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Readers respond to the decision to send military aid to the Middle East, asylum for Iranian soccer players and fuelling discontent.

The incident follows the stabbing death of a man in Mernda and a man and a woman being injured in another machete attack in the CBD on Monday.

After being ordered to give evidence, William Swale broke his silence at an inquest into the 2023 tragedy that left five people dead.

After being ordered to give evidence, William Swale broke his silence at an inquest into the 2023 tragedy that left five people dead.

The state government hasn’t determined how much it will cost, but says without a visitor fee, one of Victoria’s most iconic natural wonders is at risk of being lost.

Aidan Becker lost his life defending an innocent schoolboy, but the teen’s family say they will forever honour his sacrifice.

The teen was allegedly being robbed by a group of people when an off-duty security guard Aidan Becker intervened - an act that cost him his life.

He’s getting on in years, but that hasn’t stopped the media mogul from hosting friends and family for a lavish party.

A record number of Victorians stepped up to use publicly accessible defibrillators to save others, with some shockingly good results.

Readers respond toAustralia’s involvement in the war in the Middle East, a lack of courtesy, and fees to see the Twelve Apostles.

The industrial smells have been drifting away from the place fondly known as WeFo. Now we’re luring the giants of the digital future.

Thousands flocked to the annual parade in Kings Domain on Monday, capping off a long weekend of major events that Lord Mayor Nick Reece says drew about 2 million people to the city.

A woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, and a man was also taken to hospital.

Police have charged a fourth teen with murdering Aidan Becker. His death has rekindled memories for another parent, whose son was twice held at knifepoint at the same spot last year.

The woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, with a man also taken to hospital with lacerations.

Victoria’s last fatal shark attack has been misreported for years. Four decades after a windsurfer’s disappearance, a librarian, a scientist and a former police sergeant reveal the truth.

Geelong legend and TV personality Sam Newman is recovering after 10 days in hospital and an operation to widen an artery in his neck.

An entry fee and booking system is expected to be introduced at the new $126 million visitor centre, which is due to open this year.

It was the bravery of women speaking out that ultimately sealed the fate of a once-celebrated entrepreneur.

Readers respond tothe rights and wrongs of war, gas super-profits, Donald Trump and a weighty issue.

A Melbourne shopping centre was overrun with three terrifying scenarios late one night, played out to train officers on how best to respond to call-outs about armed offenders.

A growing number of Australians are at risk of these types of cancers. But experts say research spending doesn’t match the scale of the problem.

Motorsport isn’t the only attraction at Albert Park, not when there’s plenty of elite-level networking to be done above the pit-lane garages.

Aidan Becker was killed while intervening as a group allegedly tried to rob a schoolboy, police say. His friends remembered him as kind and optimistic.

Teachers say they find it very difficult to get WorkCover for bullying, stress and burnout, which means they’re languishing on waiting lists rather than in the classroom.

Residents in Yallambie will be limited to just one road in and out of their suburb after the major project decided to permanently close a key section of road.

As politicians line up to blast Coles over its use of Micky Ahuja’s security company, a sting operation has caught the disgraced company boss thumbing his nose at the Australian authorities.

Daniel Andrews vowed it would never happen under Labor. But one in three councils have ditched weekly pick-ups, and a big inner-city council plans to follow suit.

Readers celebrate International Women’s Day and argue that being able to get the oral contraceptive pill from a pharmacy instead of a doctor is not a good idea.

Men across Victoria and NSW have been arrested in a major police operation that uncovered some of the most depraved child abuse material investigators have ever seen.

Though January’s bushfires scorched nearly as much land as Black Saturday, just one person was killed. Experts and survivors attribute this to several improvements, but warn we must always remain vigilant.

The singer was swamped by fans at Albert Park on Saturday, but she wasn’t the only one to make a statement so far at the track this week. So did Jules Neale.

Police have provided an update on the killing of a man in Mernda overnight, as four teenagers await possible charges over the attack.

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.

One person is dead after a fight broke out near Mernda railway station in Melbourne’s north-east, police say.

He was the restaurant baron arrested at a pro-Palestine rally. She was the partner left to save the business as hats were stripped. Now Rebecca Yazbek is taking control as one of the only female CEOs in Australian hospitality.

One line in the 2013 Open Courts Act has had unintended consequences, denying victims fairness and the public their right to know. It requires a small but significant revision.

Readers agree with columnist Waleed Aly that the US claims of forcing a regime change in Iran is more likely driven by the opportunity to crush its military capabilities,

This week The Age joined all of Victoria’s major media outlets in writing to the state’s attorney-general to call for a change to laws that stymie transparency in our court system. So far, the campaign looks promising.

One person is dead after a fight broke out near Mernda railway station in Melbourne’s north-east, police say.

Police are responding to reports of a fatal incident at Mernda railway station in Melbourne’s north-east.

A star literature student who barely spoke English when she arrived in Australia is aiming to study at one of the world’s top universities, and she’s not alone.

Machetes, a meat cleaver and a carving knife were among weapons seized from a gang of teenage boys in the CBD on the first night of the annual Moomba Festival.

In 1981, it was $20,000 cash and a beach house. Today, it’s organised crime infiltrating the CFMEU – and a toothless watchdog. It’s time to fix it. John Silvester outlines how.

One of the state’s largest disability service providers is withdrawing its transport services due to financial pressures and trying to sell off the buses they were given for free.

Parents are choosing private education in increasing numbers, but the latest school snapshot also had much-needed good news for government schools.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

There have been more than a dozen arson attacks and two shootings related to illicit tobacco markets since Hamad was arrested in Iraq in mid-January.

To add to Pakula’s workload for the week he was asked as the chair of Crown to find a last-minute room for a “late breaking visitor”.

A coroner has found two university housemates found dead near Mount Bogong likely become disorientated in severe weather after taking on a hike they were inexperienced for.