Melbourne news

I witnessed a wave of terrible destruction in Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh. It was met with a wave of generosity and compassion from the Australian people.

Inner Melbourne, the northern and south-eastern suburbs are the worst places to be during high heat according to a new metric of Australia’s “sweatiest cities”.

The state’s corruption commission is investigating explosive allegations that surgeons at a major Melbourne hospital fraudulently claimed fees for procedures that were never carried out.

Crowds ignore cries of “NO flash photos!” Camera flashes damage birds’ eyes. More damage can be done poking a selfie-stick down a burrow. This happened often.

Age readers react to Peter Dutton’s details on his nuclear power plans.

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

And what exactly is sociology, anyway? We asked some of Victoria’s top students to explain.

The week in photos from our award-winning photographers at The Age.