Australia is wealthy and complacent – it’s time to talk national service

Readers respond to concerns that Australia is increasingly vulnerable, as well as reports on an adoption scandal and the federal election.

The One Nation leader is among a few notable absences from the Midwinter Ball to be held in Canberra on Wednesday.

Readers have had enough of the Allan government and are demanding a royal commission into its Big Build mess.

Lex Lasry has warned Australia is headed down the path of America, saying judicial impartiality and independence are under attack.

Whenever we invited people to our home, they would think we lived in a different suburb 80 kilometres away.

But whenever we gave our address to others, there would be people who thought we meant another suburb on the peninsula.

Makeshift bike jumps caused a storm in the community last year. Now riders will enjoy a range of purpose-built new facilities following significant investment from the council.

Residents in a Melbourne aged care facility took a helicopter flight around Manhattan, without leaving their home.

Readers argue that Artificial Intelligence is a danger that will erode our ability to think for ourselves.

Keki never expected to be on the front line of the national housing crisis, but a devastating fire changed everything. Others are living out of cars or applying for student accommodation in their seventies.

A return to England from Australia promised warmer weather, but living in an inferno wasn’t on the itinerary.

A new cohort of drug injectors is placing unprecedented demand on the state’s needle and syringe program, with some services experiencing needle shortages.

Readers respond to the latest proposals for Melbourne and Victoria.

A 15-year-old boy was on bail when he allegedly abducted a teenage girl as she made her way to school and then drove her across Melbourne.

As one young family reels from being provided with a building and pest report by the estate agent that had pages removed, some experts warn mandating vendors to provide such reports may put buyers at risk.

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

This Melbourne institution curated the city’s live music culture one wall at a time. After four decades, it’s throwing open its doors.

A teenage boy has been charged after allegedly abducting a girl as she walked to school on the last day of term.

The latest leaked files make it abundantly clear, if it wasn’t already, that the government knew it was being fleeced by union misbehaviour long before the scandal broke.

The latest leaked files make it abundantly clear, if it wasn’t already, that the government knew it was being fleeced by union misbehaviour long before the scandal broke.

Readers argue that talk of a “monoculture” revives the “Cultural Cringe”.

Six storeys have been added to building height limits in Toorak Village in plans that will encourage higher-density development around train stations and tram corridors in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

A teenage boy is in custody after allegedly abducting a girl as she walked to school on the last day of term.

Chief Magistrate Lisa Hannan found that while Kawsar Ahmad, 54, did once support Islamic State, strict bail conditions could manage any risk she posed to the community.

The CBD’s offices slumbered as delirious soccer fans packed Federation Square and any pub with a big screen.

A single flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia’s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.

The high-profile millionaire media proprietor and his wife are back together despite him facing charges for allegedly assaulting her in March.

A single flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia’s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.

A single flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia’s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.

A rogue flare has ignited over a sea of green and gold at Federation Square ahead of Australia’s high-stakes World Cup clash with Paraguay.