Melbourne news

In 1997, after three previous attempts, Brigitte Muir became the first Australian woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. As The Age turns 170, we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.

The Bartletts are among a growing number of Australians who are accessing hospital in-home services, a potential solution to hospital bed shortages that offer patients a chance to heal in the comfort of a familiar environment.

Why would you choose Brighton to announce 20-storey towers across a range of suburbs? Perhaps because residents will be dismissed as just a bunch of “Karens” spouting NIMBYism?

Human rights activism and fighting for the downtrodden has taken a backseat to acrimonious squabbling and settling personal scores.

Schools are trying to replace muck-up day shenanigans with sanitised end-of-year celebrations.

Hundreds of students and staff at Australian Catholic University marched out of Melbourne’s Convention Centre as former union boss Joe de Bruyn railed against gay marriage and abortion during a graduation ceremony.

Readers respond to protests about new activity centres that will permit high-rise residential buildings across Melbourne suburbs.

The reaction in the inner west is of a vastly different temperature to what was seen in Brighton, where about 100 people protested and heckled the premier.

When I told a snobbish friend I had found a small but affordable house, I was firmly instructed to tell everyone it was actually in Ormond.

Until now, the Andrews and Allan governments have talked a good game on housing. Now those words are finally being backed by action.

A candidate is hatching a plan to add another top-flight fashion festival to Melbourne – by stealing it from Sydney.

Premier Jacinta Allan says she wants to be a “builder” as her bold move to reshape Melbourne’s housing landscape sparks a backlash from political rivals on all sides.

The Greens lord mayoral candidate may be the favourite to win the election – but this antiquated rule is working heavily against her.