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Magical mystery tours

30 Sep 2012

Small groups, led by passionate experts, have given Carol West a whole new perspective on her hometown, Melbourne.

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Office vacancies in Melbourne to surge amid glut, says Morgan Stanley

10 Apr 2013

About 3.5 million sq ft of space is expected to come on the market between now and 2015 in Australia's second-biggest city, analysts led by Lou Pirenc wrote in a report.

5:47AM

Melbourne tower to be tallest south of equator

19 Mar 2013

Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, could possibly have the tallest building in the southern hemisphere after approval yesterday for a new 388-metre apartment and hotel complex.

3:16AM

Short Sport, February 27, 2013

27 Feb 2013

Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday he would happily sign a contract for Melbourne to host the Grand Prix for 50 years, declaring "everybody loves Australia".

4:56AM

Li Na shocks Sharapova to reach Australian Open final

24 Jan 2013

China’s Li Na stormed into the final of the Australian Open on Thursday with a straight-sets upset win over Maria Sharapova, leaving her one victory away from her second major title.

3:39PM

Crafty ideas for children

23 Sep 2012

Meet me at Mike's was the name of a well-known but now defunct craft store in Melbourne, but its spirit lives on in this book.

10:26AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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4:27AM

Home prices in Melbourne tipped to fall further amid glut

Melbourne, where home prices have fallen more than in any other major Australian city, may see further declines as a record number of new developments approved in the boom years hit the market.

11:45PM

Modern technology signals the death of the dead-heat

Did last Tuesday's Melbourne Cup flag the beginning of the end for the dead-heat in horse racing?

12:13AM

Everyone's a winner at Melbourne Cup party

Some of the fillies seemed to be getting a bit restless and the stallions looked to be sweating up badly before the start.

11:45PM

Cup's wish granted - but at what price?

What has happened to the Melbourne Cup has highlighted the double-edged sword of globalisation, familiar to the business world, but only just coming into focus for racing.

11:45PM

Jetlag the secret to getting the best out of horses

The failure and abandonment of John Moore's Melbourne tilt with Mighty High and Silver Grecian shows again how tough it is to win overseas, and it seems to get even tougher when the horses and the...

11:00PM

Wake up and smell the kofta

When Frank Camorra was a child growing up in Melbourne in the 1970s, one major thing separated him from all his classmates: sandwiches.

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