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Gardiners Creek is a rare slice of urban bush. The government wants to build 20-storey towers on its bank

Locals and councils have raised concerns that plans for the Suburban Rail Loop will cause a loss of sunlight and impact wildlife in the suburban sanctuary.

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:58:09 +1000

Thousands of high school students shun ‘two years of hell’ in favour of vocational VCE

The vocational major VCE has breathed new life into vocational education and training in Victorian schools, but there are calls for the government to do more.

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000

This minority are that way for good reason

Age readers respond to the disruptions to the Anzac Day services.

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 22:38:59 +1000

‘A catastrophe of a disease’: Doctors sound alarm on spread of measles

Victoria is in the grip of its worst measles outbreak in a decade, as health experts brace for a rise in local transmission after the school holidays.

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:30:00 +1000

Conclave has golden opportunity to cement Pope’s reforms

Readers respond to the Pope’s death, Welcome to Country and a cricketing great.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 19:55:00 +1000

Violent clashes in Melbourne after protesters descend on women’s rights rally

Trans-rights activists and police have violently clashed as protesters roamed the streets of Melbourne’s CBD after gathering to disrupt a women’s rights rally.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:03:34 +1000

Payout for man wrongfully convicted of police murders

Jason Roberts served 22 years for the 1998 murders of two police officers but was later acquitted.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:33:47 +1000

Purple bin backlash brews in the ’burbs as councils rubbish extra costs

Dozens of Victorian councils are fighting state plans to impose glass-only kerbside recycling, and argue the popular container deposit scheme should be expanded instead.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:57:16 +1000

Parents of ‘strapping’ boarders blame school for unchecked culture of abuse

A group of parents claims it is unfair and dangerous to place the blame for a hazing scandal onto students, saying responsibility “lies squarely” with the school.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:46:00 +1000

Storm’s Welcome to Country ‘cancelled’ at last minute, says Indigenous elder

Indigenous groups say they have been left dumbfounded and distressed after the Welcome to Country at Melbourne Storm’s Anzac Day NRL match was cancelled at the last minute.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:58:18 +1000

A hitman’s legacy: the family left devastated

Roger Wilson has been reduced to the passport photo used in police appeals for information when he disappeared, and he has become a bit player in his own life.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +1000

Has the Port of Melbourne outgrown its prime slice of the city?

Australia’s busiest port plans to handle even more containers from even more mammoth ships. But some think its time in the inner city might be nearly over.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000

Where is Australia’s oldest Lone Pine? Test yourself with The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with The Age’s weekly quiz.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000

More apartments won’t solve home shortage

Readers have differing ideas on what caused the housing shortage and how to solve it.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +1000

‘Broken and destroyed’: Mother denied final goodbye at daughter’s funeral

Teresa Moraitis wanted to put her daughter’s favourite flowers in her hands at her funeral. She was horrified to discover why she couldn’t.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:11:28 +1000

Monash IVF issued with ‘please explain’ for not raising alarm over baby bungle

The fertility giant was asked to justify why it withheld notice of an embryo mix-up to the sharemarket, causing its share price to plunge.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +1000