Former boxer shot dead in suspected targeted attack

Police were called to Ascot Vale shortly after midnight where they found former boxer Hussein Dehaini with gunshot wounds in a suspected targeted attack

In the wake of One Nation’s rise, readers argue more scrutiny is needed on the party’s policies - or the lack of them.

Louise felt lonely after being released from prison, but a role at a Canterbury dog-grooming salon has helped her make friends and learn new skills.

At least 60 sex predators have been identified committing sexual assaults, grooming and abusing children and manufacturing child abuse material while under the supervision of the state’s Sex Offenders Register.

A decaying whale carcass forced authorities to temporarily close the world-famous beach due to concerns sharks could follow the carcass into the local waters.

The planning minister will decide the fate of a $35 million apartment development which the council says is too big and out of character with the mansions that will be its neighbours.

But fading “social licence” and data centre boom complicate Victoria’s green energy switch.

Cesare Liberatore was on his way home with friends when their car veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed into two SUVs.

Tesla showed off its latest semi-autonomous driving system in Melbourne this week, highlighting how road rules are failing to keep up with the technology.

Tap-and-go with phones and bankcards will work on trams across Melbourne from Sunday in the latest rollout of contactless myki technology.

A Melbourne doctor accused of filming a mother and her young daughter showering at Harold Holt pool wants his name kept secret to protect his own daughter.

Pauline Hanson has grabbed the headlines, but she needs to deliver policies, readers say.

A little-known program offered in hospitals across Victoria is having a dramatic impact on a patient’s risk of having a heart attack.

Paddock-to-plate advocate Clare Voitin, who boasts of her “ethical and sustainable approach to farming and agriculture”, is accused of serious animal cruelty offences.

The number of shark attacks are rising nationwide. Victoria has been fatality free for decades but risks remain. Experts explain what to do if you have a close encounter.

Melburnians will need to have their umbrellas at the ready as cool fronts move across the city in the coming week and create soggy, grey conditions.

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

Despite the alarm generated among business owners, it’s likely these changes will have very little practical impact, and may never take effect at all.

The building once housed women deemed insane in tiny cells, some of them padded, and presented a daunting challenge to the architects.

Readers find many examples to dispute Pauline Hanson’s views on immigration and culture.

The connection between a blockchain company and the failed HyperTech conglomerate – founded by notorious Melbourne crypto figures Ryan Xu and Sam Lee – has raised questions about the university’s sponsorships vetting processes.

A savvy online campaign combined with grassroots advocacy has left Labor’s plans to settle the teacher pay dispute in ruins.

The Victorian Chief Health Officer said it was believed the patients became seriously unwell after using an unapproved peptide product labelled as Retatrutide.

Eight years after The Age first revealed the corruption saga that engulfed Casey council, there remains a gaping hole in the government response to the issue.

Be it at a live site, a pub or a suburban soccer club, there are plenty of Melbourne venues welcoming fans to watch the Socceroos’ big game with the US.

Local Government Minister Paul Hamer says the lessons of previous scandals have been heeded, but new integrity laws do not include a crackdown on developer donations.

John Silvester shares a vicious killer’s prison-cell poetry, myth busts the Chopper story, and reveals why he was once falsely accused of a violent crime.

Melbourne’s rise as Australia’s most liveable city – and soon to be its biggest – has been unstoppable. This is why these ex-Sydneysiders have decided to live in Melbourne.

Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.

Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposed pay rise, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.