Fair dinkum policies would aid all students

Readers rail against public funds flowing to our already well-provided private schools.

The Victorian opposition has promised a “mental health reset” to overhaul and improve the state’s struggling sector five years on from the royal commission.

Melbourne’s cultural scene is thriving. That doesn’t mean artists don’t face challenges – even when they’re homegrown superstars.

The former premier and many of his fellow ex-MPs have found themselves clogging ministerial diaries as they press the flesh in new roles.

Appearing on The Bachelor made Wood a household name. But now he could lose it all.

The 78-year-old was left to call her own ambulance on the footpath with a broken pelvis because trams must return to the depot immediately after a serious incident.

The 78-year-old was left to call her own ambulance on the footpath with a broken pelvis because trams must return to the depot immediately after a serious incident.

As thousands of older apartment blocks across Melbourne try to ditch gas and introduce electric vehicle charging, complex rules and significant costs are throwing up more problems than solutions.

The fitness influencer has not appeared in court in Queensland and will remain behind bars until Thursday as his business empire issued a statement about the allegations.

The fitness influencer has not appeared in court in Queensland and will remain behind bars until Thursday as his business empire makes a call on his future.

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

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 was due to face court in Queensland on Monday after being charged with alleged domestic violence offences following an incident in Noosa on Saturday night.

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.