James Hird again runs second to his old friend

On the Brownlow red carpet, James Hird again ran second to old friend Mark McVeigh.

A leading children’s cancer and women’s health institute has proposed closing and merging with Monash University after years of multimillion dollar deficits, with about 75 staff expected to lose their jobs.

As temperatures rise, Melbourne will shift towards a nighttime economy. We trial a new app which makes walking safer and more comfortable.

Readers write that people must hold the government to account for its enabling of big gas drillers when other energy sources are available.

James Hird again ran second to old friend Mark McVeigh on the Brownlow red carpet.

Enjoying a drink while soaking up the sun on Carlton’s lush median strips will no longer be allowed after complaints from residents.

Enjoying a drink while soaking up the sun on Carlton’s lush median strips will no longer be allowed after complaints from residents.

Enjoying a drink while soaking up the sun on Carlton’s lush median strips will no longer be allowed after complaints from residents.

The flashy former founder has a continuing association with the gym chain that collapsed under his stewardship as a jailed former footballer takes centre stage of their marketing.

The flashy former founder has a continuing association with the gym chain that collapsed under his stewardship as a jailed former footballer takes centre stage of their marketing.

The woman allegedly searched how to hurt her children and sent a message about putting her baby up for adoption.

Three people including a 17-year-old are in hospital after an online marketplace exchange ended in violence.

A 17-year-old is among the people in hospital after an online marketplace exchange ended in violence.

Sydney’s deputy mayor shares her vision for the future of Melbourne, where she grew up, as she prepares to take part at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly civic forum.

From Melbourne to the world, the Brownlow Medal’s fashion influence gets bigger every year.

Girls and young women fleeing violent homes are finding themselves with so few housing and mental health support options they are forced to resort to “survival sex”, agencies say. But there is a solution.

Sydney’s deputy mayor shares her vision for the future of Melbourne, where she grew up, as she prepares to take part at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly civic forum.

Readers discuss Artificial Intelligence and none are looking on the bright side.

Spectators who threw items, including bottles and cans, at umpires could be banned for at least five years.

Cans and bottles were flung at umpires and a football fan claimed she and her son were was pelted with nachos as fan behaviour tarnished a preliminary final for the ages at the MCG.

Ugly fan behaviour tarnished a preliminary final for the ages when cans and bottles were flung at umpires as they left the ground.

The push to permanently shut a Camberwell Junction rat run is dividing locals. Parents are worried it’s only a matter of time until a serious accident but traders and local groups are pushing for an alternative.

Ugly fan behaviour tarnished a preliminary final for the ages when cans and bottles were flung at umpires as they left the ground.

Family violence perpetrators whose abuse is found to have triggered a partner’s suicide, and those who abandon a victim in urgent medical need, will be eligible for new charges and sentences for all sexual offences will increase significantly if the Carroll government is re-elected.

Readers react to government policy and actions on providing homes for the needy.

Dr Tim Read was a campaigner on issues such as climate change, over-incarceration, deaths in custody of Indigenous Victorians and bike safety.

Dean Hurlston hailed the County Court judgment as a win for democratic scrutiny of elected officials after Stonnington Mayor Melina Sehr was granted a court order last year.

The billionaire is among the young entrepreneurs seeking to cash in on more business-friendly policies overseas. But experts warn that the plan is not always so simple.

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

A visiting circus of 49ers executives, star players, and enthusiastic American reporters gave a jaded city a fresh look at itself.