<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Melbourne - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Melbourne with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The business of politics and speaking the truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers debate the strengths and weaknesses of Australia&rsquo;s political parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-business-of-politics-and-speaking-the-truth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-business-of-politics-and-speaking-the-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News of our demise has been greatly overstated. Here’s the proof]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fast-changing media landscape, some things remain the same. The Age is still speaking truth to power and, importantly, decision-makers are still listening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/news-of-our-demise-has-been-greatly-overstated-heres-the-proof/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/news-of-our-demise-has-been-greatly-overstated-heres-the-proof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘AI is insidious’: Universities urged to adopt clear AI rules after opinion article scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universities should set standards for academics using AI and require a guarantee work is &ldquo;human-authored&rdquo; before publication, a former university chancellor says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ai-is-insidious-universities-urged-to-adopt-clear-ai-rules-after-opinion-article-scandal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ai-is-insidious-universities-urged-to-adopt-clear-ai-rules-after-opinion-article-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hate those bastards’: ISIS bride’s uncle unleashes on ‘evil’ terror group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abraham Abbas has offered his home and financial support for charged ISIS bride Zeinab Ahmad if she is released on bail, saying the terror organisation goes against everything he stands for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hate-those-bastards-isis-brides-uncle-unleashes-on-evil-terror-group-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hate-those-bastards-isis-brides-uncle-unleashes-on-evil-terror-group-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hate those bastards’: ISIS bride’s uncle unleashes on evil terror group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abraham Abbas has offered his home and financial support for charged ISIS bride Zeinab Ahmad if she is released on bail, saying the terror organisation goes against everything he stands for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hate-those-bastards-isis-brides-uncle-unleashes-on-evil-terror-group/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hate-those-bastards-isis-brides-uncle-unleashes-on-evil-terror-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of this family of seven swans in the inner west, just two are left. Locals say fishers are to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a mild Saturday morning, five of Melbourne&rsquo;s ecological groups convened a kind of emergency cabinet meeting. One item was at the top of their agenda: swans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/of-this-family-of-seven-swans-in-the-inner-west-just-two-are-left-locals-say-fishers-are-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/of-this-family-of-seven-swans-in-the-inner-west-just-two-are-left-locals-say-fishers-are-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused teen hijacker first Victorian child sent to higher court on terror charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A magistrate has ordered the accused Avalon Airport hijacker to have his case heard in a higher court because of the extreme risk his alleged conduct posed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-teen-hijacker-first-victorian-child-sent-to-higher-court-on-terror-charge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-teen-hijacker-first-victorian-child-sent-to-higher-court-on-terror-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed man cuffed by police in dramatic Spotswood arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video from the scene shows a bald man with a forearm tattoo being detained by police on the pavement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/armed-man-cuffed-by-police-in-dramatic-spotswood-arrest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/armed-man-cuffed-by-police-in-dramatic-spotswood-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strata reform failure leaves apartment owners at the mercy of predators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Allan government&rsquo;s weak-kneed response to a damning review of the strata sector kicks crucial consumer protections into the long grass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/strata-reform-failure-leaves-apartment-owners-at-the-mercy-of-predators/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/strata-reform-failure-leaves-apartment-owners-at-the-mercy-of-predators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A man is arrested by heavily armed police in Melbourne's west.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man was arrested on Hudsons Road in Spotswood on Friday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-man-is-arrested-by-heavily-armed-police-in-melbournes-west/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-man-is-arrested-by-heavily-armed-police-in-melbournes-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just kept it to myself. I didn’t want to be known as the son of a murder victim’: From crime victim to crime investigator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspector Kane Robinson commands the elite unit handling Melbourne&rsquo;s ugliest street clashes. His secret weapon? Empathy learned from tragedy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-just-kept-it-to-myself-i-didnt-want-to-be-known-as-the-son-of-a-murder-victim-from-crime-victim-to-crime-investigator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-just-kept-it-to-myself-i-didnt-want-to-be-known-as-the-son-of-a-murder-victim-from-crime-victim-to-crime-investigator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New-look Age quiz: When was Bourke Street Mall closed off to cars?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-look-age-quiz-when-was-bourke-street-mall-closed-off-to-cars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-look-age-quiz-when-was-bourke-street-mall-closed-off-to-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Block star Dave Franklin’s landscaping company chased over debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[An application for Franklin Group Australia to be wound up over the unpaid debt was lodged this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/block-star-dave-franklins-landscaping-company-chased-over-debt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/block-star-dave-franklins-landscaping-company-chased-over-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The political landscape can be disheartening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers find little to like with aspects of Australian politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-political-landscape-can-be-disheartening/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-political-landscape-can-be-disheartening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh feud people: Woolworths sues Suburban Rail Loop for $70 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retail giant is taking action over the compulsory acquisition of land after a series of financial offers it says are too low.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fresh-feud-people-woolworths-sues-suburban-rail-loop-for-70-million/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fresh-feud-people-woolworths-sues-suburban-rail-loop-for-70-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISIS bride acted like ‘deputy’ to abusive father after family bought teen slave, police claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[A slave captured by Islamic State was sold to a Melbourne family living in Syria for sex and housework, a court has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-acted-like-deputy-to-abusive-father-after-family-bought-teen-slave-police-claim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/isis-bride-acted-like-deputy-to-abusive-father-after-family-bought-teen-slave-police-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACMI hit with data breach days after MIFF’s ticketing platform hacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Centre for the Moving Image is the second Melbourne arts institution to be involved in a data breach in less than a week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acmi-hit-with-data-breach-days-after-miffs-ticketing-platform-hacked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acmi-hit-with-data-breach-days-after-miffs-ticketing-platform-hacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Had an absolute crack’: Top player in Big Build clean-up steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top official Steve Dargarvel has been regarded as one of the most effective players in attempting to fix Victoria&rsquo;s scandal-ridden construction sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/had-an-absolute-crack-top-player-in-big-build-clean-up-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/had-an-absolute-crack-top-player-in-big-build-clean-up-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, June 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-june-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-june-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Christmas Day text that got former CFMEU boss John Setka charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have accused Setka of telling people to sleep with their mothers, get liposuction and stop sucking up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-christmas-day-text-that-got-former-cfmeu-boss-john-setka-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-christmas-day-text-that-got-former-cfmeu-boss-john-setka-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More cars stolen in Melbourne than in all other capital cities combined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance payouts for stolen cars in Victoria last year totalled $243 million &ndash; more than the rest of Australia combined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-cars-stolen-in-melbourne-than-in-all-other-capital-cities-combined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-cars-stolen-in-melbourne-than-in-all-other-capital-cities-combined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Melbourne became car theft capital of the country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance payouts for stolen cars in Victoria last year totalled $243 million &ndash; more than the rest of Australia combined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-melbourne-became-car-theft-capital-of-the-country/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-melbourne-became-car-theft-capital-of-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barking mad: Pin pulled on Fed Square paw patrol that warded off flying chip thieves]]></title><description><![CDATA[People power is calling for the dog squad that protected Federation Square visitors from swooping, chip-thieving seagulls to be renewed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/barking-mad-pin-pulled-on-fed-square-paw-patrol-that-warded-off-flying-chip-thieves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/barking-mad-pin-pulled-on-fed-square-paw-patrol-that-warded-off-flying-chip-thieves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five people, including four boys, charged with murder and kidnapping of bikie’s relative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police allege the group broke into Patrick Longordo&rsquo;s house last month before abducting and killing him, then dumping his body in a Tarneit park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/five-people-including-four-boys-charged-with-murder-and-kidnapping-of-bikies-relative/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/five-people-including-four-boys-charged-with-murder-and-kidnapping-of-bikies-relative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small business should not dictate wages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to business leaders&rsquo; negative take on the 4.75 per cent wage rise for Australia&rsquo;s lowest-paid workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/small-business-should-not-dictate-wages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/small-business-should-not-dictate-wages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Load of crap’: Gatto defiant amid raids on his house and close associate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police confirmed officers executed a warrant as part of a current investigation into alleged financial offences, seizing a baton and a knife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/load-of-crap-gatto-defiant-amid-raids-on-his-house-and-close-associate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/load-of-crap-gatto-defiant-amid-raids-on-his-house-and-close-associate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School workers say flat no to teacher pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of education support workers have rejected the state government pay offer, while school nurses are also seeking a better deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-workers-say-flat-no-to-teacher-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-workers-say-flat-no-to-teacher-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret departmental plan for radical expansion of suburban high-rise push]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are currently 60 high-rise activity centres. A secret plan drawn up by a state government department calls for 150 more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secret-departmental-plan-for-radical-expansion-of-suburban-high-rise-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/secret-departmental-plan-for-radical-expansion-of-suburban-high-rise-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cate Sayers scores win against former husband Luke to keep defamation case in public eye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice Andrew Watson ruled on Wednesday that moving the case out of the Supreme Court would potentially prevent public vindication for Cate Sayers if she were to win.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cate-sayers-scores-win-against-former-husband-luke-to-keep-defamation-case-in-public-eye/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cate-sayers-scores-win-against-former-husband-luke-to-keep-defamation-case-in-public-eye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A promise to consider something after the election is not a promise. It’s time to get real on corruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan has finally acknowledged that IBAC needs more power. The time for decisive action is now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-promise-to-consider-something-after-the-election-is-not-a-promise-its-time-to-get-real-on-corruption/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-promise-to-consider-something-after-the-election-is-not-a-promise-its-time-to-get-real-on-corruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan no longer able to bat away questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react after the premier concedes that IBAC needs a broader remit to investigate corruption in state institutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-no-longer-able-to-bat-away-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-no-longer-able-to-bat-away-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor, Coalition to avoid repaying investment funds under donations fix]]></title><description><![CDATA[The major parties would dodge paying back donations from their investment funds if they have already spent the cash, under the government&rsquo;s plan to restore campaign finance laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-coalition-to-avoid-repaying-investment-funds-under-donations-fix/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-coalition-to-avoid-repaying-investment-funds-under-donations-fix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Victorian teachers flock interstate, Kiwis are filling the education gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[As state-educated teachers undertake a mass exodus interstate, a flood of New Zealand educators is cushioning the blow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-victorian-teachers-flock-interstate-kiwis-are-filling-the-education-gap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-victorian-teachers-flock-interstate-kiwis-are-filling-the-education-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terror leader’s son bore burden of family name before cowardly bashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The son of terrorist leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been released from jail after being sentenced to time served over a violent ambush on a stranger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/terror-leaders-son-bore-burden-of-family-name-before-cowardly-bashing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/terror-leaders-son-bore-burden-of-family-name-before-cowardly-bashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano’s bail varied so he can travel to the wife he’s accused of bashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence lawyer Tony Hargreaves asked that the media mogul now be permitted to go to Byron Bay to see his family after limitations were placed on his interstate travel at a bail hearing earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalanos-bail-varied-so-he-can-travel-to-the-wife-hes-accused-of-bashing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalanos-bail-varied-so-he-can-travel-to-the-wife-hes-accused-of-bashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll see where the wind blows’: Michelle Payne’s quiet evolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The champion jockey became a legend in the saddle. Now change is in the wind with a new business and plans to sell her Ballarat haven.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/well-see-where-the-wind-blows-michelle-paynes-quiet-evolution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/well-see-where-the-wind-blows-michelle-paynes-quiet-evolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IVF clinics face stricter standards, threat of bans following embryo bungles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beefed up Victorian laws will increase scrutiny on fertility providers and give greater powers to immediately cancel an IVF clinic&rsquo;s registration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ivf-clinics-face-stricter-standards-threat-of-bans-following-embryo-bungles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ivf-clinics-face-stricter-standards-threat-of-bans-following-embryo-bungles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failings of major parties led to surge for One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public&rsquo;s perception of the failings of the major parties has led to a rise in support for One Nation, say readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failings-of-major-parties-led-to-surge-for-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failings-of-major-parties-led-to-surge-for-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP apologises for backing domestic abuser, five others with character references]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luba Grigorovitch said she will no longer provide character references after uncovering six of the 33 she had made since 2022 were unsuitable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-mp-apologises-for-backing-domestic-abuser-five-others-with-character-references/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-mp-apologises-for-backing-domestic-abuser-five-others-with-character-references/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is an urban oasis, never mind the bikies. We even resolved the rotting cabbage smell]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fateful detour led me to this tranquil slice of Melbourne and sparked a 17-year love affair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-an-urban-oasis-never-mind-the-bikies-we-even-resolved-the-rotting-cabbage-smell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-an-urban-oasis-never-mind-the-bikies-we-even-resolved-the-rotting-cabbage-smell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It would be nice to say better late than never, but premier deserves no prizes for belated action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan has finally moved to grant the state&rsquo;s corruption watchdog badly needed powers, but they will not be in place until late next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-would-be-nice-to-say-better-late-than-never-but-premier-deserves-no-prizes-for-belated-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-would-be-nice-to-say-better-late-than-never-but-premier-deserves-no-prizes-for-belated-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footscray’s most vulnerable were promised a ‘forever’ home. Now they have to move out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks after the Victorian government spruiked a new cafe as the key to solving the area&rsquo;s homeless crisis, a nearby residential facility&rsquo;s closure will put vulnerable men at risk of being without a home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footscrays-most-vulnerable-were-promised-a-forever-home-now-they-have-to-move-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footscrays-most-vulnerable-were-promised-a-forever-home-now-they-have-to-move-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film festival customer data exposed in hack of third-party ticketing platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne International Film Festival organisers are investigating the hack, which has affected about 10 per cent of the festival&rsquo;s total customer database.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/film-festival-customer-data-exposed-in-hack-of-third-party-ticketing-platform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/film-festival-customer-data-exposed-in-hack-of-third-party-ticketing-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beloved radio station faces closure after 40 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A community staple that has been providing footy results, weather reports and music for four decades is under threat, but volunteers are fighting back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/beloved-radio-station-faces-closure-after-40-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/beloved-radio-station-faces-closure-after-40-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private school sports betting site reported to gambling regulators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The website encourages gambling on sporting clashes between 11 of Victoria&rsquo;s most expensive schools in football, rugby and soccer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/private-school-sports-betting-site-reported-to-gambling-regulators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/private-school-sports-betting-site-reported-to-gambling-regulators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dilapidated Rone installation aims to lure night crowds to an unlikely spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The meditation on beauty and decay is the centrepiece of a plan to bring more people to one of Melbourne&rsquo;s major shopping centres in the evenings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dilapidated-rone-installation-aims-to-lure-night-crowds-to-an-unlikely-spot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dilapidated-rone-installation-aims-to-lure-night-crowds-to-an-unlikely-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s data centre push could force state back onto gas-fired power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surging electricity demands have raised questions about whether the state government&rsquo;s planned renewable energy transition is compatible to its courting of global tech players.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-data-centre-push-could-force-state-back-onto-gas-fired-power/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-data-centre-push-could-force-state-back-onto-gas-fired-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s something dangerous and deadly lurking in Victoria that no one wants to discuss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government supposedly has a strategy to make this problem half as bad. It&rsquo;s heading the other direction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theres-something-dangerous-and-deadly-lurking-in-victoria-that-no-one-wants-to-discuss/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theres-something-dangerous-and-deadly-lurking-in-victoria-that-no-one-wants-to-discuss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There something dangerous and deadly lurking in Victoria that no one wants to discuss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government supposedly has a strategy to make this problem half as bad. It&rsquo;s heading the other direction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/there-something-dangerous-and-deadly-lurking-in-victoria-that-no-one-wants-to-discuss/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/there-something-dangerous-and-deadly-lurking-in-victoria-that-no-one-wants-to-discuss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The law is the law, there are no gradients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the latest political developments around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-law-is-the-law-there-are-no-gradients/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-law-is-the-law-there-are-no-gradients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolver bookkeeper accused of siphoning $8.5 million as other clubs flagged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former bookkeeper Sutasinee McGuigan is accused of misappropriating more than $8.5 million from Prahran nightclub Revolver, as auditors investigate donations she made to Buddhist temples across Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revolver-bookkeeper-accused-of-siphoning-85-million-as-other-clubs-flagged/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revolver-bookkeeper-accused-of-siphoning-85-million-as-other-clubs-flagged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who allegedly threatened Bourke Street ‘massacre’ had recently been released from prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[In denying bail, the magistrate said the government had made it clear &ndash; in both amendments to the Bail Act and public statements &ndash; that courts must protect community safety. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-who-allegedly-threatened-bourke-street-massacre-had-recently-been-released-from-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-who-allegedly-threatened-bourke-street-massacre-had-recently-been-released-from-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, May 23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunshine restaurant serves up last sizzling steak before making way for airport rail superhub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dragon Express will close to make way for the multibillion-dollar airport rail project &ndash; one of nine buildings being compulsorily acquired by the Victorian government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sunshine-restaurant-serves-up-last-sizzling-steak-before-making-way-for-airport-rail-superhub/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sunshine-restaurant-serves-up-last-sizzling-steak-before-making-way-for-airport-rail-superhub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m gonna stab ya’: How Hugh Jackman’s brother dealt with his toughest crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a new book, Ralph Jackman details two years in what must be one of teaching&rsquo;s hardest gigs, at the notorious Parkville youth justice centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-gonna-stab-ya-how-hugh-jackmans-brother-dealt-with-his-toughest-crowd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-gonna-stab-ya-how-hugh-jackmans-brother-dealt-with-his-toughest-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treatment of detainees nothing compared to Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[The taking of flotilla activists by Israel has provoked readers to comment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/treatment-of-detainees-nothing-compared-to-gaza/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/treatment-of-detainees-nothing-compared-to-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jess Wilson’s forklift foray sparks safety investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unlikely furore around the opposition leader&rsquo;s forklift driving skills has led to a WorkSafe probe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jess-wilsons-forklift-foray-sparks-safety-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jess-wilsons-forklift-foray-sparks-safety-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former MSO chief denies leading push to cancel pianist’s concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pianist Jayson Gillham&rsquo;s comment on stage referencing Gaza was not the reason his concert was cancelled, but the fact he did not have prior authorisation, the former orchestra boss told a court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-mso-chief-denies-leading-push-to-cancel-pianists-concert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-mso-chief-denies-leading-push-to-cancel-pianists-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen offenders in city’s ‘bar wars’ coached on how to minimise crimes: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old accused of carrying out arson attacks on Bar Bambi and 80 Proof liquor had to be restrained after his bail application was adjourned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-offenders-in-citys-bar-wars-coached-on-how-to-minimise-crimes-police/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-offenders-in-citys-bar-wars-coached-on-how-to-minimise-crimes-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court evacuated as accused teen arsonist sobs in dock]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old accused of carrying out arson attacks on Bar Bambi and 80 Proof liquor had to be restrained after his bail application was adjourned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/court-evacuated-as-accused-teen-arsonist-sobs-in-dock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/court-evacuated-as-accused-teen-arsonist-sobs-in-dock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee doctor to admit to secretly filming hundreds of hospital employees using toilets, showers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trainee doctor has admitted to installing hidden cameras in multiple hospital bathrooms to secretly film intimate videos of hundreds of women in toilets and showers, including at a cancer treatment facility, over four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trainee-doctor-to-admit-to-secretly-filming-hundreds-of-hospital-employees-using-toilets-showers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trainee-doctor-to-admit-to-secretly-filming-hundreds-of-hospital-employees-using-toilets-showers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with threats to kill after Bourke Street warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 31-year-old man will face court on Friday after police charged him with making threats to kill and allegedly found him in possession of a knife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-threats-to-kill-after-bourke-street-warning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-threats-to-kill-after-bourke-street-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greed and hubris: The inside story of a legal scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was Melbourne legal royalty &ndash; a successful barrister and the son and grandson of Supreme Court judges. Norman O&rsquo;Bryan knew the law. His fall from grace was extraordinary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/greed-and-hubris-the-inside-story-of-a-legal-scandal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/greed-and-hubris-the-inside-story-of-a-legal-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury car dealership run by hospitality figure firebombed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three alleged offenders set fire to the Richmond dealership while two cleaners were inside, with police now investigating whether there are links to the recent spate of arson attacks on hospitality venues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luxury-car-dealership-run-by-hospitality-figure-firebombed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luxury-car-dealership-run-by-hospitality-figure-firebombed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury car dealership linked to hospitality empire firebombed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three offenders set fire to the dealership while cleaners were inside. Police are investigating whether there are links to the spate of arson attacks on hospitality venues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luxury-car-dealership-linked-to-hospitality-empire-firebombed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luxury-car-dealership-linked-to-hospitality-empire-firebombed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which host is leaving the ABC? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-host-is-leaving-the-abc-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-host-is-leaving-the-abc-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Footscray named after? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-footscray-named-after-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-footscray-named-after-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dangerous movement forcing judges to pay for their own home security]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision has left judges and magistrates to pay out of their own pocket for home CCTV networks and panic alarms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-dangerous-movement-forcing-judges-to-pay-for-their-own-home-security/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-dangerous-movement-forcing-judges-to-pay-for-their-own-home-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne Airport to scrap kerbside pick-up and drop-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some passengers will have to walk almost 400 metres to be picked up at the airport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-airport-to-scrap-kerbside-pick-up-and-drop-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-airport-to-scrap-kerbside-pick-up-and-drop-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges increasingly under threat, but government refuses to pay to keep them safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision has left judges and magistrates to pay out of their own pocket for home CCTV networks and panic alarms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/judges-increasingly-under-threat-but-government-refuses-to-pay-to-keep-them-safe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/judges-increasingly-under-threat-but-government-refuses-to-pay-to-keep-them-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jess Wilson’s social media savvy hits bump with fraught forklift stunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader&rsquo;s attention-grabbing social posts have turned heads in recent months but may have run into trouble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jess-wilsons-social-media-savvy-hits-bump-with-fraught-forklift-stunt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jess-wilsons-social-media-savvy-hits-bump-with-fraught-forklift-stunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after verbal threat prompts CBD police operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne city council sent a text to its staff just before 6pm urging them to avoid the Bourke Street area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-arrested-after-verbal-threat-prompts-cbd-police-operation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-arrested-after-verbal-threat-prompts-cbd-police-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget changes will benefit young generations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal budget&rsquo;s tax changes have drawn a mixed response from readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/budget-changes-will-benefit-young-generations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/budget-changes-will-benefit-young-generations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebels president says he had no clue club was toast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Docherty told a court he had warned rugby&rsquo;s governing body against centralising the club before its balance sheet had been fixed up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rebels-president-says-he-had-no-clue-club-was-toast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rebels-president-says-he-had-no-clue-club-was-toast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jess Wilson raises eyebrows driving a forklift]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader's last social media video has prompted questions about her qualifications to operate machinery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jess-wilson-raises-eyebrows-driving-a-forklift/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jess-wilson-raises-eyebrows-driving-a-forklift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A simple tooth fix emptied Natasha’s super and left her in constant pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health practitioner watchdog is investigating dentists at a major chain over alleged predatory practices encouraging patients to access their superannuation to fund veneers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-simple-tooth-fix-emptied-natashas-super-and-left-her-in-constant-pain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-simple-tooth-fix-emptied-natashas-super-and-left-her-in-constant-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age, Sydney Morning Herald recognised among journalism’s brightest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reporters from this masthead feature prominently in the shortlist for Australia&rsquo;s most prestigious journalism awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/age-sydney-morning-herald-recognised-among-journalisms-brightest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/age-sydney-morning-herald-recognised-among-journalisms-brightest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused hijacker stopped for Hungry Jack’s before carrying gun, teddy bear onto plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager accused of attempting to hijack a Jetstar aircraft sneaked on board wearing a high-vis disguise while carrying weapons and a teddy bear in a carry bag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-hijacker-stopped-for-hungry-jacks-before-carrying-gun-teddy-bear-onto-plane/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-hijacker-stopped-for-hungry-jacks-before-carrying-gun-teddy-bear-onto-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We will hurt you in ways your brain can’t comprehend’: Venues hit with $10k extortion demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Underworld sources claim the suspect has found religion and speculate he is targeting &ldquo;sinful&rdquo; venues including bars, brothels and strip clubs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-will-hurt-you-in-ways-your-brain-cant-comprehend-venues-hit-with-10k-extortion-demand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-will-hurt-you-in-ways-your-brain-cant-comprehend-venues-hit-with-10k-extortion-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was funny, charismatic and a mastermind behind the Great Bookie Robbery. He was also my brother’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Carroll was a career criminal who used his brother, Greg, as an alibi just 20 minutes after he robbed Melbourne&rsquo;s biggest bookies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-funny-charismatic-and-a-mastermind-behind-the-great-bookie-robbery-he-was-also-my-brother-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-funny-charismatic-and-a-mastermind-behind-the-great-bookie-robbery-he-was-also-my-brother-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was funny, charismatic and a mastermind behind the Great Bookie Robbery. He was also my brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Carroll was a career criminal who used his brother, Greg, as an alibi just 20 minutes after he robbed Melbourne&rsquo;s biggest bookies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-funny-charismatic-and-a-mastermind-behind-the-great-bookie-robbery-he-was-also-my-brother/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-funny-charismatic-and-a-mastermind-behind-the-great-bookie-robbery-he-was-also-my-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naarm Way Project Overview]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Drop Off and Pick Up zones will open at Melbourne Airport in Spring 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/naarm-way-project-overview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/naarm-way-project-overview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The two seemingly innocuous items that shut down a major Australian airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avalon Airport was plunged into lockdown after a suspicious package in a passenger&rsquo;s luggage triggered an evacuation, flight delays and road chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-two-seemingly-innocuous-items-that-shut-down-a-major-australian-airport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-two-seemingly-innocuous-items-that-shut-down-a-major-australian-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flights cancelled after bomb squad called to probe laser hair removal device]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avalon Airport was plunged into lockdown after a suspicious item in a passenger&rsquo;s luggage triggered an evacuation, flight delays and road chaos. It was later confirmed to be a laser hair removal device.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flights-cancelled-after-bomb-squad-called-to-probe-laser-hair-removal-device/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flights-cancelled-after-bomb-squad-called-to-probe-laser-hair-removal-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrest over Avalon bomb scare as travellers face chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avalon Airport was plunged into lockdown after a suspicious item in a passenger&rsquo;s luggage triggered an evacuation, flight delays and road chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/arrest-over-avalon-bomb-scare-as-travellers-face-chaos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/arrest-over-avalon-bomb-scare-as-travellers-face-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Total shutdown’: Arrest over Avalon bomb scare as travellers face chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avalon Airport has been plunged into lockdown after a bomb scare triggered an evacuation, flight delays and road chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/total-shutdown-arrest-over-avalon-bomb-scare-as-travellers-face-chaos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/total-shutdown-arrest-over-avalon-bomb-scare-as-travellers-face-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next gen Bayside ‘boss babes’ looking good for Real Housewives reboot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new generation of Melbourne&rsquo;s glamour set are being sounded out for TV stardom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-next-gen-bayside-boss-babes-looking-good-for-real-housewives-reboot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-next-gen-bayside-boss-babes-looking-good-for-real-housewives-reboot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacks on tax reform just a defence of greed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to aspiration and greed, education privileges, antisemitism and what&rsquo;s in a word.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/attacks-on-tax-reform-just-a-defence-of-greed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/attacks-on-tax-reform-just-a-defence-of-greed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This local RSL needs a home. Community groups say anywhere but here]]></title><description><![CDATA[A council has endorsed a plan that would give an RSL club exclusive access to half a community centre &ndash; a recommendation that&rsquo;s left many people unhappy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-local-rsl-needs-a-home-community-groups-say-anywhere-but-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-local-rsl-needs-a-home-community-groups-say-anywhere-but-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby Australia’s plan for star players was no secret to Rebels, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The now-failed Rebels not only knew of RA&rsquo;s Winning Rugby plan, but also supported it, a court has heard in opening addresses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rugby-australias-plan-for-star-players-was-no-secret-to-rebels-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rugby-australias-plan-for-star-players-was-no-secret-to-rebels-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged would-be teen hijacker researched airports for months, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the days before an armed teenager boarded and allegedly attempted to hijack a commercial airplane, he used the internet to search airports and the shooting down of planes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-would-be-teen-hijacker-researched-airports-for-months-court-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-would-be-teen-hijacker-researched-airports-for-months-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What will it do?’ School campus high-rise apartments face backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A government proposal to build thousands of apartments in towers that could reach up to 45 storeys in Burwood has residents concerned about how the currently low-density suburb will cope.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-will-it-do-school-campus-high-rise-apartments-face-backlash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-will-it-do-school-campus-high-rise-apartments-face-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, May 20, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-may-20-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-may-20-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne schoolgirl becomes youngest Australian to conquer Mount Everest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 18-year-old triumphed on her second attempt, having abandoned a bid to climb the world&rsquo;s tallest mountain last year due to dangerous weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-schoolgirl-becomes-youngest-australian-to-conquer-mount-everest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-schoolgirl-becomes-youngest-australian-to-conquer-mount-everest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failing grades: Why this expert wants to banish the A’s, B’s and C’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grading schoolchildren with A&rsquo;s, B&rsquo;s and C&rsquo;s is an outdated concept and needs to go, says a leading international schools expert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failing-grades-why-this-expert-wants-to-banish-the-as-bs-and-cs-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failing-grades-why-this-expert-wants-to-banish-the-as-bs-and-cs-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failing grades: Why this expert wants to banish the As, Bs and Cs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grading schoolchildren with As, Bs and Cs is an outdated concept and needs to go, says a leading international schools expert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failing-grades-why-this-expert-wants-to-banish-the-as-bs-and-cs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failing-grades-why-this-expert-wants-to-banish-the-as-bs-and-cs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The former Superstar chosen to play John Farnham is scared of one thing about his new role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weight of bringing Australian music legend John Farnham&rsquo;s life story to the stage is weighing heavily on Michael Paynter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-former-superstar-chosen-to-play-john-farnham-is-scared-of-one-thing-about-his-new-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-former-superstar-chosen-to-play-john-farnham-is-scared-of-one-thing-about-his-new-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merger to help AFL legend’s charity reach out into future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change is on the cards for Reach, which was established by footy great Jim Stynes and filmmaker Paul Currie in 1994.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/merger-to-help-afl-legends-charity-reach-out-into-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/merger-to-help-afl-legends-charity-reach-out-into-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The enormous cost of  underfunding schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the state of education, death and taxes, dog devotions and kicking goals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-enormous-cost-of-underfunding-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-enormous-cost-of-underfunding-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFMEU scandal ‘semantics’ further proof of zero-tolerance furphy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea that the state government has no tolerance for corruption is being demolished by a torrent of reporting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-scandal-semantics-further-proof-of-zero-tolerance-furphy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cfmeu-scandal-semantics-further-proof-of-zero-tolerance-furphy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These students finally found education that worked for them. Now their program is ending]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montessori program at Templestowe College that has run since 2012 is being cut, which has upset students and parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-students-finally-found-education-that-worked-for-them-now-their-program-is-ending/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-students-finally-found-education-that-worked-for-them-now-their-program-is-ending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not too late’: Judge implores agreement in rugby legal scrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second day of the lawsuit by the Melbourne Rebels against Rugby Australia began with the judge warning both sides that the trial would be costly and could harm reputations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-not-too-late-judge-implores-agreement-in-rugby-legal-scrum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-not-too-late-judge-implores-agreement-in-rugby-legal-scrum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquests into Dezi Freeman and slain police officers to begin next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[New details about Australia&rsquo;s most expensive and longest manhunt are expected to be brought to light at the upcoming coroner&rsquo;s investigations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inquests-into-dezi-freeman-and-slain-police-officers-to-begin-next-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inquests-into-dezi-freeman-and-slain-police-officers-to-begin-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A surprise Hollywood twist and an expletive cake in Sayers court drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[A star made a surprise appearance as the lewd-pic defamation battle between Cate and Luke Sayers moved up a gear. CBD can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-surprise-hollywood-twist-and-an-expletive-cake-in-sayers-court-drama/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-surprise-hollywood-twist-and-an-expletive-cake-in-sayers-court-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extreme weather, floods and fires threaten to compound Victoria’s road woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bushfires, extreme heat and floods will increasingly damage Victoria&rsquo;s already stressed infrastructure in the coming decades, and put additional pressure on an already stretched budget.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/extreme-weather-floods-and-fires-threaten-to-compound-victorias-road-woes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/extreme-weather-floods-and-fires-threaten-to-compound-victorias-road-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The education gap between rich and poor students is growing. These schools may have the answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chasm between rich and poor students in Australia has been growing over the past two decades, new research shows, but some schools are closing that gap.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-education-gap-between-rich-and-poor-students-is-growing-these-schools-may-have-the-answer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-education-gap-between-rich-and-poor-students-is-growing-these-schools-may-have-the-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No stoves, no cooking: Company fined $1.5m over ‘unconscionable’ breaches affecting aged tenants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ingenia Gardens has agreed to compensate affected renters and pay $100,000 to the non-profit group that raised the alarm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-stoves-no-cooking-company-fined-15m-over-unconscionable-breaches-affecting-aged-tenants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-stoves-no-cooking-company-fined-15m-over-unconscionable-breaches-affecting-aged-tenants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealthy voters fear  damage to hip pockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to poll results, promises, death and the political coalface.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wealthy-voters-fear-damage-to-hip-pockets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wealthy-voters-fear-damage-to-hip-pockets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Slander’: The reason for the surprise Hollywood twist in Sayers court drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[A star made a surprise appearance as the lewd pic defamation battle between Cate and Luke Sayers moved up a gear. CBD can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slander-the-reason-for-the-surprise-hollywood-twist-in-sayers-court-drama/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slander-the-reason-for-the-surprise-hollywood-twist-in-sayers-court-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People say my suburb is Australia’s coolest. To me it’s just families creating magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The population of my suburb has doubled over the past 20 years, and yet its beautiful, welcoming essence remains the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-say-my-suburb-is-australias-coolest-to-me-its-just-families-creating-magic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-say-my-suburb-is-australias-coolest-to-me-its-just-families-creating-magic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nowhere to go’: Residents fear the future as caravan park makes way for housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The park&rsquo;s owner wants to build a residential village, which will force the park&rsquo;s permanent residents to move. They fear they&rsquo;ll be homeless before the end of winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nowhere-to-go-residents-fear-the-future-as-caravan-park-makes-way-for-housing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nowhere-to-go-residents-fear-the-future-as-caravan-park-makes-way-for-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor and police clash over reporting ‘semantics’ of alleged $6m scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government and Victoria Police are at loggerheads over whether transport officials formally reported a major fraud allegedly attempted by a Metro Tunnel contractor.