Doctors on strike not the answer to health system’s problems

Readers respond to the state of the health system in Victoria, and that of the housing sector.

Detectives probing organised crime in the building sector have alerted regulators to the alleged racket by scam and criminal networks.

A fan-friendly revamp of the MCG and better links to Melbourne Park would turn sporting events into festivals and cement Melbourne’s sports capital status.

Reality TV star Sam Wood is expected to face court in Queensland on Monday after being charged with alleged domestic violence offences following an incident in Noosa on Saturday night.

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There were 26 Melbourne schools with a median family income of $300,000 or more last year, many of which received more than their share of Commonwealth funding.

They threatened to throw two former premiers in jail, and flogged off “Pauline pothole detectors” but went low budget on catering.

A back injury led Kosta Kostidis to swap from being a plumber to a seller of a Greek pastry, called bougatsa.

A back injury led Kosta Kostidis to swap from being a plumber to a seller of a Greek pastry, called bougatsa.

Revs from motorcycles were heard at state parliament as thousands of protesters gathered to call for immediate action to fix potholes and other road issues that have claimed lives.

This 345-kilometre power cable is touted as crucial to clean-energy needs. But what if farmers cannot work their land?

This 345-kilometre power cable is touted as crucial to clean-energy needs. But what if farmers cannot work their land?

Parts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road recorded mammoth rainfall totals of almost 200 millimetres across the weekend in a winter-like blast which won’t last.

A new program has provided hundreds of nights of crisis accommodation for pets that have experienced trauma from family violence.

Victoria’s joint counterterrorism team is investigating the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack the aircraft mid-air, and his links to Australia.

Victoria’s joint counterterrorism team is investigating the flydubai co-pilot, who allegedly tried to hijack the aircraft mid-air, and his links to Australia.

Victoria’s joint counterterrorism team is investigating the flydubai co-pilot, who allegedly tried to hijack the aircraft mid-air, and his links to Australia.

Victoria’s joint counterterrorism taskforce is probing the FlyDubai pilot’s links to Australia.

The headlines are full of horror – but in the world in which people actually live, kindness abounds.

Pauline Hanson’s party also unveiled its uncosted policy platform for November’s election at an event attended by about 750 people.

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

With an epicentre near Korumburra in Gippsland, VIctoria experiences the biggest earthquake in three years.

Geoscience Australia reported the quake just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Korumburra.

Geoscience Australia reported the quake just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Korumburra.

Pop musician Kirrilee Broughton was just trying to promote her new single by putting up posters when she was hit with an $814 fine from the City of Melbourne.

Female medical specialists claim their male colleagues are over-represented in rosters for obstetric work, which can pay up to $10,000 a day.

Female medical specialists claim their male colleagues are over-represented in rosters for obstetric work, which can pay up to $10,000 a day.

Geoscience Australia reported the quake just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Leongatha, about 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.

Geoscience Australia reported a magnitude 4.8 quake was recorded just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Leongatha, about 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.

Readers react to the rise of David Shoebridge as leader of the Greens.