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Melbourne Fringe board rejects artists' request for 'fair cut'
Melbourne Fringe board rejects artists' request for 'fair cut' of festival takings Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 5:15am In short: Requests outlined by Melbourne Fringe artists in an open letter signed by almost 600 people have been rejected by the festival board. The call for a "fair cut" for artists included a request to reduce the cut for venues taking part in the festival from 35 per cent back to 30 per cent. The board said in its reply to artists that the festival was operating in an environment of...
Melbourne's data centre boom sparks fire fears
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Melbourne councils struggling to clean up rising amounts of illegal dumping
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Tap-and-go technology launching on Melbourne trains after months of delays
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Live: Fans gather at MCG for Big Freeze ahead of Collingwood-Melbourne clash
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Properties searched during investigation into Melbourne arson attacks
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Five teens arrested and man charged after mass brawl involving machetes breaks out in Melbourne station
Five teens arrested and man charged after mass brawl involving machetes breaks out in Melbourne station Victoria opposition says incidents like Saturday evening’s show the state’s machete laws ‘simply have not worked’ - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Police in Melbourne have detained six people, including five teens, after a fight involving machetes broke out at the city’s Flinders Street Station. The incident took place at around 10pm on Saturday when a a violent confrontation involving...
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan decries sexist Melbourne billboard
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan says a mobile billboard seen in the Melbourne CBD featuring a doctored image of herself alongside the phrase "ditch the witch", is sexist and part of a "corrosive" political debate. "A billboard truck using sexist language has been driving around Melbourne as part of a secret and well-funded political campaign," Ms Allan said on Sunday. "People are entitled to disagree with me.
Three-year-old boy dies and father badly burned in Melbourne house fire
Three-year-old boy dies and father badly burned in Melbourne house fire Toddler is remembered as a ‘precious’ bubble of energy - Bookmark A toddler has died in a Melbourne house fire, while the boy’s was rushed to hospital with severe burns after trying to save him. Jordan Dashwood, 3, was at home with his parents and a sibling when a fire engulfed their house in Newbury Street at about midnight on Monday. Jordan's father, Jeremy Dashwood, smashed a window to get back into the house but came...
Multiple teens arrested over alleged machete brawl in Melbourne as government says crime laws working
Commuters were forced to run for cover after a group of youths allegedly fought with knives at Flinders Street station on Saturday nightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government has defended the effectiveness of its machete ban after multiple teens were arrested over an alleged machete brawl in the heart of Melbourne. Shocked commuters ran for cover after a group of youths – some armed with machetes – brawled at Melbourne’s Flinders Street station...