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-and-police-clash-over-reporting-semantics-of-alleged-6m-scam/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-and-police-clash-over-reporting-semantics-of-alleged-6m-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It took this to get the truth’: Rugby Australia misled Rebels over their future, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court fight brought by the directors of now defunct Super Rugby club the Melbourne Rebels against the sport&rsquo;s governing body has begun in the Federal Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-took-this-to-get-the-truth-rugby-australia-misled-rebels-over-their-future-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-took-this-to-get-the-truth-rugby-australia-misled-rebels-over-their-future-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credibility the key issue in defamation case over Luke Sayers lewd photo scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for former Carlton boss Luke Sayers are fighting to have his estranged wife&rsquo;s defamation case moved away from the Supreme Court, to keep the trial away from the public glare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/credibility-the-key-issue-in-defamation-case-over-luke-sayers-lewd-photo-scandal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/credibility-the-key-issue-in-defamation-case-over-luke-sayers-lewd-photo-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage bike swarms in Melbourne draw Victoria Police attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age went along to a "ride out" at Carlton Gardens in May to see what they are like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenage-bike-swarms-in-melbourne-draw-victoria-police-attention/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenage-bike-swarms-in-melbourne-draw-victoria-police-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police taskforce launches major investigation into Metro Tunnel rort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taskforce Hawk only began its inquiry into the alleged multimillion-dollar rip-off after it was exposed in media reports, despite the suspected corruption being known about by state government officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-taskforce-launches-major-investigation-into-metro-tunnel-rort/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-taskforce-launches-major-investigation-into-metro-tunnel-rort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stranger assaulted Hannah on a tram. She may never have reported him if not for this]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a busy weekday when Hannah spotted a man acting erratically on her train. When she changed to a tram to escape him, he followed, and then assaulted her in broad daylight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-stranger-assaulted-hannah-on-a-tram-she-may-never-have-reported-him-if-not-for-this/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-stranger-assaulted-hannah-on-a-tram-she-may-never-have-reported-him-if-not-for-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret list of banned hospital patients that’s endangering paramedics]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Not welcome lists&rdquo; are leaving unwitting paramedics unloading violent or aggressive patients at hospital emergency departments for care, only to be turned away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-secret-list-of-banned-hospital-patients-thats-endangering-paramedics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-secret-list-of-banned-hospital-patients-thats-endangering-paramedics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Marles and Penny Wong spend $179,401 on US trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[The expenses scandal that sent the Albanese government into a tailspin late last year hasn&rsquo;t deterred Labor ministers from shelling out to discharge their duties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/richard-marles-and-penny-wong-spend-179401-on-us-trip/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/richard-marles-and-penny-wong-spend-179401-on-us-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No moral indignation just for a fair tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers debate the Coalition&rsquo;s stance on energy supplies for Australia, and tax.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-moral-indignation-just-for-a-fair-tax/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-moral-indignation-just-for-a-fair-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public menace or kids having fun? Swarms of young riders draw police ire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police say increasingly popular &ldquo;ride-out&rdquo; events pose an unacceptable risk to public safety. But the boys who participate say the events are keeping kids out of trouble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-menace-or-kids-having-fun-swarms-of-young-riders-draw-police-ire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/public-menace-or-kids-having-fun-swarms-of-young-riders-draw-police-ire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No visibility’: Inside the City of Melbourne’s $200,000-a-year Chinese outpost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opened in 1998, the cost of the office is not itemised in the council budget, and the last publicly available report on its performance was filed in 2004.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-visibility-inside-the-city-of-melbournes-200000-a-year-chinese-outpost/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-visibility-inside-the-city-of-melbournes-200000-a-year-chinese-outpost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carl’s dad died without justice. Then a surprise tip reopened the case of a brazen 1994 heist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sverre Benjaminsen passed away without the man who had shot him decades earlier ever being found, but soon after his death police received a tip that&rsquo;s reopened the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carls-dad-died-without-justice-then-a-surprise-tip-reopened-the-case-of-a-brazen-1994-heist-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carls-dad-died-without-justice-then-a-surprise-tip-reopened-the-case-of-a-brazen-1994-heist-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carl’s dad died without justice, then a surprise tip reopened the case of a brazen 1994 heist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sverre Benjaminsen passed away without the man who had shot him decades earlier ever being found, but soon after his death police received a tip that&rsquo;s reopened the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carls-dad-died-without-justice-then-a-surprise-tip-reopened-the-case-of-a-brazen-1994-heist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carls-dad-died-without-justice-then-a-surprise-tip-reopened-the-case-of-a-brazen-1994-heist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How this regional town became a caravan community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of houses burnt and farms destroyed. Can this community ever be the same again after one of the worst fires in its history?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-this-regional-town-became-a-caravan-community/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-this-regional-town-became-a-caravan-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free fares send passenger numbers surging back to pre-COVID levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[High petrol prices also contributed to the jump in patronage, as April became the busiest month on the network in more than six years.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-fares-send-passenger-numbers-surging-back-to-pre-covid-levels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-fares-send-passenger-numbers-surging-back-to-pre-covid-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backlash against Lord Mayor’s Little India vision for Docklands]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Melbourne is pursuing a multimillion dollar Little India cultural precinct in the Docklands, but not everybody is happy about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/backlash-against-lord-mayors-little-india-vision-for-docklands/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/backlash-against-lord-mayors-little-india-vision-for-docklands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amputations, heart attacks, days of vomiting: The horror toll of ‘backyard’ peptides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorians are taking peptides for everything from weight loss and body building to skin improvements. Many end up in hospitals with severe side effects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/amputations-heart-attacks-days-of-vomiting-the-horror-toll-of-backyard-peptides/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/amputations-heart-attacks-days-of-vomiting-the-horror-toll-of-backyard-peptides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t penalise those who need the NDIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers react to changes to the NDIS and the ramifications of the federal budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-penalise-those-who-need-the-ndis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-penalise-those-who-need-the-ndis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One teen killed, two fighting for life after crashing stolen car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say the car was stolen from a Mildura home overnight before the crash on Saturday morning.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-teen-killed-two-fighting-for-life-after-crashing-stolen-car/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-teen-killed-two-fighting-for-life-after-crashing-stolen-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Just be calm’: Dezi Freeman’s landlord breaks silence on police shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Swift has recalled the frantic moments before and after his tenant killed two police officers at his Porepunkah property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/just-be-calm-dezi-freemans-landlord-breaks-silence-on-police-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/just-be-calm-dezi-freemans-landlord-breaks-silence-on-police-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s no justice’: Calls for change at Isla Bell vigil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after charges against the 19-year-old&rsquo;s alleged killer were dropped, her mother spoke to a sea of orange &ndash; the golden-orange of Isla&rsquo;s hair &ndash; in the CBD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theres-no-justice-calls-for-change-at-isla-bell-vigil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theres-no-justice-calls-for-change-at-isla-bell-vigil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle for social media supremacy on Spring Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[As November's state election draws closer, Jess Wilson is trying turn around years of Labor dominance online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-battle-for-social-media-supremacy-on-spring-street/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-battle-for-social-media-supremacy-on-spring-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, May 16, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-16-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-16-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery surrounds two bodies found in western suburbs home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say they will have to wait for a post-mortem to work out what happened to a man and a woman found dead on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mystery-surrounds-two-bodies-found-in-western-suburbs-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mystery-surrounds-two-bodies-found-in-western-suburbs-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who had ovary removed files first court action against disgraced gynaecologist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Gordon allegedly told a patient he removed her ovary and fallopian tube after discovering extensive endometriosis, concealing pathology results that showed otherwise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-who-had-ovary-removed-files-first-court-action-against-disgraced-gynaecologist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-who-had-ovary-removed-files-first-court-action-against-disgraced-gynaecologist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just wanted contraception’: Holly’s ordeal with disgraced gynaecologist leads to Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Gordon allegedly told a patient he removed her ovary and fallopian tube after discovering extensive endometriosis, concealing pathology results that showed otherwise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-just-wanted-contraception-hollys-ordeal-with-disgraced-gynaecologist-leads-to-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-just-wanted-contraception-hollys-ordeal-with-disgraced-gynaecologist-leads-to-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor’s welfare proposal is heartless to migrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers find little to like in Angus Taylor&rsquo;s budget reply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylors-welfare-proposal-is-heartless-to-migrants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylors-welfare-proposal-is-heartless-to-migrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Best paid in the country’: Teacher deal to push top wages above $150,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government has struck an in-principle agreement to end the standoff with public teachers, which will now be put to a vote of union members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/best-paid-in-the-country-teacher-deal-to-push-top-wages-above-150000/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/best-paid-in-the-country-teacher-deal-to-push-top-wages-above-150000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakthrough in teacher pay standoff with new offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government has been working on a revised offer to the state&rsquo;s public school teachers, with pay rises of up to 32 per cent over four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/breakthrough-in-teacher-pay-standoff-with-new-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/breakthrough-in-teacher-pay-standoff-with-new-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakthrough in teacher pay stand-off with new offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government has been working on a revised offer to the state&rsquo;s public school teachers, with pay rises of up to 32 per cent over four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/breakthrough-in-teacher-pay-stand-off-with-new-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/breakthrough-in-teacher-pay-stand-off-with-new-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critics loved Attica, then their golden boy turned on them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chef and the critic share a tighter bond than either would like to admit. When Ben Shewry took a kitchen knife to the food media industry, it landed like a nuclear bomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/critics-loved-attica-then-their-golden-boy-turned-on-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/critics-loved-attica-then-their-golden-boy-turned-on-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relative of former Mongols president kidnapped, killed and left in Tarneit park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police were already investigating the abduction of a man from South Morang when they were called to a body found in a park in Melbourne&rsquo;s outer west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/relative-of-former-mongols-president-kidnapped-killed-and-left-in-tarneit-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/relative-of-former-mongols-president-kidnapped-killed-and-left-in-tarneit-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlaw bikie link to man kidnapped, found dead in Tarneit park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police were already investigating the abduction of a man from South Morang when they were called to a body found in a park in Melbourne&rsquo;s outer west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/outlaw-bikie-link-to-man-kidnapped-found-dead-in-tarneit-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/outlaw-bikie-link-to-man-kidnapped-found-dead-in-tarneit-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The second chance specialists offering prisoners a way out]]></title><description><![CDATA[After serving a sentence for fraud, a former inmate is providing female prisoners with support inside and hope on the outside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-second-chance-specialists-offering-prisoners-a-way-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-second-chance-specialists-offering-prisoners-a-way-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body found in Tarneit park sparks homicide probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man&rsquo;s body was found in a park in Melbourne&rsquo;s outer-west at 4.30am on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-found-in-tarneit-park-sparks-homicide-probe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/body-found-in-tarneit-park-sparks-homicide-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who just resigned as coach of Carlton? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-just-resigned-as-coach-of-carlton-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-just-resigned-as-coach-of-carlton-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is the happiest city in Australia? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-is-the-happiest-city-in-australia-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-is-the-happiest-city-in-australia-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abusers, drug traffickers and bikies: The men making money off Allan’s pro-women Big Build program]]></title><description><![CDATA[An attempt to boost participation of women on infrastructure projects has enriched criminals, including some with violent pasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/abusers-drug-traffickers-and-bikies-the-men-making-money-off-allans-pro-women-big-build-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/abusers-drug-traffickers-and-bikies-the-men-making-money-off-allans-pro-women-big-build-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor tries to change a housing nightmare into a dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate the ramifications of Labor&rsquo;s budget measures on the property market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-tries-to-change-a-housing-nightmare-into-a-dream/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-tries-to-change-a-housing-nightmare-into-a-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This will really hurt’: Council to confiscate belongings from homeless in St Kilda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council officers in the City of Port Phillip are preparing to confiscate the personal belongings of people experiencing homelessness under new local laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-will-really-hurt-council-to-confiscate-belongings-from-homeless-in-st-kilda/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-will-really-hurt-council-to-confiscate-belongings-from-homeless-in-st-kilda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano makes next business move, steps down from investment vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 59-year-old, who is charged with assaulting his wife, has resigned from his directorships of 19 Cashews and 20 Cashews.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-makes-next-business-move-steps-down-from-investment-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-makes-next-business-move-steps-down-from-investment-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fitzroy and Collingwood’s modest tower limits revealed in planning overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Height limits in Collingwood, Fitzroy and North Melbourne are lower than those proposed in many middle and outer suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fitzroy-and-collingwoods-modest-tower-limits-revealed-in-planning-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fitzroy-and-collingwoods-modest-tower-limits-revealed-in-planning-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s happening to young men across Australia’: Family warns of gambling devastation after Kyle’s suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Kyle Hudson&rsquo;s suicide, his family said they were tortured by learning betting agencies had flagged him as a high-risk gambler from the age of 18.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-happeningto-young-men-across-australia-family-warns-of-gambling-devastation-after-kyles-suicide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-happeningto-young-men-across-australia-family-warns-of-gambling-devastation-after-kyles-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cannot sell this’: Teachers’ union facing members revolt as crunch meeting looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new offer for teachers&rsquo; pay and conditions is imminent, but their union is under mounting internal pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cannot-sell-this-teachers-union-facing-members-revolt-as-crunch-meeting-looms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cannot-sell-this-teachers-union-facing-members-revolt-as-crunch-meeting-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autistic teenager ‘groomed’ by AFP sentenced for separate terrorism offence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outside court, the boy&rsquo;s parents said he would not have committed the offences if not for the earlier covert operation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/autistic-teenager-groomed-by-afp-sentenced-for-separate-terrorism-offence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/autistic-teenager-groomed-by-afp-sentenced-for-separate-terrorism-offence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor defends youth crime policy as 109 charges against teen dropped]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charges, over an alleged crime spree in which a girl was accused of targeting the Jewish community, were dropped due to the need to prove the then 13-year-old knew her actions were wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-defends-youth-crime-policy-as-109-charges-against-teen-dropped/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-defends-youth-crime-policy-as-109-charges-against-teen-dropped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top silk Norman O’Bryan avoids jail for attempted overcharging fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former lawyer from one of Victoria&rsquo;s most esteemed legal families has been sentenced for attempting to defraud victims in a class action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/top-silk-norman-obryan-avoids-jail-for-attempted-overcharging-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/top-silk-norman-obryan-avoids-jail-for-attempted-overcharging-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Righting this wrong’: MPs call to pay back underfunded public schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cross-party parliamentary committee has urged the state government to rectify a years-long funding shortfall for Victoria&rsquo;s public schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/righting-this-wrong-mps-call-to-pay-back-underfunded-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/righting-this-wrong-mps-call-to-pay-back-underfunded-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Righting this wrong’: Labor MPs join call to pay back underfunded schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cross-party parliamentary committee has urged the state government to rectify a years-long funding shortfall for Victoria&rsquo;s public schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/righting-this-wrong-labor-mps-join-call-to-pay-back-underfunded-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/righting-this-wrong-labor-mps-join-call-to-pay-back-underfunded-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing piece or trouble magnet? New Salvos cafe fractures a suburb in crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Salvation Army cafe coming to Footscray is tipped to be the &ldquo;missing piece&rdquo; to solve the community&rsquo;s crisis. But neighbouring traders fear it will only bring more disorder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-piece-or-trouble-magnet-new-salvos-cafe-fractures-a-suburb-in-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-piece-or-trouble-magnet-new-salvos-cafe-fractures-a-suburb-in-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t bring the kids’: Why a new cafe is fracturing an inner-Melbourne suburb]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Salvation Army cafe coming to Footscray is tipped to be the &ldquo;missing piece&rdquo; to solve the community&rsquo;s crisis. But neighbouring traders fear it will only bring more disorder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-bring-the-kids-why-a-new-cafe-is-fracturing-an-inner-melbourne-suburb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-bring-the-kids-why-a-new-cafe-is-fracturing-an-inner-melbourne-suburb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Boobygate’ UK Greens leader and former hypnotist gets top billing in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UK politician who once claimed hypnosis could increase a woman&rsquo;s breast size is set to give the Victorian Greens a pep talk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boobygate-uk-greens-leader-and-former-hypnotist-gets-top-billing-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boobygate-uk-greens-leader-and-former-hypnotist-gets-top-billing-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kill the sacred cow of investor tax breaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate the pros and cons of the federal budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kill-the-sacred-cow-of-investor-tax-breaks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kill-the-sacred-cow-of-investor-tax-breaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council backpedals from controversial bike path in marathon meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial issue, which has sparked fierce public debate within the community, culminated in a marathon five-hour council meeting on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-backpedals-from-controversial-bike-path-in-marathon-meeting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-backpedals-from-controversial-bike-path-in-marathon-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Is my baby OK?’ Pregnant paramedics speak out about assaults on the job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early in their pregnancies, two Victorian paramedics made the difficult decision to leave their jobs. &ldquo;Irrespective of what we want ... it&rsquo;s too real,&rdquo; they said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/is-my-baby-ok-pregnant-paramedics-speak-out-about-assaults-on-the-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/is-my-baby-ok-pregnant-paramedics-speak-out-about-assaults-on-the-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former high-flying Melbourne socialite facing bankruptcy claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once married to a Miss Universe Australia beauty queen, Justin McKeone has mounting legal troubles as he faces claims he has failed to pay back his former employer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-high-flying-melbourne-socialite-facing-bankruptcy-claim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-high-flying-melbourne-socialite-facing-bankruptcy-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, May 13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-may-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-may-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shock number of family violence cases police went to in just one week]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man with a hammer, another armed with a gun and one who killed the family pet were among the jobs Dandenong family violence detectives dealt with.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-shock-number-of-family-violence-cases-police-went-to-in-just-one-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-shock-number-of-family-violence-cases-police-went-to-in-just-one-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing the wealth gap a matter of decency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the wealth gap, One Nation voters, Michael Voss and Monty Python.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/addressing-the-wealth-gap-a-matter-of-decency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/addressing-the-wealth-gap-a-matter-of-decency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What does this say to women?’: Mum, friends bereft as charges dropped over Isla Bell’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have withdrawn their manslaughter case against Marat Ganiev and the man accused of helping move the teenager&rsquo;s body in a fridge around Melbourne&rsquo;s suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-does-this-say-to-women-mum-friends-bereft-as-charges-dropped-over-isla-bells-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-does-this-say-to-women-mum-friends-bereft-as-charges-dropped-over-isla-bells-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyle was blacklisted by a gambling company not for his own safety, but because he was winning too much]]></title><description><![CDATA[About three years into the grips of a spiralling sports gambling addiction, Kyle Hudson was blacklisted as a &ldquo;bonus bets abuser&rdquo; by a multinational betting giant. This was not for his own safety, but because he was winning too much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kyle-was-blacklisted-by-a-gambling-company-not-for-his-own-safety-but-because-he-was-winning-too-much/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kyle-was-blacklisted-by-a-gambling-company-not-for-his-own-safety-but-because-he-was-winning-too-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What does this say to women?’: Friend’s anger as charges dropped over Isla Bell’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have withdrawn their manslaughter case against Marat Ganiev and the man accused of helping move Bell&rsquo;s body in a fridge around Melbourne&rsquo;s suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-does-this-say-to-women-friends-anger-as-charges-dropped-over-isla-bells-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-does-this-say-to-women-friends-anger-as-charges-dropped-over-isla-bells-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Traumatic scene’: Boy trapped under train had backpack caught on carriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year 7 student fell onto the tracks after his school bag became snared on the train carriage on Monday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/traumatic-scene-boy-trapped-under-train-had-backpack-caught-on-carriage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/traumatic-scene-boy-trapped-under-train-had-backpack-caught-on-carriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wet from blood’: Dezi Freeman’s landlord says he helped save wounded officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Swift has spoken for the first time about the fatal police shooting at his remote property, saying he intervened to help rescue a third police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wet-from-blood-dezi-freemans-landlord-says-he-helped-save-wounded-officer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wet-from-blood-dezi-freemans-landlord-says-he-helped-save-wounded-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges dropped over death of teenager Isla Bell whose body was found in a tip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have withdrawn their manslaughter case against Marat Ganiev and the man accused of helping move her body in a fridge around Melbourne&rsquo;s suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/charges-dropped-over-death-of-teenager-isla-bell-whose-body-was-found-in-a-tip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/charges-dropped-over-death-of-teenager-isla-bell-whose-body-was-found-in-a-tip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The undercover critic tearing a strip off the fashion world]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the Oscars to the Brownlow, Fashion Critical runs her gimlet eye over big fashion events, often saying what everyone else is thinking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-undercover-critic-tearing-a-strip-off-the-fashion-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-undercover-critic-tearing-a-strip-off-the-fashion-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[aTake The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/atake-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/atake-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Libs need to cut a deal to win, they should]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the Farrer byelection, tax promises, and the wisdom of Sir Humphrey Appleby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-libs-need-to-cut-a-deal-to-win-they-should/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-libs-need-to-cut-a-deal-to-win-they-should/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyle tried to limit his gambling seven times. After his death, a coroner asks why Sportsbet didn’t take it as a sign of concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the days before his death, Ashley Baker said her boyfriend became increasingly anxious and distressed, and told her he had lost his entire life savings to gambling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kyle-tried-to-limit-his-gambling-seven-times-after-his-death-a-coroner-asks-why-sportsbet-didnt-take-it-as-a-sign-of-concern/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kyle-tried-to-limit-his-gambling-seven-times-after-his-death-a-coroner-asks-why-sportsbet-didnt-take-it-as-a-sign-of-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has the Mad Mile. We call the rest of you ‘flatlanders’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a theory: the closer you are to the city, the less connection you have with your neighbour. I now have a dream lifestyle &ndash; and neighbours who will lend me anything other than a blowtorch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-the-mad-mile-we-call-the-rest-of-you-flatlanders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-the-mad-mile-we-call-the-rest-of-you-flatlanders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy rescued from underneath train at North Melbourne station]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year 7 student suffered a serious lower body injury and was rushed to the Royal Children&rsquo;s Hospital after being freed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-rescued-from-underneath-train-at-north-melbourne-station/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-rescued-from-underneath-train-at-north-melbourne-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern suburbs churches open to rough sleepers as winter hits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four churches will offer a warm welcome to the homeless for the cold weather bites. Vicar Stephen Monsiegneur says faith communities need to engage with people who need help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/northern-suburbs-churches-open-to-rough-sleepers-as-winter-hits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/northern-suburbs-churches-open-to-rough-sleepers-as-winter-hits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injured principal speaks out after teacher’s frenzied knife attack conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Ramchen&rsquo;s upbringing was shattered by the disappearance of his TV host mother and his father being charged with murder. Now he&rsquo;ll spend a year in jail for stabbing his boss and plunging a school into lockdown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/injured-principal-speaks-out-after-teachers-frenzied-knife-attack-conviction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/injured-principal-speaks-out-after-teachers-frenzied-knife-attack-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano out of rehab but plays cat and mouse with media to avoid court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The media mogul appeared via videolink on charges he assaulted his wife after his lawyer argued confronting the large media pack would be detrimental to his recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-out-of-rehab-but-plays-cat-and-mouse-with-media-to-avoid-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-out-of-rehab-but-plays-cat-and-mouse-with-media-to-avoid-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano out of rehab but avoids court over mental health concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The media mogul appeared via videolink on charges he assaulted his wife after his lawyer argued confronting the large media pack would be detrimental to his recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-out-of-rehab-but-avoids-court-over-mental-health-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-out-of-rehab-but-avoids-court-over-mental-health-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher jailed for frenzied knife attack on high school principal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Ramchen&rsquo;s upbringing was shattered by the disappearance of his TV host mother and his father being charged with murder. Now he&rsquo;ll spend a year in jail for stabbing his boss and plunging a school into lockdown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-jailed-for-frenzied-knife-attack-on-high-school-principal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-jailed-for-frenzied-knife-attack-on-high-school-principal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VCE subjects show a clear public-private school divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new analysis of enrolment data by this masthead reveals not only a gap in the number of courses on offer, but the subjects themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vce-subjects-show-a-clear-public-private-school-divide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vce-subjects-show-a-clear-public-private-school-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not all about chasing ATARs’: VCE subjects show a clear public-private divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new analysis of enrolment data by this masthead reveals not only a gap in the number of courses on offer, but the subjects themselves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-all-about-chasing-atars-vce-subjects-show-a-clear-public-private-divide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-all-about-chasing-atars-vce-subjects-show-a-clear-public-private-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A complete disconnect’: Council set to back down on inner-city bike plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yarra council officers have recommended a major retreat from plans to block through-traffic on a popular main street after fierce community backlash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-complete-disconnect-council-set-to-back-down-on-inner-city-bike-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-complete-disconnect-council-set-to-back-down-on-inner-city-bike-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh addresses Rebels crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sport chief delivered a message of hope and unity even as his board had approved a 'seismic' secret plan to reshape rugby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rugby-australia-boss-phil-waugh-addresses-rebels-crowd/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rugby-australia-boss-phil-waugh-addresses-rebels-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For rizzle to the wezzle: Snoop Dogg’s surprise music move in Melbourne’s west]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I&rsquo;ll fix you up&rsquo;: Seven months after his iconic AFL Grand Final performance Snoop Dogg has kicked another goal in Melbourne, this time in Werribee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/for-rizzle-to-the-wezzle-snoop-doggs-surprise-music-move-in-melbournes-west/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/for-rizzle-to-the-wezzle-snoop-doggs-surprise-music-move-in-melbournes-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bluster is one thing One Nation, delivering is another]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers react to the victory by One Nation in the Farrer byelection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bluster-is-one-thing-one-nation-delivering-is-another/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bluster-is-one-thing-one-nation-delivering-is-another/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘degree-factory move’: University charging law students $48,000 cuts tutorials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monash University has reduced law students&rsquo; contact with teaching staff in what has been described as a &ldquo;cost-cutting, degree-factory move&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-degree-factory-move-university-charging-law-students-48000-cuts-tutorials/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-degree-factory-move-university-charging-law-students-48000-cuts-tutorials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beat goes on: How a small lab behind The Alfred became a world-leading research hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute started in 1926, as a small laboratory behind The Alfred Hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-beat-goes-on-how-a-small-lab-behind-the-alfred-became-a-world-leading-research-hub/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-beat-goes-on-how-a-small-lab-behind-the-alfred-became-a-world-leading-research-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rotten odour’ and fly swarms: Council seeks eviction order against former start-up darling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal action has been launched against a sustainable-agritech business in Melbourne&rsquo;s west that workers in nearby companies say has made conditions unbearable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rotten-odour-and-fly-swarms-council-seeks-eviction-order-against-former-start-up-darling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rotten-odour-and-fly-swarms-council-seeks-eviction-order-against-former-start-up-darling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bulldozed’: Kew residents fight 18-storey tower that exceeds new height limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planned tower at the former Leo&rsquo;s supermarket site has met fierce community opposition, with the plans exceeding controversial new activity centre height limits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bulldozed-kew-residents-fight-18-storey-tower-that-exceeds-new-height-limits/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bulldozed-kew-residents-fight-18-storey-tower-that-exceeds-new-height-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper and robbers: The out-of-control crime shutting schools and rail lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Copper thieves are hitting more than 50 sites a week across Victoria, leaving a trail of destruction everywhere from backyards and churches to police stations and brothels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/copper-and-robbers-the-out-of-control-crime-shutting-schools-and-rail-lines/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/copper-and-robbers-the-out-of-control-crime-shutting-schools-and-rail-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accessible tram stops were required years ago. The government is slowly catching up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stops on some of Melbourne&rsquo;s busiest tram routes will be upgraded as part of a $76 million package in this week&rsquo;s state budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accessible-tram-stops-were-required-years-ago-the-government-is-slowly-catching-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accessible-tram-stops-were-required-years-ago-the-government-is-slowly-catching-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning history, and living together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate the pros and cons of what the political parties have to offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/learning-history-and-living-together/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/learning-history-and-living-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re gunna get it’: How police stared down a double-murderer and prevented further carnage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who shot his neighbours in a dispute over a garden hose then focused on police sergeant Brad Dettman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/youre-gunna-get-it-how-police-stared-down-a-double-murderer-and-prevented-further-carnage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/youre-gunna-get-it-how-police-stared-down-a-double-murderer-and-prevented-further-carnage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parks, schools and homes: Council’s plan to redevelop Victoria Barracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor Nick Reece says Melbourne will &ldquo;never live it down&rdquo; if the federal government&rsquo;s sale of the historic military site does not benefit the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parks-schools-and-homes-councils-plan-to-redevelop-victoria-barracks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parks-schools-and-homes-councils-plan-to-redevelop-victoria-barracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, May 9, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-9-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-9-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The friendly fox-fighters changing the face of sheep farming]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent decades, these furry creatures with padded feet have become increasingly common on Victorian farms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-friendly-fox-fighters-changing-the-face-of-sheep-farming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-friendly-fox-fighters-changing-the-face-of-sheep-farming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft feet, hard stomp: Why Victorian farmers are betting on alpacas]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent decades, these furry creatures with padded feet have become increasingly common on Victorian farms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/soft-feet-hard-stomp-why-victorian-farmers-are-betting-on-alpacas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/soft-feet-hard-stomp-why-victorian-farmers-are-betting-on-alpacas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major parties, show us the strength of your convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers reveal their disappointment in the gap between political promises and the reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/major-parties-show-us-the-strength-of-your-convictions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/major-parties-show-us-the-strength-of-your-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor promised ‘our finances will stay strong’. What went wrong?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s Victorian budget revealed a debt bill heading rapidly towards $200 billion. It was a far cry from the fiscal strategy the government once boasted about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-promised-our-finances-will-stay-strong-what-went-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labor-promised-our-finances-will-stay-strong-what-went-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the line of fire: Hospitality owners’ sleepless nights as venues go up in flames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bar and restaurant owners say they are waking in fear and want answers about the three-month crime spree targeting venues across Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-the-line-of-fire-hospitality-owners-sleepless-nights-as-venues-go-up-in-flames/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-the-line-of-fire-hospitality-owners-sleepless-nights-as-venues-go-up-in-flames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne men charged with sharing IS-inspired footage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four allegedly accessed and distributed Islamic State propaganda and vision of the terrorist group&rsquo;s previous attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-men-charged-with-sharing-is-inspired-footage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-men-charged-with-sharing-is-inspired-footage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a circus’: Daughter of slain crime figure targeted in arson attack on beauty salon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The failed firebombing on a business run by Sabrine Maghnie, the daughter of a slain underworld figure, came just hours before a jury convicted two men of attempting to murder her brother.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-a-circus-daughter-of-slain-crime-figure-targeted-in-arson-attack-on-beauty-salon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-a-circus-daughter-of-slain-crime-figure-targeted-in-arson-attack-on-beauty-salon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two ISIS brides to make bid for freedom on slavery charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grandmother Kawsar Abbas, 54, and her 31-year-old daughter Zeinab have appeared in a Melbourne court after arriving in Australia on Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-isis-brides-to-make-bid-for-freedom-on-slavery-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-isis-brides-to-make-bid-for-freedom-on-slavery-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar wars, carjackings, home invasions: Why I grieve for my city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne is my town. I have lived here all my life and will die here. There has not been one street I would not walk &ndash; until now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bar-wars-carjackings-home-invasions-why-i-grieve-for-my-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bar-wars-carjackings-home-invasions-why-i-grieve-for-my-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underworld hit on Gavin Preston]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mysterious gangland mastermind who set in motion the plot to kill Gavin Preston had meticulously laid out a plan to ensure the death of the hated underworld enforcer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/underworld-hit-on-gavin-preston/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/underworld-hit-on-gavin-preston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Preston’s execution was a murderous play in three bungled acts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone meticulously laid out a plan to ensure the death of the hated underworld enforcer known as &ldquo;Capable&rdquo;. But a limo ride and sloppy mistakes by the hit team brought them undone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gavin-prestons-execution-was-a-murderous-play-in-three-bungled-acts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gavin-prestons-execution-was-a-murderous-play-in-three-bungled-acts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFL players Dion Prestia and Steven May cleared over wild Sorrento brawl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have dropped affray charges against the footballing pair after a fight between two groups left a man unable to see out of one eye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-players-dion-prestia-and-steven-may-cleared-over-wild-sorrento-brawl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/afl-players-dion-prestia-and-steven-may-cleared-over-wild-sorrento-brawl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two ISIS Brides charged with slavery offences after landing in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grandmother Kawsar Abbas, 54, and her 31-year-old daughter Zeinab were among four women and nine children who arrived in Sydney and Melbourne Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-isis-brides-charged-with-slavery-offences-after-landing-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-isis-brides-charged-with-slavery-offences-after-landing-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olivia had a headache and thought it was due to stress. It was much worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national-first clinic is trying to reduce the gender disparity in strokes by providing tailored care to the one in five women who will experience the medical emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/olivia-had-a-headache-and-thought-it-was-due-to-stress-it-was-much-worse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/olivia-had-a-headache-and-thought-it-was-due-to-stress-it-was-much-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s one of the biggest killers in Australia, but many women don’t know the risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national-first clinic is trying to reduce the gender disparity in strokes by providing tailored care to the one in five women who will experience the medical emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-one-of-the-biggest-killers-in-australia-but-many-women-dont-know-the-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-one-of-the-biggest-killers-in-australia-but-many-women-dont-know-the-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long is the Murray River? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-long-is-the-murray-river-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-long-is-the-murray-river-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education system not up to the task]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers consider if the state budget allocated money to the right priorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/education-system-not-up-to-the-task/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/education-system-not-up-to-the-task/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s ‘palace’ throws open doors to mark 125 years of history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home to Australia&rsquo;s first parliament, an RAAF training facility and temporary hospital, the Royal Exhibition Building will celebrate its history this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-palace-throws-open-doors-to-mark-125-years-of-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-palace-throws-open-doors-to-mark-125-years-of-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian school students and universities caught up in global cyber hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A popular learning management system has been infiltrated by hackers who are holding personal information to ransom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-school-students-and-universities-caught-up-in-global-cyber-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-school-students-and-universities-caught-up-in-global-cyber-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s about influence’: Melbourne Uni row breaks out over scholarships from Ramsay Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secret talks between the University of Melbourne and the Tony Abbott-backed Western civilisation fund have workers worried any deal would have implications beyond just awarding scholarships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-about-influence-melbourne-uni-row-breaks-out-over-scholarships-from-ramsay-centre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-about-influence-melbourne-uni-row-breaks-out-over-scholarships-from-ramsay-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every time we had to ask for pay’: Workers are losing billions in migrant wage scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The largest study of migrant working conditions in Australia has found 65 per cent are underpaid, with more than one-third earning below the minimum wage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/every-time-we-had-to-ask-for-pay-workers-are-losing-billions-in-migrant-wage-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/every-time-we-had-to-ask-for-pay-workers-are-losing-billions-in-migrant-wage-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier red cards Fed Square decision on World Cup screenings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to cancel the traditional screens at Federation Square by the Arts Precinct prompted Football Australia and former Socceroos captain Craig Foster to call for the state government to intervene.