Local News: Melbourne, Australia 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Melbourne, Australia News

Local news for Melbourne, Australia continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

3 hrs ago | The Independent

Life after the Great Train Robbery

Here is a timetable charting Ronald Biggs's life since the Great Train Robbery: Ronnie Biggs 'to be freed within days' About one month after the robbery, Biggs and other members of the gang were tracked down by police after an operation led by Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper.

8 comments

Related Topix: Prison, Australia, World News, South America, Brazil, Europe, United Kingdom

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Australian News

Australia to hold 'Harmony March' in solidarity with Indian students

Australian News.Net Saturday 4th July, 2009 Dharamsala, July 4 : Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a 'Harmony March' in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12.

24 comments

Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News,

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Star Online

Melbourne's best gems

Don't zip in and out of Melbourne - take the time to discover what the Australian city has to offer the discerning traveller.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News, Travel, Australia Travel, Melbourne, Australia Travel, Oceania,

PalmAddicts

The iPhone 3GS arrives in Australia a " the decision gets harder

Now Ia TMm seriously tempted. I have a 32GB iPod Touch which I seriously love for ita TMs an iPod plus web browser.

Comment?

Related Topix: iPhone, Australia, World News, iPod

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Express India

'Is it murder? Is it suicide?' Asks Oz student body

Melbourne Australia's apex student body has asked universities to provide information on circumstances surrounding the deaths of foreign students, including Indians, studying in the country and find the root causes behind it.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News

M2.com

MorphoSys, University of Melbourne to investigate new applications of antibody

MOR103 is a HuCAL antibody against human GM-CSF . As part of the collaboration, new patent applications have been filed, which are intended to broaden the patent position of the anti-GM-CSF approach.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News,

Wed Jul 01, 2009

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Pico Rivera loses mouthpiece

For nearly a decade Bob Spencer may have been the only Aussie in the city. But after 10 years as Pico Rivera's spokesman, the 55-year-old will be leaving in July to direct L.A. County Public Works' public affairs unit.

6 comments

Related Topix: Pico Rivera, CA, Australia, World News, Princess Diana

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Mimegasite.com

Melbourne Debuts New Convention Center

June 30, 2009 By Michael B. Baker Melbourne, Australia, opened its new convention center on June 22, a project that features 32 meeting rooms, a grand ballroom, a 5,000-seat plenary hall and an entry-level foyer equipped to hold up to 8,400 visitors.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News

ABC15.com

Lewis to take 'Nutty Professor' to Broadway

Jerry Lewis performs on-stage at the Victorian Racing Clubs Chairman's Dinner in the Atrium at Flemington Racecourse on October 30, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.

Comment?

Related Topix: Comedy Movies, The Nutty Professor, Science Fiction Movies, Jerry Lewis, Australia, World News, Entertainment

Mon Jun 29, 2009

CBC News

Chris Landreth's The Spine gets top award at Melbourne fest

An image from The Spine, directed by Winnipeg filmmaker Chris Landreth. The Spine , the latest short from Oscar-winning, Winnipeg-based animator Chris Landreth, has won the top prize at the Melbourne International Animation Festival.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News

Oceania.indymedia.org

G20 riot trial begins for anarchist in Melbourne

On Tuesday morning the trial of Sina Brown-Davis, an anarchist and mother of two from Aotearoa begins in Melbourne, Australia.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News, Riot, Prison

Independent Online

Australia reports new swine flu-linked deaths

Melbourne - Australia on Monday reported two more deaths related to swine flu, taking the total in the worst-hit Asia-Pacific country to six.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News,

Sat Jun 27, 2009

New Straits Times

No plan to cancel Rainforest music festival

KUCHING, Sat: Sarawak, which will be holding the Rainforest World Music Festival in Santubong near here from July 10-12, has no plans to cancel the international event due to the Infleunza A epidemic.

Comment?

Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Australia,

The Indian Express

Oz cops launch 'Safe Station operation' to stop race attacks

Saturday , Jun 27, 2009 at 1610 hrs IST Melbourne: Days after Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declared "zero tolerance" against attacks on students including Indians, Victorian police has announced its latest initiative to mount stronger patrolling around train stations to curb any crime.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News,

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Malaysian National News Agency

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Imposes Self Quarantine For Influenza A

KOTA KINABALU, June 25 -- Sabah's Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin and his family have imposed self quarantine as a precautionary measure in relation to the Influenza A outbreak.

Comment?

Related Topix: World News, Malaysia, Australia,

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Oregonian

Australia records 3rd swine flu-related death

MELBOURNE, Australia - A 50-year-old woman with life-threatening cancer on Wednesday became the third Australian with swine flu to die as Indonesia reported it first confirmed cases of the virus.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News,

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Earth Times

City of Napier, New Zealand, to Augment Management of Urban Assets...

Napier City Council will leverage Accela's asset and work order management software to help maintain the city's water and wastewater assets, as well as its various parks, reserves and public spaces.

Comment?

Related Topix: New Zealand, World News, New Zealand Travel, Travel, Australia,

New Straits Times

Influenza A: 12 new cases detected

UPDATE 2.20pm: Twelve new Influenza A confirmed cases have been reported over the past 24 hours said director-general of Health, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican today.

Comment?

Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia,

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Baby's heart saved by giant pacemaker

Nestled in the hospital humidicrib alongside baby Taylor Gardner is not a teddy bear or a toy, but a pacemaker attached to her tiny heart, keeping her alive.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News

Sun Jun 21, 2009

The West Australian

Racism on the rise: ethnic leader

The head of WAa s peak multicultural lobby group claims Australian society is becoming more racist as the economic downturn fuels hostility towards foreigners.

Comment?

Related Topix: Australia, World News

↑ Back to top

More Melbourne, Australia News

Archives

Read more articles in the Melbourne, Australia News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Melbourne, Australia News Wire.

Want to add Melbourne, Australia News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

RSS icon mobile icon

Melbourne, Australia Photos

Vote on and add your comments to the latest Melbourne, Australia photos from around the world

Melbourne, Australia News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Melbourne, Australia News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

Also on Topix