Mushroom trial

Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.

Readers ask if royal commission is necessary, or if inquiry’s parameters should be widened.

Strict regulations that require severe pruning of street trees around power lines could be eased in a trial aimed at improving urban canopy cover.

Investors have a saying: “Anywhere but Melbourne.” But that sentiment has had an upside for home buyers.

In 1951, Jean Lee was the first woman in more than five decades to be hanged in Victoria. Now, for the first time in 75 years, the troubling records of her case have been made public.

Readers offer differing views on the establishment of a royal commission.

Tour guide Katie Berridge saw the northern lights in Norway, rode gondolas in Venice - and fell in love while helping tourists enjoy expansive holidays.

A fire ignited on a rooftop near Parliament House, and two men were stabbed during a machete attack at a famous dining strip during New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Previously unseen cabinet papers have revealed secret warnings given to the Victorian government about what is now one of the city’s most maligned suburbs.

After he was gunned down in a parking garage, it was Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim’s funeral – not his death – that became underworld lore in 2025.

Age readers respond to calls for a royal commission into the Bondi attack.

As drowning rates across Victoria remain above the national average, a record number of Nippers flocking to the state’s beaches is offering hope.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

Melbourne has rung in 2026 with style, as thousands of revellers celebrated a new year in the CBD. See how the night unfolded here.

Whether you’re planning to farewell the year with a toast by the Yarra with friends, or watch the early fireworks with the kids at Treasury Gardens, Melbourne is preparing to ring in 2026 with style. See how the night unfolds here.

Whether you’re planning to farewell the year that was with a toast by the Yarra with friends, or watch the early fireworks with the kids at Treasury Park, Melbourne is preparing to bring in 2026 with style. See how the night unfolds here.

When his daughter asked him to restore the copper trims of her shop windows, Brian James wasn’t sure he had what it took. Six years later, business is booming.

Pregnant and homeless at Christmas, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Peridot has been given a new year’s lifeline. But experts say rehoming pets in need is becoming increasingly difficult.

Fair Growth Thornbury say the Allan government’s activity centre plan for the area is excessive, so they made their own alternative plan.

Jewish artists and writers have reported feeling ostracised and culturally homeless in their formerly welcoming creative communities. This must change.

When our daily language is one of condemnation, how can we make space to work together and listen to one another?

Readers discuss Putin’s latest play with Trump.

Laboratory testing found two of the Chinese steel samples were so poor they did not contain carbon – meaning they could not be classified as steel.

One of the busiest roads in Melbourne could be unlocked for higher-density living, as locals fight to drop a 71-year-old planning rule.

Sy Giang Nguyen and Keith Greenwood agreed to repay $5.4 million to a charity that accused them of stealing up to $14.5 million. Now the not-for-profit is launching further court action to enforce the settlement.

A spike in the frequency and severity of attacks on paramedics has triggered a plea for people to have greater respect for first responders.

When Oscar Ford felt a powerful pull on his fishing reel, he had no idea it was great white, leading him on a 35-minute chase. Then, he saw it “gliding through the water like a submarine”.

Covering the federal election in the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Kooyong was always going to be exciting. But I could not have expected just how wild it became.

More than 100 people have been arrested in the first three weeks of a trial of police and protective services officers patrolling major shopping centres.

The troubling picture of children left at risk shows the slim resourcing of the state regulator at a time when reports of sex offences had tripled in five years.