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-red-cards-fed-square-decision-on-world-cup-screenings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-red-cards-fed-square-decision-on-world-cup-screenings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Zero tolerance’ for bad behaviour: Premier overrules Fed Square on soccer ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to cancel the traditional screens at Federation Square by the Arts Precinct prompted Football Australia and former Socceroos captain Craig Foster to call for the state government to intervene.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/zero-tolerance-for-bad-behaviour-premier-overrules-fed-square-on-soccer-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/zero-tolerance-for-bad-behaviour-premier-overrules-fed-square-on-soccer-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ‘dickheads’ rule: Premier overrules Fed Square on soccer ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to cancel the traditional screens at Federation Square by the Arts Precinct prompted Football Australia and former Socceroos captain Craig Foster to call for the state government to intervene.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-dickheads-rule-premier-overrules-fed-square-on-soccer-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-dickheads-rule-premier-overrules-fed-square-on-soccer-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow falls on coldest day of the year in Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plunging temperatures have brought snow to Kinglake, Pheasant Creek and Healesville. Further falls are expected in Melbourne&rsquo;s outskirts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/snow-falls-on-coldest-day-of-the-year-in-victoria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/snow-falls-on-coldest-day-of-the-year-in-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow falls on coldest day of the year in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Callers to radio 3AW said it was snowing in Kinglake, Pheasant Creek and Healesville. Further falls are expected in Melbourne&rsquo;s outskirts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/snow-falls-on-coldest-day-of-the-year-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/snow-falls-on-coldest-day-of-the-year-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These suburbs are a hotspot for childhood asthma, but they have something else in common]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report finds that children living in this Melbourne area are much more likely to be hospitalised for asthma than anywhere else across the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-suburbs-are-a-hotspot-for-childhood-asthma-but-they-have-something-else-in-common/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-suburbs-are-a-hotspot-for-childhood-asthma-but-they-have-something-else-in-common/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gasping for breath’: The high price of growing up in an asthma hotspot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report finds that children living in this Melbourne area are much more likely to be hospitalised for asthma than anywhere else across the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gasping-for-breath-the-high-price-of-growing-up-in-an-asthma-hotspot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gasping-for-breath-the-high-price-of-growing-up-in-an-asthma-hotspot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying votes using the future’s credit card]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the pros and cons of this week&rsquo;s Victorian budget.,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/buying-votes-using-the-futures-credit-card/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/buying-votes-using-the-futures-credit-card/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Goes against tradition’: Fed Square slammed over World Cup screening decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Socceroos fans will have to find a new place to watch the World Cup following a decision which has been criticised by the likes of Football Australia, Sam Kerr and Craig Foster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/goes-against-tradition-fed-square-slammed-over-world-cup-screening-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/goes-against-tradition-fed-square-slammed-over-world-cup-screening-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman detectives set their sights on nightlife crime spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said they are puzzled by teenagers with no criminal history being involved in the increasingly violent attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-detectives-set-their-sights-on-nightlife-crime-spree/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-detectives-set-their-sights-on-nightlife-crime-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Simply unacceptable’: Fed Square to nix Soccer World Cup screenings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Socceroos fans will have to find a new place to watch the World Cup, with Federation Square blaming the &ldquo;unacceptable and damaging&rdquo; behaviour of a few for the decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/simply-unacceptable-fed-square-to-nix-soccer-world-cup-screenings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/simply-unacceptable-fed-square-to-nix-soccer-world-cup-screenings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mentally snapped’: Ex-teacher pleads guilty to frenzied knife attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Ramchen said he became &ldquo;unbelievably angry&rdquo; in the minutes before setting on his school&rsquo;s principal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mentally-snapped-ex-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-frenzied-knife-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mentally-snapped-ex-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-frenzied-knife-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embryo donors sue Monash IVF for unresolved grief after wrong baby bungle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of the shocking Brisbane embryo mix-up that saw a woman have a stranger&rsquo;s baby have emerged in a Supreme Court writ filed against Monash IVF by embryo donors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/embryo-donors-sue-monash-ivf-for-unresolved-grief-after-wrong-baby-bungle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/embryo-donors-sue-monash-ivf-for-unresolved-grief-after-wrong-baby-bungle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car dealership run by MAFS contestant firebombed in Port Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not clear if police are investigating links to a series of firebombings and attempted arson attacks at Melbourne nightlife venues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-dealership-run-by-mafs-contestant-firebombed-in-port-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-dealership-run-by-mafs-contestant-firebombed-in-port-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interest on debt is fuelling Victoria’s crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the Victorian budget, and give advice to federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/interest-on-debt-is-fuelling-victorias-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/interest-on-debt-is-fuelling-victorias-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State budget Victoria 2026 as it happened: $1.1 billion lottery deal saves budget from deficit as Treasurer Jacyln Symes spends big on health, transport, neurodiversity support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live blog as Treasurer Jaclyn Symes hands down Victoria&rsquo;s 2026 state budget &ndash; with a forecast $1 billion surplus, amid a growing mountain of debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-budget-victoria-2026-as-it-happened-11-billion-lottery-deal-saves-budget-from-deficit-as-treasurer-jacyln-symes-spends-big-on-health-transport-neurodiversity-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-budget-victoria-2026-as-it-happened-11-billion-lottery-deal-saves-budget-from-deficit-as-treasurer-jacyln-symes-spends-big-on-health-transport-neurodiversity-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war hits Victoria’s economic outlook. And it could get worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government&rsquo;s reliance on economic growth to drive down Victoria&rsquo;s burgeoning debt pile is under threat as the war in the Middle East forces a downgrade to economic forecasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/iran-war-hits-victorias-economic-outlook-and-it-could-get-worse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/iran-war-hits-victorias-economic-outlook-and-it-could-get-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretty in pink: Australian box billionaire’s recycled fashion moment at Met Gala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything old is new again with Melbourne cardboard billionaire Anthony Pratt dusting off an old outfit and &ldquo;recycling&rdquo; it for fashion&rsquo;s most exclusive event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pretty-in-pink-australian-box-billionaires-recycled-fashion-moment-at-met-gala/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pretty-in-pink-australian-box-billionaires-recycled-fashion-moment-at-met-gala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[145 seconds to save a life: Triple Zero standards overhauled after pandemic crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-awaited overhaul of Triple Zero Victoria&rsquo;s performance standards has been completed. See how long it should take to dispatch police or paramedics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/145-seconds-to-save-a-life-triple-zero-standards-overhauled-after-pandemic-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/145-seconds-to-save-a-life-triple-zero-standards-overhauled-after-pandemic-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State budget Victoria 2026 LIVE: Treasurer Jaclyn Symes announces $32.3b health boost, half-price public transport, rego discounts and measures for youth crime and kids with disability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live blog as Treasurer Jaclyn Symes hands down Victoria&rsquo;s 2026 state budget &ndash; with a forecasted $1 billion surplus, amid a growing mountain of debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-budget-victoria-2026-live-treasurer-jaclyn-symes-announces-323b-health-boost-half-price-public-transport-rego-discounts-and-measures-for-youth-crime-and-kids-with-disability/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-budget-victoria-2026-live-treasurer-jaclyn-symes-announces-323b-health-boost-half-price-public-transport-rego-discounts-and-measures-for-youth-crime-and-kids-with-disability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State budget Victoria 2026 LIVE: $1.1 billion lottery deal saves budget from deficit as Treasurer Jacyln Symes spends big on health, transport, neurodiversity support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live blog as Treasurer Jaclyn Symes hands down Victoria&rsquo;s 2026 state budget &ndash; with a forecast $1 billion surplus, amid a growing mountain of debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-budget-victoria-2026-live-11-billion-lottery-deal-saves-budget-from-deficit-as-treasurer-jacyln-symes-spends-big-on-health-transport-neurodiversity-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-budget-victoria-2026-live-11-billion-lottery-deal-saves-budget-from-deficit-as-treasurer-jacyln-symes-spends-big-on-health-transport-neurodiversity-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian state budget LIVE: Treasurer Jaclyn Symes announces Allan government spending for 2026/27]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live blog as Treasurer Jaclyn Symes hands down Victoria&rsquo;s 2026 state budget &ndash; with a forecasted $1 billion surplus, amid a growing mountain of debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-state-budget-live-treasurer-jaclyn-symes-announces-allan-government-spending-for-202627/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-state-budget-live-treasurer-jaclyn-symes-announces-allan-government-spending-for-202627/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Waiting for it’: Nightclub owners warned by police ahead of latest firebombing attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Di Da nightclub off King Street was targeted on Tuesday morning amid a series of firebombings in Melbourne&rsquo;s so-called bar wars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/waiting-for-it-nightclub-owners-warned-by-police-ahead-of-latest-firebombing-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/waiting-for-it-nightclub-owners-warned-by-police-ahead-of-latest-firebombing-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Waiting for it’: Nightclub owners warned ahead of latest firebombing attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Di Da nightclub off King Street was targeted on Tuesday morning amid a series of firebombings in Melbourne&rsquo;s so-called bar wars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/waiting-for-it-nightclub-owners-warned-ahead-of-latest-firebombing-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/waiting-for-it-nightclub-owners-warned-ahead-of-latest-firebombing-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne nightclub and brothel the newest targets in so-called bar wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[A security guard at La Di Da nightclub said that management were warned by police in the weeks leading up to the firebombing incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-nightclub-and-brothel-the-newest-targets-in-so-called-bar-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-nightclub-and-brothel-the-newest-targets-in-so-called-bar-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar the cavoodle’s owner Gina Edwards returns to court in fight with Rebekah Giles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running bitter dispute over legal costs worth $1.2 million is set to return to court for a directions hearing this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/oscar-the-cavoodles-owner-gina-edwards-returns-to-court-in-fight-with-rebekah-giles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/oscar-the-cavoodles-owner-gina-edwards-returns-to-court-in-fight-with-rebekah-giles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will tragedy deliver  long-awaited change?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Indigenous rights, voluntary assisted dying in aged care, and the reliability of trains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/will-tragedy-deliver-long-awaited-change/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/will-tragedy-deliver-long-awaited-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re after your souls’: Identity of nightlife attackers revealed in menacing message]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Iraq-based crime gang has issued a chilling warning to several nightclub owners who are victims of a three-month campaign of violence: &lsquo;We&rsquo;re after you, your family, your businesses, homes and souls.&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-after-your-souls-identity-of-nightlife-attackers-revealed-in-menacing-message/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/were-after-your-souls-identity-of-nightlife-attackers-revealed-in-menacing-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb feels like it’s hiding. But its genteel exterior belies a boisterous heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living in a village has its downsides. When you are trying to have some fun, someone&rsquo;s mum will inevitably appear to yell at you, and probably text your mum as well]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-feels-like-its-hiding-but-its-genteel-exterior-belies-a-boisterous-heart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-feels-like-its-hiding-but-its-genteel-exterior-belies-a-boisterous-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman accuses AFL great Winmar of ‘petrifying’ assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, the woman alleged Nicky Winmar grabbed her arm and twisted it before pulling her by the hair into another room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-accuses-afl-great-winmar-of-petrifying-assault/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-accuses-afl-great-winmar-of-petrifying-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private school cancels buses despite traffic snarl that’s already left neighbours housebound]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grammar school has put an end to bus services designed to ease traffic congestion around their Donvale campus, raising student safety concerns and residents&rsquo; objections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/private-school-cancels-buses-despite-traffic-snarl-thats-already-left-neighbours-housebound/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/private-school-cancels-buses-despite-traffic-snarl-thats-already-left-neighbours-housebound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Victorian island sounded like paradise – but something was off about the rave reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mud baths, friendly locals and restaurants with great service. Mud Islands sounded like an experience not to be missed &ndash; until I went there myself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-victorian-island-sounded-like-paradise-but-something-was-off-about-the-rave-reviews/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-victorian-island-sounded-like-paradise-but-something-was-off-about-the-rave-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Victorian tourism destination with a completely undeserved reputation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mud baths, friendly locals and restaurants with great service. Mud Islands sounded like an experience not to be missed &ndash; until I went there myself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-victorian-tourism-destination-with-a-completely-undeserved-reputation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-victorian-tourism-destination-with-a-completely-undeserved-reputation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayside house sells for $1.7m but will be demolished for ‘dream family home’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;typical&rdquo; Beaumaris house on almost 800 square metres of land is set to be knocked down for a north-facing dream build.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bayside-house-sells-for-17m-but-will-be-demolished-for-dream-family-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bayside-house-sells-for-17m-but-will-be-demolished-for-dream-family-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime boss ‘might as well be health minister’, with tobacco scheme off to weak start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three months after the launch of Victoria&rsquo;s tobacco licensing scheme less than half a shipping container&rsquo;s worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized and no one has been criminally charged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crime-boss-might-as-well-be-health-minister-with-tobacco-scheme-off-to-weak-start/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crime-boss-might-as-well-be-health-minister-with-tobacco-scheme-off-to-weak-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime boss ‘might as well be health minister’, as tobacco scheme labelled a farce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three months after the launch of Victoria&rsquo;s tobacco licensing scheme less than half a shipping container&rsquo;s worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized and no one has been criminally charged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crime-boss-might-as-well-be-health-minister-as-tobacco-scheme-labelled-a-farce/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/crime-boss-might-as-well-be-health-minister-as-tobacco-scheme-labelled-a-farce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the flames: communities give thanks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian volunteers have responded to many devastating and deadly fires over the years, but the brutal heatwave of early 2026 provided some especially challenging conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/out-of-the-flames-communities-give-thanks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/out-of-the-flames-communities-give-thanks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teacher strikes delayed for two weeks as pay deal inches closer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rolling teacher strikes scheduled from Wednesday will be delayed for two weeks, as pay negotiations show &ldquo;strong progress&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-strikes-delayed-for-two-weeks-as-pay-deal-inches-closer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-strikes-delayed-for-two-weeks-as-pay-deal-inches-closer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher strikes delayed as pay deal inches closer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rolling teacher strikes scheduled from Wednesday will be delayed for two weeks, as pay negotiations show &ldquo;strong progress&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-strikes-delayed-as-pay-deal-inches-closer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teacher-strikes-delayed-as-pay-deal-inches-closer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief Mike Bush on the run, but bragging rights to a different boy in blue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s top cop showed he was a man of action at Albert Park on Sunday, but he was outpaced by an ex-employee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-chief-mike-bush-on-the-run-but-bragging-rights-to-a-different-boy-in-blue/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-chief-mike-bush-on-the-run-but-bragging-rights-to-a-different-boy-in-blue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melton’s promised Metro trains inch closer with design work pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-awaited extension of the Metro rail network to Melton will progress with $152.7 million in upcoming state and federal budgets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/meltons-promised-metro-trains-inch-closer-with-design-work-pledge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/meltons-promised-metro-trains-inch-closer-with-design-work-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aged care homes deny terminally ill access to voluntary assisted dying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorians living in aged care are being stripped of their agency, doctors say, claiming facilities are unlawfully blocking access to the scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/aged-care-homes-deny-terminally-ill-access-to-voluntary-assisted-dying/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/aged-care-homes-deny-terminally-ill-access-to-voluntary-assisted-dying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare opportunity for bipartisan correction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to blaming the Baby Boomers, the Nepean byelection and memories in the frame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rare-opportunity-for-bipartisan-correction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rare-opportunity-for-bipartisan-correction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When tension is a good thing: Meet the acrobat couple running a circus]]></title><description><![CDATA[After founding a globe-trotting acrobatic troupe, Charice Rust and Jonathan Morgan had to learn a new version of work-life balance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-tension-is-a-good-thing-meet-the-acrobat-couple-running-a-circus/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-tension-is-a-good-thing-meet-the-acrobat-couple-running-a-circus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two hours of madness told Melbourne nightlife figures they were under attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police, underworld and hospitality circles are baffled by a crime architect pouring tens of thousands of dollars into orchestrating attacks on bars, restaurants and strip clubs with no clear indication of their ultimate goal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-hours-of-madness-told-melbourne-nightlife-figures-they-were-under-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-hours-of-madness-told-melbourne-nightlife-figures-they-were-under-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sporting elite, including Scott Pendlebury, facing losses as $75m trust collapses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court-ordered liquidation comes as shareholders in the troubled Western Melbourne Group scramble to find new lines of funding for a large sporting complex in Melbourne&rsquo;s western fringe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sporting-elite-including-scott-pendlebury-facing-losses-as-75m-trust-collapses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sporting-elite-including-scott-pendlebury-facing-losses-as-75m-trust-collapses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘His death could have been prevented’: Coroner finds 000 system designed to save Nick failed him]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Nick Panagiotopoulos began to feel sharp pains in his chest, he did what so many other Australians do in an emergency and called triple zero.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/his-death-could-have-been-prevented-coroner-finds-000-system-designed-to-save-nick-failed-him/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/his-death-could-have-been-prevented-coroner-finds-000-system-designed-to-save-nick-failed-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mud Islands: the tourism destination with a completely undeserved reputation]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past year, reviews on Google have lauded the food and drink options and refreshing mud baths on Mud Islands. But not everything is as it seems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mud-islands-the-tourism-destination-with-a-completely-undeserved-reputation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mud-islands-the-tourism-destination-with-a-completely-undeserved-reputation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climber who died after Mount Arapiles fall was a ‘bundle of joy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Ha has been remembered as a dedicated nature lover after her death at the popular climbing destination last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/climber-who-died-after-mount-arapiles-fall-was-a-bundle-of-joy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/climber-who-died-after-mount-arapiles-fall-was-a-bundle-of-joy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fiery air crash, a face-eating fungus and minutes from death in the Top End: How The Alfred’s doctors saved this US marine]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a series of world firsts, The Alfred&rsquo;s team saved the life of US marine Travis Reyes, critically injured in a deadly aircraft crash in remote NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fiery-air-crash-a-face-eating-fungus-and-minutes-from-death-in-the-top-end-how-the-alfreds-doctors-saved-this-us-marine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fiery-air-crash-a-face-eating-fungus-and-minutes-from-death-in-the-top-end-how-the-alfreds-doctors-saved-this-us-marine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Baby Boomers get all the blame?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate the responsibilities of Baby Boomers towards the present and the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/should-baby-boomers-get-all-the-blame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/should-baby-boomers-get-all-the-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albion co-owner shot at in home invasion as Melbourne bar wars escalate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nightlife figure was targeted in his Pakenham home and two Melbourne venues were attacked overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albion-co-owner-shot-at-in-home-invasion-as-melbourne-bar-wars-escalate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albion-co-owner-shot-at-in-home-invasion-as-melbourne-bar-wars-escalate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, May 2, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-2-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-may-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since the 1960s, Denis has framed his customers’ treasures: snake skins, wedding dresses and golden underpants]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 61 years, Denis Kosnar has been the trusted custodian of Melbourne&rsquo;s most treasured, bizarre and deeply personal artefacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/since-the-1960s-denis-has-framed-his-customers-treasures-snake-skins-wedding-dresses-and-golden-underpants/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/since-the-1960s-denis-has-framed-his-customers-treasures-snake-skins-wedding-dresses-and-golden-underpants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Since the 1960s, Denis has framed his customers’ personal treasures: snake skins, wedding dresses and golden underpants]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 61 years, Denis Kosnar has been the trusted custodian of Melbourne&rsquo;s most treasured, bizarre and deeply personal artefacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/since-the-1960s-denis-has-framed-his-customers-personal-treasures-snake-skins-wedding-dresses-and-golden-underpants/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/since-the-1960s-denis-has-framed-his-customers-personal-treasures-snake-skins-wedding-dresses-and-golden-underpants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shots fired in home invasion as Melbourne bar wars escalate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospitality venue owner has been shot at in his home and two Melbourne nightlife venues were attacked overnight &ndash; the latest in an escalating series of violent incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shots-fired-in-home-invasion-as-melbourne-bar-wars-escalate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/shots-fired-in-home-invasion-as-melbourne-bar-wars-escalate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home shooting, firebomb attack as Melbourne bar wars escalate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospitality venue owner has been shot at in his home and two Melbourne nightlife venues were attacked overnight &ndash; the latest in an escalating series of violent incidents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/home-shooting-firebomb-attack-as-melbourne-bar-wars-escalate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/home-shooting-firebomb-attack-as-melbourne-bar-wars-escalate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firebomb thrown at South Melbourne venue as bar wars escalate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attacks on two venues overnight are the latest in a string of firebombings and shootings that police suspect may be linked to organised crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firebomb-thrown-at-south-melbourne-venue-as-bar-wars-escalate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firebomb-thrown-at-south-melbourne-venue-as-bar-wars-escalate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent and clear strategy needed to break the wave of criminal attacks in city]]></title><description><![CDATA[These crimes are now so much a part of daily life in Victoria that they seem almost normalised. We can&rsquo;t afford for that to become the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/urgent-and-clear-strategy-needed-to-break-the-wave-of-criminal-attacks-in-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/urgent-and-clear-strategy-needed-to-break-the-wave-of-criminal-attacks-in-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The South Yarra architecture that inspired and horrified Robin Boyd]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was outcry when the acclaimed architect&rsquo;s Domain Park Flats were first built overlooking the Royal Botanic Gardens, but they were a reaction to what he&rsquo;d seen around South Yarra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-south-yarra-architecture-that-inspired-and-horrified-robin-boyd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-south-yarra-architecture-that-inspired-and-horrified-robin-boyd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s new trains have more aisle room and far less annoying doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commuters will get a taste of what&rsquo;s to come when the X&rsquo;Trapolis 2.0 operates it first service this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-new-trains-have-more-aisle-room-and-far-less-annoying-doors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-new-trains-have-more-aisle-room-and-far-less-annoying-doors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food journalists and critics swooned over Attica. Then their golden boy turned on them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chef and the critic share a tighter bond than either would like to admit. When Ben Shewry took a kitchen knife to the food media industry, it landed like a nuclear bomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/food-journalists-and-critics-swooned-over-attica-then-their-golden-boy-turned-on-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/food-journalists-and-critics-swooned-over-attica-then-their-golden-boy-turned-on-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look at the next-gen trains replacing Melbourne’s least reliable fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commuters will get a taste of what&rsquo;s to come when the X&rsquo;Trapolis 2.0 operates it first service this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-look-at-the-next-gen-trains-replacing-melbournes-least-reliable-fleet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/first-look-at-the-next-gen-trains-replacing-melbournes-least-reliable-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chefs and critics share an uneasy bond. Then Ben Shewry turned on food media — and it blew up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chef and the critic share a tighter bond than either would like to admit. When Ben Shewry took a kitchen knife to the food media industry, it landed like a nuclear bomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chefs-and-critics-share-an-uneasy-bond-then-ben-shewry-turned-on-food-media-and-it-blew-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chefs-and-critics-share-an-uneasy-bond-then-ben-shewry-turned-on-food-media-and-it-blew-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the race to save a dying US marine]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a series of world firsts, The Alfred&rsquo;s doctors saved the life of Travis Reyes, struck by a face-eating fungus and failing organs after he survived a deadly air crash in remote NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-race-to-save-a-dying-us-marine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-race-to-save-a-dying-us-marine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radical shake-up needed of rental market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers debate the pros and cons of investment in the housing market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/radical-shake-up-needed-of-rental-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/radical-shake-up-needed-of-rental-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary school teacher accused of filming students in toilets denied bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 33-year-old man was arrested at Kingswood Primary School earlier this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/primary-school-teacher-accused-of-filming-students-in-toilets-denied-bail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/primary-school-teacher-accused-of-filming-students-in-toilets-denied-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is Melbourne’s ‘new growth front’. So where are the facilities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing a population projected to more than triple over the next two decades, concerned locals are worried about already struggling services keeping pace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-is-melbournes-new-growth-front-so-where-are-the-facilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-is-melbournes-new-growth-front-so-where-are-the-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$500 to firebomb: How crime gangs are outsourcing Melbourne’s Bar Wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offshore, interstate or sitting on a couch a crime boss is crime-tasking &ndash; using an encrypted app to set up a job &ldquo;that is paying well&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/500-to-firebomb-how-crime-gangs-are-outsourcing-melbournes-bar-wars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/500-to-firebomb-how-crime-gangs-are-outsourcing-melbournes-bar-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with attempted murder after paramedic stabbed in face and neck]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attack prompted the Allan government to reveal it planned to strengthen the law to make jail mandatory in all circumstances for people who assault emergency services workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-paramedic-stabbed-in-face-and-neck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-paramedic-stabbed-in-face-and-neck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne suburbs where energy demand will double in four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The huge increase in data centres is expected to double electricity usage in parts of Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-suburbs-where-energy-demand-will-double-in-four-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-suburbs-where-energy-demand-will-double-in-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powering the cloud: Victoria’s $16 billion bill for the energy network]]></title><description><![CDATA[The huge increase in data centres is expected to double electricity usage in parts of Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/powering-the-cloud-victorias-16-billion-bill-for-the-energy-network/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/powering-the-cloud-victorias-16-billion-bill-for-the-energy-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which train travels from Melbourne to Adelaide? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-train-travels-from-melbourne-to-adelaide-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-train-travels-from-melbourne-to-adelaide-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce hitches another ride with Air Gina]]></title><description><![CDATA[As One Nation leader Pauline Hanson revealed she was gifted a private plane by Gina Rinehart, Barnaby Joyce confirmed he recently travelled again with help from the mining billionaire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/barnaby-joyce-hitches-another-ride-with-air-gina/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/barnaby-joyce-hitches-another-ride-with-air-gina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s to the hanky, long may it reign]]></title><description><![CDATA[A piece on the humble handkerchief has elicited myriad responses from readers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/heres-to-the-hanky-long-may-it-reign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/heres-to-the-hanky-long-may-it-reign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nightclub promoter believed to be intended target of botched kidnapping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police believe the kidnapping of a Malvern man was a failed attempt to target a promoter behind some of Melbourne&rsquo;s most popular nightclub events.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nightclub-promoter-believed-to-be-intended-target-of-botched-kidnapping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nightclub-promoter-believed-to-be-intended-target-of-botched-kidnapping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia has 19 million seized vapes. It costs $13 to destroy just 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scale of the illicit vape haul is causing significant and costly problems for law enforcement, including safety issues dealing with the fire-prone devices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australia-has-19-million-seized-vapes-it-costs-13-to-destroy-just-10/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australia-has-19-million-seized-vapes-it-costs-13-to-destroy-just-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria to overhaul penalty laws after on-duty paramedic stabbed in face, neck]]></title><description><![CDATA[A paramedic is recovering in hospital after a passer-by stabbed him outside a cafe on Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-to-overhaul-penalty-laws-after-on-duty-paramedic-stabbed-in-face-neck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-to-overhaul-penalty-laws-after-on-duty-paramedic-stabbed-in-face-neck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramedics ‘scared to go to work’ after colleague attacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[A paramedic is recovering in hospital after a passer-by stabbed him outside a cafe on Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paramedics-scared-to-go-to-work-after-colleague-attacked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paramedics-scared-to-go-to-work-after-colleague-attacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Spirited bidding’: Australian art treasures go under the hammer for more than $20m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topping the sale was Brett Whiteley&rsquo;s Woman on the Beach Reading an Art Catalogue 1980, which hung for years in late Victor and Loti Smorgon&rsquo;s Melbourne home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/spirited-bidding-australian-art-treasures-go-under-the-hammer-for-more-than-20m/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/spirited-bidding-australian-art-treasures-go-under-the-hammer-for-more-than-20m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia needs to rethink its defence strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers cast a stern eye over the AUKUS submarine deal, and options put forward by the Coalition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australia-needs-to-rethink-its-defence-strategies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australia-needs-to-rethink-its-defence-strategies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One is a drug trafficker, the other was shot by police, but they were running an NDIS business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mistee Royal and West Goehner have been banned from providing NDIS services due to concerns over their criminal histories, but the couple say their chequered pasts make them better suited to working with vulnerable clients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-is-a-drug-trafficker-the-other-was-shot-by-police-but-they-were-running-an-ndis-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-is-a-drug-trafficker-the-other-was-shot-by-police-but-they-were-running-an-ndis-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real estate agency employee charged over allegedly tipping off wanted bikie]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman allegedly informed a Bandidos member about an impending police warrant to be executed as part of a blackmail investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/real-estate-agency-employee-charged-over-allegedly-tipping-off-wanted-bikie/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/real-estate-agency-employee-charged-over-allegedly-tipping-off-wanted-bikie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens charged over attempted kidnappings, home invasions linked to nightclub promoters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three 17-year-old youths are accused of carrying out six attacks over five days this month, including a home invasion at the wrong address.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teens-charged-over-attempted-kidnappings-home-invasions-linked-to-nightclub-promoters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teens-charged-over-attempted-kidnappings-home-invasions-linked-to-nightclub-promoters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last-ditch bid to revise huge golf course housing development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kingston planners have warned there are major red flags with the state-led subdivision of the former Kingswood Golf Course, including unresolved flood risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/last-ditch-bid-to-revise-huge-golf-course-housing-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/last-ditch-bid-to-revise-huge-golf-course-housing-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like royalty’: Inner-city celebrities laud renowned Fitzroy cafe’s milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marios has long been favoured by celebrities: everyone from Red Symons, the late Heath Ledger, Kylie Minogue to even Bianca Censori (aka Mrs Kanye West).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-royalty-inner-city-celebrities-laud-renowned-fitzroy-cafes-milestone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-royalty-inner-city-celebrities-laud-renowned-fitzroy-cafes-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump right to take on misogyny of Iran regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to conflict in the Middle East, a welcoming nation, bicycles on Sydney Road, and Donald&rsquo;s ducking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-right-to-take-on-misogyny-of-iran-regime/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-right-to-take-on-misogyny-of-iran-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s public board appointments process must be examined]]></title><description><![CDATA[The numbers show it is well past time that the appointments process for public board spots was changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-public-board-appointments-process-must-be-examined/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-public-board-appointments-process-must-be-examined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen charged after alleged violent robbery at site of Aidan Becker’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old girl has been charged with assault and robbery at two major Melbourne stations, including Mernda, where 22-year-old Aidan Becker was killed last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-charged-after-alleged-violent-robbery-at-site-of-aidan-beckers-death/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-charged-after-alleged-violent-robbery-at-site-of-aidan-beckers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit list of Melbourne venues at centre of firebombing wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[A specialist police taskforce has been established to clamp down on a recent spate of firebombings terrorising Melbourne&rsquo;s nightlife industry mirroring the force&rsquo;s response to the illicit tobacco war.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hit-list-of-melbourne-venues-at-centre-of-firebombing-wave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hit-list-of-melbourne-venues-at-centre-of-firebombing-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cylinders being dumped across the city despite the risks they pose]]></title><description><![CDATA[While smaller silver &ldquo;nang&rdquo; chargers are better recognised, three-kilogram nitrous oxide canisters are becoming more common. They come with higher environmental and health risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-cylinders-being-dumped-across-the-city-despite-the-risks-they-pose/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-cylinders-being-dumped-across-the-city-despite-the-risks-they-pose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The slowest trams in Melbourne revealed, where it’s almost quicker to walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne has the world&rsquo;s largest tram network but also one of the slowest as carriages battle with cars, buses and pedestrians for priority. See where your tram route ranks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-slowest-trams-in-melbourne-revealed-where-its-almost-quicker-to-walk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-slowest-trams-in-melbourne-revealed-where-its-almost-quicker-to-walk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 trips since March: Portelli’s private jet defies oil market volatility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel-shortage worries haven&rsquo;t grounded the billionaire&rsquo;s jet, but he insists some of the trips are charter customers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/19-trips-since-march-portellis-private-jet-defies-oil-market-volatility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/19-trips-since-march-portellis-private-jet-defies-oil-market-volatility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put Labor last if that’s your preference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to voting preferences, what Welcome to Country really means, bold leaders and an invention for device addicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/put-labor-last-if-thats-your-preference/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/put-labor-last-if-thats-your-preference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As he strangled her, he said ‘I will end you’. So why is Amanda the one living with shame?]]></title><description><![CDATA[She is a successful strategic financial planner, a high-level athlete and author. Yet even she found herself waking up with &ldquo;one eye closed over and clumps of hair missing&rdquo; due to family violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-he-strangled-her-he-said-i-will-end-you-so-why-is-amanda-the-one-living-with-shame/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/as-he-strangled-her-he-said-i-will-end-you-so-why-is-amanda-the-one-living-with-shame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who wanted Gavin Preston dead? Jury hears of $5m bounty claim and alleged retribution plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the months before Preston was gunned down outside a Keilor cafe, he had repeatedly come to the attention of police &ndash; including for allegedly digging up a dead body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-wanted-gavin-preston-dead-jury-hears-of-5m-bounty-claim-and-alleged-retribution-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-wanted-gavin-preston-dead-jury-hears-of-5m-bounty-claim-and-alleged-retribution-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is the heart of the city’s shtetl-south. It’s no utopia but a lesson in coexistence]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my family moved here from the Soviet Union, we began a quest to feel at home. It took us to four suburbs, but we ended up right where we belonged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-the-heart-of-the-citys-shtetl-south-its-no-utopia-but-a-lesson-in-coexistence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-the-heart-of-the-citys-shtetl-south-its-no-utopia-but-a-lesson-in-coexistence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He broke into a crypt to steal a body – and ended up with a $5m bounty on his head]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the months before Preston was gunned down outside a Keilor cafe, he had repeatedly come to the attention of police &ndash; including for allegedly digging up a dead body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-broke-into-a-crypt-to-steal-a-body-and-ended-up-with-a-5m-bounty-on-his-head/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-broke-into-a-crypt-to-steal-a-body-and-ended-up-with-a-5m-bounty-on-his-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Good Guys lashed for botched bullying probe before worker’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mother of two took her own life after the whitegoods retailer &ldquo;let everyone down&rdquo; and failed to properly investigate her bullying complaints, a coroner has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-good-guys-lashed-for-botched-bullying-probe-before-workers-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-good-guys-lashed-for-botched-bullying-probe-before-workers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police foil teens with jerry cans in latest attempted attack on Melbourne’s bar scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police arrested two boys wearing balaclavas and latex gloves loitering outside a Southbank venue, the latest of more than 20 attacks on Melbourne nightlife venues since February.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-foil-teens-with-jerry-cans-in-latest-attempted-attack-on-melbournes-bar-scene/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-foil-teens-with-jerry-cans-in-latest-attempted-attack-on-melbournes-bar-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upgrades to ‘the oldest station in Melbourne’ may be decades away due to SRL promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Broadmeadows prepares for a major population boom, its station has been labelled the oldest and least accessible in Melbourne &ndash; but much-needed upgrades could be decades away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/upgrades-to-the-oldest-station-in-melbourne-may-be-decades-away-due-to-srl-promise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/upgrades-to-the-oldest-station-in-melbourne-may-be-decades-away-due-to-srl-promise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free public transport but scant school bus links still drive congestion in the west]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passenger trips including the school run make up nearly four in 10 local car trips in the suburbs of Brimbank, Melton, and Wyndham, well above the city average.