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Australian tram drivers to be re-trained to operate faulty "supertrams"

Australian drivers of Melbourne' s next-generation "super trams" are being re-trained to operate the bulky vehicles, following a review that exposed serious safety flaws in their design.

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Aust'n police call on special organized crime unit to solve ' gangland' murder

Australian police will call on its special organized crime taskforce to solve the cold-blooded murder of a high-profile ex-gangland lawyer in Melbourne earlier this week.

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Aust'n PM urged to build high-speed rail link between Sydney, Melbourne

​Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be approached to build a fast rail network to link the nation's two big cities, namely Sydney and Melbourne, in a meeting on Thursday.

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Australia's iconic sports stadium to build skywalk, zip-line ride

Australia's most iconic stadium, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), will build a skywalk allowing tourists a panoramic view of the venue and surrounding city from 70 meters above ground.

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Aussie fire authorities on high alert amid 40 degree heatwave tipping for this weekend

The Australian city of Melbourne is bracing for its hottest December day in five years, with the mercury tipped to climb as high as 40 degrees Celsius at the weekend, heightening fears of a more damaging bushfires.

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Australia to team with Oxford University to set up "world class" cyber-security complex in Melbourne

​An Australian state government will partner with Oxford University to set up a state-of-the-art cyber security complex in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.

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Australian airline under fire for "wasteful" Grand Final stunt

​Australia's second-largest airline is under fire for conducting a stunt as part of the celebrations of Australian Football League (AFL) grand final day.

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Australia's Melbourne a better place to live than Sydney: survey

​The quality of life is officially better in Melbourne than Sydney, according to a survey released on Friday.

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Malaysian Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Melbourne airport

​A Malaysian Airlines plane made an emergency landing at the major airport of Australia's second largest city of Melbourne on Friday, but no casualties were reported yet.

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Australian scientists develop blackout-proof life-saving oxygen delivery system

​A team of Australian scientists has developed a life-saving oxygen supply machine that can treat young pneumonia patients even in the middle of power blackouts.

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Australia upgrades Melbourne Airport road link

​Australian Victorian and federal governments announced 1.08 billion U.S dollar facelift to the Melbourne Airport road link to cut travel time to the airport by up to 20 minutes, according to a statement released Thursday.

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Melbourne voted as world's most liveable city for 3rd time

Australia's second largest city Melbourne was ranked as the most liveable city in the world for the third time, local media Wednesday quoted The 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit Survey as saying.