Eerie photos reveal grim Melbourne reality
Melbourne is starting to open up but these haunting photos reveal the city has a long road to recover from the toll taken by COVID-19.
Melbourne Cup
Hughesy slammed for Cup hypocrisy
Channel 10’s coverage of the Melbourne Cup has been panned, with viewers calling out one host as a hypocrite for even appearing.
Genius punter turns $1 into $30k win
Melbourne Cup day delivered an early fairy tale at Flemington with one punter landing a freakish payout with plain silly odds.
Delta Goodrem sizzles in low-cut Cup number
Singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem is one of the stars of Channel 10’s Melbourne Cup coverage – and dressed to impress.
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‘Little bugger’ fires back after Payne spray
A SYDNEY jockey has hit back at Michelle Payne after she labelled him “a little jockey from Sydney” and said he should pack up back to the harbour city.
Boss slams Payne’s ‘boys club’ claim
MICHELLE Payne’s call for racing’s boys’ club to “get stuffed” has divided the industry, with jockey Glen Boss saying she might regret her post-Melbourne Cup spray.
‘That cop would have been loving it’
SARAH Finn, who shot to notoriety as the Melbourne Cup’s “blue dress woman”, has apologised. But her friends seem amused by the situation.
Cup Day inspo: Australia’s first hat
AS the nation pins on its fascinator and sets its cap at a jaunty angle, we look back at the hat that made us a world-leader in the headwear field.
‘You d***’: Woman’s selfie fiasco
THIS woman posed with her winning Cup ticket and posted the photo online. Then one of her “friends” did something rotten.
Michelle’s dad raised a winner
HE raised 10 kids on his own and one of them just won the Melbourne Cup, but Paddy Payne is probably Australia’s most humble dad.
Gai’s praise for Payne win
GAI Waterhouse has described Michelle Payne’s Melbourne Cup win as an example of everything that is good about Australian racing.
Overheard in the Melbourne Cup toilets
WHAT goes on tour stays on tour right? Well it did until now. These are the top 10 things we overheard in the toilets at the Melbourne Cup.
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