One Nation with balance of power is a concern

The surge in the polls for One Nation highlights areas of concern for readers.

Readers respond to the Nationals’ leadership moves, Trump’s war in Iran, and Jim Chalmers’ to-do list.

Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026 in Time Out’s list of the 50 best cities, beating London and New York.

For three decades, Joy has been hunting for answers over the murder of 22-year-old Elisabeth. There have been false dawns but she’s never given up.

Along a two-kilometre stretch of Port Phillip Bay an abundance of prehistoric fossils can be found. Next month, more than 1000 will go on display.

The Age’s series on the people who make Melbourne’s restaurant scene tick.

Tearful families slammed the decision as “a joke” and demanded the home be held responsible for the deaths of their loved ones.

Testing has resumed after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.

Schools in some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs are being forced to source students from right across the metropolitan area.

Schools across Australia have been forced to pause NAPLAN testing after being hit with technical issues on day one of planned assessments.

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

The story of an angry giant alien machine intent on wiping out army recruits was shot in five locations across Victoria.

The number of children seeking legal help with intervention orders placed by other school parents has doubled. For Lucy, whose harasser took one out on her, it was devastating.

Readers respond to the decision to send military aid to the Middle East, asylum for Iranian soccer players and fuelling discontent.

The incident follows the stabbing death of a man in Mernda and a man and a woman being injured in another machete attack in the CBD on Monday.

After being ordered to give evidence, William Swale broke his silence at an inquest into the 2023 tragedy that left five people dead.

After being ordered to give evidence, William Swale broke his silence at an inquest into the 2023 tragedy that left five people dead.

The state government hasn’t determined how much it will cost, but says without a visitor fee, one of Victoria’s most iconic natural wonders is at risk of being lost.

Aidan Becker lost his life defending an innocent schoolboy, but the teen’s family say they will forever honour his sacrifice.

The teen was allegedly being robbed by a group of people when an off-duty security guard Aidan Becker intervened - an act that cost him his life.

He’s getting on in years, but that hasn’t stopped the media mogul from hosting friends and family for a lavish party.

A record number of Victorians stepped up to use publicly accessible defibrillators to save others, with some shockingly good results.

Readers respond toAustralia’s involvement in the war in the Middle East, a lack of courtesy, and fees to see the Twelve Apostles.

The industrial smells have been drifting away from the place fondly known as WeFo. Now we’re luring the giants of the digital future.

Thousands flocked to the annual parade in Kings Domain on Monday, capping off a long weekend of major events that Lord Mayor Nick Reece says drew about 2 million people to the city.

A woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, and a man was also taken to hospital.

Police have charged a fourth teen with murdering Aidan Becker. His death has rekindled memories for another parent, whose son was twice held at knifepoint at the same spot last year.

The woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, with a man also taken to hospital with lacerations.

Victoria’s last fatal shark attack has been misreported for years. Four decades after a windsurfer’s disappearance, a librarian, a scientist and a former police sergeant reveal the truth.

Geelong legend and TV personality Sam Newman is recovering after 10 days in hospital and an operation to widen an artery in his neck.