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Ian Botham made his mark at the nearby Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1986.

Wales make four changes, two of them positional, as they look to share the series in Melbourne.

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Earlier this year, the removal of thousands of books to make room for renovations at Melbourne’s City Library prompted an outcry. Removing the books was “an absolute act of vandalism,” librarian Alice Bluer told The Age.

Contaminated waterways near a toxic factory fire in Melbourne's west are causing concern, with the cause of the blaze still under investigation.

Injured West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern is driving all the way from Melbourne to Perth so he can be back in time for Adam Simpson's farewell.

A very large factory fire in Melbourne sent plumes of thick, dark smoke billowing across the western part of the city on Wednesday afternoon, with authorities issuing warnings for people in surrounding suburbs. The fire has now been brought under control, but efforts to control the impacts will likely continue…

Internal tax office reports and correspondence show more than 600 accounts affected by failings in ATO systems