourne for expert analysis, as historians look to preserve the priceless document.