Melbourne

Monet, Renoir and Degas paintings to travel to Melbourne for NGV impressionist exhibition
More than 100 French artworks – on loan from Museum of Fine Arts in Boston – to appear alongside paintings by Australian impressionists
Stephanie Convery
01, Mar, 2021 @12:00 AM

‘It’s a funeral march’: French artist JR’s powerful eulogy for Australia's Murray-Darling
Exclusive: The street artist’s latest work saw 60 people parade through Lake Cawndilla in NSW, holding aloft enormous portraits of local farmers and leaders as they fight to save Australia’s vital river system
Walter Marsh
28, Feb, 2021 @12:03 AM

Australian universities flag more budget cuts, job losses in the next year
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor tells staff further savings necessary despite $8m surplus in 2020
Naaman Zhou
26, Feb, 2021 @6:56 AM

Google Maps to show Melbourne commuters how crowded trains are
The integration of live passenger data is part of the Victorian government’s push to maintain social distancing
Elias Visontay and Matilda Boseley
25, Feb, 2021 @7:47 AM

Doctor denounces News Corp’s ‘inaccurate’ coverage of Melbourne gender clinic, inquiry hears
Michelle Telfer says the Australian newspaper published disinformation that created ‘fear and anxiety’ and ‘attempted to destroy my professional reputation’
Josh Taylor
25, Feb, 2021 @3:30 AM

The communist who raised me: photographer Ruth Maddison interrogates her father's Asio file
Wire taps and surveillance were everyday facts of life for Sam Goldbloom and his family. Now, his daughter reimagines that period of their lives in a major survey exhibition
Alison Stieven-Taylor
24, Feb, 2021 @11:00 PM

How the wellness and influencer crowd serve conspiracies to the masses
A distrust of traditional institutions saw wellness advocates find common ground with QAnon during the pandemic – and soften their message for the mainstream
Michael McGowan
24, Feb, 2021 @4:30 PM

‘We looked after each other’: Harry Potter's Australian cast finally returns to the stage
Melbourne’s record-breaking production shut down in March. On Thursday the curtains will open again
Elissa Blake
24, Feb, 2021 @4:30 PM

Victoria to establish royal commission into Melbourne's Crown casino
Victoria’s inquiry follows a NSW report into Crown Resorts’ alleged money laundering and organised crime links
Ben Butler
22, Feb, 2021 @7:25 AM

Melbourne anti-vaxxers arrested as hundreds rally in Australian capital cities
Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton says ‘fervent anti-vaxxers’ are a ‘small minority’
Luke Henriques-Gomes
20, Feb, 2021 @4:52 AM

Victorian family tests positive to Covid a day after state emerges from lockdown
Health officials confident the new cases will not lead to further infections as they had been in isolation
Nino Bucci
19, Feb, 2021 @2:27 AM

Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout to start next week in 240 aged care homes
Chief medical officer warns ‘there will be bumps in the road’ during vaccination program as Victoria emerges from its snap lockdown
Mostafa Rachwani
18, Feb, 2021 @4:35 AM
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