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Young people and those in psychiatric crisis are fairing the worst in Victoria’s overflowing mental health system.

Age readers respond to the disclosures of the US seeking migrant data from Australia.

Police are undertaking a “targeted search” for the missing mum, nearly two years after her disappearance.

Police are undertaking a “targeted search” for the missing mum, nearly two years after her disappearance.

Perry Kouroumblis has pleaded not guilty to the murders of housemates Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in Collingwood almost 50 years ago.

After heavy spring rainfall, experts say we can expect a cooler-than-average start to the summer.

Senior students at the prestigious school have been cautioned against their alleged assaults on younger schoolmates as more legal action looms.

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

Lauren Darul is accused of spitting on a 10-year-old and attempted armed robbery in the months before the Little Bourke Street attack.

Lauren Darul allegedly spat in the face of a 10-year-old boy at Melbourne Aquarium and armed herself with a knife to steal soft drink from a suburban grocer during a four-year crime spree across Melbourne.

More than 150 applicants, along with the City of Melbourne and Heritage Victoria, oppose a proposed student housing development – but it could still be approved.