Melbourne news

An air quality alert for Melbourne was upgraded shortly after 9am, warning that winds had pushed smoke from the Otways across the city and the haze may linger for hours.

The Carlisle River fire is now within a kilometre of Gellibrand after breaching containment lines on Saturday, blanketing Geelong and Melbourne in smoke haze.

As the clean-up continues, communities are grappling with the way forward after devastating flash floods on the Great Ocean Road.

The two were passengers in a car that hit a pole in Oaklands Avenue just before 6pm.

Residents in numerous Otway Ranges towns have been warned to find immediate shelter after a bushfire that began two weeks ago broke containment lines.

Readers discuss politicians behaving badly, Trump’s Gaza plans and US tennis commentators.

Tracy Beaton vows to chart a new course at the Commission for Children and Young People after it failed to act on red flags about an accused child rapist.

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

It’s stood tall in Melbourne’s inner north for more than 140 years, but surprisingly few know the important history behind this striking landmark.

Residents in parts of Victoria’s Otways have been warned to find immediate shelter after a bushfire that began two weeks ago broke containment lines.

More than 500 riders and dozens of pedestrians reported being injured in crashes involving electric scooters during Melbourne’s experiment with hire scheme operators Lime and Neuron.