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-public-transport-but-scant-school-bus-links-still-drive-congestion-in-the-west/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-public-transport-but-scant-school-bus-links-still-drive-congestion-in-the-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne luxury fashion doyenne’s unique home hits the market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The property listing for Georgina Weir&rsquo;s rural home provides a glimpse into the life and style of the late high priestess of fashion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-luxury-fashion-doyennes-unique-home-hits-the-market/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-luxury-fashion-doyennes-unique-home-hits-the-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words need to be backed with support for Treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Anzac Day ceremonies, the state of Victorian boards, AFL penalties and the King of Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/words-need-to-be-backed-with-support-for-treaty/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/words-need-to-be-backed-with-support-for-treaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It makes no sense’: Melbourne in grip of nightlife firebombings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite more than 20 attacks since February, no explicit extortion message has been sent to the venue operators, according to police and underworld sources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-makes-no-sense-melbourne-in-grip-of-nightlife-firebombings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-makes-no-sense-melbourne-in-grip-of-nightlife-firebombings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald’s green-lit for ‘world’s coolest street’ after fast food giant’s appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[VCAT found against the local council, overruling concerns that the McDonald&rsquo;s would harm High Street&rsquo;s cultural identity, small businesses and pedestrian safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mcdonalds-green-lit-for-worlds-coolest-street-after-fast-food-giants-appeal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mcdonalds-green-lit-for-worlds-coolest-street-after-fast-food-giants-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three boys charged over Melbourne bar’s second arson attack in a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teenagers will face a children&rsquo;s court after Melbourne CBD&rsquo;s Bar Bambi was targeted twice in a week, while South Yarra was rocked by a separate firebombing and drive-by shooting overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-boys-charged-over-melbourne-bars-second-arson-attack-in-a-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-boys-charged-over-melbourne-bars-second-arson-attack-in-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump takes language back to the Stone Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s language is childish and one-dimensional; it also borrows from the tradition of maniacal apocalyptic preachers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-takes-language-back-to-the-stone-age/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-takes-language-back-to-the-stone-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election year drives Allan government to hand out car rego rebates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $750 million cost-of-living measure is the latest big-spending initiative before November&rsquo;s election that defies warnings from economists and ratings agencies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/election-year-drives-allan-government-to-hand-out-car-rego-rebates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/election-year-drives-allan-government-to-hand-out-car-rego-rebates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 30 years of crayfish and caviar, a Melbourne institution closes its doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seafood institution The Atlantic, which has served Lady Gaga, Rafael Nadal and Arnold Schwarzenegger, will shut at the end of May as part of Crown&rsquo;s $200 million redevelopment of its riverside promenade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-30-years-of-crayfish-and-caviar-a-melbourne-institution-closes-its-doors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-30-years-of-crayfish-and-caviar-a-melbourne-institution-closes-its-doors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten repeat offenders are behind one-third of Chapel Street retail crime. Traders have had enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoplifting is officially down on the shopping strip, but traders say they just don&rsquo;t bother reporting it any more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ten-repeat-offenders-are-behind-one-third-of-chapel-street-retail-crime-traders-have-had-enough/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ten-repeat-offenders-are-behind-one-third-of-chapel-street-retail-crime-traders-have-had-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Douche bags’: Justin Trudeau takes on the manosphere in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perched on a bright red couch shaped like a pair of lips, the former Canadian PM sounded off about the negative forces seeking to influence young men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/douche-bags-justin-trudeau-takes-on-the-manosphere-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/douche-bags-justin-trudeau-takes-on-the-manosphere-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anzac Day in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance on April 25, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anzac-day-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anzac-day-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, April 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s become a war zone’: Popular Melbourne bar firebombed twice in a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[CBD venue Bar Bambi is the target of a second arson, and police are still unable to establish a motive for almost 20 attacks across the city since early February.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-become-a-war-zone-popular-melbourne-bar-firebombed-twice-in-a-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-become-a-war-zone-popular-melbourne-bar-firebombed-twice-in-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANZAC Day Melbourne, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance on April 25, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anzac-day-melbourne-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anzac-day-melbourne-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boos mar Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boos rang out during the Welcome to Country at the Shrine on Saturday morning, and many other attendees clapped in an attempt to drown them out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boos-mar-melbournes-anzac-day-dawn-service/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boos-mar-melbournes-anzac-day-dawn-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booing mars Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boos rang out during the Welcome to Country at the Shrine on Saturday morning, and many other attendees clapped in an attempt to drown them out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/booing-mars-melbournes-anzac-day-dawn-service/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/booing-mars-melbournes-anzac-day-dawn-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justin Hemmes wanted to ‘Sydney-fy’ Melbourne. Then he poked a bear: the granddaddy of Melbourne’s elite clubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perma-tanned king of an 80-venue empire is discovering that in Melbourne&rsquo;s laneways and exclusive clubs, even a billion-dollar brand can be kept waiting at the door.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/justin-hemmes-wanted-to-sydney-fy-melbourne-then-he-poked-a-bear-the-granddaddy-of-melbournes-elite-clubs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/justin-hemmes-wanted-to-sydney-fy-melbourne-then-he-poked-a-bear-the-granddaddy-of-melbournes-elite-clubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A breach of etiquette: Inside the power move that humiliated Sydney’s billionaire hospo king]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perma-tanned king of an 80-venue empire is discovering that in Melbourne&rsquo;s laneways and exclusive clubs, even a billion-dollar brand can be kept waiting at the door.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-breach-of-etiquette-inside-the-power-move-that-humiliated-sydneys-billionaire-hospo-king/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-breach-of-etiquette-inside-the-power-move-that-humiliated-sydneys-billionaire-hospo-king/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t forget the needs of children in the NDIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers make plea for the wellbeing of the vulnerable in the NDIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-forget-the-needs-of-children-in-the-ndis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-forget-the-needs-of-children-in-the-ndis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More than 30 per cent below’: Melbourne real estate agency hit with major underquoting fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investigation into the agency was sparked by multiple public complaints and included claims agents bet on how high the properties would sell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-than-30-per-cent-below-melbourne-real-estate-agency-hit-with-major-underquoting-fine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-than-30-per-cent-below-melbourne-real-estate-agency-hit-with-major-underquoting-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More than 30 per below’: Melbourne real estate agency hit with major underquoting fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investigation into the agency was sparked by multiple public complaints and including claims agents bet on how high the properties would sell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-than-30-per-below-melbourne-real-estate-agency-hit-with-major-underquoting-fine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/more-than-30-per-below-melbourne-real-estate-agency-hit-with-major-underquoting-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus driver catches teacher molesting student on school excursion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teacher Justin Marks&rsquo; inappropriate relationship with a female student was uncovered after he was confronted by the alert driver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bus-driver-catches-teacher-molesting-student-on-school-excursion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bus-driver-catches-teacher-molesting-student-on-school-excursion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students paying $56,000 to watch six-year-old taped lectures at Australia’s most prestigious university]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students and a teaching union are unhappy over six-year-old online lectures being used for one of Australia&rsquo;s most expensive undergrad degrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/students-paying-56000-to-watch-six-year-old-taped-lectures-at-australias-most-prestigious-university/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/students-paying-56000-to-watch-six-year-old-taped-lectures-at-australias-most-prestigious-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning up the dance floor: Mysterious gang targeting clubs, promoters in new extortion scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been 18 attacks on clubs and pubs in Melbourne with claims the gang behind the violence is trying to muscle in on security and the drug trade at venues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burning-up-the-dance-floor-mysterious-gang-targeting-clubs-promoters-in-new-extortion-scheme-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burning-up-the-dance-floor-mysterious-gang-targeting-clubs-promoters-in-new-extortion-scheme-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Burning up the dance floor’: Mysterious gang targeting clubs, promoters in new extortion scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been 18 attacks on clubs and pubs in Melbourne with claims the gang behind the violence is trying to muscle in on security and the drug trade at venues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burning-up-the-dance-floor-mysterious-gang-targeting-clubs-promoters-in-new-extortion-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/burning-up-the-dance-floor-mysterious-gang-targeting-clubs-promoters-in-new-extortion-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatal Daylesford crash intersection to close permanently in $1m redesign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hepburn Shire Council has announced it will shut the road where five people died in 2023 after a driver experiencing a severe diabetic episode crashed into the beer garden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fatal-daylesford-crash-intersection-to-close-permanently-in-1m-redesign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fatal-daylesford-crash-intersection-to-close-permanently-in-1m-redesign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mysteries that spark a thousand theories (most of them wrong)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some cases just excite passion in the public. From fervent defenders of the accused to staunch believers in their guilt &ndash; they are often convinced by a good slice of conspiracy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-mysteries-that-spark-a-thousand-theories-most-of-them-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-mysteries-that-spark-a-thousand-theories-most-of-them-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classical Greek set to be lone odyssey for eager Victorian students]]></title><description><![CDATA[As one prestigious school prepares to drop the subject after 147 years, teachers and passionate students are worried about the future for classical Greek.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/classical-greek-set-to-be-lone-odyssey-for-eager-victorian-students/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/classical-greek-set-to-be-lone-odyssey-for-eager-victorian-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian number plates to get biggest shake-up in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first seven-character plates in Victoria will be sold at an auction in May, before a later public release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-number-plates-to-get-biggest-shake-up-in-decades-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-number-plates-to-get-biggest-shake-up-in-decades-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian number plates to get biggest shake up in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first seven-character plates in Victoria will be sold at an auction in May, before a later public release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-number-plates-to-get-biggest-shake-up-in-decades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-number-plates-to-get-biggest-shake-up-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From six to seven: The big change hitting Victorian number plates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first seven-character plates in Victoria will be sold at an auction in May, before a later public release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-six-to-seven-the-big-change-hitting-victorian-number-plates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-six-to-seven-the-big-change-hitting-victorian-number-plates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was Melbourne Park’s original name? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-was-melbourne-parks-original-name-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-was-melbourne-parks-original-name-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superstar king of Mandopop flies under the radar in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mandopop superstar Jay Chou and his model wife&rsquo;s links to Melbourne continue to grow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/superstar-king-of-mandopop-flies-under-the-radar-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/superstar-king-of-mandopop-flies-under-the-radar-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A volunteer Anzac Day marshal marks a half-century of service]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are looking for your unit to march with on Anzac Day, holler for a marshal &ndash; like David Arden, a volunteer of 50 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-volunteer-anzac-day-marshal-marks-a-half-century-of-service/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-volunteer-anzac-day-marshal-marks-a-half-century-of-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On NDIS, changes will hopefully resolve failings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react to the government&rsquo;s proposed changes to NDIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-ndis-changes-will-hopefully-resolve-failings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-ndis-changes-will-hopefully-resolve-failings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen dies after e-motorbike hits two cars at Melbourne intersection]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school community is grieving the loss of a &ldquo;warm, positive&rdquo; teen who lost his life in a deadly e-motorbike crash that left his friend with serious injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-dies-after-e-motorbike-hits-two-cars-at-melbourne-intersection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-dies-after-e-motorbike-hits-two-cars-at-melbourne-intersection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen dies after e-bike hits two cars at Melbourne intersection]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school community is grieving the loss of a &ldquo;warm, positive&rdquo; teen who lost his life in a deadly e-bike crash that left his friend with serious injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-dies-after-e-bike-hits-two-cars-at-melbourne-intersection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-dies-after-e-bike-hits-two-cars-at-melbourne-intersection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-bike crash victim remembered as ‘larger than life personality’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A school community is grieving the loss of a &ldquo;warm, positive&rdquo; teen who lost his life in a deadly e-bike crash that left his friend with serious injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/e-bike-crash-victim-remembered-as-larger-than-life-personality/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/e-bike-crash-victim-remembered-as-larger-than-life-personality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Pusey sues Victoria Police over crash that killed four officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Porsche driver is seeking compensation for the distress he claims he suffered, in a writ which does not mention that he filmed the officers as they lay dying on the side of the Eastern Freeway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/richard-pusey-sues-victoria-police-over-crash-that-killed-four-officers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/richard-pusey-sues-victoria-police-over-crash-that-killed-four-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of murder inside psychiatric hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the weeks following the incident, staff at the Swanston Centre said the victim had been sharing a bathroom with the patient alleged to have killed him, separated only by a flimsy non-locking door.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-accused-of-murder-inside-psychiatric-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-accused-of-murder-inside-psychiatric-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempted arson attack on iconic South Yarra bistro linked to extortion plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outlaw motorcycle gang has made extortion demands against fine dining institution France-Soir.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/attempted-arson-attack-on-iconic-south-yarra-bistro-linked-to-extortion-plot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/attempted-arson-attack-on-iconic-south-yarra-bistro-linked-to-extortion-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arson attack on iconic South Yarra bistro linked to extortion plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outlaw motorcycle gang has made extortion demands against iconic South Yarra bistro France-Soir.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/arson-attack-on-iconic-south-yarra-bistro-linked-to-extortion-plot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/arson-attack-on-iconic-south-yarra-bistro-linked-to-extortion-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano accuses News Corp of rehab privacy breach by fellow patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fallen media mogul, accused of assaulting his wife, has called in lawyers claiming a journalist compiled information on him while the pair were receiving treatment in the same private clinic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-accuses-news-corp-of-rehab-privacy-breach-by-fellow-patient/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-accuses-news-corp-of-rehab-privacy-breach-by-fellow-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A wheely big deal’: Melbourne Star set to spin again in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incoming operators say that the long-dormant observation wheel will be open to the public in the second half of this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-wheely-big-deal-melbourne-star-set-to-spin-again-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-wheely-big-deal-melbourne-star-set-to-spin-again-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Melbourne appoints new leader following VC’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prestigious institution has poached its new leader from Queensland&rsquo;s Griffith University. The appointment comes &ldquo;after a period of profound loss and transition for our university community&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/university-of-melbourne-appoints-new-leader-following-vcs-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/university-of-melbourne-appoints-new-leader-following-vcs-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not a fun toy’: Dire warning to parents after teen boy dies in e-bike collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collision also badly injured a 17-year-old boy who is in hospital in a serious but stable condition with lower-body injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-a-fun-toy-dire-warning-to-parents-after-teen-boy-dies-in-e-bike-collision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-a-fun-toy-dire-warning-to-parents-after-teen-boy-dies-in-e-bike-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nation needs to reassess commitment to AUKUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers question the federal government&rsquo;s commitment to the AUKUS deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nation-needs-to-reassess-commitment-to-aukus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nation-needs-to-reassess-commitment-to-aukus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a twist: Police drop ‘nipple cripple’ charges against Offspring star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alicia Gardiner was set to take the witness stand when the prosecution suddenly dropped the assault charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-a-twist-police-drop-nipple-cripple-charges-against-offspring-star/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-a-twist-police-drop-nipple-cripple-charges-against-offspring-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police stations won’t reopen despite a $62 million recruitment boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has promised to bring 200 officers back to the force, but aren&rsquo;t planning to extend hours at stations operating just two days a week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-stations-wont-reopen-despite-a-62-million-recruitment-boost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-stations-wont-reopen-despite-a-62-million-recruitment-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandidos bikie gang president charged with blackmail after cash found at his home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Napoleon Brown, 32, on Wednesday became the sixth suspected underworld-linked figure charged by Taskforce Hawk over an alleged extortion plot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bandidos-bikie-gang-president-charged-with-blackmail-after-cash-found-at-his-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bandidos-bikie-gang-president-charged-with-blackmail-after-cash-found-at-his-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s new child safety regulator runs into FIFO controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government faces questions over its choice of a bureaucrat to head up a new childcare safety regulator who has been commuting between Melbourne and Brisbane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-new-child-safety-regulator-runs-into-fifo-controversy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-new-child-safety-regulator-runs-into-fifo-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architect of iconic AFL anthem battling to make it to grand final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up There Cazaly singer Mike Brady is fighting to be back at the MCG one day in September after a freak fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/architect-of-iconic-afl-anthem-battling-to-make-it-to-grand-final/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/architect-of-iconic-afl-anthem-battling-to-make-it-to-grand-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time is right for bold steps from Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers write their wish lists for the forthcoming federal budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/time-is-right-for-bold-steps-from-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/time-is-right-for-bold-steps-from-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier lashes YouTuber who entered Dezi’s final hideout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan says the videos are disrespectful, but the creator has rushed to defend his actions in another YouTube video.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-lashes-youtuber-who-entered-dezis-final-hideout/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-lashes-youtuber-who-entered-dezis-final-hideout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s a beloved historic structure, but not even David Attenborough can save Flinders Pier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite Victoria&rsquo;s heritage piers being immensely popular and important for native species, a promise to restore Flinders Pier has fallen short.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-a-beloved-historic-structure-but-not-even-david-attenborough-can-save-flinders-pier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-a-beloved-historic-structure-but-not-even-david-attenborough-can-save-flinders-pier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, child, motorcyclist in critical condition in major crashes across the state]]></title><description><![CDATA[A child was among three people rushed to hospital in a critical condition after two major crashes on Victorian roads on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-child-motorcyclist-in-critical-condition-in-major-crashes-across-the-state/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-child-motorcyclist-in-critical-condition-in-major-crashes-across-the-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a 2km stretch of Chapel Street became the golden mile of council fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, one of Melbourne&rsquo;s most iconic precincts has been struggling. Despite that, traders are being hit with two sets of council fees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-2km-stretch-of-chapel-street-became-the-golden-mile-of-council-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-2km-stretch-of-chapel-street-became-the-golden-mile-of-council-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Carlton recruit charged with cattle-stealing after owner chased allegedly stolen herd]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 40 cattle were saved from the abattoir after their eagle-eyed owner allegedly spotted his cattle being transported by an unfamiliar truck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-carlton-recruit-charged-with-cattle-stealing-after-owner-chased-allegedly-stolen-herd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-carlton-recruit-charged-with-cattle-stealing-after-owner-chased-allegedly-stolen-herd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapel Street traders to wage legal battle with council over $5m ‘special fees’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses are concerned about vacant shopfronts, antisocial behaviour and a general feeling the once iconic precinct is now considered unsafe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chapel-street-traders-to-wage-legal-battle-with-council-over-5m-special-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chapel-street-traders-to-wage-legal-battle-with-council-over-5m-special-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marble statues, fake flowers and R2D2: Inside billionaire couple’s Toorak trophy home clean-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trove of curiosities was sold by Melbourne power couple Paul Little and Jane Hansen as they &ldquo;downsize&rdquo; from their Toorak mansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/marble-statues-fake-flowers-and-r2d2-inside-billionaire-couples-toorak-trophy-home-clean-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/marble-statues-fake-flowers-and-r2d2-inside-billionaire-couples-toorak-trophy-home-clean-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love her or hate her, Melbourne needs outspoken icons like Bec Judd]]></title><description><![CDATA[As is the case for any forthright woman, opinions on the entrepreneur, model, social media influencer and footballer&rsquo;s wife Rebecca Judd vary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/love-her-or-hate-her-melbourne-needs-outspoken-icons-like-bec-judd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/love-her-or-hate-her-melbourne-needs-outspoken-icons-like-bec-judd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like cubs being born’: How the zoo’s ‘treekeeper’ saved a 100-year-old tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology and TLC has prevented the decline of a century-old tree at Melbourne Zoo after decades of too much love from visitors put its future at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-cubs-being-born-how-the-zoos-treekeeper-saved-a-100-year-old-tree/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-cubs-being-born-how-the-zoos-treekeeper-saved-a-100-year-old-tree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitamins, rubbish, generators and knives: Inside Dezi Freeman’s final hideout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage has emerged from inside the police killer&rsquo;s final hideout, showing the squalid conditions in which he spent his final days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vitamins-rubbish-generators-and-knives-inside-dezi-freemans-final-hideout/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vitamins-rubbish-generators-and-knives-inside-dezi-freemans-final-hideout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor’s ‘values’ stand is Trumpism with Australian accent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say Opposition Leader Angus Taylor&rsquo;s &ldquo;Australian values&rdquo; declaration betrays the very values it claims to protect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylors-values-stand-is-trumpism-with-australian-accent-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylors-values-stand-is-trumpism-with-australian-accent-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor’s “values” stand is Trumpism with Australian accent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say Opposition Leader Angus Taylor&rsquo;s &ldquo;Australian values&rdquo; declaration betrays the very values it claims to protect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylors-values-stand-is-trumpism-with-australian-accent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylors-values-stand-is-trumpism-with-australian-accent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Term 2 teachers’ strikes to close Victorian schools through May and June]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the teachers&rsquo; union aims to increase its pressure on the Allan government, parents can now find out which schools will be affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/term-2-teachers-strikes-to-close-victorian-schools-through-may-and-june/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/term-2-teachers-strikes-to-close-victorian-schools-through-may-and-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I escaped my suburb on the edge. Now I’ve I found my way back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kangaroos under high voltage towers, a whole street as our backyard: my suburb was an adventure playground until they brought the dynamite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-escaped-my-suburb-on-the-edge-now-ive-i-found-my-way-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-escaped-my-suburb-on-the-edge-now-ive-i-found-my-way-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I couldn’t wait to escape my suburb on the edge. Now I’ve I found my way back]]></title><description><![CDATA[People think of us as a place to drive through not to, but you should see the green space here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-couldnt-wait-to-escape-my-suburb-on-the-edge-now-ive-i-found-my-way-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-couldnt-wait-to-escape-my-suburb-on-the-edge-now-ive-i-found-my-way-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers at prestigious Melbourne girls’ school launch action over pay disputes]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We are a girls&rsquo; school that speaks proudly about empowering young women, yet many of the conditions affecting female staff fall short of that vision,&rdquo; teachers said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-at-prestigious-melbourne-girls-school-launch-action-over-pay-disputes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-at-prestigious-melbourne-girls-school-launch-action-over-pay-disputes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supernova crash victim ‘taken far too soon’, loved ones say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The young man killed outside the Supernova comic convention on Saturday was a bright, funny person who would bring joy to everyone he knew, friends and family say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/supernova-crash-victim-taken-far-too-soon-loved-ones-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/supernova-crash-victim-taken-far-too-soon-loved-ones-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police shot woman eight times as she stabbed her mother to death, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[A neighbour raised the alarm after hearing a 53-year-old woman yelling for help and saying, &ldquo;Please don&rsquo;t kill me&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-shot-woman-eight-times-as-she-stabbed-her-mother-to-death-court-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-shot-woman-eight-times-as-she-stabbed-her-mother-to-death-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The plan to kickstart the dead city centre of Geelong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geelong is booming in popularity, but its CBD remains barren and unloved. The council and business leaders say it&rsquo;s time for a tax break to fix it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-plan-to-kickstart-the-dead-city-centre-of-geelong/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-plan-to-kickstart-the-dead-city-centre-of-geelong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy, 12, dragged along road by bus during morning school commute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathaniel was dragged about 350 metres along a road in Melbourne&rsquo;s south-east when his right arm and school bag were caught in the bus door, his mother says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-12-dragged-along-road-by-bus-during-morning-school-commute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boy-12-dragged-along-road-by-bus-during-morning-school-commute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free degrees, no jobs: the Victorian nursing grads still looking for work]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being lured into the profession by a state government initiative, graduate nurses and midwives are now being forced to move interstate or work in cafes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-degrees-no-jobs-the-victorian-nursing-grads-still-looking-for-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-degrees-no-jobs-the-victorian-nursing-grads-still-looking-for-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury cars and ‘pick lists’: The burglary boom hitting Melbourne’s elite postcodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[One council area in Melbourne&rsquo;s east experienced a nearly eightfold increase in aggravated burglaries in the past decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luxury-cars-and-pick-lists-the-burglary-boom-hitting-melbournes-elite-postcodes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luxury-cars-and-pick-lists-the-burglary-boom-hitting-melbournes-elite-postcodes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty chairs at Town Hall: Why the Lord Mayor’s team keeps leaving the room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor Nick Reece and his team have recused themselves from eight planning issues in just 18 months, nearing Sally Capp&rsquo;s total for her entire four-year term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/empty-chairs-at-town-hall-why-the-lord-mayors-team-keeps-leaving-the-room/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/empty-chairs-at-town-hall-why-the-lord-mayors-team-keeps-leaving-the-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoo staff rally to save century-old tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne zoo doesn't just welcome new animal babies; after tender care, recently new shoots emerged on a 110-year-old ficus tree.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/zoo-staff-rally-to-save-century-old-tree/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/zoo-staff-rally-to-save-century-old-tree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I hear ‘Australian values’ I want to cheer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say &ldquo;Australian values&rdquo; are not determined by the political class.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-i-hear-australian-values-i-want-to-cheer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-i-hear-australian-values-i-want-to-cheer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlicensed driver charged over death of Supanova attendee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers say they are &ldquo;gutted&rdquo; by the fatal car crash that killed a convention attendee and seriously injured his friend outside the popular comic culture festival on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/unlicensed-driver-charged-over-death-of-supanova-attendee/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/unlicensed-driver-charged-over-death-of-supanova-attendee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlicensed driver charged over death of Comic Con attendee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers say they are &ldquo;gutted&rdquo; by the fatal car crash that killed a convention attendee and seriously injured his friend outside the popular comic culture festival on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/unlicensed-driver-charged-over-death-of-comic-con-attendee/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/unlicensed-driver-charged-over-death-of-comic-con-attendee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s out there’: Moe shopping mall an unlikely stage for a grand opera]]></title><description><![CDATA[Usually, locals go this shopping centre to get their nails done or to buy some sushi. On Sunday, it was different.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-out-there-moe-shopping-mall-an-unlikely-stage-for-a-grand-opera/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-out-there-moe-shopping-mall-an-unlikely-stage-for-a-grand-opera/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supanova holds minute’s silence for man killed in car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers say they are &ldquo;gutted&rdquo; by the fatal car crash that killed a convention attendee and seriously injured his friend outside the popular comic culture festival on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/supanova-holds-minutes-silence-for-man-killed-in-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/supanova-holds-minutes-silence-for-man-killed-in-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty heritage house stalls redevelopment of ‘eyesore’ shopping centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The council has refused to allow a developer to knock down a solitary heritage house for the redevelopment of a derelict shopping centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/empty-heritage-house-stalls-redevelopment-of-eyesore-shopping-centre/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/empty-heritage-house-stalls-redevelopment-of-eyesore-shopping-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One dead after car swerves into pedestrians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A car swerved onto the footpath outside a fan convention at Melbourne Showgrounds on Saturday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-dead-after-car-swerves-into-pedestrians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-dead-after-car-swerves-into-pedestrians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cases that stay with you forever’: They see women killed by violence, and this is what they want you to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forensic pathologists tasked with informing the community what really happens to women say &lsquo;there are cases that say with you forever&rsquo;, and the dimensions of violence are not yet understood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cases-that-stay-with-you-forever-they-see-women-killed-by-violence-and-this-is-what-they-want-you-to-know/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cases-that-stay-with-you-forever-they-see-women-killed-by-violence-and-this-is-what-they-want-you-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was erratic’: One dead, one fighting for life after car swerves into pedestrians at Showgrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives are investigating whether the driver &ndash; who is known to police &ndash; intentionally swerved on to the footpath outside a fan convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-erratic-one-dead-one-fighting-for-life-after-car-swerves-into-pedestrians-at-showgrounds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-erratic-one-dead-one-fighting-for-life-after-car-swerves-into-pedestrians-at-showgrounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are values that unite all Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers respond to what is the definition of Australian values.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/there-are-values-that-unite-all-australians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/there-are-values-that-unite-all-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One dead, one fighting for life after car swerves into pedestrians at Melbourne Showgrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver acted aggressively after the incident, according to a witness who restrained him until police arrived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-dead-one-fighting-for-life-after-car-swerves-into-pedestrians-at-melbourne-showgrounds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-dead-one-fighting-for-life-after-car-swerves-into-pedestrians-at-melbourne-showgrounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car swerves into group of people outside Melbourne Showgrounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver acted aggressively after the incident, according to a witness who restrained him until police arrived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-swerves-into-group-of-people-outside-melbourne-showgrounds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-swerves-into-group-of-people-outside-melbourne-showgrounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation denies claims candidate was told to use personal account for donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[State president said all donations had gone into a One Nation state campaign account, while Pauline Hanson blamed the reports on &ldquo;disgruntled former party members&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-denies-claims-candidate-was-told-to-use-personal-account-for-donations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-nation-denies-claims-candidate-was-told-to-use-personal-account-for-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Melbourne bar targeted in attempted arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bar Bambi is the seventh target after a string of firebombings across Melbourne this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/another-melbourne-bar-targeted-in-attempted-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/another-melbourne-bar-targeted-in-attempted-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, April 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSOs removed from 119 railway stations, redeployed to crime hotspots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police has unveiled a major overhaul of PSO patrols at Melbourne&rsquo;s train stations, revealing the areas where officers will no longer have a permanent presence at night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/psos-removed-from-119-railway-stations-redeployed-to-crime-hotspots/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/psos-removed-from-119-railway-stations-redeployed-to-crime-hotspots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why one former international student risked her future to feed Melbourne’s forgotten workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tinee Suntivatana risked her life savings to provide a lifeline for her staff when the system turned its back. The 10th instalment of a series profiling the city&rsquo;s restaurant tycoons looks at the quiet architect of Melbourne&rsquo;s modern Asian food scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-one-former-international-student-risked-her-future-to-feed-melbournes-forgotten-workers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-one-former-international-student-risked-her-future-to-feed-melbournes-forgotten-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think the petrol crisis is bad now? A million kids are about to return to school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demand for petrol and diesel is about to soar as hundreds of thousands of daily school runs resume from Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/think-the-petrol-crisis-is-bad-now-a-million-kids-are-about-to-return-to-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/think-the-petrol-crisis-is-bad-now-a-million-kids-are-about-to-return-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geelong fire, Iran war expose Australia’s fragile fuel lifelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has an opportunity to address the fears of people and businesses, and take action to safeguard our future fuel security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/geelong-fire-iran-war-expose-australias-fragile-fuel-lifelines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/geelong-fire-iran-war-expose-australias-fragile-fuel-lifelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Patterson to write memoir after mushroom murder case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson&rsquo;s estranged husband will share his story for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/simon-patterson-to-write-memoir-after-mushroom-murder-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/simon-patterson-to-write-memoir-after-mushroom-murder-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Patterson to pen memoir after mushroom murder case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Death cap mushroom murderer Erin Patterson&rsquo;s estranged husband will share his story for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/simon-patterson-to-pen-memoir-after-mushroom-murder-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/simon-patterson-to-pen-memoir-after-mushroom-murder-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Vance don’t know what they’re talking about]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers take a side on the Pope Leo and Trump spat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-and-vance-dont-know-what-theyre-talking-about/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-and-vance-dont-know-what-theyre-talking-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In times of crisis, you look to us. Here’s what we can do better]]></title><description><![CDATA[The threat of restrictions has some predicting pandemic-like conditions. The Age has learnt lessons from those years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-times-of-crisis-you-look-to-us-heres-what-we-can-do-better/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-times-of-crisis-you-look-to-us-heres-what-we-can-do-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Luck had not kissed Charlie Gander hello’: The Supreme Court judge who writes like a hard-boiled noir author]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to death, violence and the destruction of lives, Justice Michael Croucher has a unique way with words. But not everyone is a fan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luck-had-not-kissed-charlie-gander-hello-the-supreme-court-judge-who-writes-like-a-hard-boiled-noir-author/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luck-had-not-kissed-charlie-gander-hello-the-supreme-court-judge-who-writes-like-a-hard-boiled-noir-author/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies, five injured after multi-vehicle crash closes the Hume Freeway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large truck and several other vehicles collided, and the crash meant the freeway was closed for several hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-dies-five-injured-after-multi-vehicle-crash-closes-the-hume-freeway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-dies-five-injured-after-multi-vehicle-crash-closes-the-hume-freeway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five injured, Hume Freeway closed in major multi-vehicle crash in central Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[A B-double truck and several other vehicles have collided, with police and emergency services on the scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/five-injured-hume-freeway-closed-in-major-multi-vehicle-crash-in-central-victoria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/five-injured-hume-freeway-closed-in-major-multi-vehicle-crash-in-central-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revellers warned to watch out for firebombings after spate of attacks on Melbourne venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police issued the extraordinary warning on Friday afternoon after at least six targeted attacks on hospitality venues since Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revellers-warned-to-watch-out-for-firebombings-after-spate-of-attacks-on-melbourne-venues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revellers-warned-to-watch-out-for-firebombings-after-spate-of-attacks-on-melbourne-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the search for the truth is bad for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why no one has been held to account for the Nana Backpackers tragedy that claimed the lives of Victorian teenagers Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-the-search-for-the-truth-is-bad-for-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/when-the-search-for-the-truth-is-bad-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese says more refineries needed in wake of Geelong fire, foreign interference ruled out as cause]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister cut short his trip to Asia to visit the site of Wednesday night&rsquo;s blaze at the Viva Energy plant in Corio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-says-more-refineries-needed-in-wake-of-geelong-fire-foreign-interference-ruled-out-as-cause/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-says-more-refineries-needed-in-wake-of-geelong-fire-foreign-interference-ruled-out-as-cause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese laments refinery closures following Geelong fire, foreign interference ruled out as cause]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister cut short his trip to Asia to visit the site of Wednesday night&rsquo;s blaze at the Viva Energy plant in Corio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-laments-refinery-closures-following-geelong-fire-foreign-interference-ruled-out-as-cause/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-laments-refinery-closures-following-geelong-fire-foreign-interference-ruled-out-as-cause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council demands ‘fortress-like’ shopfront shutter be removed despite burglary fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bottle shop in Oakleigh fears it will be defenceless against burglars without a shutter, which was installed two years ago after their store was broken into.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-demands-fortress-like-shopfront-shutter-be-removed-despite-burglary-fears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-demands-fortress-like-shopfront-shutter-be-removed-despite-burglary-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which NFL teams will play at the MCG? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-nfl-teams-will-play-at-the-mcg-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-nfl-teams-will-play-at-the-mcg-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a croc: One Nation owns up to reptile problem in Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[One line in the party&rsquo;s regional Victoria policy caught CBD&rsquo;s eye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-a-croc-one-nation-owns-up-to-reptile-problem-in-victoria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-a-croc-one-nation-owns-up-to-reptile-problem-in-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxing gas exports a no-brainer for the nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers urge the federal government to revisit the taxation regime on gas exports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taxing-gas-exports-a-no-brainer-for-the-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taxing-gas-exports-a-no-brainer-for-the-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He was one of the country’s most celebrated silks. Then he defrauded pensioner scam victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even Norman O&rsquo;Bryan&rsquo;s own lawyer referred to the saga as &ldquo;a most public fall from grace&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-one-of-the-countrys-most-celebrated-silks-then-he-defrauded-pensioner-scam-victims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-was-one-of-the-countrys-most-celebrated-silks-then-he-defrauded-pensioner-scam-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I could see his face had been shot out’: Court hears of underworld figure’s final moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been revealed Gavin Preston had never sat outside to dine until the morning of his killing, despite attending Sweet Lulu&rsquo;s cafe daily.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-could-see-his-face-had-been-shot-out-court-hears-of-underworld-figures-final-moments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-could-see-his-face-had-been-shot-out-court-hears-of-underworld-figures-final-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice for John: ‘I am very happy that it will create a precedent’]]></title><description><![CDATA[While he was not a police officer his name should be included in official Victoria Police records of those who died from doing their duty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/justice-for-john-i-am-very-happy-that-it-will-create-a-precedent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/justice-for-john-i-am-very-happy-that-it-will-create-a-precedent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Librarian’s skills and a ray of light identify fallen World War I soldier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The granddaughter of a Great War soldier has been united with his photograph, which was handed in to the State Library of Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/librarians-skills-and-a-ray-of-light-identify-fallen-world-war-i-soldier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/librarians-skills-and-a-ray-of-light-identify-fallen-world-war-i-soldier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former top silk pleads guilty to attempted retiree fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lawyer from one of Melbourne&rsquo;s most esteemed legal families has pleaded guilty to defrauding elderly victims who were chasing the retirement funds they had lost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-top-silk-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-retiree-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-top-silk-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-retiree-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge blaze at oil refinery to impact petrol production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the fire at Viva&rsquo;s Geelong oil refinery did not appear to be intentionally lit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/huge-blaze-at-oil-refinery-to-impact-petrol-production/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/huge-blaze-at-oil-refinery-to-impact-petrol-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne rich listers behind NGV’s upcoming Triennial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A who&rsquo;s who of some of Melbourne&rsquo;s wealthiest families have backed the NGV&rsquo;s contemporary art Triennial where fashion, inflatable penguins and Donald Trump&rsquo;s tweets will be on show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-rich-listers-behind-ngvs-upcoming-triennial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-rich-listers-behind-ngvs-upcoming-triennial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors won’t rule out fountain donation from mayoral backer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lord mayor has thrown his support behind the proposed water feature, which this masthead previously revealed was being funded by a prominent local family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/councillors-wont-rule-out-fountain-donation-from-mayoral-backer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/councillors-wont-rule-out-fountain-donation-from-mayoral-backer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor sends troubling message on who we are]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react harshly to Angus Taylor&rsquo;s views onAustralian values.