Melbourne news

After being nearly wiped out at the last election, the federal Liberals look set to move on from their polling firm and sound out replacement options.

Sellers, not prospective buyers, would have to foot the bill for these house-hunt costs under a state government plan.

Readers respond to the Nationals’ leadership moves, Trump’s war in Iran, and Jim Chalmers’ to-do list.

Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026 in Time Out’s list of the 50 best cities, beating London and New York.

For three decades, Joy has been hunting for answers over the murder of 22-year-old Elisabeth. There have been false dawns but she’s never given up.

Along a two-kilometre stretch of Port Phillip Bay an abundance of prehistoric fossils can be found. Next month, more than 1000 will go on display.

The Age’s series on the people who make Melbourne’s restaurant scene tick.

Tearful families slammed the decision as “a joke” and demanded the home be held responsible for the deaths of their loved ones.

Testing has resumed after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.

Schools in some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs are being forced to source students from right across the metropolitan area.

Schools across Australia have been forced to pause NAPLAN testing after being hit with technical issues on day one of planned assessments.

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