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Australia suffers weather emergency, Melbourne swamped as deluge hits 3 states
SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of people across Australia's southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, after two days…
Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases pandemic restrictions
MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Melbourne residents flocked to the city's pubs, restaurants and hair salons in the early hours of Friday…
Melbourne to ease world’s longest COVID-19 lockdowns
Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home…
Melbourne anti-lockdown protests fizzle out as daily cases hit pandemic high
Melbourne's streets were largely quiet on Thursday after three days of anti-lockdown protests, with hundreds of police officers on patrol in the…
UPDATE – Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, tremors rattle southeast Australia
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said, one of the country's biggest…
Photo Story – Worldwide Rally for Freedom in Melbourne
Victoria Police clash with Protesters during 'The Worldwide Rally for Freedom' in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 2021. The Worldwide Rally for…
Melbourne drops COVID-zero plans, shifts focus to rapid vaccinations
Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to rapid vaccination…
Australia races to stem COVID-19 outbreaks in Sydney, Melbourne
Australian officials urged people to obey lockdown measures that cover around 40% of the country's population as an outbreak of the highly…
UPDATED: Melbourne enters lockdown, joining Sydney as virus spreads in Australia
The Australian state of Victoria was ordered into a five-day lockdown on Thursday following a spike in COVID-19 infections, joining Sydney city…
Melbourne to end mandatory masks wearing outdoors, despite stubborn virus outbreak
Australia's second largest city will allow its five million residents to travel more than 25 kms (15 miles) from home and end…