Melbourne news

For 40 years, Con Christopoulos has run dozens of the city’s most recognisable venues - yet few Melburnians have heard of him. In the third instalment of an Age series profiling the city’s restaurant tycoons, we look at how he built a dining empire.

There are staggering predictions of data centre growth and electricity use in Melbourne’s west. Not everyone is buying the hype.

Readers have different takes on Anthony Albanese and Grace Tame’s word spat, and different views on their words “difficult”and “old man”.

Opposition Leader Jess Wilson’s new housing policy marks a direct challenge to the Labor government. Experts are torn over the merits of both.

There are no easy fixes here, but the government should at least be willing to canvas solutions.

Among the striking designs to come from Daryl Jackson’s busy drawing board was the wonderfully named Harold Holt Memorial Swimming centre - but it was 120 Collins Street that got a few noses out of joint.

Ahead of the second of his three shows at Marvel Stadium, the pop star paid his respects to a departed friend.

Mornington Peninsula retirees have banded together in an attempt to reinstate a 20 per cent discount after it was unexpectedly removed last year.

From secret tapes to the detectives who stood face-to-face with hitmen, a new documentary series hosted by John Silvester goes inside Melbourne’s gangland war.