Models of behaviour start from the bottom up

Readers debate from where the models of behaviour in society should originate.

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.

Farmers and residents hate them, but a construction sector hungry for building materials is increasing applications for more and bigger quarries.

Farmers and residents hate them, but a construction sector hungry for building materials is increasing applications for more and bigger quarries.

In my suburb, rare orange-bellied parrots get more attention than real estate developers – and the locals love it that way.

In my suburb, rare orange-bellied parrots get more attention than real estate developers – and the locals love it that way.

In my suburb, rare orange-bellied parrots get more attention than real estate developers – and the locals love it that way.

In my suburb, rare orange-bellied parrots get more attention than real estate developers – and the locals love it that way.

In my suburb, rare orange-bellied parrots get more attention than real estate developers – and the locals love it that way.

In a 30-minute-long phone call with Stacey Warnecke, free birth advocate Emily Lal described childbirth as “the death of the maiden” and “birth of the woman”.

In a 30-minute-long phone call with Stacey Warnecke, free birth advocate Emily Lal described childbirth as “the death of the maiden” and “birth of the woman”.

The threatening act comes as the firefighters union begins a campaign urging voters to put Labor last, as a dispute over staffing requirements continues.

The threatening act comes as the firefighters union begins a campaign urging voters to put Labor last, as a dispute over staffing requirements continues.

The word “RAT” was etched into the gold metal casing. Even more chilling was a message on the other side.