Melbourne Cup Day, celebrated annually on the first Tuesday of November, is one of Australia’s most iconic public holidays and a cornerstone of the country's sporting and cultural calendar.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Mark Zahra riding Without a Fight wins the Lexus Melbourne Cup during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 07, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia.

Bye for now. This year’s Melbourne Cup was a comeback story wrapped in a tale about the Aussie battler inside a lesson about perseverance. In an era when Australia’s famous race has become the ...

2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Known as ‘the race that stops the nation’, the Melbourne Cup is one of if not the biggest events on the Australian sporting ...

Cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 10 mph (11.3 to 16.1 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 3 to 11 mph (4.8 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 50 °F ...

Nine's Sylvia Jeffries wore a matching floral top and skirt set as she attended 2024 Oaks Day at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse on November 7. Former Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne went ...

An incredible mix of heartbreaking drama and pounding rock musical, I can't wait for the public to experience the show across Australia over the next year." Tickets for the Melbourne season of ...

The best times to visit Melbourne are between March and May and September and November. These shoulder seasons feature moderate temperatures and tourist crowds, plus lower airfare rates.

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SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday, as expected, and cautioned policy would need to stay restrictive for some time yet, strongly suggesting ...

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the northwest suburbs at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light ...