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Asbestos found in Sydney parks

MMP News AuthorFebruary 12, 2024

Asbestos has been detected in at least three parks in the heart of Australia’s largest city, with more testing underway to find out how far the dangerous carcinogenic substance might have spread. The City of Sydney confirmed on Monday night it had detected asbestos at Harmony Park in Surry Hills, ... Read More

Police release details of Melbourne CBD PSO shooting

MMP News AuthorFebruary 11, 2024

The first details around the blast of chaos and violence that struck Melbourne’s CBD on Friday evening have emerged, with the police arguing the shooting of a man armed with a broken bottle was justified given the threat he posed to officers. Victorian Police Transit and Public Safety Command Assistant ... Read More

School Strike for Palestine rally: Vic students march through Melbourne CBD

MMP News AuthorNovember 23, 2023

Hundreds of Victorian students have marched through Melbourne’s CBD for a School Strike for Palestine rally. Pupils, wearing school uniforms and holding placards, gathered at Flinders Street Station before taking to the streets calling for an end to the war in Gaza. Some of their placards read: “Free Palestine” and ... Read More

Melbourne, Victoria: Man fighting for life after alleged stabbing in Melbourne CBD

MMP News AuthorNovember 22, 2023

A man is fighting for life after allegedly being stabbed in Melbourne’s CBD overnight. In a statement, Victoria Police said the man became involved in a verbal altercation with a second man on Elizabeth St in the city’s CBD about 9:20pm on Wednesday. The man, in his 30s, was allegedly ... Read More

$500 million entertainment centre touted for Sydney’s CBD

MMP News AuthorNovember 14, 2023

The Sydney CBD desperately needs a new indoor entertainment arena and the NSW Government has been urged to conduct a feasibility study to identify public land where it can be built. Developers believe up to $500 million of private capital could be invested at no cost to the taxpayer if ... Read More

Posters of Israeli’s kidnapped by Hamas militants torn down in Melbourne

MMP News AuthorOctober 17, 2023

Posters with photos of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas – including a young child – appear to have been torn down in Melbourne, as tensions continue to rise over the conflict. Remains of the posters, which feature missing Israelis under the heading KIDNAPPED and ask passers-by to “please help bring ... Read More