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylor-sends-troubling-message-on-who-we-are/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/taylor-sends-troubling-message-on-who-we-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rat poison, dog poo and bleach within children’s reach at day care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rat poison, dog poo, a chest freezer and bleach were within children&rsquo;s reach across two family day-care services in Melbourne&rsquo;s north, temporarily shuttered for posing health and safety risks.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rat-poison-dog-poo-and-bleach-within-childrens-reach-at-day-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rat-poison-dog-poo-and-bleach-within-childrens-reach-at-day-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He reaches her, grabs her, pushing her by the neck’: Fresh Catalano allegations emerge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh details of the allegations against Antony Catalano can now be revealed, including claims his partner flagged down a passing car after escaping the couple&rsquo;s home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-reaches-her-grabs-her-pushing-her-by-the-neck-fresh-catalano-allegations-emerge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-reaches-her-grabs-her-pushing-her-by-the-neck-fresh-catalano-allegations-emerge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria Police investigating claims against Katy Perry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian actor Ruby Rose has accused the US pop star of sexually assaulting her in Melbourne more than a decade ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-police-investigating-claims-against-katy-perry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-police-investigating-claims-against-katy-perry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, April 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-april-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-april-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election donation laws need urgent change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donations to political candidates need to be disclosed in real time, while moves should be made to ban donations from developers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/election-donation-laws-need-urgent-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/election-donation-laws-need-urgent-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s media boss flying high with Qantas Chairman’s Lounge access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s top media spinner is another member of his inner circle to be revealed as holding membership to the exclusive club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-media-boss-flying-high-with-qantas-chairmans-lounge-access/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-media-boss-flying-high-with-qantas-chairmans-lounge-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Australian values’ mantra rears its facile head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers take issue with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor&rsquo;s speech about migration and the meaning of &ldquo;Australian values&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australian-values-mantra-rears-its-facile-head-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australian-values-mantra-rears-its-facile-head-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Australian values” mantra rears its facile head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers take issue with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor&rsquo;s speech about migration and the meaning of &ldquo;Australian values&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australian-values-mantra-rears-its-facile-head/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australian-values-mantra-rears-its-facile-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will recuse myself’: Lord mayor comes clean about identity of fountain donor]]></title><description><![CDATA[After sidestepping questions for 18 months, Nick Reece acknowledged the fountain gift had been proposed by an Italian family which donated to his campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-will-recuse-myself-lord-mayor-comes-clean-about-identity-of-fountain-donor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-will-recuse-myself-lord-mayor-comes-clean-about-identity-of-fountain-donor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bit of excitement’: Harry and Meghan delight crowds on day one of their Australian tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sussexes opened their visit in Melbourne with a familiar royal stop on their self-funded quasi-royal tour that will blend advocacy and commercial appearances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bit-of-excitement-harry-and-meghan-delight-crowds-on-day-one-of-their-australian-tour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bit-of-excitement-harry-and-meghan-delight-crowds-on-day-one-of-their-australian-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the sky is glowing and Melbourne looks pretty in pink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like everything in this town, it all has to do with football.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-the-sky-is-glowing-and-melbourne-looks-pretty-in-pink/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-the-sky-is-glowing-and-melbourne-looks-pretty-in-pink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two smoking guns and a dead underworld identity: Jury told of Gavin Preston’s final moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors allege Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe used multiple getaway cars to escape to NSW after gunning down Preston at a suburban cafe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-smoking-guns-and-a-dead-underworld-identity-jury-told-of-gavin-prestons-final-moments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-smoking-guns-and-a-dead-underworld-identity-jury-told-of-gavin-prestons-final-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of man shot nine times while strangling his sister ‘could not have been avoided’: coroner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Filardo was shot dead by police in July after violently attacking his sister during a psychotic episode.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/death-of-man-shot-nine-times-while-strangling-his-sister-could-not-have-been-avoided-coroner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/death-of-man-shot-nine-times-while-strangling-his-sister-could-not-have-been-avoided-coroner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of man shot 10 times while strangling his sister ‘could not have been avoided’: coroner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Filardo was shot dead by police in July after violently attacking his sister during a psychotic episode.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/death-of-man-shot-10-times-while-strangling-his-sister-could-not-have-been-avoided-coroner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/death-of-man-shot-10-times-while-strangling-his-sister-could-not-have-been-avoided-coroner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former police chief commissioner requested to provide evidence in CFMEU case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shane Patton has been issued with two subpoenas by defence lawyers for Joel Shackleton, who&rsquo;s charged with threatening to kill the owners of an Indigenous labour hire company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-police-chief-commissioner-requested-to-provide-evidence-in-cfmeu-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-police-chief-commissioner-requested-to-provide-evidence-in-cfmeu-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fountain leak: Secret philanthropist the lord mayor didn’t want you to know about]]></title><description><![CDATA[During his lord mayoral election pitch, Nick Reece promised a fountain in a Carlton square. The family promising to pay for it are also property developers who donated to his campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fountain-leak-secret-philanthropist-the-lord-mayor-didnt-want-you-to-know-about/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fountain-leak-secret-philanthropist-the-lord-mayor-didnt-want-you-to-know-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failing leadership and failed states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers discuss Middle East turmoil and actions of leaders including Trump, Vance, Putin, Orban and Netanyahu.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failing-leadership-and-failed-states/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failing-leadership-and-failed-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brodie tried to engage in his English class. His teacher’s response left him feeling lost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Victorian teenagers have reported feeling as though they don&rsquo;t belong or are being left behind at school, as teachers struggle to keep students engaged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brodie-tried-to-engage-in-his-english-class-his-teachers-response-left-him-feeling-lost/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brodie-tried-to-engage-in-his-english-class-his-teachers-response-left-him-feeling-lost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb was seemingly made for summer. Then the secret got out]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I went to uni I finally met all the people who had holiday houses down where I grew up. These kids from Hawthorn, Toorak and Camberwell couldn&rsquo;t believe that I actually grew up here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-was-seemingly-made-for-summer-then-the-secret-got-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-was-seemingly-made-for-summer-then-the-secret-got-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She thinks it gives her status’: 13-year-old girl faces 109 charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors said the teen&rsquo;s behaviour had escalated to a point where she was allegedly offending an average of 1.45 times a day &ndash; including targeting the Jewish community and mowing a cyclist down in a stolen car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/she-thinks-it-gives-her-status-13-year-old-girl-faces-109-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/she-thinks-it-gives-her-status-13-year-old-girl-faces-109-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like gold to criminals: How a children’s toy became the black market’s hottest trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opportunistic thieves and gangland professionals alike have discovered a new way to cash in, launder dirty money, and hide their assets using Lego.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-gold-to-criminals-how-a-childrens-toy-became-the-black-markets-hottest-trade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-gold-to-criminals-how-a-childrens-toy-became-the-black-markets-hottest-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four mortgages and a million-dollar gig: The push to dump Kyle Sandilands from Seven’s Idol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial broadcaster Kyle Sandilands&rsquo; problems continue to mount with activists mobilising against his lucrative TV role on Australian Idol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/four-mortgages-and-a-million-dollar-gig-the-push-to-dump-kyle-sandilands-from-sevens-idol/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/four-mortgages-and-a-million-dollar-gig-the-push-to-dump-kyle-sandilands-from-sevens-idol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grab this golden EV opportunity now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree that electric cars and trucks are the future, but opinions vary on how to finance the EV charging infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grab-this-golden-ev-opportunity-now/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grab-this-golden-ev-opportunity-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing Momo Fest? That would have been a no-no for dumpling lovers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne&rsquo;s Nepalese community held a two-day festival devoted to what they say is their version of a family barbeque &ndash; momos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-momo-fest-that-would-have-been-a-no-no-for-dumpling-lovers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-momo-fest-that-would-have-been-a-no-no-for-dumpling-lovers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro, we have a problem: Tunnel trains being investigated over possible defect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne&rsquo;s newest train fleet &ndash; which operate through the $15 billion Metro Tunnel &ndash; are being investigated after an incident left hundreds of commuters stranded in carriages for hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/metro-we-have-a-problem-tunnel-trains-being-investigated-over-possible-defect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/metro-we-have-a-problem-tunnel-trains-being-investigated-over-possible-defect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concern over plan for six-storey community housing in Prahran, with just five car parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to replace double-storey community housing with a six-storey block for over-55s has sparked concerns among neighbours and the local council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/concern-over-plan-for-six-storey-community-housing-in-prahran-with-just-five-car-parks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/concern-over-plan-for-six-storey-community-housing-in-prahran-with-just-five-car-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He threatened to kill his neighbour. He was put on a psych hold. Then he was freed – and came back]]></title><description><![CDATA[A problem-plagued mental health hospital is facing a complaint from a woman whose neighbour disclosed a violent rape fantasy about her, only to be released within days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-threatened-to-kill-his-neighbour-he-was-put-on-a-psych-hold-then-he-was-freed-and-came-back/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-threatened-to-kill-his-neighbour-he-was-put-on-a-psych-hold-then-he-was-freed-and-came-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our hospital system is cracking. Doctors know how to fix it but no one will listen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff are being attacked and corridors are at times jammed with sick people. Doctors who see the horror have ideas to fix it, but are not allowed to talk about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/our-hospital-system-is-cracking-doctors-know-how-to-fix-it-but-no-one-will-listen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/our-hospital-system-is-cracking-doctors-know-how-to-fix-it-but-no-one-will-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free fuel hero or regulatory rebel? The chequered past of the man behind the Good Friday gridlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billy Beasley is unrepentant, promising to take his free petrol stunt interstate, but already his RS Rewards business has been banned in NSW for engaging in illegal gaming activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-fuel-hero-or-regulatory-rebel-the-chequered-past-of-the-man-behind-the-good-friday-gridlock/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-fuel-hero-or-regulatory-rebel-the-chequered-past-of-the-man-behind-the-good-friday-gridlock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate begged for help for drug addiction. It took eight months before it came]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorians using the drug GHB are stuck in a bottleneck to access detox services, and are often left with no other option but to try to withdraw at home, putting their lives at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kate-begged-for-help-for-drug-addiction-it-took-eight-months-before-it-came/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kate-begged-for-help-for-drug-addiction-it-took-eight-months-before-it-came/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to properly care for our trees in the city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the latest news in Victoria, the nation and globally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-need-to-properly-care-for-our-trees-in-the-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-need-to-properly-care-for-our-trees-in-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He gave a fortune to Victorian children, but lies in an unmarked grave]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Gillies made a small fortune writing textbooks on history and nature studies. He left almost all of it to Victoria&rsquo;s schoolchildren.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-gave-a-fortune-to-victorian-children-but-lies-in-an-unmarked-grave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/he-gave-a-fortune-to-victorian-children-but-lies-in-an-unmarked-grave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery surrounds killing of farmer, found shot dead and buried in a shallow grave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Wills was last seen leaving his home in Ouyen, in north-west Victoria. His body was found in a grave on his farm two days later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mystery-surrounds-killing-of-farmer-found-shot-dead-and-buried-in-a-shallow-grave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mystery-surrounds-killing-of-farmer-found-shot-dead-and-buried-in-a-shallow-grave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A farmer kissed his wife goodbye and went to work. He was found in a shallow grave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Wills was last seen leaving his home on Easter Sunday. His body was found on his farm two days later, and police believe he was dragged behind a car and shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-farmer-kissed-his-wife-goodbye-and-went-to-work-he-was-found-in-a-shallow-grave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-farmer-kissed-his-wife-goodbye-and-went-to-work-he-was-found-in-a-shallow-grave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, April 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The potato fields and huts that point to Victoria’s enduring love affair with the spud]]></title><description><![CDATA[They were crucial to the household staple that we still eat by the tonne today. Now heritage protection means their architectural legacy cannot be demolished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-potato-fields-and-huts-that-point-to-victorias-enduring-love-affair-with-the-spud/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-potato-fields-and-huts-that-point-to-victorias-enduring-love-affair-with-the-spud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing farmer found shot dead, buried in shallow grave on his farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Wills was last seen leaving his home in Ouyen, in north-west Victoria. His body was found in a grave on his farm two days later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-farmer-found-shot-dead-buried-in-shallow-grave-on-his-farm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-farmer-found-shot-dead-buried-in-shallow-grave-on-his-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 55 years, this slice of inner-north history is up for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he prepares to retire after a remarkable stretch of 74 years in the hairdressing trade, Dante Alessio says it&rsquo;s the people he will most miss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-55-years-this-slice-of-inner-north-history-is-up-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-55-years-this-slice-of-inner-north-history-is-up-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheers, my dears: Tenants celebrate Nicholas Building’s centenary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;modern skyscraper for Swanston Street&rdquo; has somehow survived for 100 years as a much-loved hub for artists and small traders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cheers-my-dears-tenants-celebrate-nicholas-buildings-centenary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cheers-my-dears-tenants-celebrate-nicholas-buildings-centenary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The road ahead is electric. We need the infrastructure to catch up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation must invest in advanced technology to accommodate the surge in EV demand. For the greater good of all motorists, a fixed user charge is the way to do this.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-road-ahead-is-electric-we-need-the-infrastructure-to-catch-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-road-ahead-is-electric-we-need-the-infrastructure-to-catch-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Melbourne told Joel to ‘not be afraid to use force’. Then they fired him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor Nick Reece&rsquo;s plan to boost public safety is in disarray, with one former officer calling the program &ldquo;a complete waste of time and money&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/city-of-melbourne-told-joel-to-not-be-afraid-to-use-force-then-they-fired-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/city-of-melbourne-told-joel-to-not-be-afraid-to-use-force-then-they-fired-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They can shoot me’: Dezi Freeman’s last text message haunts his friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those who knew Freeman, say it&rsquo;s not surprising that the experienced bushman evaded police for so long.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-can-shoot-me-dezi-freemans-last-text-message-haunts-his-friend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-can-shoot-me-dezi-freemans-last-text-message-haunts-his-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Completely mismatched with reality’: Karen Martini breaks years-long silence on ACMI feud]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the perfect Melbourne story &ndash; art and dining fused. High-gloss. High-stakes. A culinary icon returned to the fractured geometric centre of the city, Federation Square. Then, Karen Martini was hit with an eviction notice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/completely-mismatched-with-reality-karen-martini-breaks-years-long-silence-on-acmi-feud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/completely-mismatched-with-reality-karen-martini-breaks-years-long-silence-on-acmi-feud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder charge after man killed in shooting inside suburban apartment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man has been charged with murder after a suspected targeted drive-by shooting at a Box Hill apartment building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/murder-charge-after-man-killed-in-shooting-inside-suburban-apartment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/murder-charge-after-man-killed-in-shooting-inside-suburban-apartment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks go to the very talented prime minister of Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s oil mission, the NDIS, public transport etiquette and Melania Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thanks-go-to-the-very-talented-prime-minister-of-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thanks-go-to-the-very-talented-prime-minister-of-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Substantial greed’: Juice bar owner accused of fatal fire for insurance payout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ibrahim Haddara was granted bail on Friday after a court heard he orchestrated two arson attacks, which later killed his co-accused, for an insurance payout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/substantial-greed-juice-bar-owner-accused-of-fatal-fire-for-insurance-payout/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/substantial-greed-juice-bar-owner-accused-of-fatal-fire-for-insurance-payout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One graffiti vandal cost Melbourne $178,000. The council wants its money back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Melbourne is trying to recoup graffiti clean-up costs from the perpetrators. One prolific tagger alone has caused $177,885 in damage.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-graffiti-vandal-cost-melbourne-178000-the-council-wants-its-money-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-graffiti-vandal-cost-melbourne-178000-the-council-wants-its-money-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One graffiti vandal cost Melbourne $177,885. The council wants its money back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Melbourne is trying to recoup graffiti clean-up costs from the perpetrators. One prolific tagger alone has caused $177,885 in damage.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-graffiti-vandal-cost-melbourne-177885-the-council-wants-its-money-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-graffiti-vandal-cost-melbourne-177885-the-council-wants-its-money-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can’t park there, mate’: The seal that brought Dromana to a standstill]]></title><description><![CDATA[As red and blue lights flashed from a nearby divisional van, a seal, believed by locals to be a regular they have named Sammy, basked peacefully.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cant-park-there-mate-the-seal-that-brought-dromana-to-a-standstill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cant-park-there-mate-the-seal-that-brought-dromana-to-a-standstill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers threaten to stage half-day strikes across Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public school teachers vow to ramp up industrial action with rolling stoppages in term two, after the government stood firm on its offer of a 17 per cent pay rise over four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-threaten-to-stage-half-day-strikes-across-victoria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-threaten-to-stage-half-day-strikes-across-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers agree to stage half-day strikes across Victoria in term 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers at the state&rsquo;s government schools have agreed to stage more industrial action in term 2, which starts this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-agree-to-stage-half-day-strikes-across-victoria-in-term-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-agree-to-stage-half-day-strikes-across-victoria-in-term-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t play games. Don’t be manipulated’: Dealing with Victoria’s most notorious killers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 26 years, Brian Coghlan worked alongside serial killers and mass murderers. He tells John Silvester how he did it &ndash; and who were the worst of the worst.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-play-games-dont-be-manipulated-dealing-with-victorias-most-notorious-killers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-play-games-dont-be-manipulated-dealing-with-victorias-most-notorious-killers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three arrested after man killed in targeted shooting inside suburban apartment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was gunned down at a Box Hill apartment block, causing early-morning chaos when a fire alarm triggered the building&rsquo;s evacuation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-arrested-after-man-killed-in-targeted-shooting-inside-suburban-apartment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-arrested-after-man-killed-in-targeted-shooting-inside-suburban-apartment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does the Yarra River start? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-does-the-yarra-river-start-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/where-does-the-yarra-river-start-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalano and Waislitz’s media playthings burning millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The media moguls are facing a mounting financial headache, sparking speculation that their mastheads may be up for grabs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalano-and-waislitzs-media-playthings-burning-millions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/catalano-and-waislitzs-media-playthings-burning-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parties, steady as she goes is not a policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the state of politics in Victoria and nationwide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parties-steady-as-she-goes-is-not-a-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parties-steady-as-she-goes-is-not-a-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notorious child killer rushed to hospital after prison bashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Melbourne father who threw his four-year-old daughter off the West Gate Bridge was assaulted in prison on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/notorious-child-killer-rushed-to-hospital-after-prison-bashing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/notorious-child-killer-rushed-to-hospital-after-prison-bashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maya has a grandmother with dementia. In VCE, she sewed her a sense of solace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne&rsquo;s Top Designs exhibition shows how today&rsquo;s generation of young people are tackling real-world problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maya-has-a-grandmother-with-dementia-in-vce-she-sewed-her-a-sense-of-solace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maya-has-a-grandmother-with-dementia-in-vce-she-sewed-her-a-sense-of-solace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, April 9, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-april-9-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-april-9-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man killed in targeted shooting as fire alarm triggers mass evacuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was gunned down at a Box Hill apartment block, causing early-morning chaos when a fire alarm triggered the building&rsquo;s evacuation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-killed-in-targeted-shooting-as-fire-alarm-triggers-mass-evacuation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-killed-in-targeted-shooting-as-fire-alarm-triggers-mass-evacuation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deeming plays it safe with hairdo declaration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-profile MP has had a few brushes with this politically switched-on salon-owner, and she&rsquo;s not the only one.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/deeming-plays-it-safe-with-hairdo-declaration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/deeming-plays-it-safe-with-hairdo-declaration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in war, international law must prevail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the latest developments in wars past, and present.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/even-in-war-international-law-must-prevail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/even-in-war-international-law-must-prevail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half a century after Veronica disappeared, her family is still waiting for closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police now think Veronica Green was met with foul play, but detectives never interviewed her husband, leaving an inquest short on answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/half-a-century-after-veronica-disappeared-her-family-is-still-waiting-for-closure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/half-a-century-after-veronica-disappeared-her-family-is-still-waiting-for-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wholly inadequate’: Bar warns low pay risks aborted trials and overturned convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Criminal Bar Association says underpaid and unprepared lawyers are putting some of the state&rsquo;s most serious cases at risk because of meagre rates of pay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wholly-inadequate-bar-warns-low-pay-risks-aborted-trials-and-overturned-convictions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wholly-inadequate-bar-warns-low-pay-risks-aborted-trials-and-overturned-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[V/Line overwhelmed by Easter travellers, free public transport push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 100,000 Victorians travelled via V/Line on Easter Sunday, the state&rsquo;s regional trains struggling to keep up with demand and passengers forced to stand for hours on end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-overwhelmed-by-easter-travellers-free-public-transport-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/vline-overwhelmed-by-easter-travellers-free-public-transport-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tickets to Australia’s first NFL game went on sale. 26 minutes later, they were nearly all gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cheapest tickets at $95 per person for standing room, and $140 for the bottom row, sold out almost immediately on Ticketmaster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tickets-to-australias-first-nfl-game-went-on-sale-26-minutes-later-they-were-nearly-all-gone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/tickets-to-australias-first-nfl-game-went-on-sale-26-minutes-later-they-were-nearly-all-gone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Failed miserably’: Go-slow on fast-track program ties up thousands of homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A COVID-era program promised to accelerate construction of almost 90,000 homes. None were approved on time and several were abandoned, according to a former government planner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failed-miserably-go-slow-on-fast-track-program-ties-up-thousands-of-homes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/failed-miserably-go-slow-on-fast-track-program-ties-up-thousands-of-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palmer’s $110m senator plots post-election real estate return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian senator is planning life after politics after deciding Australians aren&rsquo;t interested in being saved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/palmers-110m-senator-plots-post-election-real-estate-return/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/palmers-110m-senator-plots-post-election-real-estate-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability support must begin in the home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers&rsquo; opinions vary on how to cut the costs of the disability insurance scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/disability-support-must-begin-in-the-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/disability-support-must-begin-in-the-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siblings in ‘Succession-style’ feud over Melbourne billionaire’s estate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four children of petroleum baron Nick Andrianakos are locked in a legal dispute over their inheritance, amid claims their father had two different wills at the time of his death in Greece.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/siblings-in-succession-style-feud-over-melbourne-billionaires-estate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/siblings-in-succession-style-feud-over-melbourne-billionaires-estate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens charged with bashing boy in Geelong alleyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two 14-year-olds have been charged with affray and riotous behaviour after allegedly bashing a boy in a Geelong alleyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teens-charged-with-bashing-boy-in-geelong-alleyway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teens-charged-with-bashing-boy-in-geelong-alleyway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t give a rat’s ... What’s going on?’ AFL’s gold cardholders left hanging on the mail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hawk great is among those far from impressed with the league&rsquo;s slow delivery of their sought-after token.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-give-a-rats-whats-going-on-afls-gold-cardholders-left-hanging-on-the-mail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-give-a-rats-whats-going-on-afls-gold-cardholders-left-hanging-on-the-mail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t give a rats ... What’s going on?’ AFL’s gold card holders left hanging on the mail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hawk great is among those far from impressed with the league&rsquo;s slow delivery of their sought-after token.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-give-a-rats-whats-going-on-afls-gold-card-holders-left-hanging-on-the-mail-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-give-a-rats-whats-going-on-afls-gold-card-holders-left-hanging-on-the-mail-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t give a rats ... What’s going on?’: AFL’s gold card holders left hanging on the mail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Hawk great is among those far from impressed with the league&rsquo;s slow delivery of their sought-after token.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-give-a-rats-whats-going-on-afls-gold-card-holders-left-hanging-on-the-mail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-dont-give-a-rats-whats-going-on-afls-gold-card-holders-left-hanging-on-the-mail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAGA leaves America changed forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are alarmed by an erratic Donald Trump and what that may mean for the US and the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maga-leaves-america-changed-forever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/maga-leaves-america-changed-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has an odd mix of a posh name and a reputation for being a bit dodgy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was once told my suburb was the place to go if you wanted a second-hand DVD player. But this historic area has so much more to offer than that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-an-odd-mix-of-a-posh-name-and-a-reputation-for-being-a-bit-dodgy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-an-odd-mix-of-a-posh-name-and-a-reputation-for-being-a-bit-dodgy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepaid fee confusion for travellers at Melbourne Airport’s new Uber and taxi rank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passengers are using prepaid kiosks to book a ride, but some taxi drivers are refusing to accept the fares, causing confusion and frustration for travellers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prepaid-fee-confusion-for-travellers-at-melbourne-airports-new-uber-and-taxi-rank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prepaid-fee-confusion-for-travellers-at-melbourne-airports-new-uber-and-taxi-rank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prestigious private school sued over alleged camp ‘hazing ritual’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Scotch College student is suing the school decades after he attended, claiming he was subjected to a brutal ritual during a school camp.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prestigious-private-school-sued-over-alleged-camp-hazing-ritual/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/prestigious-private-school-sued-over-alleged-camp-hazing-ritual/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Soul-crushing’: Rapist’s ‘good character’ retrial highlights call for urgent law change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gregory Browne was found guilty of repeatedly raping and bashing his late partner, but was granted a retrial because evidence of his &ldquo;good character&rdquo; was not raised in court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/soul-crushing-rapists-good-character-retrial-highlights-call-for-urgent-law-change/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/soul-crushing-rapists-good-character-retrial-highlights-call-for-urgent-law-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ‘no extra cost’ to record debt: The 12-year transformation of Victorian Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight hundred pages of confidential state cabinet documents reveal how a disciplined new Labor government in 2014 evolved into a &ldquo;crash through&rdquo; administration &ndash; until it struck the unexpected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-no-extra-cost-to-record-debt-the-12-year-transformation-of-victorian-labor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-no-extra-cost-to-record-debt-the-12-year-transformation-of-victorian-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Australian way’ a tired, dumb political cliche]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say the expression &ldquo;:the Australian way&rdquo; is a cliche politicians need to stop using because no one knows what it means.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-australian-way-a-tired-dumb-political-cliche/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-australian-way-a-tired-dumb-political-cliche/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanging by a string: De-funding could kill off quirky Snuff Puppets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The devastated founder of the giant puppet company says they may have to fold after the withdrawal of state government funds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hanging-by-a-string-de-funding-could-kill-off-quirky-snuff-puppets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hanging-by-a-string-de-funding-could-kill-off-quirky-snuff-puppets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidential files reveal logging ban push ignored by the Andrews government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortly after Daniel Andrews came to power in 2014, his government received a stark warning about the environmental and economic consequences of native forest logging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/confidential-files-reveal-logging-ban-push-ignored-by-the-andrews-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/confidential-files-reveal-logging-ban-push-ignored-by-the-andrews-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva longed to see her daughters again, but she never made it on the plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eva Lasrini was meant to be in her home country of Indonesia with her daughters this week. Her body was found south-west of Melbourne on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/eva-longed-to-see-her-daughters-again-but-she-never-made-it-on-the-plane/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/eva-longed-to-see-her-daughters-again-but-she-never-made-it-on-the-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have been robbed of my son’: Family speaks out after Indigenous man’s death in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nephew of an AFL great died two days after being arrested by police treed by the police dog squad. His family want answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-have-been-robbed-of-my-son-family-speaks-out-after-indigenous-mans-death-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-have-been-robbed-of-my-son-family-speaks-out-after-indigenous-mans-death-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Andrews was warned of a looming housing headache. It took Labor almost a decade to act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confidential cabinet documents from the early days of the Andrews government reveal the pointed advice it received to deliver major planning reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daniel-andrews-was-warned-of-a-looming-housing-headache-it-took-labor-almost-a-decade-to-act/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daniel-andrews-was-warned-of-a-looming-housing-headache-it-took-labor-almost-a-decade-to-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A year after $1 billion pledge, paperwork still not filed for freeway upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Allan government is being asked to explain its slow progress upgrading the Western Freeway after waiting more than a year to provide Canberra with a business case to unlock $1 billion in federal funds.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-year-after-1-billion-pledge-paperwork-still-not-filed-for-freeway-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-year-after-1-billion-pledge-paperwork-still-not-filed-for-freeway-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with murder after discovery of missing woman’s body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said a man from Patterson Lakes was arrested on Friday while attempting to board an international flight at Melbourne Airport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-murder-after-discovery-of-missing-womans-body/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-charged-with-murder-after-discovery-of-missing-womans-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving towards an EV future the way to go]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iran war has concentrated the minds of people on Australia&rsquo;s energy use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/moving-towards-an-ev-future-the-way-to-go/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/moving-towards-an-ev-future-the-way-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman associates arrested then released without charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman who were arrested at separate properties in north-east Victoria have been interviewed and then freed as detectives probe how the police killer evaded them for months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-associates-arrested-then-released-without-charge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-associates-arrested-then-released-without-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer’s son slams state’s legal tactics after $28m compensation win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The son a western suburbs farmer who won $28m in compensation for the acquisition of his land for a future road has lashed the state government&rsquo;s legal tactics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/farmers-son-slams-states-legal-tactics-after-28m-compensation-win/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/farmers-son-slams-states-legal-tactics-after-28m-compensation-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people arrested as part of Dezi Freeman investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman have been arrested in north-east Victoria as detectives continue to probe how the police killer managed to evade them for months before he was shot dead last Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-people-arrested-as-part-of-dezi-freeman-investigation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-people-arrested-as-part-of-dezi-freeman-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested as part of Dezi Freeman investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman have been arrested in north-east Victoria as detectives continue to probe how the police killer evaded them for months before he was shot dead last Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-arrested-as-part-of-dezi-freeman-investigation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-arrested-as-part-of-dezi-freeman-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean rescue leads police to ‘mother ship’ drug smuggling plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrests were the result of 10-month investigation by four separate police agencies, with eight men arrested in Victoria and one in Sydney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ocean-rescue-leads-police-to-mother-ship-drug-smuggling-plot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ocean-rescue-leads-police-to-mother-ship-drug-smuggling-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are one family’: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naima and her son navigated life alone. Last year, after years spent waiting to be resettled, they found a friendship that is bridging cultures and religious traditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-one-family-jewish-friends-help-muslim-refugees-call-australia-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-are-one-family-jewish-friends-help-muslim-refugees-call-australia-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, April 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-april-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger, ego and a ruthless streak: Shane Delia reveals details of his feud with George Calombaris]]></title><description><![CDATA[A boy from Melbourne&rsquo;s western suburbs, Shane Delia says he&rsquo;s had to fight all his life. It might look like he&rsquo;s made it, but he&rsquo;s still fighting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anger-ego-and-a-ruthless-streak-shane-delia-reveals-details-of-his-feud-with-george-calombaris/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/anger-ego-and-a-ruthless-streak-shane-delia-reveals-details-of-his-feud-with-george-calombaris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it even necessary to  have ads to place a bet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to gambling advertising reforms, fireside chats, Trump&rsquo;s war and Easter hope.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-is-it-even-necessary-to-have-ads-to-place-a-bet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-is-it-even-necessary-to-have-ads-to-place-a-bet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman’s family finally got him a mental health appointment. He never made it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just weeks before the Porepunkah shootings, Freeman had finally been convinced to get psychiatric help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freemans-family-finally-got-him-a-mental-health-appointment-he-never-made-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freemans-family-finally-got-him-a-mental-health-appointment-he-never-made-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrol retailers warned to pass on excise cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorists are feeling some relief from soaring fuel prices but there could be more pain ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/petrol-retailers-warned-to-pass-on-excise-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/petrol-retailers-warned-to-pass-on-excise-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police called, traffic chaos as desperate motorists fight for free petrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police were called in to control the madness at a petrol station in Melbourne&rsquo;s west as thousands lined up to get a free tank of fuel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-called-traffic-chaos-as-desperate-motorists-fight-for-free-petrol/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-called-traffic-chaos-as-desperate-motorists-fight-for-free-petrol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Locked up behind chain-link fences’: The standoff stalling this open space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kensington and North Melbourne residents say their community has long been desperate for more green space. So why hasn&rsquo;t anything changed?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/locked-up-behind-chain-link-fences-the-standoff-stalling-this-open-space/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/locked-up-behind-chain-link-fences-the-standoff-stalling-this-open-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Locked up behind chain-link fences’: The stand-off stalling this open space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kensington and North Melbourne residents say their community has long been desperate for more green space. So why hasn&rsquo;t anything changed?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/locked-up-behind-chain-link-fences-the-stand-off-stalling-this-open-space/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/locked-up-behind-chain-link-fences-the-stand-off-stalling-this-open-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This investigator gave his life to the job: Is it slowly killing him?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two former detectives contacted John Silvester angered at the way John Kelleher has been treated. &ldquo;He was one of the best in the world ... to deny him just compensation is just wicked.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-investigator-gave-his-life-to-the-job-is-it-slowly-killing-him/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-investigator-gave-his-life-to-the-job-is-it-slowly-killing-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Block landscaper’s legal fight with wealthy Smorgon dynasty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for the TV regular and popular green thumb have hit back at allegations he owes a large loan to the family of a billionaire heiress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/block-landscapers-legal-fight-with-wealthy-smorgon-dynasty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/block-landscapers-legal-fight-with-wealthy-smorgon-dynasty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which global superstar will perform at the AFL grand final? Take The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-global-superstar-will-perform-at-the-afl-grand-final-take-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-global-superstar-will-perform-at-the-afl-grand-final-take-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s address to the nation inspires, and doesn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers find points to like and points to condemn in the prime minister&rsquo;s words.