Pauline Hanson hosted a $2000-a-plate lunch at Vue de monde. The guest list raised eyebrows

Lunch attendees dug deep for the $2000-a-plate nosh-up at Vue de monde on Tuesday.

CTTV footage shows a man enveloped in flames after a Melton tobacco shop was firebombed early on Wednesday.

CTTV footage shows a man engulfed in flames after a Melton tobacco shop was firebombed early on Wednesday.

You’re in year 12, with a lot on your plate: classes, assignments, tests. End-of-year exams are looming. You’re also considering what comes next – maybe further study at uni or TAFE next year. There’s a lot to think about.

Even while you’re focused on deciding what course you’ll study next year, plenty of people will already be asking you: “What do you want to do after uni?”

A narrow dirt road in a central Victorian farming town is covered in litter and human waste after being overrun by visitors, forcing locals to employ a grim deterrent.

A narrow dirt road in a central Victorian farming town is covered in litter and human waste after being overrun by visitors, forcing locals to employ a grim deterrent.

The next instalment of the high-stakes defamation case returns to court on Friday. Cate Sayers is expected to be the courtroom – but where will her ex-husband be?

Jemena wants to replace smaller wooden power poles with five-storey concrete poles in Melbourne’s west. It’s not going well.

Jemena wants to replace smaller wooden power poles with five-storey concrete poles in Melbourne’s west. It’s not going well.

Jemena wants to replace smaller wooden power poles with five-storey concrete poles in Melbourne’s west. It’s not going well.

Expert tips to help you do your best in this year’s exams, plus meet the students doing Year 12 differently.

Three years’ ago, Isabella Mavrogiannis didn’t know a thing about carpentry.

Study pals Dinith and Clarence drove each other to achieve perfect ATARs.

Moving from a bricks-and-mortar school to Virtual Schools Victoria was a game-changer for Steph Woods.

Ananya Hariharan’s first singing lesson as a six-year-old was sparked by being told off in class.

Interest in vocational and applied learning is growing alongside traditional studies.

The devastation in Nepal should be a wake-up call to governments on climate change, say readers.

STEM subjects were popular among Victoria’s high achievers – but there were some surprising choices, too.

STEM subjects were popular among Victoria’s high achievers – but there were some surprising choices, too.

STEM subjects were popular among Victoria’s high achievers – but there were some surprising choices, too.

STEM subjects were popular among Victoria’s high achievers – but there were some surprising choices, too.

The Keilor property raided by federal police on Wednesday has a highly unusual history.

Scotch principal Scott Marsh acknowledged families should have received more information in advance of the presentation.

Majid Alibadi was infamously picked up by a Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini after being released on bail. He’s now become the first of Kaz Hamad’s top-ranked lieutenants to be sentenced to prison.

Majid Alibadi was infamously picked up by a Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini after being released on bail. He’s now become the first of Kaz Hamad’s top-ranked lieutenants to be sentenced to prison.

See where a chief tramways engineer recommended the network should run, and why advocates support extending light rail.

See where a chief tramways engineer recommended the network should run, and why advocates support extending light rail.

The Keilor property was searched by federal police as they investigate the sacked former top official.

The government has dragged the chain on issue after issue – home invasions, tobacco store firebombings, bail for youth offenders, the degradation of retail strips and more.