Peter Dutton’s disparaging attacks continue

Readers respond to the two major parties’ efforts to woo voters at the upcoming federal election.

After almost seven years, Brad Jenkins is stepping down from the role he describes as the “cultivator of happiness”.

Extra programs on botany, music and dance are also part of a $75 million state government announcement of free extension programs for prep to year 12.

Readers lament the standard of public discourse after the re-emergence of the “Ditch the Witch” slogan used against Jacinta Allan.

Despite almost a quarter of its year 12 students being involved, the college did not believe the behaviour had been coordinated among them.

When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she’d ever met.

When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she’d ever met.

When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she’d ever met.

In a warm cafe on Chapel Street, Elene has found sanctuary away from the drugs and chaos. The trouble is, she has to go home.

In a warm cafe on Chapel Street, Elene has found sanctuary away from the drugs and chaos. The trouble is, she has to go home.

A 25-year-old South Yarra man was found dead behind a pub over the weekend. A Williamstown man will face court charged with murder.

A 25-year-old South Yarra man was found dead behind a pub over the weekend. A Williamstown man will face court charged with murder.

The exam authority has moved to crack down on the advanced functions of some calculators from 2027, but some say they haven’t gone far enough.

What is arguably Melbourne’s society wedding of the year has taken place in Missouri with Aussies flying in to see a member of the Baillieu family tie the knot in style

The use of sniffer dogs inside closed psychiatric wards has divided mental health experts, as hospitals try to balance the invasion of patient privacy against the risks posed by illicit substances.

Readers respond to honours and legacies, “Ditch the Witch” slogans, and consumers in a crisis.

The lawsuit also accuses dozens of guards at the Parkville youth correctional facility of unlawful strip searches and alleges detainees were subjected to beatings and sexual assaults.

There hasn’t been a targeted attack against a Melbourne hospitality venue since mid-May, but workers within the city’s nightclub scene say it’s still struggling to stay afloat.

When I was a child, my father would sometimes bring me here so I could stare at the apartment buildings with their Juliet balconies. I thought it must be the fanciest place in the world.

My father would sometimes bring me here so I could stare at the apartment buildings with their Juliet balconies. But it was a suburb that clearly needed an injection of youth.

Victoria’s curriculum is ahead of many other states in moving away from a “standardised industrial model”. But experts say there is still more work to be done.

The remains of the 25-year-old lay undiscovered beneath the ground in Geelong for up to a year, until a neighbour went looking for sewer pipes.

The Victorian Institute of Teaching chief wants greater transparency on the register of educators, but a parents’ group says proceed with caution.

A father and son illegally built mountains of industrial waste in their own Diamond Creek backyard and on a nearby property, ignoring orders to stop for months.

The honours recognise community heroes whether they’re raising money for an ambulance service, teaching women self-defence, bringing killers to justice or organising relief efforts in a bushfire-hit region.

The rise of AI has prompted readers to raise their concerns.

A rising wave of Victorians are being left with permanent spinal and neurological injuries, life-threatening complications and severe burns linked to inhaling nitrous oxide, as more people consume the gas from industrial-sized “nang” canisters.

Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute.

Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute.

Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute.