Royal commissions: Long, slow and possibly futile

Readers discuss the efficacy of royal commissions, the MCG test match uproar and the need for better road accident data.

The 71-year-old Ballarat man died after he lost control of his bike on Sunday afternoon.

Having allegedly taped tracking devices to four women’s cars, police believe the 65-year-old man could have targeted a further 25 women in the area.

Despite its prime inner-city location, much of Footscray’s prime real estate is sitting empty. Experts say it’s symptomatic of a much bigger problem facing Victoria.

More than three-quarters of passengers who were hospitalised following a fall on a tram were aged 60 or older.

A passerby was knocked to the ground outside a One Nation lunchin Ascot Vale, prompting a police investigation.

The rise of a third party has challenged the complacency and arrogance that has defined modern politics. The major parties are finally listening to voters.

The rise of a third party has challenged the complacency and arrogance that has defined modern politics. The major parties are finally listening to voters.

Three years after Daniel Andrews promised to rein in urban sprawl, fresh ABS data shows almost half of all new housing approvals are stuck on Melbourne’s fringe.

Melbourne private schools are launching new scholarships next year, and they’re not just for the academically gifted. Some are for students considered “late bloomers”.

Women like Thea have had to advocate for themselves. Now the government has told them it hears their pain – and is doing something about it.

Women like Thea have had to advocate for themselves. Now the government has told them it hears their pain – and is doing something about it.

Three years after Daniel Andrews promised to rein in urban sprawl, fresh ABS data shows almost half of all new housing approvals are stuck on Melbourne’s fringe.

Melbourne private schools are launching new scholarships next year, and they’re not just for the academically gifted. Some are for students considered “late bloomers”.

Readers react to warnings of AI’s potential effects on humanity.

Passengers and crew members were forced to step in and restrain the men after they made threats about killing people and carrying a gun.

A hidden storage space at the Melbourne Recital Centre has been transformed into a cabaret venue with city views.

A hidden storage space at the Melbourne Recital Centre has been transformed into a cabaret venue with city views.

Jaimi Cook was 17 when he refused to provide his name to a policeman. The officer’s alleged response resulted in criminal charges from the state’s corruption watchdog and a legal claim by Cook for compensation.

Workers have walked off the job at Scope disability homes as hopes rise that hundreds of others can be saved, despite the withdrawal of state government subsidies that threaten the roofs over vulnerable Victorians’ heads.

For more than 30 years, the lush green hills of Fish Creek have drawn in residents and small-scale farmers. But soon, the idyllic view may also include a giant hole in the ground.

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

Eight days after an arson attack on a Melton tobacco store that left a man engulfed in flames, police swooped on a bikie clubhouse in regional Victoria.

Five years after the state government promised to fix the broken mental health system, data shows more than half of patients are languishing in emergency departments because there are not enough specialist beds to treat them.

Five years after the state government promised to fix the broken mental health system, data shows more than half of patients are languishing in emergency departments because there are not enough specialist beds to treat them.

Five years after the state government promised to fix the broken mental health system, data shows more than half of patients are languishing in emergency departments because there are not enough specialist beds to treat them.

Callers struggled to connect to the Telstra national emergency line because of the outage on Friday.

Callers struggled to connect to the Telstra national emergency line because of the outage on Friday.

Callers struggled to connect to the Telstra national emergency line because of the outage on Friday.

Readers respond to the latest developments in the opt-in or opt-out debate.