North East Link project quietly walks back noise wall metres from primary school

Revised designs for the multibillion-dollar toll road show noise protection measures have been downgraded or scrapped altogether.

Readers argue that Premier Jacinta Allan’s behaviour in the wake of numerous Big Build allegation suggest it’s time for her government to go.

Joseph Chetcuti used his semi-rural property as an illegal waste dump for trucks seeking to avoid paying landfill fees, defying orders to stop his activity.

Jesse Doree, 28, was charged after police allegedly uncovered bricks of cocaine with a total estimated street value of $100,000 at his home.

The killer was high on ketamine and was chasing his own son with a knife when he stabbed his neighbour to death.

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed when three hooded youths charged at him and two others as they walked home after school in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs.

Australian Education Union members will walk off the job on Thursday after rejecting the government’s latest public school pay and conditions offer.

A teenage boy has been hospitalised after a gang attacked near a school in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs.

A who’s who of Melbourne’s media, political and entertainment worlds turned out to farewell The Human Headline.

Jacinta Allan authorised an $837 million taxpayer payment to a Big Build consortium after it lodged a claim detailing what extra labour costs added to every new train station on the signature project.

Readers argue that One Nation’s reluctance to reveal any real policy detail preserves leader Pauline Hanson’s outsider status.

The Victorian outpost will feature alongside open-air restaurants and late-night social spots as part of Melbourne Central’s new $170 million redevelopment.

Most Melburnians think of shopping when they think of the suburb I’ve called home for seven decades, but its contribution to the world of music is what really rocks.

Most Melburnians think of shopping when they think of the suburb I’ve called home for seven decades, but its contribution to the world of music is what really rocks.

Most Melburnians think of shopping when they think of the suburb I’ve called home for seven decades, but its contribution to the world of music is what really rocks.

The legendary coach gave evidence in court as three men face a preliminary hearing for trying to break into Malthouse’s East Melbourne apartment complex.

Mother-of-four Rayann El Houli will remain within the community, after a magistrate deemed her risk of reoffending to be “relatively low”.

A Melbourne father who abused Age investigative journalist Nick McKenzie in an anonymous phone call has faced court.

The union’s new administrator says the behaviour of former bosses, including John Setka, will be the subject of unprecedented legal action as he called for regulations to tackle the construction sector’s cultural crisis.

Readers argue that big tech companies are enjoying their wild west era at our own expense and the boom in data centres.

The truck, which as first reported by The Age was ordered off the road earlier this month after being issued with a defect notice by police.

Do you have the loudest burp or longest leg hair? A local world record website can verify it for you.

The billionaire Amazon founder is on the ground in Oz with his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, but is Melbourne on their travel agenda?

Students at a school in Melbourne’s southwest have been borrowing more books from the library since a new literacy program was introduced.

The scaled-back Commonwealth Games are about to start in Glasgow. Athletes who missed out on a home Games are still unhappy about it, and the Victorian government is bearing the brunt of the expense.

A beloved son was given another resident’s medication at a Melbourne group home. His family says questions remain over his death and Footscray facility’s closure.

A police investigation into a paedophile for child sex crimes was opened in March 2024 – the same month he was issued a clear police check and given clearance to work with children. His employer at the time was never told of his conviction.

Readers discuss the latest news developments both locally and overseas.

Victoria’s consumer watchdog has taken a major real estate firm and three agents to court over alleged breaches relating to 11 properties.

The discovery of a camera trap sparked fears about intruders. Feral deer may have lured them there. Now there are calls for laws to reduce deer numbers.