Catholic schools warn of fee hikes as teachers negotiate pay

Catholic schools have written to parents and employees warning of subject cuts and fee hikes due to the increased cost of wages.

Readers respond to the recent debate on how best to teach our children.

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

Stations in four inner Melbourne suburbs will no longer have police officers on the front desk from next month – leaving many residents concerned about community safety.

The inner-Melbourne stations will no longer have police officers on the front desk from next month – leaving many residents concerned about community safety.

A UN report says the government’s decision is likely to amplify Victoria’s housing crisis.

A UN report says the government’s decision is likely to amplify Victoria’s housing crisis.

Police said a large group of children were playing on the jumping castle when it was lifted off the ground near Geelong on Saturday morning.

A life-saving medical dispenser was earmarked to be installed on Victoria Street in Richmond – until the mayor sent a letter to the health minister.

Tram stops across two routes have are being upgraded to accommodate new tram models. Advocates say it was a missed opportunity to also build much needed accessibility improvements.

The union has asked John Setka and another former top official to explain a number of transactions in a multimillion-dollar fund they are holding hostage.

When residents stopped high-voltage concrete poles in their tracks, they exposed a multi-tiered regulatory vacuum – and raised an urgent question about who holds the power in our rush towards building data centres.

Age readers take the prime minister to task over the government’s approach to climate change.

Thousands of older Victorians are avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions through a new initiative that embeds geriatricians in emergency departments, diverting patients to more suitable care.

Thousands of older Victorians are avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions through a new initiative that embeds geriatricians in emergency departments, diverting patients to more suitable care.

Matthew Green’s offending was discovered as detectives were investigating alleged childcare rapist Joshua Brown.

Alan Boulton, a former deputy president of the Fair Work Commission, has admitted to possessing child abuse material after it was mistakenly displayed during a Monash University lecture.

New documents show the mushroom murderer claims a number of potential irregularities occurred during the jury’s seven-day sequestration at a popular Gippsland hotel while they were deciding her fate.

Glen Eira Mayor Simone Zmood fears plans for 3000 apartments and townhouses on a site dubbed the East Village will be slashed by up to one-third.

A 47-year-old Melbourne man who kept a vulnerable woman as a slave for nine months has been jailed for the “callous and cruel” offending.

Premier Ben Carroll has continued his clean out of the public service, with the secretary of the Department of Education vacating his position following criticism of his role in a backroom pay deal for firefighters.

The future of education and innovation will be canvassed at the upcoming Melbourne Assembly. Join the conversation.

Thursday’s early morning raid is part of a wider investigation into alleged drug trafficking on Victorian construction sites.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

A former Real Housewives of Melbourne star has had a warrant issued against her after failing to turn up to a court date.

Teachers at a Melbourne independent school were pressured to get students “over the line” into the highest disability bracket to secure lucrative federal funding.

Teachers at a Melbourne independent school were pressured to get students “over the line” into the highest disability bracket to secure lucrative federal funding.

The masterminds behind a major corruption scandal involving Victoria rail cleaning contracts have been jailed for their “corrosive” betrayal of public trust.

Readers respond to the question on how to steer boys away from toxic online material.

Shane Maguire has given evidence at public examinations into the collapse of the law firm he shared with John Adams.