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-address-to-the-nation-inspires-and-doesnt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-address-to-the-nation-inspires-and-doesnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red line through Greenline: Ambitious park plan shelved]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed park along the Yarra River struggled to attract enough state and federal funding to cover its $316 million price tag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/red-line-through-greenline-ambitious-park-plan-shelved/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/red-line-through-greenline-ambitious-park-plan-shelved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red line through Greenline: Ambitious park plan abandoned indefinitely]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed park along the Yarra River has been shelved indefinitely, with the City of Melbourne not diverting funding for two consecutive years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/red-line-through-greenline-ambitious-park-plan-abandoned-indefinitely/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/red-line-through-greenline-ambitious-park-plan-abandoned-indefinitely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collapsed fund boss grilled over relationship with top chef Scott Pickett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The founder of the First Guardian super fund denied suggestions he abandoned the chef&rsquo;s business because he knew it would collapse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/collapsed-fund-boss-grilled-over-relationship-with-top-chef-scott-pickett/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/collapsed-fund-boss-grilled-over-relationship-with-top-chef-scott-pickett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients of disgraced gynaecologist to get free health reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[A raft of measures aimed at addressing some of the trauma and pain of women who say they underwent unnecessary endometriosis surgery have been announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/patients-of-disgraced-gynaecologist-to-get-free-health-reviews/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/patients-of-disgraced-gynaecologist-to-get-free-health-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Chunks large enough to kill’: Parents sound alarm on maintenance as school roof collapses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public schools battle with collapsing roofs and stinking toilets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chunks-large-enough-to-kill-parents-sound-alarm-on-maintenance-as-school-roof-collapses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chunks-large-enough-to-kill-parents-sound-alarm-on-maintenance-as-school-roof-collapses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan tears up speaking about impact of fuel crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian premier Jacinta Allan told a media conference that people are going without meals in the current economic climate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-tears-up-speaking-about-impact-of-fuel-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-tears-up-speaking-about-impact-of-fuel-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New photos reveal details at hideout where Dezi Freeman was killed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The images provide the most extensive detail so far of the remote Thologolong property where Australia&rsquo;s most wanted man was shot dead by police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-photos-reveal-details-at-hideout-where-dezi-freeman-was-killed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/new-photos-reveal-details-at-hideout-where-dezi-freeman-was-killed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers union prepares for further industrial action in term 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the AEU have said &ldquo;there is an appetite for serious escalation&rdquo; as negotiations over wages and working conditions continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-union-prepares-for-further-industrial-action-in-term-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-union-prepares-for-further-industrial-action-in-term-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The obstacles police face trying to build a case against Dezi Freeman’s accomplices]]></title><description><![CDATA[After official confirmation the man shot dead on Monday was the killer fugitive, mobile phones seized from the scene might not be enough to mount a successful prosecution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-obstacles-police-face-trying-to-build-a-case-against-dezi-freemans-accomplices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-obstacles-police-face-trying-to-build-a-case-against-dezi-freemans-accomplices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlton top brass hopes for ‘proper full four quarter’ Easter miracle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlton president Robert Priestley alluded to the club&rsquo;s recent dramatic fadeouts during his opening remarks at a Carlton business lunch on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carlton-top-brass-hopes-for-proper-full-four-quarter-easter-miracle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carlton-top-brass-hopes-for-proper-full-four-quarter-easter-miracle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy, transport and getting the mix right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers respond to the Iran war, and the flow-on effects, particularly to energy costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/energy-transport-and-getting-the-mix-right/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/energy-transport-and-getting-the-mix-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three mayors in 36 days: Monitor appointed to Wyndham as councillors urge Singh to resign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councillors in the City of Wyndham have unanimously called on the mayor to resign for having provided a character reference to a child sex offender in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-mayors-in-36-days-monitor-appointed-to-wyndham-as-councillors-urge-singh-to-resign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/three-mayors-in-36-days-monitor-appointed-to-wyndham-as-councillors-urge-singh-to-resign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sword linked to Cobblebank murders found inside a suburban backyard shed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images released by the court show the weapon had been placed on top of a washing machine and next to a pressure washer, hi-vis clothing and a plastic jerry can.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sword-linked-to-cobblebank-murders-found-inside-a-suburban-backyard-shed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sword-linked-to-cobblebank-murders-found-inside-a-suburban-backyard-shed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne private schools still taking year 7 enrolments for 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among Melbourne&rsquo;s most in-demand private schools, girls are more likely to find a place than boys. But applying at birth isn&rsquo;t essential everywhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-private-schools-still-taking-year-7-enrolments-for-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-private-schools-still-taking-year-7-enrolments-for-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman formally identified by Victoria Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forensic testing has confirmed the man killed by police on Monday at a remote property on the banks of the Murray River was Dezi Freeman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-formally-identified-by-victoria-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-formally-identified-by-victoria-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, April 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-april-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-april-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman’s final days and the clues that could lead police to his helpers]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 24 hours before they confronted a double police killer, the Special Operations Group moved into their go positions and lay in wait, using electronic surveillance to confirm their fugitive was alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freemans-final-days-and-the-clues-that-could-lead-police-to-his-helpers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freemans-final-days-and-the-clues-that-could-lead-police-to-his-helpers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You might be sitting on the floor’: Free travel headache for V/Line passengers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional commuters face the prospect of standing for hours after V/Line suspended ticket bookings as part of Victoria&rsquo;s month-long free public transport experiment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-might-be-sitting-on-the-floor-free-travel-headache-for-vline-passengers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/you-might-be-sitting-on-the-floor-free-travel-headache-for-vline-passengers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top cop takes a break after Dezi Freeman brought down]]></title><description><![CDATA[No doubt relieved that the state&rsquo;s biggest manhunt has concluded, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush is taking a brief period of leave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/top-cop-takes-a-break-after-dezi-freeman-brought-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/top-cop-takes-a-break-after-dezi-freeman-brought-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smartwatches, headphones restricted in classrooms in new device crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s nation-leading ban on phones on classrooms will be extended to all private schools, and will now include internet-enabled smartwatches and wireless headphones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/smartwatches-headphones-restricted-in-classrooms-in-new-device-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/smartwatches-headphones-restricted-in-classrooms-in-new-device-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons to be learnt from the end of this tragic road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman&rsquo;s demise should prompt renewed diligence in dealing with those intent on turning conspiracy into violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lessons-to-be-learnt-from-the-end-of-this-tragic-road/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lessons-to-be-learnt-from-the-end-of-this-tragic-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVs reduces waste, increase productivity, save lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree that electric vehicle owners should pay a road levy but at discount to the charge for fossil fuel powered vehicles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/evs-reduces-waste-increase-productivity-save-lives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/evs-reduces-waste-increase-productivity-save-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVs reduce waste, increase productivity, save lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree that electric vehicle owners should pay a road levy but at discount to the charge for fossil fuel powered vehicles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/evs-reduce-waste-increase-productivity-save-lives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/evs-reduce-waste-increase-productivity-save-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters came within sight of Freeman’s hideout as they battled summer blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[The site where Freeman was killed is surrounded by hills that are still marked with black scars from the bushfire in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firefighters-came-within-sight-of-freemans-hideout-as-they-battled-summer-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firefighters-came-within-sight-of-freemans-hideout-as-they-battled-summer-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We feared he might show up’: Town’s relief and lingering sadness over Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former landlords and friends of the slain fugitive say they are not surprised he overstayed his welcome with those who helped him try to outrun the law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-feared-he-might-show-up-towns-relief-and-lingering-sadness-over-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-feared-he-might-show-up-towns-relief-and-lingering-sadness-over-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13-year-old girl charged with nearly running over Jewish families in antisemitic attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teenager was arrested and charged with 52 offences relating to an alleged crime spree over the past week.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/13-year-old-girl-charged-with-nearly-running-over-jewish-families-in-antisemitic-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/13-year-old-girl-charged-with-nearly-running-over-jewish-families-in-antisemitic-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged Cobblebank murder weapon found in father’s shed, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of one of the accused teen Cobblebank child killers knew her son had snuck out of the house that night, finding him carrying a machete-style weapon the next day, the court heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-cobblebank-murder-weapon-found-in-fathers-shed-court-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alleged-cobblebank-murder-weapon-found-in-fathers-shed-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owner of property where Dezi Freeman died goes to police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Sutherland has told friends he had no sympathy for the police killer and had no clue anyone was staying on his land.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/owner-of-property-where-dezi-freeman-died-goes-to-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/owner-of-property-where-dezi-freeman-died-goes-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daycare linked to sex abuse scandal shut down over serious child safety failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Affinity-owned childcare centre in Werribee where alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown worked has been suspended for child safety concerns.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daycare-linked-to-sex-abuse-scandal-shut-down-over-serious-child-safety-failures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daycare-linked-to-sex-abuse-scandal-shut-down-over-serious-child-safety-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daycare linked to sex abuse allegations shut down over serious child safety failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Affinity-owned childcare centre in Werribee where alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown worked has been suspended for child safety concerns.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daycare-linked-to-sex-abuse-allegations-shut-down-over-serious-child-safety-failures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daycare-linked-to-sex-abuse-allegations-shut-down-over-serious-child-safety-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman updates as they happened: Police vow to track down the people who helped Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest developments in the death of Dezi Freeman, who was killed in a shootout with police on Monday morning. Follow our live updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-updates-as-they-happened-police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-updates-as-they-happened-police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freeze over: Melbourne to hike parking charges, fines and rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of living and parking in Melbourne is set to get more expensive with the City of Melbourne hiking rates and charges by 8.49 per cent after a one year rate freeze.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/freeze-over-melbourne-to-hike-parking-charges-fines-and-rates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/freeze-over-melbourne-to-hike-parking-charges-fines-and-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman live updates: Police vow to track down the people who helped Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest developments in the death of Dezi Freeman, who was killed in a shootout with police on Monday morning. Follow our live updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-live-updates-police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-live-updates-police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman LIVE updates day two: Police vow to track down the people who helped Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest developments in the death of Dezi Freeman, who was killed in a shootout with police on Monday morning. Follow our live updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-live-updates-day-two-police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-live-updates-day-two-police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Walk in my shoes for a bit’: Cyril’s fight to die on his own terms]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Victoria was the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying, its proportion of deaths attributed to the scheme is at least half that of other states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/walk-in-my-shoes-for-a-bit-cyrils-fight-to-die-on-his-own-terms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/walk-in-my-shoes-for-a-bit-cyrils-fight-to-die-on-his-own-terms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flinders Lane to become ‘pedestrian first’ in trial barring cars from little streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Melbourne says it will track how the partial closures affect vehicle movements around the city as it looks to turn the Hoddle Grid&rsquo;s little streets into pedestrian-friendly promenades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flinders-lane-to-become-pedestrian-first-in-trial-barring-cars-from-little-streets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flinders-lane-to-become-pedestrian-first-in-trial-barring-cars-from-little-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight snipers and a fatal choice: The high-stakes tactic that cornered Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the double police killer was urged to surrender, at least eight specialist snipers, trained to hit a target from more than a kilometre away, were in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/eight-snipers-and-a-fatal-choice-the-high-stakes-tactic-that-cornered-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/eight-snipers-and-a-fatal-choice-the-high-stakes-tactic-that-cornered-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman had a death wish. It was answered by the Sons of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the double police killer was urged to surrender, at least eight specialist snipers, trained to hit a target from more than a kilometre away, were in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-had-a-death-wish-it-was-answered-by-the-sons-of-god/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-had-a-death-wish-it-was-answered-by-the-sons-of-god/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastie throws bombs, in absence of policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree that the appearance of Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie&rsquo;s comments on ABC Insiders on Sunday marks a new development in his jockeying with the Liberal Party leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hastie-throws-bombs-in-absence-of-policies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hastie-throws-bombs-in-absence-of-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman shooting as it happened: Porepunkah police killer shot dead after months on the run, Bush commends officers involved in stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police were tipped off that he was believed to be hiding in a container on a property, according to unconfirmed reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-shooting-as-it-happened-porepunkah-police-killer-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-bush-commends-officers-involved-in-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-shooting-as-it-happened-porepunkah-police-killer-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-bush-commends-officers-involved-in-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police vow to track down the people who helped Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police suspect Freeman had assistance travelling 200 kilometres from where he was last seen and might have had company at the bush block where he was shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-vow-to-track-down-the-people-who-helped-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families and regional businesses hopeful fuel excise cut will bring relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[As regional industries face a make-or-break moment amid rising fuel costs, Monday&rsquo;s announcement has brought hope, but wariness of what comes next remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-and-regional-businesses-hopeful-fuel-excise-cut-will-bring-relief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-and-regional-businesses-hopeful-fuel-excise-cut-will-bring-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is so safe that if I collapse, a doctor will trip over me on their way to get coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[I live surrounded by hospitals and medical centres. I know because I&rsquo;ve been to many of them. I&rsquo;ve even walked to emergency, rather than call an ambulance because it was quicker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-so-safe-that-if-i-collapse-a-doctor-will-trip-over-me-on-their-way-to-get-coffee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-so-safe-that-if-i-collapse-a-doctor-will-trip-over-me-on-their-way-to-get-coffee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freeman was the latest in a long line of fugitives to hide in the isolated riverside]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Upper Murray is a peaceful and beautiful place. But long before Dezi Freeman was shot dead, the area knew about dangerous fugitives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/freeman-was-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-fugitives-to-hide-in-the-isolated-riverside/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/freeman-was-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-fugitives-to-hide-in-the-isolated-riverside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the squalid bush encampment where Dezi Freeman died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two hours&rsquo; drive from where he murdered two police, the fugitive was in hiding on a bush block without running water or electricity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-squalid-bush-encampment-where-dezi-freeman-died/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/inside-the-squalid-bush-encampment-where-dezi-freeman-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Everything I know at this point tells me that this shooting was justified.']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Commissioner Mike Bush acknowledged the Porepunkah community and thanked Victoria Police investigators over the hunt for Dezi Freeman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everything-i-know-at-this-point-tells-me-that-this-shooting-was-justified-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everything-i-know-at-this-point-tells-me-that-this-shooting-was-justified-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman was his own worst enemy as erratic behaviour spooked those who knew he was alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 200 days, Dezi Freeman was a ghost in the bush. After his death near the Victoria-NSW border, police are investigating how he got there and who helped him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-was-his-own-worst-enemy-as-erratic-behaviour-spooked-those-who-knew-he-was-alive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-was-his-own-worst-enemy-as-erratic-behaviour-spooked-those-who-knew-he-was-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A doona and a surprise tip-off: The bizarre final moments of Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 200 days, Dezi Freeman was a ghost in the bush. Then an unexpected tip-off led police to his hide-out. Now the hunt is on for those who helped him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-doona-and-a-surprise-tip-off-the-bizarre-final-moments-of-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-doona-and-a-surprise-tip-off-the-bizarre-final-moments-of-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A doona and a single tip-off: The bizarre final moments of Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 200 days, Dezi Freeman was a ghost in the bush. Then an unexpected tip-off led police to his hide-out. Now the hunt is on for those who helped him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-doona-and-a-single-tip-off-the-bizarre-final-moments-of-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-doona-and-a-single-tip-off-the-bizarre-final-moments-of-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bedding cover and a single tip-off: The bizarre final moments of Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 200 days, Dezi Freeman was a ghost in the bush. After his death near the Victoria-NSW border, police are investigating whether he was holding the same gun he stole from the officers he shot last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bedding-cover-and-a-single-tip-off-the-bizarre-final-moments-of-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bedding-cover-and-a-single-tip-off-the-bizarre-final-moments-of-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Everything I know at this point tells me that this shooting was justified."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Commissioner Mike Bush acknowledged the Porepunkah community and thanked Victoria Police investigators over the hunt for Dezi Freeman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everything-i-know-at-this-point-tells-me-that-this-shooting-was-justified/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everything-i-know-at-this-point-tells-me-that-this-shooting-was-justified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman updates: Porepunkah police killer shot dead after months on the run, Bush commends officers involved in stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police were tipped off that he was believed to be hiding in a container on a property, according to unconfirmed reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-updates-porepunkah-police-killer-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-bush-commends-officers-involved-in-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-updates-porepunkah-police-killer-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-bush-commends-officers-involved-in-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freeman was likely given help to evade police. Accomplices risk 20 years in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest developments in the death of Dezi Freeman, who was killed in a shoot-out with police on Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/freeman-was-likely-given-help-to-evade-police-accomplices-risk-20-years-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/freeman-was-likely-given-help-to-evade-police-accomplices-risk-20-years-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman had help to escape, police say. Those accomplices risk 20 years in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest developments in the death of Dezi Freeman, who was killed in a shoot-out with police on Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-had-help-to-escape-police-say-those-accomplices-risk-20-years-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-had-help-to-escape-police-say-those-accomplices-risk-20-years-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE UPDATES: Accused Porepunkah police killer Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run, Victoria Police yet to formally identify him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police were tipped off that he was believed to be hiding in a container on a property, according to unconfirmed reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/live-updates-accused-porepunkah-police-killer-dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-victoria-police-yet-to-formally-identify-him/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/live-updates-accused-porepunkah-police-killer-dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-victoria-police-yet-to-formally-identify-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tip-off before a shootout: Wrapped in a doona, Dezi Freeman’s run came to a violent end]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was not a manhunt that ended in a high-speed chase. Instead, it was a confrontation that arrived with a quiet stealth at a rural property in the state&rsquo;s northeast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-tip-off-before-a-shootout-wrapped-in-a-doona-dezi-freemans-run-came-to-a-violent-end/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-tip-off-before-a-shootout-wrapped-in-a-doona-dezi-freemans-run-came-to-a-violent-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["Everything I know at this point tells me that this shooting was justice."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Commissioner Mike Bush acknowledged the Porepunkah community and thanked Victoria Police investigators over the hunt for Dezi Freeman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everything-i-know-at-this-point-tells-me-that-this-shooting-was-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everything-i-know-at-this-point-tells-me-that-this-shooting-was-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tip-off before a shootout: How Dezi Freeman’s seven-month run came to an end]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspected police killer has been shot dead by armed police on Monday morning after more than seven months on the run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-tip-off-before-a-shootout-how-dezi-freemans-seven-month-run-came-to-an-end/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-tip-off-before-a-shootout-how-dezi-freemans-seven-month-run-came-to-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know so far about the death of fugitive Dezi Freeman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest developments in the death of Dezi Freeman, who was killed in a shoot-out with police on Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-death-of-fugitive-dezi-freeman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-death-of-fugitive-dezi-freeman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE UPDATES: Accused Porepunkah police killer Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run, Victoria Police press conference at 11am]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police were tipped off that he was believed to be hiding in a container on a property, according to unconfirmed reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/live-updates-accused-porepunkah-police-killer-dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-victoria-police-press-conference-at-11am/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/live-updates-accused-porepunkah-police-killer-dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-months-on-the-run-victoria-police-press-conference-at-11am/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death knock: From mountain murders to a massive manhunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police officers made their way up a single-lane bitumen road and into a deadly ambush.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/death-knock-from-mountain-murders-to-a-massive-manhunt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/death-knock-from-mountain-murders-to-a-massive-manhunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead after six months on the run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Police were tipped off that he was believed to be hiding in a container on a property, according to unconfirmed reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fugitive-dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-six-months-on-the-run/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fugitive-dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-six-months-on-the-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman shot dead after six months on the run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by armed police on Monday morning after more than 6 months on the run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-six-months-on-the-run/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freeman-shot-dead-after-six-months-on-the-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fashionable link between Bayside crime warrior Bec Judd and Jess Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The politician carefully curates her social posts so fashion statements will always invite questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fashionable-link-between-bayside-crime-warrior-bec-judd-and-jess-wilson/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-fashionable-link-between-bayside-crime-warrior-bec-judd-and-jess-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migrant workers owed $300,000 in unpaid wages in ‘pervasive’ exploitation problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of the cafes, pubs and restaurants inspected were caught underpaying or exploiting workers in what experts say is a deeply entrenched problem across regional Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/migrant-workers-owed-300000-in-unpaid-wages-in-pervasive-exploitation-problem/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/migrant-workers-owed-300000-in-unpaid-wages-in-pervasive-exploitation-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free transport stunt brings little confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are not enamoured of Victorian Premier Allan&rsquo;s free public transport for April to reduce petrol use during the Middle East crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-transport-stunt-brings-little-confidence/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/free-transport-stunt-brings-little-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne suburb plagued by arson attacks, shootings as tobacco war rages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s north-west has become a vicious battleground for illegal tobacco, with the fresh round of violence erupting following the arrest of Kaz Hamad.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-suburb-plagued-by-arson-attacks-shootings-as-tobacco-war-rages/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-suburb-plagued-by-arson-attacks-shootings-as-tobacco-war-rages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne suburb plagued by arson attacks and shootings as tobacco war rages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s north-west has become a vicious battleground for illegal tobacco, with the fresh round of violence erupting following the arrest of Kaz Hamad.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-suburb-plagued-by-arson-attacks-and-shootings-as-tobacco-war-rages/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-suburb-plagued-by-arson-attacks-and-shootings-as-tobacco-war-rages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the ‘beautiful game’ is helping teens connect and find their footing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kick &lsquo;N&rsquo; Mix program helps teens form friendships through sport. It&rsquo;s one of six community programs aiming to stop violence and aggression at schools through cultural activities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-the-beautiful-game-is-helping-teens-connect-and-find-their-footing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-the-beautiful-game-is-helping-teens-connect-and-find-their-footing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s most dangerous train stations revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Violent crimes at railway stations across the state have surged since the end of COVID lockdowns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-most-dangerous-train-stations-revealed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-most-dangerous-train-stations-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Missed the boat’: Why the race for private school spots now starts in primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of year 6 students attended a Victorian state school last year. But once students reach year 7, things change dramatically.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missed-the-boat-why-the-race-for-private-school-spots-now-starts-in-primary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missed-the-boat-why-the-race-for-private-school-spots-now-starts-in-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A world beholden to Trump’s whims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are exasperated by the chaos unleashed by the American president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-world-beholden-to-trumps-whims/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-world-beholden-to-trumps-whims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too many cars, too much traffic’: Fuel crisis puts spotlight on car dependency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s sprawling cities are some of the most car dependent in the world. Now that fuel costs are rocketing, motorists are paying the price.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/too-many-cars-too-much-traffic-fuel-crisis-puts-spotlight-on-car-dependency/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/too-many-cars-too-much-traffic-fuel-crisis-puts-spotlight-on-car-dependency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former mayor sued for alleged default on loan worth almost $500,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANZ Bank filed a Supreme Court lawsuit against the former mayor on Monday, claiming he owed $379,463 after he borrowed money for his business in 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-mayor-sued-for-alleged-default-on-loan-worth-almost-500000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-mayor-sued-for-alleged-default-on-loan-worth-almost-500000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, March 28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Customers will be obsessed’: Mecca leads way as stores take retail experience to next level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne&rsquo;s bricks-and-mortar retailers are leaning into creativity and customer experience in the fight against online shopping.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/customers-will-be-obsessed-mecca-leads-way-as-stores-take-retail-experience-to-next-level/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/customers-will-be-obsessed-mecca-leads-way-as-stores-take-retail-experience-to-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The town losing its golden years to encroaching water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Mulcahy was never the same after a flood ruined his home. For many of his fellow Rochester residents, his battle with dementia is all too familiar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-town-losing-its-golden-years-to-encroaching-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-town-losing-its-golden-years-to-encroaching-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A flood is washing away this small town's golden years]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2022 Rochester experienced it's worst flood in recorded history. Years later, its residents are still dealing with the lasting health impacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-flood-is-washing-away-this-small-towns-golden-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-flood-is-washing-away-this-small-towns-golden-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese, Marles need  to stand up to Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Australia&rsquo;s response to Donald Trump, a world without plastic, and missed opportunities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-marles-need-to-stand-up-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albanese-marles-need-to-stand-up-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teachers’ strike reflects a crisis decades in the making]]></title><description><![CDATA[When 35,000 educators took to the streets this week to fight for better pay and conditions, it became clear their rage had been building for years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-reflects-a-crisis-decades-in-the-making/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teachers-strike-reflects-a-crisis-decades-in-the-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Lebanon to the petrol pump – making sense of the Middle East omnishambles]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the chaotic fall-out from the Middle East conflict reverberates here and around the globe, we will work day and night to make sure Age subscribers remain the best informed readers in the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-lebanon-to-the-petrol-pump-making-sense-of-the-middle-east-omnishambles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/from-lebanon-to-the-petrol-pump-making-sense-of-the-middle-east-omnishambles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who fatally shot crime boss’ suspected foot soldier avoids charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne underworld figure who turned a gun on a 19-year-old during a violent home invasion will avoid charges after prosecutors found he had a good case to argue self-defence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-who-fatally-shot-crime-boss-suspected-foot-soldier-avoids-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-who-fatally-shot-crime-boss-suspected-foot-soldier-avoids-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police ordered to move accused from cells after ‘unlawful’ 24-day detainment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court issued the order after hearing a man languished in police cells for almost twice as long as legally permitted because no beds were available in remand facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-ordered-to-move-accused-from-cells-after-unlawful-24-day-detainment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-ordered-to-move-accused-from-cells-after-unlawful-24-day-detainment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why ice-cream shops are a firebombing target in renewed fight for gang territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gutted shopfront on Williamstown&rsquo;s Nelson Place, a closed police station and the smell of burnt plastic are the latest signs of Melbourne&rsquo;s tobacco war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-ice-cream-shops-are-a-firebombing-target-in-renewed-fight-for-gang-territory-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-ice-cream-shops-are-a-firebombing-target-in-renewed-fight-for-gang-territory-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why ice cream shops are a firebombing target in renewed fight for gang territory]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gutted shopfront on Williamstown&rsquo;s Nelson Place, a closed police station and the smell of burnt plastic are the latest signs of Melbourne&rsquo;s tobacco war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-ice-cream-shops-are-a-firebombing-target-in-renewed-fight-for-gang-territory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-ice-cream-shops-are-a-firebombing-target-in-renewed-fight-for-gang-territory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you don’t look, you can’t see: Inside the world of the protected and powerful]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a story of corruption that has many faces and of power that can be used to expose or conceal it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-you-dont-look-you-cant-see-inside-the-world-of-the-protected-and-powerful/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/if-you-dont-look-you-cant-see-inside-the-world-of-the-protected-and-powerful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslim leader to meet police chief over Islamophobia investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muslim groups are concerned the force is not doing enough to investigate potentially Islamophobic attacks after arsons and a spate of racist abuse this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/muslim-leader-to-meet-police-chief-over-islamophobia-investigations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/muslim-leader-to-meet-police-chief-over-islamophobia-investigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will fight over $23m estate of fashion great Perri Cutten]]></title><description><![CDATA[The celebrated designer&rsquo;s longtime partner has launched court action claiming he was not adequately provided for in Cutten&rsquo;s will.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/will-fight-over-23m-estate-of-fashion-great-perri-cutten/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/will-fight-over-23m-estate-of-fashion-great-perri-cutten/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which is Melbourne’s busiest train station? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-is-melbournes-busiest-train-station-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/which-is-melbournes-busiest-train-station-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Commission chief notches air miles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those close to Ursula von der Leyen seemedkeen to let people know she travels by commercial planes - rather than charters - more often than not.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/european-commission-chief-notches-air-miles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/european-commission-chief-notches-air-miles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wind, sun no magic wand for oil crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue the current oil crisis was one we should have seen coming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wind-sun-no-magic-wand-for-oil-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/wind-sun-no-magic-wand-for-oil-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s only public sexual health clinic axes a key service as STI rates soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Robbie tried to access the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, the doors were locked. It was then he discovered the walk-in service had be axed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-only-public-sexual-health-clinic-axes-a-key-service-as-sti-rates-soar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-only-public-sexual-health-clinic-axes-a-key-service-as-sti-rates-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl, 16, charged with assaulting police after Mernda train station hero stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 16-year-old is the fifth person charged following the death of good Samaritan Aidan Becker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-16-charged-with-assaulting-police-after-mernda-train-station-hero-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/girl-16-charged-with-assaulting-police-after-mernda-train-station-hero-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a decade of violence, Melbourne’s most notorious nightclub may have met a fiery end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne nightclub Love Machine, renowned for its history of violence, has been gutted by what police suspect was a deliberately lit fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-a-decade-of-violence-melbournes-most-notorious-nightclub-may-have-met-a-fiery-end/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-a-decade-of-violence-melbournes-most-notorious-nightclub-may-have-met-a-fiery-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The property tax proposal dividing Frankston residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As council looks to trebling property rates for commercial landlords, property taxes for new developments could be slashed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-property-tax-proposal-dividing-frankston-residents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-property-tax-proposal-dividing-frankston-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dubai-style tax haven proposal dividing Frankston residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As council looks to trebling property rates for commercial landlords, property taxes for new developments could be slashed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-dubai-style-tax-haven-proposal-dividing-frankston-residents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-dubai-style-tax-haven-proposal-dividing-frankston-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment the ice cream shop went up in flames]]></title><description><![CDATA[CCTV shows the moment a Kilmore icecream shop and barber was firebombed late on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-moment-the-ice-cream-shop-went-up-in-flames/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-moment-the-ice-cream-shop-went-up-in-flames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Machine club burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Melbourne club Love Machine, following a string of arson attacks linked to organised crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/love-machine-club-burns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/love-machine-club-burns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underworld ties not ruled out in suspicious blaze at Love Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arson investigators are on scene at the Love Machine nightclub after patrolling officers discovered the nightclub engulfed in flames around 2am.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/underworld-ties-not-ruled-out-in-suspicious-blaze-at-love-machine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/underworld-ties-not-ruled-out-in-suspicious-blaze-at-love-machine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspicious blaze rips through notorious Prahran nightclub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arson investigators are on scene at the Love Machine nightclub after patrolling officers discovered the nightclub engulfed in flames around 2am.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suspicious-blaze-rips-through-notorious-prahran-nightclub/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suspicious-blaze-rips-through-notorious-prahran-nightclub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is one of the worst nightmares’: Hundreds of children abused in childcare – by other kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Rose* arrived to pick up her six-year-old daughter from after-school care, she was confronted with gut-wrenching news.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-is-one-of-the-worst-nightmares-hundreds-of-children-abused-in-childcare-by-other-kids/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-is-one-of-the-worst-nightmares-hundreds-of-children-abused-in-childcare-by-other-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is one of the worst nightmares’: Hundreds of children abused in childcare – by other children]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Rose* arrived to pick up her six-year-old daughter from after-school care, she was confronted with gut-wrenching news.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-is-one-of-the-worst-nightmares-hundreds-of-children-abused-in-childcare-by-other-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-is-one-of-the-worst-nightmares-hundreds-of-children-abused-in-childcare-by-other-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A beautiful legacy’: Melbourne chefs unite in tribute to Teage Ezard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late chef sent a message of hope to Melbourne foodies in letter revealed by his family following his recent death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-beautiful-legacy-melbourne-chefs-unite-in-tribute-to-teage-ezard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-beautiful-legacy-melbourne-chefs-unite-in-tribute-to-teage-ezard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay gap for classroom assistants emerges as flashpoint in Victorian teacher dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education support workers have been offered a lower pay rise than their teaching colleagues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pay-gap-for-classroom-assistants-emerges-as-flashpoint-in-victorian-teacher-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pay-gap-for-classroom-assistants-emerges-as-flashpoint-in-victorian-teacher-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents celebrate ‘country school’ zone change after a decade of lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students in two regional towns will be able to access a popular Daylesford school as part of 11 new school boundary changes announced this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parents-celebrate-country-school-zone-change-after-a-decade-of-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parents-celebrate-country-school-zone-change-after-a-decade-of-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie retailers pushed to back of queue in fuel supply squeeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent fuel retailers are struggling to secure reliable supplies of petrol and diesel, causing more than 200 local outages at Victorian service stations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/indie-retailers-pushed-to-back-of-queue-in-fuel-supply-squeeze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/indie-retailers-pushed-to-back-of-queue-in-fuel-supply-squeeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers’ pay demand just one issue to fix in “broken system”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say teacher&rsquo;s pay rates are just one of the problems that need to be solved in Victoria&rsquo;s education system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-pay-demand-just-one-issue-to-fix-in-broken-system/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teachers-pay-demand-just-one-issue-to-fix-in-broken-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-CFMEU official’s ‘demolition company’ a front for secret bikie clubhouse, police fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[An accused building industry extortionist has been banned from associating with a bikie employee after police suggested Joel Leavitt&rsquo;s company was a front for the Bandidos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-cfmeu-officials-demolition-company-a-front-for-secret-bikie-clubhouse-police-fear-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-cfmeu-officials-demolition-company-a-front-for-secret-bikie-clubhouse-police-fear-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex CFMEU official’s ‘demolition company’ a front for secret bikie clubhouse, police fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[An accused building industry extortionist has been banned from associating with a bikie employee after police suggested Joel Leavitt&rsquo;s company was a front for the Bandidos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-cfmeu-officials-demolition-company-a-front-for-secret-bikie-clubhouse-police-fear/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ex-cfmeu-officials-demolition-company-a-front-for-secret-bikie-clubhouse-police-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demolition company a front for secret bikie clubhouse, police fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[An accused building industry extortionist has been banned from associating with a bikie employee after police suggested Joel Leavitt&rsquo;s company was a front for the Bandidos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demolition-company-a-front-for-secret-bikie-clubhouse-police-fear/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/demolition-company-a-front-for-secret-bikie-clubhouse-police-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 16 years for stabbing wife to death in front of children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man attacked his wife in their Melton South backyard in September 2023, months after the couple and their five children relocated from New Zealand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-jailed-for-16-years-for-stabbing-wife-to-death-in-front-of-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-jailed-for-16-years-for-stabbing-wife-to-death-in-front-of-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne teen arrested with Islamic State flag and terrorist manuals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17-year-old was charged days after a Sydney teenager faced court for allegedly plotting a terror attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-teen-arrested-with-islamic-state-flag-and-terrorist-manuals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-teen-arrested-with-islamic-state-flag-and-terrorist-manuals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspicious fire guts proposed mosque site in regional Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a fire lit inside the site of an abanoned church, which was slated to soon become a mosque, in the town of Kilmore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suspicious-fire-guts-proposed-mosque-site-in-regional-victoria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/suspicious-fire-guts-proposed-mosque-site-in-regional-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, March 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-march-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-march-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Footscray data centre bids to double in size amid ‘nightmare’ construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest facilities in the city is eyeing a $750 million expansion, as the company seeks fast-track approval to meet booming demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/west-footscray-data-centre-bids-to-double-in-size-amid-nightmare-construction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/west-footscray-data-centre-bids-to-double-in-size-amid-nightmare-construction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s budget reality bites as industrial peace with teachers ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[If hard choices have to be made about vital resources now, voters up and down the state are likely to point to their children and say &ldquo;put the money there&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labors-budget-reality-bites-as-industrial-peace-with-teachers-ends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/labors-budget-reality-bites-as-industrial-peace-with-teachers-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Foreman Dan’ to step away from The Block when baby arrives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Reilly will take time off from the show mid-filming when he and his wife Dani&rsquo;s baby arrives following a devastating family tragedy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/foreman-dan-to-step-away-from-the-block-when-baby-arrives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/foreman-dan-to-step-away-from-the-block-when-baby-arrives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken lifts, vandalised toilets and a mysterious odour: Something smells at Southern Cross]]></title><description><![CDATA[V/Line has been forced to close a booking office at Melbourne&rsquo;s second-busiest railway station, which has been the subject of scores of commuter complaints.