Stephanie Ferrier

When Tianna was 12 she was diagnosed with leukaemia and placed in an isolation pod for five months. Fortunately she became friends with fellow patient Raya, and the pair have now returned to the medical world — this time as students.

Tens of thousands of punters descended on the Flemington Racecourse for the running of the 2023 Melbourne Cup — the 163rd iteration of the historic race.

After the Streeters lost their newborn son to necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), they began a journey to build awareness and support for research into the devastating condition.

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There is only one IMAX 1570 film print of the new-release epic in the southern hemisphere, and the only two projectionists trained to show it are treating the spool like “liquid gold”.

The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne says it has seen an “alarming” increase in stabbing injuries over the summer, prompting warnings more public education may be needed.

One of the stars of the Australian Ballet’s world-premiere production of The Happy Prince literally takes ballet to new heights as dancers soar high above the stage in a contemporary production which features a “living fruit salad” of cultural references.

Pastels and bold patterns are in this year, but is racing out? As the industry deals with issues around the treatment of horses, punters continue to embrace the Cup in dazzling style.

Senior Victorian police defend their tactics, including the pushing of a journalist and the use of pepper spray, during protests outside a mining conference, saying officers are ready to respond the same way tomorrow.