Monash University has been forced to back down on a controversial policy requiring students to include an Acknowledgement of Country on assignments or lose marks.

Traders and city leaders have called for urgent action over the sale and possible transformation of the Melbourne Star fearing it will be left to “rust and rot”.

Melbourne is losing its edge with almost a third of Victorians polled saying it is a less attractive place to visit since Covid.

Novak Djokovic is set to play in the Australian Open with his three-year ban on entering Australia now overturned and a visa granted.