My coastal suburb’s a destination. Yet it’s actually getting less crowded

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

Readers urge the government and the Reserve Bank to think of their priorities.

Crime figures are using social media, random approaches on the street, and even the funeral of a teenager killed in knife violence as recruiting grounds for arson foot soldiers.

Bespoke self-erasing apps and encrypted networks have turned serious violence into cheap contracts, leaving burns victims, bungled targets and disposable teens in their wake.

We need a true civic conversation about where Melbourne is going, and a collective effort to get us there.

When former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio walked Melbourne’s streets for the first time, he marvelled at what the city had to offer. But an insidious problem evades our legislators.

A Brunswick charity worker who moved to Ukraine to rebuild war-damaged homes has died after a house fire which is now the subject of a criminal investigation.

A cornerstone of Chief Commissioner Mike Bush’s strategy to tackle organised crime will be breaking into the encrypted apps used by the cartels to recruit, order gangland hits, and task kids to firebomb businesses and homes.

Three Court of Appeal justices have handed down their decision and Erin Patterson, sitting in a small room near a window in prison, has learned her fate. This is how the morning in court unfolded.

Three appeal judges rejected Patterson’s plea for her conviction to be overturned and instead increased her sentence because of her “shocking criminality”.

Three Court of Appeal justices have handed down their decision and Erin Patterson, sitting in a small room near a window in prison, has learned her fate. Follow our live updates.

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson likely to die in prison after court dismisses appeal. Follow live.

As three justices weigh the fate of Erin Patterson’s triple murder conviction, this legal ruling could decide whether she faces a complete retrial or spends the rest of her natural life behind bars.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with The Age quiz.

The Melbourne end of Seven’s annual “upfronts” programming presentation leaves questions hanging over the future of two of its biggest stars.

The gap between the haves and the have-nots is cause for great concern, say readers.

Halloween marks the start of peak season for Melbourne’s paid costumed entertainers, and business is only getting better.

If you think you’ve gained full access to Flemington’s luxury Birdcage enclosures this year, it might well turn out you haven’t.

The man accused of repeatedly striking the independent MP with his 4WD claims he did so in a state of panic.

Readers react to the supply and demand needs of countries to the Earth’s resources.

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

The millionaire businessman, who last month settled his high-profile Supreme Court defamation battle with his now ex-wife Cate Sayers, has listed his luxury apartment, despite having owned it for only 18 months.

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.