Raul Fernandez has won the 2025 Phillip Island Moto Grand Prix, finishing 1.418 seconds before nearest competitor, Fabio Di Giannantonio.   Fernandez celebrating the win. (Image: @motogp on Instagram) Fernandez racing at the MotoGP on Phillip Island, Victoria 2025. (Image: Matthew Parkhill)

The student designer show has sold out at Melbourne Fashion Week.  Stephanie Hockey, from RMIT, was inspired by an old barbie doll found in her studio. Hockey said:   “ I really made this collection for women like me or people like me who really enjoy dressing in bold, bright and powerful ways.” RMIT Fashion Student Stephanie Hookey (Photo : Melbourne Fashion Week )

Ganbu marra the opening night runway for Melbourne Fashion Week has sold out. The name of the show means ‘one mob’ in the Woi Wurrung language. It is described as a celebration of First Nations talent in fashion. ganbu marra will showcase First Nations designers. (Photo : MelbourneFashionWeek.com )

Crime rates in Victoria have risen enough to scare young people. A first-year, Swinburne student, Rosa said “There's always something, stolen cars, stolen this… I'm scared every day in and out of the house.”  Increased crime rates in Victoria scare young people. Source: Adobe Stock

Crime Victoria Statistics  found that this year has seen a 15 percent increase in the number of criminal incidents in Victoria, despite Melbourne being Australia’s most liveable city.  Crime Victoria statistics data shows crime rates have increased this year. Source: Crime Victoria Statistics.

First-year Swinburne student, Rosa said she has heard more about Melbourne’s violent crimes than the city being the most liveable. “Lately, like, it's been going crazy with the stabbing crimes… you don't really hear about [liveability] to be honest,” she said.  Melbourne was once labelled Australia's most "liveable" city.. Source: Adobe Stock

Violent protests occur in Melbourne's CBD weekly. Anti-immigration and counter protestors clash almost every weekend but university students have tuned out. Reporter: Courtney Black. Images: Matthew Parkhill.

Victorian Police Commander Wayne Cheeseman said protestors in Melbourne’s CBD threw rocks, glass bottles and rotten fruit at police on the weekend. Two police officers have been hospitalised. Police commander holds rock allegedly thrown by protestors. Source: ABC News

Alongside Dalton, 4 of the top 10 voted stories in Radio National's survey were Australian authors. Top 10 authors : (L-R) Markus Zusak, Hannah Kent, Trent Dalton, Pip Williams, Hanya Yanagihara and Hilary Mantel. (ABC/supplied)

‘I love you Australia’ Dalton told ABC Radio National. A young Brisbane boy’s story has resonated and connected to so many in the nation. Winning author Trent Dalton (Image: Harper Collins)

Trent Dalton’s, "Boy Swallows Universe" has won Radio Nationals book of the 21st Century, as voted by nearly 300 thousand Australians.  (Image: Harper Collins)

Events will be held across Australia on Melbourne Cup day to boycott the Spring Racing Carnival. Animal rights activist Helle Erhadson from the Coalition for Protection of Racehorses said ​​“It's all about offering people a meaningful alternative”.  Alternative events will be held over the Spring Racing Carnival (Photo: Nup to the Cup)