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/broken-lifts-vandalised-toilets-and-a-mysterious-odour-something-smells-at-southern-cross/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/broken-lifts-vandalised-toilets-and-a-mysterious-odour-something-smells-at-southern-cross/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man allegedly found with gun down pants, soliciting urine from teenagers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police were called to Highpoint Shopping Centre after the man allegedly asked teenagers for urine. Officers claim they found a loaded gun down his pants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-allegedly-found-with-gun-down-pants-soliciting-urine-from-teenagers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-allegedly-found-with-gun-down-pants-soliciting-urine-from-teenagers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria expects A-plus results with D-minus investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that teachers are justified in striking for better pay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-expects-a-plus-results-with-d-minus-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-expects-a-plus-results-with-d-minus-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents warned of more disruption after thousands of striking teachers sweep through CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[While classrooms across the state sat empty on Tuesday, 35,000 educators took to the streets of Melbourne. But more pain could yet be to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parents-warned-of-more-disruption-after-thousands-of-striking-teachers-sweep-through-cbd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parents-warned-of-more-disruption-after-thousands-of-striking-teachers-sweep-through-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stations run dry and reports of fuel thefts rise amid surge in demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petrol stations are temporarily running out of fuel and petrol retailers are reporting an increase in thefts as demand and fuel prices soar in tandem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stations-run-dry-and-reports-of-fuel-thefts-rise-amid-surge-in-demand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stations-run-dry-and-reports-of-fuel-thefts-rise-amid-surge-in-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stations run dry and reports of fuel thefts rise amid spike in demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petrol stations are temporarily running out of fuel and petrol retailers are reporting an increase in thefts as demand and fuel prices soar in tandem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stations-run-dry-and-reports-of-fuel-thefts-rise-amid-spike-in-demand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/stations-run-dry-and-reports-of-fuel-thefts-rise-amid-spike-in-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predatory police officer exploited family violence victims for sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Victorian police officer is facing time behind bars for exploiting his position to contact a string of women for sex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/predatory-police-officer-exploited-family-violence-victims-for-sex/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/predatory-police-officer-exploited-family-violence-victims-for-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne man jailed for grooming children on the dark web]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 78-year-old also recruited young people to have sexual conversations with children and share child abuse material, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-man-jailed-for-grooming-children-on-the-dark-web/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-man-jailed-for-grooming-children-on-the-dark-web/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teacher strike as it happened: School closures, rally updates and parent guide during the state’s first government-school strike in 13 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Victorian government school teachers, principals and education support staff are walking off the job today for a 24-hour statewide strike &mdash; the first of its kind in 13 years. Follow our live updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-strike-as-it-happened-school-closures-rally-updates-and-parent-guide-during-the-states-first-government-school-strike-in-13-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-strike-as-it-happened-school-closures-rally-updates-and-parent-guide-during-the-states-first-government-school-strike-in-13-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banned doula ordered to break silence over influencer’s fatal free birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial free-birth advocate Emily Lal has been ordered to give evidence into the death of Stacey Warnecke who died hours after delivering her son at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/banned-doula-ordered-to-break-silence-over-influencers-fatal-free-birth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/banned-doula-ordered-to-break-silence-over-influencers-fatal-free-birth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoo welcomes lion cubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The African lion cubs were born to Mum Asali and Dad Sheru on Valentine's Day at Werribee Open Range Zoo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/zoo-welcomes-lion-cubs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/zoo-welcomes-lion-cubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two adorable lion cubs born on Valentine’s Day are thriving at Werribee Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cubs described as &ldquo;tiny fluff balls with round milk bellies&rdquo;, have been welcomed into the zoo&rsquo;s lion pride of eight others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-adorable-lion-cubs-born-on-valentines-day-are-thriving-at-werribee-zoo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/two-adorable-lion-cubs-born-on-valentines-day-are-thriving-at-werribee-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian teacher strike live updates: School closures, rally updates and parent guide during the state’s first government-school strike in 13 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Victorian government school teachers, principals and education support staff are walking off the job today for a 24-hour statewide strike &mdash; the first of its kind in 13 years. Follow our live updates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-strike-live-updates-school-closures-rally-updates-and-parent-guide-during-the-states-first-government-school-strike-in-13-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-teacher-strike-live-updates-school-closures-rally-updates-and-parent-guide-during-the-states-first-government-school-strike-in-13-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brilliant’: Husic puts space between himself and PM on Grace Tame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese fell headfirst into a headline, but his former minister made much easier work of this question.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brilliant-husic-puts-space-between-himself-and-pm-on-grace-tame/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/brilliant-husic-puts-space-between-himself-and-pm-on-grace-tame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm raised on trouble-plagued Swanston Centre years before hospital homicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A psychiatrist attacked by a patient on her second day at the Geelong psychiatric hospital says staff and patients have been let down by years of inaction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alarm-raised-on-trouble-plagued-swanston-centre-years-before-hospital-homicide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/alarm-raised-on-trouble-plagued-swanston-centre-years-before-hospital-homicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s party is a policy-free zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the One Nation movement, schools funding, the war, and the cost of being a footy fan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hansons-party-is-a-policy-free-zone/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hansons-party-is-a-policy-free-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘End of an era’: The renowned Melbourne boutique set to close after 27 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following Miss Louise and Le Louvre, this stalwart of high-end fashion will soon close its doors for the last time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/end-of-an-era-the-renowned-melbourne-boutique-set-to-close-after-27-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/end-of-an-era-the-renowned-melbourne-boutique-set-to-close-after-27-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I loved my childhood suburb so much, I bought a house around the corner from where I grew up]]></title><description><![CDATA[My childhood suburb would never be as cool as Brunswick, or as desirable as Northcote. But I moved back as an adult &ndash; and I love it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-loved-my-childhood-suburb-so-much-i-bought-a-house-around-the-corner-from-where-i-grew-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-loved-my-childhood-suburb-so-much-i-bought-a-house-around-the-corner-from-where-i-grew-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We all whinge about the buses’: Tourist woes continue at Brighton bathing boxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[With more than a million visitors every year, parking around Brighton&rsquo;s colourful boxes has become a major tension point among locals, visitors and tour companies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-all-whinge-about-the-buses-tourist-woes-continue-at-brighton-bathing-boxes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-all-whinge-about-the-buses-tourist-woes-continue-at-brighton-bathing-boxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day of mass disruption: Victoria braces for ‘costly’ teacher walkout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uncertainty and confusion looms as tens of thousands of Victorian teachers prepare to strike on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/day-of-mass-disruption-victoria-braces-for-costly-teacher-walkout/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/day-of-mass-disruption-victoria-braces-for-costly-teacher-walkout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan pleads with teachers to abandon Tuesday’s strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The premier warns of disruption and inconvenience when state school teachers strike for 24 hours over pay and conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-pleads-with-teachers-to-abandon-tuesdays-strike/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-pleads-with-teachers-to-abandon-tuesdays-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian crushed by woman who fell from building in Melbourne’s CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman, who died, landed on a man standing next to the William Street building, leaving him with serious injuries, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pedestrian-crushed-by-woman-who-fell-from-building-in-melbournes-cbd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pedestrian-crushed-by-woman-who-fell-from-building-in-melbournes-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian crushed by woman who fell from above in Melbourne’s CBD]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman, who died, fell from a building and landed on a man standing on the footpath below, police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pedestrian-crushed-by-woman-who-fell-from-above-in-melbournes-cbd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pedestrian-crushed-by-woman-who-fell-from-above-in-melbournes-cbd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger, more violent and elusive: A picture of Australia’s new organised criminals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organised crime is becoming faster, more sophisticated and looking for new recruits, according to Australia&rsquo;s criminal intelligence agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/younger-more-violent-and-elusive-a-picture-of-australias-new-organised-criminals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/younger-more-violent-and-elusive-a-picture-of-australias-new-organised-criminals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister’s ‘fast-tracked’ housing towers become ghost projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two and a half years since this program was launched to great fanfare, just six homes have been built and sites remain untouched.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ministers-fast-tracked-housing-towers-become-ghost-projects/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ministers-fast-tracked-housing-towers-become-ghost-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘moral dilemma’ at school gates as essential items rely on parents paying voluntary fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents of students in Victorian state schools are asked to contribute $620 on average to cover basic items such as first aid supplies, but in some schools only 30 per cent are paying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-moral-dilemma-at-school-gates-as-essential-items-rely-on-parents-paying-voluntary-fees/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-moral-dilemma-at-school-gates-as-essential-items-rely-on-parents-paying-voluntary-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It had to be you: Harry Connick Jr under the radar in Collingwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Grammy-winning US star seems to have quietly become a Collingwood local, spending months each year visiting his Melbourne-based daughters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-had-to-be-you-harry-connick-jr-under-the-radar-in-collingwood/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-had-to-be-you-harry-connick-jr-under-the-radar-in-collingwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Australian result should be lesson for Libs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the South Australian election, freebirthing tragedies, Victoria&rsquo;s Treaty and a missing icon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/south-australian-result-should-be-lesson-for-libs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/south-australian-result-should-be-lesson-for-libs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire breaks make for long and winding roads for burnt-out farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers like Michael Stubbe fear their land is vulnerable to damage after containment lines were constructed to fight the Longford fire, but they&rsquo;re still waiting for the CFA to make repairs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-breaks-make-for-long-and-winding-roads-for-burnt-out-farmers-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-breaks-make-for-long-and-winding-roads-for-burnt-out-farmers-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire breaks make for long and winding roads for burnt out farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers like Michael Stubbe fear their land is vulnerable to damage after containment lines were constructed to fight the Longford fire, but they&rsquo;re still waiting for CFA to make repairs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-breaks-make-for-long-and-winding-roads-for-burnt-out-farmers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fire-breaks-make-for-long-and-winding-roads-for-burnt-out-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative Liberal MP rolled for top spot amid fiery preselection battles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tense round of Liberal preselection contests kicked off this weekend, amid the ongoing threat from One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/conservative-liberal-mp-rolled-for-top-spot-amid-fiery-preselection-battles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/conservative-liberal-mp-rolled-for-top-spot-amid-fiery-preselection-battles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williamstown ice-cream shop gutted by fire in second suspicious blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ice-cream store in Melbourne&rsquo;s south-west has again been targeted by firebombing &ndash; the sixth suspicious fire along the shopping strip in the past few years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/williamstown-ice-cream-shop-gutted-by-fire-in-second-suspicious-blaze/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/williamstown-ice-cream-shop-gutted-by-fire-in-second-suspicious-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel demands millions in extra compensation from Metro Tunnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Westin Hotel wants 10 times the amount of compensation it was offered for the loss of easements in City Square, which was compulsorily acquired for a Metro Tunnel station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hotel-demands-millions-in-extra-compensation-from-metro-tunnel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hotel-demands-millions-in-extra-compensation-from-metro-tunnel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul was punched on a train. Getting help was harder than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who was assaulted on a Metro train says he was shocked to discover that both the emergency intercom and CCTV in his carriage were not working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paul-was-punched-on-a-train-getting-help-was-harder-than-expected/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/paul-was-punched-on-a-train-getting-help-was-harder-than-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylie sends guests spinning around at Pratt’s lavish backyard bash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop megastar Kylie Minogue gave 250 of Australia&rsquo;s most select guests a night to remember as the headline act of cardboard king Anthony Pratt&rsquo;s annual party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kylie-sends-guests-spinning-around-at-pratts-lavish-backyard-bash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 02:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kylie-sends-guests-spinning-around-at-pratts-lavish-backyard-bash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are avoidable’: Dozens of babies dead or permanently injured after freebirths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data has uncovered the catastrophic consequences of a rise in women choosing to give birth without the aid of medically trained professionals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-are-avoidable-dozens-of-babies-dead-or-permanently-injured-after-freebirths/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-are-avoidable-dozens-of-babies-dead-or-permanently-injured-after-freebirths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears poachers have taken sugar gliders and bats from Darebin Parklands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists have raised the alarm after rangers discovered that boxes perched high on trees for sugar gliders and microbats had been dismantled twice in December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fears-poachers-have-taken-sugar-gliders-and-bats-from-darebin-parklands/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fears-poachers-have-taken-sugar-gliders-and-bats-from-darebin-parklands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disenchanted, despairing voters seek signs of hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers say that as the world, country and state face gloomy outlooks, voters are searching for alternatives to major parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/disenchanted-despairing-voters-seek-signs-of-hope/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/disenchanted-despairing-voters-seek-signs-of-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was once one of Melbourne’s best shopping strips. Locals are fed up with crime and empty shops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents in this well-off suburb say antisocial behaviour and crime is on the rise, and they are pushing to reclaim the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-was-once-one-of-melbournes-best-shopping-strips-locals-are-fed-up-with-crime-and-empty-shops/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-was-once-one-of-melbournes-best-shopping-strips-locals-are-fed-up-with-crime-and-empty-shops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pokies out, playtime in: How RSLs are reinventing themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[With events including live music performances and a mobile petting zoo, this local sub-branch is attracting new customers of all ages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pokies-out-playtime-in-how-rsls-are-reinventing-themselves/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/pokies-out-playtime-in-how-rsls-are-reinventing-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In living colour: Hairdressers to spend Easter volunteering Up North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mykey O&rsquo;Halloran and fellow volunteers run a pop-up hair colouring salon in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-living-colour-hairdressers-to-spend-easter-volunteering-up-north/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/in-living-colour-hairdressers-to-spend-easter-volunteering-up-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, March 21, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The quiet Millennial who inherited Stokehouse and is preparing for its next chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[After surviving a family split and devastating fire, Stokehouse has marked Melburnians&rsquo; special occasions for more than 35 years. Now, a new generation is taking the lead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-quiet-millennial-who-inherited-stokehouse-and-is-preparing-for-its-next-chapter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-quiet-millennial-who-inherited-stokehouse-and-is-preparing-for-its-next-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The last thing you want’: Victorian budget, credit rating threatened by Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost blowouts are expected on Victoria&rsquo;s Big Build, according to analysts and ratings agencies, as the global fuel shock triggers widespread economic fallout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-last-thing-you-want-victorian-budget-credit-rating-threatened-by-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-last-thing-you-want-victorian-budget-credit-rating-threatened-by-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rooftop tennis courts and Olympic pools: private schools’ multimillion-dollar arms race]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $100 million sports and aquatics complex, a $55 million humanities building: what Melbourne&rsquo;s private schools are spending on their new facilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rooftop-tennis-courts-and-olympic-pools-private-schools-multimillion-dollar-arms-race/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rooftop-tennis-courts-and-olympic-pools-private-schools-multimillion-dollar-arms-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan needs to change her focus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that as the state election approaches, Premier Jacinta Allan must tell Victorians which promised infrastructure projects will proceed in light of the &ldquo;Big Build&rdquo; cost blowouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-needs-to-change-her-focus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jacinta-allan-needs-to-change-her-focus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels very like COVID’: Melburnians park plans for European summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jet fuel prices have doubled within a fortnight, leading many Melburnians to alter or pause plans for international travel as airfares surge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-feels-very-like-covid-melburnians-park-plans-for-european-summer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-feels-very-like-covid-melburnians-park-plans-for-european-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage shows moment a boy on bail allegedly stabbed a stranger in shopping centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old woman from Mount Waverley remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being attacked while walking through a mall in Clayton on Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footage-shows-moment-a-boy-on-bail-allegedly-stabbed-a-stranger-in-shopping-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footage-shows-moment-a-boy-on-bail-allegedly-stabbed-a-stranger-in-shopping-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chami threw a party the day before her birthday. It would be the last time friends saw her alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grieving brother has vowed to honour his late sister by fulfilling her lifelong wish of starting an orphanage in Sri Lanka, where they were born and grew up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chami-threw-a-party-the-day-before-her-birthday-it-would-be-the-last-time-friends-saw-her-alive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/chami-threw-a-party-the-day-before-her-birthday-it-would-be-the-last-time-friends-saw-her-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighter forced to pay for fire truck fuel from their own pocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incident comes amid skyrocketing petrol costs and a cost-of-living crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firefighter-forced-to-pay-for-fire-truck-fuel-from-their-own-pocket/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/firefighter-forced-to-pay-for-fire-truck-fuel-from-their-own-pocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer crashes car en route to library after smoking joint]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne lawyer was convicted and fined $1500 after pleading guilty to a raft of drug and driving offences and also faces the prospect of being banned from practising law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lawyer-crashes-car-en-route-to-library-after-smoking-joint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lawyer-crashes-car-en-route-to-library-after-smoking-joint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘To see him lying there, dead on the nature strip ... I really did have to steel myself’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former homicide detective Sol Solomon recounts the hunt for killers in the cases that have shocked and haunted him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/to-see-him-lying-there-dead-on-the-nature-strip-i-really-did-have-to-steel-myself/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/to-see-him-lying-there-dead-on-the-nature-strip-i-really-did-have-to-steel-myself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hacked, stolen and shipped overseas: Police crack global car theft ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say they&rsquo;ve busted a syndicate which stole hundreds of high-end vehicles worth more than $20m and shipped them to the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hacked-stolen-and-shipped-overseas-police-crack-global-car-theft-ring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hacked-stolen-and-shipped-overseas-police-crack-global-car-theft-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPs reveal dossier of pharmacy blunders as prescription fight ramps up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A turf war has erupted between GPs and pharmacists over changes that allow patients to get the pill from pharmacies without a doctor&rsquo;s script.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gps-reveal-dossier-of-pharmacy-blunders-as-prescription-fight-ramps-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gps-reveal-dossier-of-pharmacy-blunders-as-prescription-fight-ramps-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Melbourne’s oldest restaurant? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-melbournes-oldest-restaurant-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-is-melbournes-oldest-restaurant-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reckless, feckless war and PM should’ve known]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that Trump&rsquo;s war in the Middle East is his doing and Anthony Albanese should have immediately distanced himself from it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/reckless-feckless-war-and-pm-shouldve-known/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/reckless-feckless-war-and-pm-shouldve-known/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers’ fuel cost burden to drive up household food prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Households can expect to pay more for milk, meat and maybe medicines and electronics because of war in the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/farmers-fuel-cost-burden-to-drive-up-household-food-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/farmers-fuel-cost-burden-to-drive-up-household-food-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sure, it’s weird and ugly, but it’s very, very Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of an otherwise orderly bluestone-and-glass corridor on Southbank Promenade sits a giant, slightly odd, bright red staircase that leads to nowhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sure-its-weird-and-ugly-but-its-very-very-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sure-its-weird-and-ugly-but-its-very-very-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing in action MP Anika Wells found shaking hands with Queen Mary]]></title><description><![CDATA[After keeping a low profile at the start of the year following her expenses scandal, Anika Wells is back in event mode, rubbing shoulders with Queen Mary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-in-action-mp-anika-wells-found-shaking-hands-with-queen-mary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/missing-in-action-mp-anika-wells-found-shaking-hands-with-queen-mary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bikie-linked ex-CFMEU official submits possibly doctored bail documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only person alleged blackmailer Joel Leavitt is permitted to travel with under his bail conditions is a suspected Bandidos motorcycle gang chapter president, a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bikie-linked-ex-cfmeu-official-submits-possibly-doctored-bail-documents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/bikie-linked-ex-cfmeu-official-submits-possibly-doctored-bail-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager on bail allegedly stabbed morning commuter in random attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager has allegedly randomly stabbed a woman, and a man has been hospitalised after Melbourne&rsquo;s second shooting this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenager-on-bail-allegedly-stabbed-morning-commuter-in-random-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teenager-on-bail-allegedly-stabbed-morning-commuter-in-random-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like dogs to cats’: On the trail of Melbourne’s youth gangs]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a rainy late-night patrol, The Age got a front-row seat to Melbourne&rsquo;s youth crime crisis in the city&rsquo;s west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-dogs-to-cats-on-the-trail-of-melbournes-youth-gangs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/like-dogs-to-cats-on-the-trail-of-melbournes-youth-gangs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman stabbed by teen stranger, man shot on street in separate incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager has allegedly randomly stabbed a woman, and a man has been hospitalised after Melbourne&rsquo;s second shooting this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-stabbed-by-teen-stranger-man-shot-on-street-in-separate-incidents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-stabbed-by-teen-stranger-man-shot-on-street-in-separate-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman stabbed by teen stranger, man shot in park in separate incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teenager has allegedly randomly stabbed a woman, and a man has been hospitalised after Melbourne&rsquo;s second shooting this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-stabbed-by-teen-stranger-man-shot-in-park-in-separate-incidents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-stabbed-by-teen-stranger-man-shot-in-park-in-separate-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens smash window to flee burning home, woman in critical condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman found unconscious in a burning home is fighting for her life in hospital after the Roxburgh Park blaze.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teens-smash-window-to-flee-burning-home-woman-in-critical-condition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teens-smash-window-to-flee-burning-home-woman-in-critical-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car thefts nearly double in three years, as crime continues to rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The growth of crime in Victoria is slowing after several years of sharp increases, but a meaningful reduction in crime is unlikely to happen any time soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-thefts-nearly-double-in-three-years-as-crime-continues-to-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/car-thefts-nearly-double-in-three-years-as-crime-continues-to-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinness gripes are social media gold for Greens leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boxed deliveries from the Australian Hotel Association&rsquo;s Victorian branch to some MPs to mark St Patrick&rsquo;s Day drew the ire of Ellen Sandell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/guinness-gripes-are-social-media-gold-for-greens-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/guinness-gripes-are-social-media-gold-for-greens-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia patients found tied to chairs, lying in filth, with open sores]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took regulators three years to investigate and close the service after warnings about the state of the home were first raised in March 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dementia-patients-found-tied-to-chairs-lying-in-filth-with-open-sores/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dementia-patients-found-tied-to-chairs-lying-in-filth-with-open-sores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pain of rising rates amid global pressures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to cost-of-living pressures, Trump&rsquo;s war without a plan, and big dumb cars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-pain-of-rising-rates-amid-global-pressures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-pain-of-rising-rates-amid-global-pressures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principals prepare to join statewide teachers’ strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[As industrial action looms, school leaders have joined teachers in rejecting the government&rsquo;s pay offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/principals-prepare-to-join-statewide-teachers-strike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/principals-prepare-to-join-statewide-teachers-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain elderly man found with dozens of injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of a man in his 80s was found on Monday morning off the Henty Highway at Jung, near Horsham.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slain-elderly-man-found-with-dozens-of-injuries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slain-elderly-man-found-with-dozens-of-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you guess Melbourne’s smallest, poshest or smelliest suburbs? Explore our interactive map]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age has developed a new map where you can explore Melbourne&rsquo;s suburbs, through the eyes of Melburnians who live there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/can-you-guess-melbournes-smallest-poshest-or-smelliest-suburbs-explore-our-interactive-map/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/can-you-guess-melbournes-smallest-poshest-or-smelliest-suburbs-explore-our-interactive-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Table tennis and a ‘hot nerd’ bracelet: The moment in Melbourne that caught Queen Mary off guard]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Frederik and Queen Mary had a jam-packed itinerary for their second day in Melbourne, but their visit still came with plenty of surprises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/table-tennis-and-a-hot-nerd-bracelet-the-moment-in-melbourne-that-caught-queen-mary-off-guard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/table-tennis-and-a-hot-nerd-bracelet-the-moment-in-melbourne-that-caught-queen-mary-off-guard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunman on the run after brazen late-night shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shots were fired at a group of about 14 people outside a cafe in Melbourne&rsquo;s west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gunman-on-the-run-after-brazen-late-night-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gunman-on-the-run-after-brazen-late-night-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria ignored risks before $137m blowout, delayed myki overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Auditor-General has laid bare the cause of delays to upgrade the myki system, revealing how long commuters will have to wait to ditch the card.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-ignored-risks-before-137m-blowout-delayed-myki-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-ignored-risks-before-137m-blowout-delayed-myki-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria ignored risks before $137m blow-out, delayed myki overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Auditor-General has laid bare the cause of delays to upgrade the myki system, revealing how long commuters will have to wait to ditch the card.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-ignored-risks-before-137m-blow-out-delayed-myki-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-ignored-risks-before-137m-blow-out-delayed-myki-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Proud Liberal’: Renee Heath stresses loyalty to her party after One Nation hold meeting at family-linked venue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eyebrows were raised as a function venue linked to a church run by Brian Heath and partly owned by his daughter, Renee Heath &ndash; a Liberal MP &ndash; was used for a local One Nation sub-branch meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/proud-liberal-renee-heath-stresses-loyalty-to-her-party-after-one-nation-hold-meeting-at-family-linked-venue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/proud-liberal-renee-heath-stresses-loyalty-to-her-party-after-one-nation-hold-meeting-at-family-linked-venue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne’s inner-north set for 20 storey towers in high-rise push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final maps for 25 of the state&rsquo;s &ldquo;activity centres&rdquo; are set to lock in new building heights and development boundaries across the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-inner-north-set-for-20-storey-towers-in-high-rise-push/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbournes-inner-north-set-for-20-storey-towers-in-high-rise-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delay in fixing mental health system fails patients and families]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2019 Daniel Andrews called a royal commission to fix the state&rsquo;s &ldquo;broken&rdquo; mental health system. But in 2026, staff and experts still warn of dangerous shortcomings in the system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/delay-in-fixing-mental-health-system-fails-patients-and-families/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/delay-in-fixing-mental-health-system-fails-patients-and-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A trail of sparks and damage: Video captures moment ute caused chaos on busy Richmond street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sparks were sent flying and 10 cars were damaged after a ute was &ldquo;driven erratically&rdquo; in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-trail-of-sparks-and-damage-video-captures-moment-ute-caused-chaos-on-busy-richmond-street/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-trail-of-sparks-and-damage-video-captures-moment-ute-caused-chaos-on-busy-richmond-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drinks, dance and Tayto crisps: Melbourne’s newest Irish pub opens on St Patrick’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Harp and Hound in the CBD&rsquo;s Queen Street kept the good times flowing as patrons celebrated on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drinks-dance-and-tayto-crisps-melbournes-newest-irish-pub-opens-on-st-patricks-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/drinks-dance-and-tayto-crisps-melbournes-newest-irish-pub-opens-on-st-patricks-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is no one held to account for waste?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the state Victoria&rsquo;s in, teacher trauma, interest rate rises and a hollow feeling at Easter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-is-no-one-held-to-account-for-waste/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-is-no-one-held-to-account-for-waste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne property tycoon bailed after $20m extortion charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Fridman has been released as he faces charges relating to a $20 million extortion plot targeting two former business partners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-property-tycoon-bailed-after-20m-extortion-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-property-tycoon-bailed-after-20m-extortion-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four charged over fatal Prahran blaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people have now been charged over an alleged arson attack in Chapel Street last year which resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/four-charged-over-fatal-prahran-blaze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/four-charged-over-fatal-prahran-blaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This suburb was promised a town centre 17 years ago. Residents are still waiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor has called for the state government to fast-track the project, which has been in the pipeline for more than a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-suburb-was-promised-a-town-centre-17-years-ago-residents-are-still-waiting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-suburb-was-promised-a-town-centre-17-years-ago-residents-are-still-waiting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialite acquitted of $1.7m tax avoidance after a year in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Channel 7 newsreader turned property developer Simone Semmens has been acquitted of all 10 dishonesty charges for evading $1.73 million in tax, but only after spending 14 months in prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/socialite-acquitted-of-17m-tax-avoidance-after-a-year-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/socialite-acquitted-of-17m-tax-avoidance-after-a-year-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Mary and Frederik, this royal visit is strictly (green) business]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark were given the royal treatment on their first day in Melbourne, but sustainable business was top of the agenda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/for-mary-and-frederik-this-royal-visit-is-strictly-green-business/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/for-mary-and-frederik-this-royal-visit-is-strictly-green-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bottle shop spat could lead to a much-needed women’s refuge in this booming suburb]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wealthy shopping centre owner has donated a vacant block of land in Melbourne&rsquo;s north for a badly needed women&rsquo;s crisis shelter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bottle-shop-spat-could-lead-to-a-much-needed-womens-refuge-in-this-booming-suburb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bottle-shop-spat-could-lead-to-a-much-needed-womens-refuge-in-this-booming-suburb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountains of building waste burnt off in alleged black market operation on Melbourne’s fringe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rural property on Melbourne&rsquo;s northern fringe is at the centre of an alleged black market business burning industrial waste supplied by small operators dodging the state government&rsquo;s landfill levy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mountains-of-building-waste-burnt-off-in-alleged-black-market-operation-on-melbournes-fringe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mountains-of-building-waste-burnt-off-in-alleged-black-market-operation-on-melbournes-fringe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re wild’: Why Tuesdays are comedy gold, and Adelaide can be a joke killer (yeah, really)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stand-up star Lizzy Hoo can read a room before she actually walks on stage. Sometimes that can be an &ldquo;uh-oh&rdquo; moment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theyre-wild-why-tuesdays-are-comedy-gold-and-adelaide-can-be-a-joke-killer-yeah-really/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theyre-wild-why-tuesdays-are-comedy-gold-and-adelaide-can-be-a-joke-killer-yeah-really/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDAs tied to infrastructure projects slammed as ‘entirely antithetical’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susannah Aumann asked questions about a level crossing removal near her home. She says the response amounted to &ldquo;gaslighting&rdquo; and was a waste of time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ndas-tied-to-infrastructure-projects-slammed-as-entirely-antithetical/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ndas-tied-to-infrastructure-projects-slammed-as-entirely-antithetical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsay Fox provides the transport after his granddaughter ties knot in style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trucking magnate, noted car collector and proud granddad Lindsay Fox ensured his jetsetting granddaughter travelled in style after her Saturday nuptials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lindsay-fox-provides-the-transport-after-his-granddaughter-ties-knot-in-style/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lindsay-fox-provides-the-transport-after-his-granddaughter-ties-knot-in-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property tycoon breaks down in tears after being remanded over $20m extortion case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Fridman is facing charges over an alleged $20 million extortion plot involving firebombings and a shadowy offshore enforcer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/property-tycoon-breaks-down-in-tears-after-being-remanded-over-20m-extortion-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/property-tycoon-breaks-down-in-tears-after-being-remanded-over-20m-extortion-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property tycoon breaks down in tears after bail denied over $20m extortion case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Fridman is facing charges over an alleged $20 million extortion plot involving firebombings and a shadowy offshore enforcer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/property-tycoon-breaks-down-in-tears-after-bail-denied-over-20m-extortion-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/property-tycoon-breaks-down-in-tears-after-bail-denied-over-20m-extortion-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas exports tax is one policy rivals can borrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to One Nation&rsquo;s rise in the polls, possible interest rate rises, fuel rations, and the benefits of warning labels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gas-exports-tax-is-one-policy-rivals-can-borrow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gas-exports-tax-is-one-policy-rivals-can-borrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has beaches, space, fresh air – and the slight smell of chicken nuggets]]></title><description><![CDATA[We never thought we&rsquo;d match our NSW home, but found peace on the edge of Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-beaches-space-fresh-air-and-the-slight-smell-of-chicken-nuggets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-beaches-space-fresh-air-and-the-slight-smell-of-chicken-nuggets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rowland’s life takes a ‘daggy dad’ spin after ABC exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[After signing off from the ABC after 39 years, Michael Rowland&rsquo;s career has taken an unexpected spin thanks to one of the world&rsquo;s biggest DJs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rowlands-life-takes-a-daggy-dad-spin-after-abc-exit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rowlands-life-takes-a-daggy-dad-spin-after-abc-exit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time to institute  restrictions on car use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to oil prices, privatising care, Matt Canavan and what&rsquo;s the buzz at the MCG.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-time-to-institute-restrictions-on-car-use/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-time-to-institute-restrictions-on-car-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘starfish’ city: How Melbourne’s shape is pushing young workers out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planning expert Alain Bertaud warns that Melbourne&rsquo;s rigid &ldquo;starfish&rdquo; growth and arbitrary planning controls are pricing out young workers and threatening the city&rsquo;s economic future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-starfish-city-how-melbournes-shape-is-pushing-young-workers-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-starfish-city-how-melbournes-shape-is-pushing-young-workers-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a 23-million-year-old whale fossil was rescued from Ocean Grove beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nature had already reclaimed the fossil site once, burying it beneath layers of sand. If the crew failed this time, they would have to wait another year to try again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-23-million-year-old-whale-fossil-was-rescued-from-ocean-grove-beach/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-a-23-million-year-old-whale-fossil-was-rescued-from-ocean-grove-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s the end of an era’: Final day looms for beloved market bakery]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 52 years of trading, one of the most enduring fixtures of Melbourne&rsquo;s Queen Victoria Market is shutting up shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-the-end-of-an-era-final-day-looms-for-beloved-market-bakery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-the-end-of-an-era-final-day-looms-for-beloved-market-bakery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s the end of an era’: Beloved market bakery marks final day]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 52 years of trading, one of the most enduring fixtures of Melbourne&rsquo;s Queen Victoria Market is shutting up shop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-the-end-of-an-era-beloved-market-bakery-marks-final-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-the-end-of-an-era-beloved-market-bakery-marks-final-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phantom children, millions lost: How childcare fraudsters are draining the system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars have been lost to childcare fraudsters claiming phantom children or elaborating care to dupe the federal government and pocket childcare subsidy cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/phantom-children-millions-lost-how-childcare-fraudsters-are-draining-the-system/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/phantom-children-millions-lost-how-childcare-fraudsters-are-draining-the-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I hope she haunts that house’: Agents face trespass allegations over deceased estates]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;My mum would have hated people being in her house without my permission,&rdquo; wrote one of the home&rsquo;s distressed owners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-hope-she-haunts-that-house-agents-face-trespass-allegations-over-deceased-estates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-hope-she-haunts-that-house-agents-face-trespass-allegations-over-deceased-estates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cats sponsor made secret Crown payments for player accommodation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geelong players received free accommodation at Crown casino from a club sponsor, raising concerns about the scope and rigour of a recent salary-cap investigation by the AFL.