Parents should answer for children’s behaviour

Readers comment on news that Victorian public schools suspend 150 students a day and ask who should take responsibility for the problem.

The Victorian government has rejected Kids Helpline’s plea for funding to meet rising demand from the state’s children, despite the federal, NSW, Queensland and Western Australian governments already contributing to the life-saving service.

Body-worn camera footage shows Senior Constable Aaron Bowen deploying his Taser nine times in 46 seconds when arresting a man at a Warragul home in May 2024.

The first Victoria Police officer charged over deployment of a taser has been found guilty of assault after a shocking incident captured on body-cam.

A chance meeting at a winery put Matt Froude on an unusual career path where he spends half the year in Japan brewing the rice wine.

A chance meeting at a winery put Matt Froude on an unusual career path where he spends half the year in Japan brewing the rice wine.

Amid concerns about the once-iconic shopping strip’s future, the question of who uses the street and how remains unanswered and unclear.

Amid concerns about the once-iconic shopping strip’s future, the question of who uses the street and how remains unanswered and unclear.

A gallery famous for its star-studded launch party and bearing the name of one of Australia’s highest-profile celebrity portrait artists has surprisingly closed.

A Catholic order which ran some of Victoria’s top schools claims it no longer has the funds to pay survivors of abuse at the hands of its clerics.

It’s one of the most caffeine-saturated areas of Melbourne, but that’s not the only reason this culturally diverse location has a real buzz about it.

I was on the ground when fans rushed Fed Square in the early hours of Saturday morning and flares filled the sky. For many, the city’s beloved meeting place felt like a pretty unsafe place to be.

A former arts teacher at St Columba’s College pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student, and the school has paid out a victim on the eve of a civil trial.

Prosecutors will this week fight to keep prison guard basher Daniel Hope in jail after his sentence expires, saying he’s too violent and ill-equipped for release.

Melbourne racing trainer Ciaron Maher brought his mum with him as he joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for lunch at Windsor Castle before going racing at Royal Ascot.

Principals are being urged to find new ways to tackle problem behaviour as the number of students suspended from school climbed to almost 30,000 last year.

Melbourne racing trainer Ciaron Maher brought his mum with him as he joined King Charles and Queen Camilla for lunch at Windsor Castle before going racing at Royal Ascot.

As Australia’s childcare sector faces a reckoning, some families are choosing grandparents, family day care or reduced work hours over large-scale childcare franchises.

In the wake of One Nation’s rise, readers argue more scrutiny is needed on the party’s policies - or the lack of them.

Louise felt lonely after being released from prison, but a role at a Canterbury dog-grooming salon has helped her make friends and learn new skills.

At least 60 sex predators have been identified committing sexual assaults, grooming and abusing children and manufacturing child abuse material while under the supervision of the state’s Sex Offenders Register.

A decaying whale carcass forced authorities to temporarily close the world-famous beach due to concerns sharks could follow the carcass into the local waters.

The planning minister will decide the fate of a $35 million apartment development which the council says is too big and out of character with the mansions that will be its neighbours.

Police were called to Ascot Vale shortly after midnight where they found former boxer Hussein Dehaini with gunshot wounds in a suspected targeted attack

But fading “social licence” and data centre boom complicate Victoria’s green energy switch.

Cesare Liberatore was on his way home with friends when their car veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed into two SUVs.

Tesla showed off its latest semi-autonomous driving system in Melbourne this week, highlighting how road rules are failing to keep up with the technology.

Tap-and-go with phones and bankcards will work on trams across Melbourne from Sunday in the latest rollout of contactless myki technology.

A Melbourne doctor accused of filming a mother and her young daughter showering at Harold Holt pool wants his name kept secret to protect his own daughter.

Pauline Hanson has grabbed the headlines, but she needs to deliver policies, readers say.