Melbourne news

Principals say high expectations and a drive to succeed from their students helped make their schools among the finest in the state.

Homicide squad detectives have charged a man following the death of a woman at a brothel in Melbourne’s inner west.

Boys are outperforming girls across key maths and science disciplines as overall performance plateaus.

The standoffbetween workers and Woolies draws readers to respond.

The planned redesign of two high-rises in the city’s inner-north has been described as a big step backwards by one expert.

A long-running strike by Woolworths warehouse workers is stripping a growing number of essential goods from supermarket shelves, prompting customers to shop at rival stores and raising the prospect of legal action by a major liquor chain owner.

A strike by Woolworths warehouse workers is stripping a growing number of goods from supermarket shelves, prompting customers to shop at rival stores and raising the prospect of legal action by a liquor chain owner.

Perry Kouroumblis has been charged with two counts of murder and one of rape over the 1977 deaths of Collingwood housemates Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28.

Kouroumblis, 65, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, charged with two counts of murder and one count of rape over the 1977 Easey Street killings of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.

Almost 20 A-League fans stormed a pub in inner Melbourne on Saturday afternoon but made a hasty retreat after a violent brawl with other patrons.

Almost 20 A-League fans stormed a pub in inner Melbourne on Saturday afternoon but made a hasty retreat after a brawl with other patrons.

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