Melbourne’s future starts now

The Melbourne Assembly this week debated what could lie ahead for this city. We need to grasp that future.

Ben Carroll pulled a “man of the people” moment at a McDonald’s in Essendon, shouting burgers and fries for his big red election bus passengers.

Thomas Sewell has pleaded guilty to an attack on the Camp Sovereignty site in August last year, but argues he was not targeting Aboriginal people.

Thomas Sewell has pleaded guilty to an attack on the Camp Sovereignty site in August, but claims he was not targeting Aboriginal people.

The man shot dead on the footpath of a busy suburban road in Melbourne’s north overnight was the father of an associate of illicit tobacco kingpin Kaz Hamad.

Xavier College in Kew's grounds. Vision: Supplied.

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The man shot dead on the footpath of a busy suburban road in Melbourne’s north overnight was the father of an associate of illicit tobacco kingpin Kaz Hamad, this masthead can reveal.

The High Court’s first “celebrity judge” reflects on life, poverty, Howard-era battles, and chilling out about a musical on his life.

Police are investigating whether a burnt-out car found nearby in Thomastown shortly afterwards is linked to the shooting.

Police are investigating whether a burnt-out car found nearby in Thomastown shortly afterwards is linked to the shooting.

Two public servants who were the subject of adverse findings by Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog are now helping oversee the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.

If you don’t ask, you don’t get: How Meghan Markle found her latest television role in Melbourne with Junior MasterChef.

Readers discuss the federal Coalition’s retreat from its climate policy to fund budget cuts.

Police are reviewing footage found on the man’s phone and identifying other families at the pool who may have been affected.

Arsonists rammed the front gates of the Manor Street home of Simon Pitard and set two luxury cars alight.

Xavier College's new Kostka building for years 7 and 8 was carefully designed to include "learning neighbourhoods" to support informal learning, from small groups and individuals to classes and year levels. It has won multiple architecture awards. Vision: Supplied

Xavier College in Kew's impressive grounds. Vision: Supplied.

Police are reviewing footage found on the man’s phone and identifying other families who were at the pool who may have been affected.

Police are reviewing footage found on the man’s phone and identifying other families who were at the pool who may have been affected.

The former pilot previously told the Supreme Court he was being attacked by other inmates in custody and was paid “peanuts” to work in a factory.

The former pilot previously told the Supreme Court he was being attacked by other inmates in custody and was paid “peanuts” to work in a factory.

Hospitals across Victoria are seeing a rising number of people suffering life-threatening allergic reactions to injectables made popular via social media.

Hospitals across Victoria are seeing a rising number of people suffering life-threatening allergic reactions to injectables made popular via social media.

The epic multi-million dollar undertaking by funny guy Andy Lee and his bride Rebecca Harding to revive a derelict 150-year-old mansion in Hawthorn continues at pace.

Thousands of Victorian students will sit the VCE English exam on Tuesday, among them triplets Savio, Saviya and Simon.

The appointment of a new chair of the Melbourne Market Authority board may have been the catalyst for an almighty upheaval of the board.

Readers discuss gendered violence after the alleged attack against politician Helen Haines.

Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson have both refused ahead of the state election to commit to new lobbying laws, despite a string of scandals.

Deirdre Wilkes paid a Finks bikie associate to extort millions of dollars from her brothers, but had an unlikely ally in court.