Dozens of weapons searches by police deemed unlawful due to blunders

Searches that didn’t comply with the law resulted in 33 people being charged or fined. All will be contacted by police and could have a basis to appeal their cases.

Crown prosecutor Meredith Hunt was devastated when her VCE results were well below what she needed. But like a growing number of students, she didn’t let this quash her dreams.

More than 30 antisemitic incidents were recorded in 2024, including students performing Nazi salutes, drawing hate symbols and verbally harassing peers.

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Students, researchers and scholars want to use the library in different ways – hiring out the spaces and evolving its services are necessary if it is to survive as a temple of engagement.

You’ve probably never heard of this place. And what’s with locals calling it a village? But you have to admit it has charm.

You’ve probably never heard of this place. And what’s with locals calling it a village? But you have to admit it has charm.

After a wrong turn off the Tulla freeway on the way to the airport, you’re lost. You think you might be in a suburb whose reputation has you nervously looking for knives.

The rise of for-profit chains means the government now has to hunt “bad faith” providers through a complicated chain of company names, an inquiry has heard.

Melbourne businessman Gregory O’Shea has declared himself bankrupt as a conga line of creditors pursue his collapsed freight company.

A male pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car crashed into a medical centre and badly injured a woman inside.

A male pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car lost control and crashed into a medical centre, badly injuring a woman inside.

A male pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car lost control and crashed into a medical centre, badly injuring a woman inside.

Despite its beaches and multimillion-dollar properties, the holiday region is facing a homelessness crisis that support services fear will only get worse.

An alleged offender is on the run after a man was fatally stabbed outside shops in Ascot Vale in broad daylight on Sunday.

Unreadable handwriting and unusual workings – assessors face more than a few challenges as they sort out what marks to give students around the state.

Unreadable handwriting and unusual workings – assessors face more than a few challenges as they sort out what marks to give students around the state.

The man is among sex offenders who have committed violent crimes while on supervision orders but whose cases have been hidden from the public and protected by legislation.

The man is among sex offenders who have committed violent crimes while on supervision orders but whose cases have been hidden from the public and protected by legislation.

A council’s legal bid to compel a developer to revegetate endangered grassland on an $11 million Melbourne property has been likened to the fight to rebuild the Corkman pub.

Around the state, girls’ schools are maintaining their academic edge in the latest secondary school results.

Extra police and protective security will begin 90 days of patrolling four major shopping centres amid a rise in violent retail crimes.

For many children, social media is the digital version of meeting up after school and on weekends. With platforms soon to be out of reach, families are facing tough conversations.

Readers urge the Albanese government to stand up to the gas industry for the sake of the planet.

Some of the country’s most beloved events are facing change next year.

A man has died after being stabbed in Ascot Vale on Sunday afternoon. Investigations are ongoing.

The bright-green Dixon Veloway has opened in Melbourne’s inner west to reduce the number of cyclists braving the truck-laden thoroughfare.

The Thornbury venue racked up more than $2 million in unpaid taxes including staff superannuation in just under five years.

Age readers respond to the impending social media ban for teenagers.

Police investigating an alleged arson attack on two sporting sites say they have now found a substantial amount of methamphetamine.