Bird-friendly garden pops up in Federation Square
A patch of green appears in Melbourne's Federation Square as BirdLife Australia installs a pop-up garden to launch National Bird Week.
View ArticleMan charged over alleged 'carjacking rampage' through Melbourne CBD
A man who allegedly carried out a series of carjackings in Melbourne has been charged with extortion, false imprisonment and making threats to kill.
View ArticleIndigenous mission songs to fill Federation Square
Some of the first Australian Indigenous songs to be written in English are set to fill the air at Federation Square.
View ArticleMelbourne gets female pedestrian signals to 'reduce unconscious bias'
Pedestrian traffic lights depicting female figures will be installed at a Melbourne CBD intersection as part of a lobby group's push for gender equality, but some see the move as an example of...
View ArticleStop! Check out these pedestrian lights with a message
Melbourne now has 10 pedestrian lights depicting female figures as part of a push for gender equality, but it's not the first time the little green man has been transformed to make a point.
View ArticleWhy it's a good time of year for The Blak Matriarchy
A new exhibition from Indigenous art collective Real Blak Tingz celebrates the strong matriarchs in the artists' lives.
View ArticleTerror-alert speakers, CCTV rolled out across Melbourne's CBD
Dozens of loudspeakers are installed around Melbourne's CBD as part of a new emergency warning system, which police will soon test to give the public "a feel" for the sound of the alert.
View ArticleFederation Square Apple store backlash based on 'misunderstanding': architect
One of the original architects of Federation Square says the decision to knock down part of the site to make way for an Apple store "follows what was part of the original idea".
View ArticleArt of Science exhibition showcases deadly beauty in 3D
Fly across a tiny piece of breast tissue and get up close and personal with a malaria mosquito in a new exhibition that highlights the work of medical researchers.
View ArticleBourke St terrorist's brother admits planning separate CBD attack
The brother of the killer who stabbed cafe owner Sisto Malaspina on Melbourne's Bourke Street pleads guilty to trying to buy a gun to prepare for a terrorist attack.
View ArticleMelbourne's Federation Square granted heritage status after Apple fight
Melbourne's controversial Federation Square building is granted heritage status, protecting the space for its "historical, aesthetic, technological and social significance" and making future changes...
View ArticleDozens arrested as protesters shut down busy Melbourne bridge
Thirty-six environmental activists are arrested as police are forced to carry many of them off a major bridge in Melbourne's CBD, where they shut down tram routes and stopped traffic.
View Article'I thought they were cool': Federation Square terror plotter tells court why...
Convicted terrorist Ahmed Mohamed only participated in the plot because he was ignorant and wanted to make bombs, he tells a Melbourne court. He thought Islamic State was cool after seeing them "giving...
View ArticleCCTV footage shows Federation Square terror plotter carrying machete before...
The Supreme Court of Victoria releases CCTV vision of the men convicted over the Federation Square terror plot, showing one carrying a large machete and two others buying chemicals and other items to...
View ArticleJudge jails trio who plotted to use machetes and bombs to attack Melbourne's...
Two men are jailed for 38 years each and a third for 22 over a plot to use machetes and improvised bombs in a 2016 attack at Melbourne's Federation Square, described by the sentencing judge as "an...
View ArticleTerrorist who planned a mass shooting at Federation Square gets years added...
Ali Khalif Shire Ali — the brother of the Bourke Street attacker who killed a much-loved restaurateur — planned to shoot New Year's Eve revellers in Melbourne's Federation Square before the plot was...
View ArticlePop-up playground for Christmas orphans
Federation Square will host a special pop-up playground for those without family to celebrate the holiday period.
View ArticleCrowds gather for Charlie Hebdo vigils across Australia
Thousands of people gather in cities around Australia to remember the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris.
View ArticleHomeless teenager abducted child to feel happy, court hears
A homeless teenager abducted a child at Federation Square in central Melbourne because it made her feel happy, a court hears.
View ArticleHomeless Melbourne woman avoids jail over child abduction
A homeless teenager who abducted a child from Federation Square in central Melbourne avoids jail, and is instead sentenced to a two-year community corrections order.
View ArticleRobot tells stories at Artplay for school holidays
Radius the storytelling robot will entertain children at Artplay these school holidays
View ArticleReclaim Australia protestors and opposing rallies in Melbourne
Police divide the Reclaim Australia rally and counter-protesters at Melbourne's Federation Square.
View ArticleVigils held to remember children and women lost to domestic violence
Australian of the Year Rosie Batty says "enough is enough" as she addresses hundreds of people at a candlelight vigil in Melbourne's Federation Square in remembrance of women and children who died as a...
View ArticlePolice officer suffers serious head injuries after crashing van into tram...
A police officer undergoes surgery for severe facial injuries after the front windscreen of the van he was driving was speared by a pole in a collision in Melbourne's CBD.
View ArticleVertical Cinema to knock MIFF film-goers sideways
An event at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival aims to turn your preconceptions of cinema on their head or, more accurately, on their side.
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