Cheerleading fever sweeps Melbourne in record-breaking fan dance

Over 1400 cheerleading fans – young and old – gathered in Fed Square on Sunday afternoon in the lead-up to the NFL’s first match on Australian soil.

Still reeling from his sacking, four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson decided to clear out his wardrobe — leaving a quiet bayside op-shop to deal with the fallout.

Screens. Social media. Constant scheduling. We explore how childhood has changed, and why parents are more exhausted than ever.

Labor wants to deploy prisoners for basic roadside maintenance, while the Coalition has pledged billions for regional upgrades.

Daniel Hussein, aged in his 20s, was gunned down near a sporting reserve on Sunday night after rushing to help a friend, family say.

The 22-year-old plumber was soon to get married when he was gunned down at a sports reserve in Melbourne’s north on Sunday.

The 22-year-old plumber was soon to get married when he was gunned down at a sports reserve in Melbourne’s north on Sunday.

The aged care service trying to buy this public park says the site is seldom used and uninviting. Locals say its plan sets a disturbing precedent for wider Melbourne.

The aged care service trying to buy this public park says the site is seldom used and uninviting. Locals say its plan sets a disturbing precedent for wider Melbourne.

There was only one other person at Jacinta Allan’s recent private lunch, which was weeks in the making.

There was only one other person at Jacinta Allan’s recent private lunch, which was weeks in the making.

Melbourne Airport is getting ready to shut its pick-up and drop-off ramps in the biggest change to its road network since it opened in 1970. 

Universities in Melbourne are launching start-ups, embracing industry on campus and positive uses of AI as their students integrate with businesses and the community.

Melbourne Airport is getting ready to shut its pick-up and drop-off ramps in the biggest change to its road network since it opened in 1970. 

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.

Your “individual carbon footprint: isn’t going to save the world, only collective pressure on our elected leaders will work, say readers.

This eastern suburbs school keeps boys and girls apart in classrooms until year 10 as part of a strategy that, it says, contributes to outstanding VCE results.

This eastern suburbs school keeps boys and girls apart in classrooms until year 10 as part of a strategy that, it says, contributes to outstanding VCE results.

The Age’s Schools that Excel series celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE results over a decade. Find out who won and use our dashboard to track your school’s results.

He’s accustomed to hanging out with Margot Robbie and Kendall Jenner, but Jacob Elordi apparently swapped Hollywood for suburban Seddon at the weekend.

The series celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE and VET results over a decade.

Police are continuing to hunt for Peter O’Ryan after he seriously injured three family members in the small Gippsland town of Tyers on Saturday.

Police are continuing to hunt for Peter O’Ryan after two men were critically injured, and a woman seriously hurt in an attack in the small Gippsland town of Tyers on Saturday.

As the state heads into the warmer weather and the riskiest months for transmission, a landmark study could change how we halt the spread of Buruli ulcer outbreaks in Australia.

As Victoria heads into warmer weather and the riskiest months for transmission, a landmark study could change how we halt the spread of Buruli ulcer outbreaks.

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.