Premier defends koala cull after bushfire in state’s south-west

Use of snipers in helicopters to cull bushfire-affected koalas in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park has concerned a wildlife welfare group, but the government says the animals were severely injured and distressed.

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.

Despite the alarm generated among business owners, it’s likely these changes will have very little practical impact, and may never take effect at all.

The building once housed women deemed insane in tiny cells, some of them padded, and presented a daunting challenge to the architects.

Readers find many examples to dispute Pauline Hanson’s views on immigration and culture.

The connection between a blockchain company and the failed HyperTech conglomerate – founded by notorious Melbourne crypto figures Ryan Xu and Sam Lee – has raised questions about the university’s sponsorships vetting processes.

A savvy online campaign combined with grassroots advocacy has left Labor’s plans to settle the teacher pay dispute in ruins.

The Victorian Chief Health Officer said it was believed the patients became seriously unwell after using an unapproved peptide product labelled as Retatrutide.

Eight years after The Age first revealed the corruption saga that engulfed Casey council, there remains a gaping hole in the government response to the issue.

Be it at a live site, a pub or a suburban soccer club, there are plenty of Melbourne venues welcoming fans to watch the Socceroos’ big game with the US.

Local Government Minister Paul Hamer says the lessons of previous scandals have been heeded, but new integrity laws do not include a crackdown on developer donations.

John Silvester shares a vicious killer’s prison-cell poetry, myth busts the Chopper story, and reveals why he was once falsely accused of a violent crime.

Melbourne’s rise as Australia’s most liveable city – and soon to be its biggest – has been unstoppable. This is why these ex-Sydneysiders have decided to live in Melbourne.

Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.

Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposed pay rise, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.

As a teacher in a public secondary school, with a daughter in a public primary school, the strength of the No vote was not a surprise at all.

Linda Cameron, who was the first person on the scene, said she held the hand of AFL great Tony Modra while waiting for paramedics to arrive.

Tony Modra’s wife Erica has opened up to quell speculation around the reason for her husband’s accident.

Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.

Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposal, setting the stage for more industrial chaos.

After assembling some of the state’s brightest business luminaries, the premier is no longer taking meetings with her Business Council as the work from home debate continues to rage.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

The script is being flipped in the PM’s office as Albo prepares for a new turn of phrase.

Readers take issue with Pauline Hanson over the direction she thinks the country should take.

The “distressing” incident was witnessed by children leaving school for the day.

The institution’s reversal comes a week after the sudden departure of its vice chancellor.

The coronial inquest into the death of Stacey Warnecke has been adjourned following a forensic examination of the late nutritionist’s mobile phone.

A 62-year-old man is under police guard in hospital after the four-car pile up in West Melbourne on Wednesday.

The rich-lister, philanthropist and fixture of Brighton and Portsea’s social set has passed away aged 62.

Lolene Whitehand, 85, was a fixture of the West Footscray community until her body was found floating in the Maribyrnong River.