Worshippers flee as synagogue in Melbourne is set on fire in targeted attack
A Melbourne synagogue has gone up in flames, forcing early morning worshipers to evacuate. This chapel is located in the southeastern suburbs of Ripponlea, an area with a relatively large Jewish population in Melbourne. The alarm was raised at around 4:10 a.m. Friday, and firefighters spent 40 minutes trying to extinguish the fire. Police have […]
Man arrested in Italy nearly 50 years after two Melbourne women found dead in their home | Melbourne
A man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of murdering two women, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, whose bodies were found in their home in Easy Street, Collingwood, Melbourne in 1977. The 65-year-old man, a dual Greek-Australian national, was arrested at Rome airport on Thursday evening AED time. Victoria Police will seek an extradition […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board promises independent review after musicians revolt over Gaza comments controversy | Melbourne
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will undergo an independent investigation into its policies following the decision to cancel a performance by renowned pianist Jason Gillham shortly after he commented on the killing of journalists in Gaza. It came after orchestra members passed a motion of no confidence in leadership on Friday over the cancellation of Gillham’s […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says cancelling pianist performance over Gaza statement an ‘error’ | Melbourne
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra said it was a “mistake” to cancel a performance by a renowned pianist who dedicated a piece to a journalist killed in Gaza. Jason Gillham was due to perform Mozart and Brahms with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday but was removed from the performance by the […]
Boy, 13, charged with sexually assaulting jogger in Melbourne’s south-east | Melbourne
A teenage boy has been charged with the false imprisonment and sexual assault of a female jogger in Melbourne’s southeast. A 13-year-old boy from Rowville has been charged with attacking a woman on the Dandenong Creek Trail in January. On Monday morning, Victoria Police announced that a 28-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while running […]
Australian teen suspended from Melbourne Grammar School after drenching boat passengers in milk
What happens happens, and this kid quickly realized. A young prankster has been suspended from his $20,000-a-year school amid a weeks-long investigation for allegedly forcing a group of women on a boat to drink milk on January 27th. The anonymous 16-year-old Australian boy was sentenced to “a combination of suspension and other disciplinary measures, compensation, […]
Taylor Swift: The Eras tour Melbourne show review â eye-popping spectacle from a generous performer | Taylor Swift
When Taylor Swift performed for the first time in Melbourne 15 years ago, there were 900 people in the audience. The US megastar will perform for 250,000 people in Melbourne this week. Love her or hate her, you can’t deny that. Australia is in the midst of Swiftmania. Ahead of the much-anticipated Australian leg of […]
Police offer $1m reward to solve murder of Melbourne woman found dead by children 46 years ago | Victoria
A $1 million reward is being offered to solve the unsolved murder of a Melbourne woman 46 years ago. Mary Ann Fagan, a 41-year-old mother of five, drove her four children to school at around 10.30am on February 17, 1978, in her garden in Armadale, south-east of Melbourne. He was last seen alive after that. […]