Melbourne news

Drivers are suffering shredded tyres, smashed gearboxes and other motor vehicle damage from monster potholes, and are lashing out over what they say is a lack of maintenance leaving Victoria’s roads in a dangerous state.

Age readers respond to the cost of the Melbourne grand prix, and federal and state politics.

In Newport, the government plans to remove the level crossing but not bury or raise the train line, instead leaving the road permanently closed.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The couple in life, love and music who brought the reality of the stolen generation to wider Australia are now a permanent fixture of Melbourne’s streetscape.

A large white SUV reversed into the entrance of the Forest Hill Chase shopping centre at about 5am on Saturday. 

Farmers and government MPs want stronger protection for prime land on the outskirts of Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat, but are voluntary legal contracts enough?

Police are appealing for public assistance following a ram raid in Forest Hill.

Police are probing the deaths of a man and woman in separate incidents in Melbourne on Friday night.

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