Alleged attacker running away from victim's dogs in Melbourne

Footage obtained by this masthead shows the moment police say a man who tried to assault two dog walkers was pursued by their dogs.

Readers argue that big tech companies are enjoying their wild west era at our own expense and the boom in data centres.

The truck, which as first reported by The Age was ordered off the road earlier this month after being issued with a defect notice by police.

Do you have the loudest burp or longest leg hair? A local world record website can verify it for you.

The billionaire Amazon founder is on the ground in Oz with his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, but is Melbourne on their travel agenda?

Students at a school in Melbourne’s southwest have been borrowing more books from the library since a new literacy program was introduced.

The scaled-back Commonwealth Games are about to start in Glasgow. Athletes who missed out on a home Games are still unhappy about it, and the Victorian government is bearing the brunt of the expense.

A beloved son was given another resident’s medication at a Melbourne group home. His family says questions remain over his death and Footscray facility’s closure.

A police investigation into a paedophile for child sex crimes was opened in March 2024 – the same month he was issued a clear police check and given clearance to work with children. His employer at the time was never told of his conviction.

Readers discuss the latest news developments both locally and overseas.

Victoria’s consumer watchdog has taken a major real estate firm and three agents to court over alleged breaches relating to 11 properties.

The discovery of a camera trap sparked fears about intruders. Feral deer may have lured them there. Now there are calls for laws to reduce deer numbers.

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

Victoria’s consumer watchdog has taken a major real estate firm and three agents to court over alleged breaches relating to 11 properties.

The owner of a CFMEU-backed labour firm has cut a plea deal over suspicious cash withdrawals, bringing fresh focus to allegations Jacinta Allan’s office intervened to help get the company onto a Big Build site.

The vacant corner site – which is owned by the co-CEOs of major beauty store Mecca – has been described by locals as an embarrassment to their community.

The prime minister’s announcement on data centres raises questions for readers.

If you disagree with something you read in our Opinion pages, good. That’s the idea.

Richard Irving was chief executive of one of the nation’s largest community sports clubs for almost 18 months, despite being charged with the online grooming of a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Justin Marks pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a student and grooming her over six weeks in a series of 14,000 messages.

A 44-year-old was arrested after an hour-long stand-off on Barkly Street. Police say they located imitation firearms at the scene.

A 44-year-old was arrested after an hour-long stand-off on Barkly Street. Police say they located imitation firearms at the scene.

Five trees were to be planted for every tree removed for the West Gate Tunnel, but council papers reveal a shortfall of thousands of trees. 

The new offer is a slight advance on the state government’s previous position of a 28 per cent increase over four years, but well short of original demands.

The new offer is a slight advance on the state government’s previous position of a 28 per cent increase over four years, but well short of original demands.

Police have closed a section of Barkly Street and are negotiating with a man in an abandoned property near the school.

Mark Brandon Read and his sawn-off shotgun were no match for the boot of justice – a mother in her dressing gown hitting her son in a siege with her handbag. Stand-offs with the law don’t tend to end with the perpetrator getting what they want.

The new offer is a slight advance on the government’s previous position of a 28 per cent increase over four years, but well short of teachers’ original demands.

Two years after his sacking, the former CFMEU official is among those still exerting influence within the union administration, as well as on government rail and road projects.

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