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cats-sponsor-made-secret-crown-payments-for-player-accommodation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cats-sponsor-made-secret-crown-payments-for-player-accommodation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a series of deaths, traumatised Swanston Centre are left asking the same question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soaring episodes of violence and assaults have been reported inside the Geelong psychiatric unit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-a-series-of-deaths-traumatised-swanston-centre-are-left-asking-the-same-question/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-a-series-of-deaths-traumatised-swanston-centre-are-left-asking-the-same-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a series of deaths, traumatised families are left asking the same question at the Swanston Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soaring episodes of violence and assaults have been reported inside the Geelong psychiatric unit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-a-series-of-deaths-traumatised-families-are-left-asking-the-same-question-at-the-swanston-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/after-a-series-of-deaths-traumatised-families-are-left-asking-the-same-question-at-the-swanston-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget US, time to stand on own feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers are appalled by Trump&rsquo;s war in the Middle East and comment on Matt Canavan&rsquo;s hopes for a baby boom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-us-time-to-stand-on-own-feet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-us-time-to-stand-on-own-feet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACM chairman Antony Catalano checking into rehab after assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent media owner Antony Catalano has apologised after he was charged with assault and accused of dragging a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acm-chairman-antony-catalano-checking-into-rehab-after-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acm-chairman-antony-catalano-checking-into-rehab-after-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sayers spin doctor turned AFL comms boss backed by league chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Dillon has thrown his support behind his well-connected adviser who worked for ex-Carlton president Luke Sayers amid a lewd picture scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-spin-doctor-turned-afl-comms-boss-backed-by-league-chief/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sayers-spin-doctor-turned-afl-comms-boss-backed-by-league-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antony Catalano returns to his St Kilda apartment on Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said the entire incident in Catalano's Melbourne apartment had been captured by CCTV cameras]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-returns-to-his-st-kilda-apartment-on-saturday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/antony-catalano-returns-to-his-st-kilda-apartment-on-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, March 14, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media figure Antony Catalano charged with assaulting a woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent media owner Antony Catalano allegedly dragged a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles, before swinging an iron at her head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/media-figure-antony-catalano-charged-with-assaulting-a-woman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/media-figure-antony-catalano-charged-with-assaulting-a-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACM chairman Antony Catalano steps down after assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent media owner Antony Catalano allegedly dragged a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles, before swinging an iron at her head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acm-chairman-antony-catalano-steps-down-after-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acm-chairman-antony-catalano-steps-down-after-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACM chairman Antony Catalano put on leave after assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent media owner Antony Catalano allegedly dragged a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles, before swinging an iron at her head.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acm-chairman-antony-catalano-put-on-leave-after-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/acm-chairman-antony-catalano-put-on-leave-after-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The recalibration of George Calombaris: A nervous chef returns to the city that left his empire in ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a high-profile underpayments debacle, George Calombaris found himself in a dark spiral &ndash; but he says he came out the other side a different man. In the fifth instalment of a special series on restaurant tycoons, we lift the lid on the &ldquo;new George&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-recalibration-of-george-calombaris-a-nervous-chef-returns-to-the-city-that-left-his-empire-in-ruins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-recalibration-of-george-calombaris-a-nervous-chef-returns-to-the-city-that-left-his-empire-in-ruins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell to Aunty Laura Bell, champion of her people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aunty Laura Bell never got over the decision to dynamite the church that was her special place as a child. She compensated by making life better for Indigenous children and communities everywhere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/farewell-to-aunty-laura-bell-champion-of-her-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/farewell-to-aunty-laura-bell-champion-of-her-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train passengers can finally touch on with an iPhone – but only on some lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial, which also includes bank card payments, is the first time Melburnians can test the $1.7 billion overhaul of the much-maligned myki system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/train-passengers-can-finally-touch-on-with-an-iphone-but-only-on-some-lines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/train-passengers-can-finally-touch-on-with-an-iphone-but-only-on-some-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain psychiatric ward patient shared bathroom, unlockable door with alleged killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The patient from the neighbouring room was found over the body, with broken glass nearby. There were no locked doors between their rooms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slain-psychiatric-ward-patient-shared-bathroom-unlockable-door-with-alleged-killer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/slain-psychiatric-ward-patient-shared-bathroom-unlockable-door-with-alleged-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars is no game]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, Victoria was supposed to be hosting the Commonwealth Games. Instead, the state is counting the cost of another blunder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-wasting-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-is-no-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/premier-wasting-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-is-no-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underneath a rail corridor, a mother shares the last words her son heard]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 3000 people gathered on Friday night to mourn 22-year-old Aidan Becker: the man who lost his life for trying to save a young stranger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/underneath-a-rail-corridor-a-mother-shares-the-last-words-her-son-heard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/underneath-a-rail-corridor-a-mother-shares-the-last-words-her-son-heard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan is premier but sure is no expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers react to the Victorian government&rsquo;s claim that pharmacy access to contraception increases choice, the effect of AI on jobs, and the pros and cons of the Suburban Rail Loop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-is-premier-but-sure-is-no-expert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-is-premier-but-sure-is-no-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman’s wife won’t be charged with obstructing police manhunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police sources say the decision not to charge Amalia Freeman has frustrated many officers involved in the investigation,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freemans-wife-wont-be-charged-with-obstructing-police-manhunt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dezi-freemans-wife-wont-be-charged-with-obstructing-police-manhunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At a beautiful spot with a rich heritage, graffiti-covered buildings are crumbling amid inaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a prime coastal site with spectacular views and a maritime and military history. But plans to develop the area keep grinding to a halt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/at-a-beautiful-spot-with-a-rich-heritage-graffiti-covered-buildings-are-crumbling-amid-inaction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/at-a-beautiful-spot-with-a-rich-heritage-graffiti-covered-buildings-are-crumbling-amid-inaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is not a PlayStation game’: Teens still on the run after horror fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a 15-year-old boy who was killed when the stolen car he was in crashed in Hoppers Crossing have visited the scene, as police urge the teens who fled the scene to hand themselves in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-is-not-a-playstation-game-teens-still-on-the-run-after-horror-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/this-is-not-a-playstation-game-teens-still-on-the-run-after-horror-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder, Carl Williams and a gun under the table: Inside the career of a ‘killer catcher’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 35 years in the homicide squad, Sol Solomon opens up about why the gangland kingpin&rsquo;s death was so &ldquo;devastating&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/murder-carl-williams-and-a-gun-under-the-table-inside-the-career-of-a-killer-catcher/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/murder-carl-williams-and-a-gun-under-the-table-inside-the-career-of-a-killer-catcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen dead, three injured after alleged carjacking ends in horror crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police believe the teens were attempting to carjack another vehicle before the fatal collision happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-dead-three-injured-after-alleged-carjacking-ends-in-horror-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/teen-dead-three-injured-after-alleged-carjacking-ends-in-horror-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who won the Australian Grand Prix? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-won-the-australian-grand-prix-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-won-the-australian-grand-prix-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School no-go zones? Teachers look to target classroom visits by Ben Carroll and other Labor MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers, seeking better pay and conditions, are voting on a range of industrial options, including stopping work and protesting at the first sign of the education minister and other Labor MPs appearing at government schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-no-go-zones-teachers-look-to-target-classroom-visits-by-ben-carroll-and-other-labor-mps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/school-no-go-zones-teachers-look-to-target-classroom-visits-by-ben-carroll-and-other-labor-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of ‘price withheld’: Secret house prices to be banned]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not unusual for recently sold properties to be listed without a price, handicapping buyers trying to gauge trends in their neighbourhood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/end-of-price-withheld-secret-house-prices-to-be-banned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/end-of-price-withheld-secret-house-prices-to-be-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody wants SRL and we can’t even afford it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers discuss Melbourne&rsquo;s growing population and size and wonder how its growth will be managed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nobody-wants-srl-and-we-cant-even-afford-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/nobody-wants-srl-and-we-cant-even-afford-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less work, more pay: Melbourne Uni staff list new industrial claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at one of Australia&rsquo;s most prestigious universities are fighting for a four-day week and a 20 per cent pay rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/less-work-more-pay-melbourne-uni-staff-list-new-industrial-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/less-work-more-pay-melbourne-uni-staff-list-new-industrial-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bitter pill: Tension between premier and minister over contentious health plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas liked a scathing social media post about the state government, drawing attention to internal friction over two big policy calls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bitter-pill-tension-between-premier-and-minister-over-contentious-health-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bitter-pill-tension-between-premier-and-minister-over-contentious-health-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent youths on the run after cutting off ankle monitoring devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of Victoria&rsquo;s most high-risk youth offenders are on the run after allegedly removing their state-issued ankle monitoring devices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/violent-youths-on-the-run-after-cutting-off-ankle-monitoring-devices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/violent-youths-on-the-run-after-cutting-off-ankle-monitoring-devices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Adrian Portelli wants to sell you petrol as UK move raises gambling concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a move that could catapult &ldquo;Lambo guy&rdquo; into the league of Australia&rsquo;s richest people but anti-gambling advocates in two countries are concerned it will increase gambling advertising in places frequented by families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-adrian-portelli-wants-to-sell-you-petrol-as-uk-move-raises-gambling-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/billionaire-adrian-portelli-wants-to-sell-you-petrol-as-uk-move-raises-gambling-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned newborn found in suburban yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[An infant and a woman have been rushed to hospital after a passer-by discovered the newborn in a yard in Melbourne&rsquo;s north-west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/abandoned-newborn-found-in-suburban-yard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/abandoned-newborn-found-in-suburban-yard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned newborn baby found in suburban yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[An infant and a woman have been rushed to hospital after a passer-by discovered the newborn in a yard in Melbourne&rsquo;s north-west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/abandoned-newborn-baby-found-in-suburban-yard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/abandoned-newborn-baby-found-in-suburban-yard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals size up new pollsters after election debacle]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being nearly wiped out at the last election, the federal Liberals look set to move on from their polling firm and sound out replacement options.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/liberals-size-up-new-pollsters-after-election-debacle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/liberals-size-up-new-pollsters-after-election-debacle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allan move would save home buyers thousands of dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sellers, not prospective buyers, would have to foot the bill for these house-hunt costs under a state government plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-move-would-save-home-buyers-thousands-of-dollars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/allan-move-would-save-home-buyers-thousands-of-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canavan won’t help Liberals win city seats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the Nationals&rsquo; leadership moves, Trump&rsquo;s war in Iran, and Jim Chalmers&rsquo; to-do list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/canavan-wont-help-liberals-win-city-seats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/canavan-wont-help-liberals-win-city-seats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne crowned the best city in the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026 in Time Out&rsquo;s list of the 50 best cities, beating London and New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-crowned-the-best-city-in-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-crowned-the-best-city-in-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cold case, a new suspect, and fresh hope for a mother desperate for answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For three decades, Joy has been hunting for answers over the murder of 22-year-old Elisabeth. There have been false dawns but she&rsquo;s never given up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-cold-case-a-new-suspect-and-fresh-hope-for-a-mother-desperate-for-answers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-cold-case-a-new-suspect-and-fresh-hope-for-a-mother-desperate-for-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the man who’s found so many fossils in Melbourne he’s opened his own museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along a two-kilometre stretch of Port Phillip Bay an abundance of prehistoric fossils can be found. Next month, more than 1000 will go on display.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/meet-the-man-whos-found-so-many-fossils-in-melbourne-hes-opened-his-own-museum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/meet-the-man-whos-found-so-many-fossils-in-melbourne-hes-opened-his-own-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant tycoons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Age&rsquo;s series on the people who make Melbourne&rsquo;s restaurant scene tick.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/restaurant-tycoons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/restaurant-tycoons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families devastated by nursing home’s $150,000 fine after 50 deaths during COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tearful families slammed the decision as &ldquo;a joke&rdquo; and demanded the home be held responsible for the deaths of their loved ones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-devastated-by-nursing-homes-150000-fine-after-50-deaths-during-covid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-devastated-by-nursing-homes-150000-fine-after-50-deaths-during-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A nightmare’: NAPLAN chaos as website crashes on first day of testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Testing has resumed after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-nightmare-naplan-chaos-as-website-crashes-on-first-day-of-testing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-nightmare-naplan-chaos-as-website-crashes-on-first-day-of-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families are being priced out of these Melbourne suburbs. The schools are shrinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools in some of Melbourne&rsquo;s most affluent suburbs are being forced to source students from right across the metropolitan area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-are-being-priced-out-of-these-melbourne-suburbs-the-schools-are-shrinking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/families-are-being-priced-out-of-these-melbourne-suburbs-the-schools-are-shrinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAPLAN chaos as website crashes on first day of testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schools across Australia have been forced to pause NAPLAN testing after being hit with technical issues on day one of planned assessments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/naplan-chaos-as-website-crashes-on-first-day-of-testing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/naplan-chaos-as-website-crashes-on-first-day-of-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, March 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-march-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-march-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made in Victoria, this sci-fi movie just topped Netflix film charts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of an angry giant alien machine intent on wiping out army recruits was shot in five locations across Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/made-in-victoria-this-sci-fi-movie-just-topped-netflix-film-charts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/made-in-victoria-this-sci-fi-movie-just-topped-netflix-film-charts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A boy sexually harassed Lucy at school. Then his mother used an IVO to silence her]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of children seeking legal help with intervention orders placed by other school parents has doubled. For Lucy, whose harasser took one out on her, it was devastating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-boy-sexually-harassed-lucy-at-school-then-his-mother-used-an-ivo-to-silence-her/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-boy-sexually-harassed-lucy-at-school-then-his-mother-used-an-ivo-to-silence-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget the word salad, we are joining the war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the decision to send military aid to the Middle East, asylum for Iranian soccer players and fuelling discontent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-the-word-salad-we-are-joining-the-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-the-word-salad-we-are-joining-the-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man slashed with machete in Melbourne’s outer east, third knife attack in five days]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incident follows the stabbing death of a man in Mernda and a man and a woman being injured in another machete attack in the CBD on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-slashed-with-machete-in-melbournes-outer-east-third-knife-attack-in-five-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/man-slashed-with-machete-in-melbournes-outer-east-third-knife-attack-in-five-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetic driver who killed five felt ‘hazy’ before Daylesford crash: inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being ordered to give evidence, William Swale broke his silence at an inquest into the 2023 tragedy that left five people dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/diabetic-driver-who-killed-five-felt-hazy-before-daylesford-crash-inquest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/diabetic-driver-who-killed-five-felt-hazy-before-daylesford-crash-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daylesford driver who killed five felt ‘hazy’ before fatal crash: inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being ordered to give evidence, William Swale broke his silence at an inquest into the 2023 tragedy that left five people dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daylesford-driver-who-killed-five-felt-hazy-before-fatal-crash-inquest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/daylesford-driver-who-killed-five-felt-hazy-before-fatal-crash-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelve Apostles fee proposal gets mixed response from locals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government hasn&rsquo;t determined how much it will cost, but says without a visitor fee, one of Victoria&rsquo;s most iconic natural wonders is at risk of being lost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/twelve-apostles-fee-proposal-gets-mixed-response-from-locals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/twelve-apostles-fee-proposal-gets-mixed-response-from-locals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoolboy’s family promises to hold saviour’s bravery forever in their hearts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aidan Becker lost his life defending an innocent schoolboy, but the teen&rsquo;s family say they will forever honour his sacrifice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/schoolboys-family-promises-to-hold-saviours-bravery-forever-in-their-hearts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/schoolboys-family-promises-to-hold-saviours-bravery-forever-in-their-hearts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of schoolboy targeted before good Samaritan fatally stepped in pays tribute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teen was allegedly being robbed by a group of people when an off-duty security guard Aidan Becker intervened - an act that cost him his life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-of-schoolboy-targeted-before-good-samaritan-fatally-stepped-in-pays-tribute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/family-of-schoolboy-targeted-before-good-samaritan-fatally-stepped-in-pays-tribute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lachlan and Sarah join Rupert for media mogul’s 95th birthday bash]]></title><description><![CDATA[He&rsquo;s getting on in years, but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped the media mogul from hosting friends and family for a lavish party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lachlan-and-sarah-join-rupert-for-media-moguls-95th-birthday-bash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/lachlan-and-sarah-join-rupert-for-media-moguls-95th-birthday-bash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marita knows why Victoria is one of the best places in the world to have a cardiac arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record number of Victorians stepped up to use publicly accessible defibrillators to save others, with some shockingly good results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/marita-knows-why-victoria-is-one-of-the-best-places-in-the-world-to-have-a-cardiac-arrest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/marita-knows-why-victoria-is-one-of-the-best-places-in-the-world-to-have-a-cardiac-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We may well be about to face decision on troops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond toAustralia&rsquo;s involvement in the war in the Middle East, a lack of courtesy, and fees to see the Twelve Apostles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-may-well-be-about-to-face-decision-on-troops/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-may-well-be-about-to-face-decision-on-troops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving to my suburb was a no-brainer – but first someone had to die]]></title><description><![CDATA[The industrial smells have been drifting away from the place fondly known as WeFo. Now we&rsquo;re luring the giants of the digital future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/moving-to-my-suburb-was-a-no-brainer-but-first-someone-had-to-die/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/moving-to-my-suburb-was-a-no-brainer-but-first-someone-had-to-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colour and controversy as Moomba Parade marches through Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands flocked to the annual parade in Kings Domain on Monday, capping off a long weekend of major events that Lord Mayor Nick Reece says drew about 2 million people to the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/colour-and-controversy-as-moomba-parade-marches-through-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/colour-and-controversy-as-moomba-parade-marches-through-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman and man injured in Melbourne CBD machete attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, and a man was also taken to hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-and-man-injured-in-melbourne-cbd-machete-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-and-man-injured-in-melbourne-cbd-machete-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatal attack at train station ‘heartbreakingly predictable’, says mother of past victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have charged a fourth teen with murdering Aidan Becker. His death has rekindled memories for another parent, whose son was twice held at knifepoint at the same spot last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fatal-attack-at-train-station-heartbreakingly-predictable-says-mother-of-past-victim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fatal-attack-at-train-station-heartbreakingly-predictable-says-mother-of-past-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, man injured in Melbourne CBD machete attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, with a man also taken to hospital with lacerations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-man-injured-in-melbourne-cbd-machete-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-man-injured-in-melbourne-cbd-machete-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria’s last fatal shark attack that maybe never was]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s last fatal shark attack has been misreported for years. Four decades after a windsurfer&rsquo;s disappearance, a librarian, a scientist and a former police sergeant reveal the truth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-last-fatal-shark-attack-that-maybe-never-was/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorias-last-fatal-shark-attack-that-maybe-never-was/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footy great left slurring his words after suffering two ‘mini strokes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geelong legend and TV personality Sam Newman is recovering after 10 days in hospital and an operation to widen an artery in his neck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footy-great-left-slurring-his-words-after-suffering-two-mini-strokes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/footy-great-left-slurring-his-words-after-suffering-two-mini-strokes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitors to be charged to see the Twelve Apostles]]></title><description><![CDATA[An entry fee and booking system is expected to be introduced at the new $126 million visitor centre, which is due to open this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/visitors-to-be-charged-to-see-the-twelve-apostles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/visitors-to-be-charged-to-see-the-twelve-apostles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micky the ‘monster’: The women behind the unravelling of a business high-flyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the bravery of women speaking out that ultimately sealed the fate of a once-celebrated entrepreneur.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/micky-the-monster-the-women-behind-the-unravelling-of-a-business-high-flyer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/micky-the-monster-the-women-behind-the-unravelling-of-a-business-high-flyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump v international law, while people suffer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond tothe rights and wrongs of war, gas super-profits, Donald Trump and a weighty issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-v-international-law-while-people-suffer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/trump-v-international-law-while-people-suffer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunshots, machetes and KFC: How police are preparing for Australia’s terror threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Melbourne shopping centre was overrun with three terrifying scenarios late one night, played out to train officers on how best to respond to call-outs about armed offenders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gunshots-machetes-and-kfc-how-police-are-preparing-for-australias-terror-threats/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/gunshots-machetes-and-kfc-how-police-are-preparing-for-australias-terror-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carol raced to hospital with a kidney stone. Then doctors found something much worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of Australians are at risk of these types of cancers. But experts say research spending doesn&rsquo;t match the scale of the problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carol-raced-to-hospital-with-a-kidney-stone-then-doctors-found-something-much-worse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/carol-raced-to-hospital-with-a-kidney-stone-then-doctors-found-something-much-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand prix’s other big sport drives plenty of interest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorsport isn&rsquo;t the only attraction at Albert Park, not when there&rsquo;s plenty of elite-level networking to be done above the pit-lane garages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prixs-other-big-sport-drives-plenty-of-interest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prixs-other-big-sport-drives-plenty-of-interest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritan killed at train station remembered as hero with a kind soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aidan Becker was killed while intervening as a group allegedly tried to rob a schoolboy, police say. His friends remembered him as kind and optimistic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-killed-at-train-station-remembered-as-hero-with-a-kind-soul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-killed-at-train-station-remembered-as-hero-with-a-kind-soul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They want to teach, but they say WorkCover claim delays are making them sicker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers say they find it very difficult to get WorkCover for bullying, stress and burnout, which means they&rsquo;re languishing on waiting lists rather than in the classroom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-want-to-teach-but-they-say-workcover-claim-delays-are-making-them-sicker/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/they-want-to-teach-but-they-say-workcover-claim-delays-are-making-them-sicker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These residents were told their road would reopen. Now it’s gone forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents in Yallambie will be limited to just one road in and out of their suburb after the major project decided to permanently close a key section of road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-residents-were-told-their-road-would-reopen-now-its-gone-forever/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-residents-were-told-their-road-would-reopen-now-its-gone-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let me hook you up’: $100m probe no hurdle for disgraced security high-flyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[As politicians line up to blast Coles over its use of Micky Ahuja&rsquo;s security company, a sting operation has caught the disgraced company boss thumbing his nose at the Australian authorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/let-me-hook-you-up-100m-probe-no-hurdle-for-disgraced-security-high-flyer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/let-me-hook-you-up-100m-probe-no-hurdle-for-disgraced-security-high-flyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Andrews vowed it would never happen under Labor. But one in three councils have ditched weekly pick-ups, and a big inner-city council plans to follow suit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fortnightly-rubbish-collection-inevitable-as-waste-costs-mount/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/fortnightly-rubbish-collection-inevitable-as-waste-costs-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank you to strong, difficult women, past and present]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers celebrate International Women&rsquo;s Day and argue that being able to get the oral contraceptive pill from a pharmacy instead of a doctor is not a good idea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thank-you-to-strong-difficult-women-past-and-present/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/thank-you-to-strong-difficult-women-past-and-present/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Some of the worst’: Dozens charged as police bust online paedophile ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men across Victoria and NSW have been arrested in a major police operation that uncovered some of the most depraved child abuse material investigators have ever seen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/some-of-the-worst-dozens-charged-as-police-bust-online-paedophile-ring/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/some-of-the-worst-dozens-charged-as-police-bust-online-paedophile-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the lessons learnt from Black Saturday are saving lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though January&rsquo;s bushfires scorched nearly as much land as Black Saturday, just one person was killed. Experts and survivors attribute this to several improvements, but warn we must always remain vigilant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-the-lessons-learnt-from-black-saturday-are-saving-lives/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/how-the-lessons-learnt-from-black-saturday-are-saving-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Born to try’: Delta Goodrem throws her support behind Oscar Piastri]]></title><description><![CDATA[The singer was swamped by fans at Albert Park on Saturday, but she wasn&rsquo;t the only one to make a statement so far at the track this week. So did Jules Neale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/born-to-try-delta-goodrem-throws-her-support-behind-oscar-piastri/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/born-to-try-delta-goodrem-throws-her-support-behind-oscar-piastri/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritan killed in ‘cowardly, shocking’ attack while trying to protect schoolboy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have provided an update on the killing of a man in Mernda overnight, as four teenagers await possible charges over the attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-killed-in-cowardly-shocking-attack-while-trying-to-protect-schoolboy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/good-samaritan-killed-in-cowardly-shocking-attack-while-trying-to-protect-schoolboy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, March 7, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-march-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One person dead, four arrested after fight outside Melbourne railway station]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person is dead after a fight broke out near Mernda railway station in Melbourne&rsquo;s north-east, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-person-dead-four-arrested-after-fight-outside-melbourne-railway-station/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-person-dead-four-arrested-after-fight-outside-melbourne-railway-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your husband’s been arrested’: After Alan sparked a national scandal, Rebecca was left to pick up the pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was the restaurant baron arrested at a pro-Palestine rally. She was the partner left to save the business as hats were stripped. Now Rebecca Yazbek is taking control as one of the only female CEOs in Australian hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/your-husbands-been-arrested-after-alan-sparked-a-national-scandal-rebecca-was-left-to-pick-up-the-pieces/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/your-husbands-been-arrested-after-alan-sparked-a-national-scandal-rebecca-was-left-to-pick-up-the-pieces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kilkenny must act to restore confidence in suppression laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[One line in the 2013 Open Courts Act has had unintended consequences, denying victims fairness and the public their right to know. It requires a small but significant revision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kilkenny-must-act-to-restore-confidence-in-suppression-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/kilkenny-must-act-to-restore-confidence-in-suppression-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US attack on Iran self-serving and opportunistic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree with columnist Waleed Aly that the US claims of forcing a regime change in Iran is more likely driven by the opportunity to crush its military capabilities,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/us-attack-on-iran-self-serving-and-opportunistic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/us-attack-on-iran-self-serving-and-opportunistic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The law The Age is fighting to change]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week The Age joined all of Victoria&rsquo;s major media outlets in writing to the state&rsquo;s attorney-general to call for a change to laws that stymie transparency in our court system. So far, the campaign looks promising.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-law-the-age-is-fighting-to-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-law-the-age-is-fighting-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One person dead after fight outside Melbourne railway station]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person is dead after a fight broke out near Mernda railway station in Melbourne&rsquo;s north-east, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-person-dead-after-fight-outside-melbourne-railway-station/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/one-person-dead-after-fight-outside-melbourne-railway-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police respond to incident at Melbourne railway station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are responding to reports of a fatal incident at Mernda railway station in Melbourne&rsquo;s north-east.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-respond-to-incident-at-melbourne-railway-station/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-respond-to-incident-at-melbourne-railway-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne students reveal how they won places at world’s top unis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A star literature student who barely spoke English when she arrived in Australia is aiming to study at one of the world&rsquo;s top universities, and she&rsquo;s not alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-students-reveal-how-they-won-places-at-worlds-top-unis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-students-reveal-how-they-won-places-at-worlds-top-unis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed teens detained at Moomba as police thwart ‘serious violence’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Machetes, a meat cleaver and a carving knife were among weapons seized from a gang of teenage boys in the CBD on the first night of the annual Moomba Festival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/armed-teens-detained-at-moomba-as-police-thwart-serious-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/armed-teens-detained-at-moomba-as-police-thwart-serious-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Norm’s a bit short’: The history lessons Victoria failed to learn]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1981, it was $20,000 cash and a beach house. Today, it&rsquo;s organised crime infiltrating the CFMEU &ndash; and a toothless watchdog. It&rsquo;s time to fix it. John Silvester outlines how.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/norms-a-bit-short-the-history-lessons-victoria-failed-to-learn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/norms-a-bit-short-the-history-lessons-victoria-failed-to-learn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability homes scrap bus services, tell residents to take taxis, trains]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the state&rsquo;s largest disability service providers is withdrawing its transport services due to financial pressures and trying to sell off the buses they were given for free.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/disability-homes-scrap-bus-services-tell-residents-to-take-taxis-trains/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/disability-homes-scrap-bus-services-tell-residents-to-take-taxis-trains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s like having a luxury handbag’: Private school enrolments rising despite costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents are choosing private education in increasing numbers, but the latest school snapshot also had much-needed good news for government schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-like-having-a-luxury-handbag-private-school-enrolments-rising-despite-costs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-like-having-a-luxury-handbag-private-school-enrolments-rising-despite-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was Brunton Avenue renamed? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-was-brunton-avenue-renamed-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/what-was-brunton-avenue-renamed-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re getting sent a message’: Tobacco war reignites as Kaz Hamad’s ‘Commission’ fights to retain control]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been more than a dozen arson attacks and two shootings related to illicit tobacco markets since Hamad was arrested in Iraq in mid-January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theyre-getting-sent-a-message-tobacco-war-reignites-as-kaz-hamads-commission-fights-to-retain-control/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theyre-getting-sent-a-message-tobacco-war-reignites-as-kaz-hamads-commission-fights-to-retain-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Prix boss Martin Pakula and his impossible F1 task]]></title><description><![CDATA[To add to Pakula&rsquo;s workload for the week he was asked as the chair of Crown to find a last-minute room for a &ldquo;late breaking visitor&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prix-boss-martin-pakula-and-his-impossible-f1-task/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prix-boss-martin-pakula-and-his-impossible-f1-task/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiker sent final message to mum before dying with friend from exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coroner has found two university housemates found dead near Mount Bogong likely become disorientated in severe weather after taking on a hike they were inexperienced for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hiker-sent-final-message-to-mum-before-dying-with-friend-from-exposure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hiker-sent-final-message-to-mum-before-dying-with-friend-from-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders behaving badly or if not, woefully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers evaluate the actions of Trump, Netanyahu and the words of Albanese and the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S&aacute;nchez, and only one of them gets a positive result.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/leaders-behaving-badly-or-if-not-woefully/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/leaders-behaving-badly-or-if-not-woefully/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Sayers accused of ‘shamelessly’ blaming wife for lewd picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a defamation action against her estranged husband, Cate Sayers claims the businessman shared false medical information and details of her sexual history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luke-sayers-accused-of-shamelessly-blaming-wife-for-lewd-picture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/luke-sayers-accused-of-shamelessly-blaming-wife-for-lewd-picture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex crimes inquiry into Joshua Brown nets third accused child rapist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same police investigating the alleged childcare paedophile have now charged a third person with nearly 200 sex crimes against children and animals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sex-crimes-inquiry-into-joshua-brown-nets-third-accused-child-rapist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sex-crimes-inquiry-into-joshua-brown-nets-third-accused-child-rapist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The footage was so disturbing I vomited’: What it’s like being mum to Australia’s leading F1 driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicole Piastri says she wishes her son Oscar had chosen golf or tennis. &ldquo;But he loves it,&rdquo; she says ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-footage-was-so-disturbing-i-vomited-what-its-like-being-mum-to-australias-leading-f1-driver/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-footage-was-so-disturbing-i-vomited-what-its-like-being-mum-to-australias-leading-f1-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innocent family sue police over raid, arrest in Dezi Freeman manhunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A resident who says he had never met Freeman was ordered at gunpoint to lie facedown and restrained with zip ties, before he was told by officers he was under arrest for harbouring a fugitive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/innocent-family-sue-police-over-raid-arrest-in-dezi-freeman-manhunt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/innocent-family-sue-police-over-raid-arrest-in-dezi-freeman-manhunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monash IVF pays millions to families after horror embryo mix-ups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families involved in two horror mix-ups that saw women implanted with the wrong embryos have received massive secret settlements from Monash IVF.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/monash-ivf-pays-millions-to-families-after-horror-embryo-mix-ups/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/monash-ivf-pays-millions-to-families-after-horror-embryo-mix-ups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former pilot Greg Lynn led to cells in hiking shoes after bail bid fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Lynn was told he will remain behind bars as he awaits a retrial for the murder of Carol Clay in Victoria&rsquo;s High Country, he kept his gaze fixed firmly on the floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-pilot-greg-lynn-led-to-cells-in-hiking-shoes-after-bail-bid-fails/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-pilot-greg-lynn-led-to-cells-in-hiking-shoes-after-bail-bid-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former pilot Greg Lynn led to cells in hiking boots after bail bid fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Lynn was told he will remain behind bars as he awaits a retrial for the murder of Carol Clay in Victoria&rsquo;s High Country, he kept his gaze fixed firmly on the floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-pilot-greg-lynn-led-to-cells-in-hiking-boots-after-bail-bid-fails/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/former-pilot-greg-lynn-led-to-cells-in-hiking-boots-after-bail-bid-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greg Lynn refused bail over missing camper case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former pilot will remain behind bars as he awaits a retrial for the murder of Carol Clay in Victoria&rsquo;s High Country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/greg-lynn-refused-bail-over-missing-camper-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/greg-lynn-refused-bail-over-missing-camper-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Serious injuries’: 67 per cent rise in children hurt by e-scooters in just one year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The injuries, which commonly occur among boys aged 10 to 14, can include broken bones, fractured skulls and even a ruptured spleen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/serious-injuries-67-per-cent-rise-in-children-hurt-by-e-scooters-in-just-one-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/serious-injuries-67-per-cent-rise-in-children-hurt-by-e-scooters-in-just-one-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s nuclear emergency centre ‘on alert’ after Iran attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Melbourne-based nuclear incident room monitors global radiation threats and can model how radioactive material could spread.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australias-nuclear-emergency-centre-on-alert-after-iran-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australias-nuclear-emergency-centre-on-alert-after-iran-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebecca Judd leads Glamour on the Grid red carpet overdrive]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the Glamour on the Grid guest list has undergone a cull, the event still managed to present an eclectic array of attendees. But no one makes a serious fashion statement better than Judd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rebecca-judd-leads-glamour-on-the-grid-red-carpet-overdrive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/rebecca-judd-leads-glamour-on-the-grid-red-carpet-overdrive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police seize five guns, including AK-47, after tobacco shop fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers believe this violence to be part of a wider trend of criminal syndicates looking to fill the vacuum left in the tobacco black market following the arrest of Kazem Hamad.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-seize-five-guns-including-ak-47-after-tobacco-shop-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-seize-five-guns-including-ak-47-after-tobacco-shop-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is time to expedite cleaner, more secure transport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that the volatility of Middle East oil should propel the government to incentivise the take-up of clean energy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/now-is-time-to-expedite-cleaner-more-secure-transport/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/now-is-time-to-expedite-cleaner-more-secure-transport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s very important’: Why some of us look forward to Moomba]]></title><description><![CDATA[A skateboarder, a food truck owner, a dancer and a Birdman Rally entrant explain why they like Moomba.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-very-important-why-some-of-us-look-forward-to-moomba/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-very-important-why-some-of-us-look-forward-to-moomba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving the F1 circus across a troubled world, with just hours to spare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transporting 1200 tonnes of Grand Prix gear and people through a war zone is just another day on the job for logistics expert Simon Price.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/moving-the-f1-circus-across-a-troubled-world-with-just-hours-to-spare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/moving-the-f1-circus-across-a-troubled-world-with-just-hours-to-spare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Prix redevelopment blows out by $115m after asbestos find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taxpayers are facing a hefty bill to pay for works to clean up and expand the Formula 1 pit facilities at Albert Park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prix-redevelopment-blows-out-by-115m-after-asbestos-find/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prix-redevelopment-blows-out-by-115m-after-asbestos-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a retired Supreme Court judge. Tom Silvagni should not have been prosecuted in secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[In April 2008, I jokingly referred to myself as the &ldquo;Queen of Suppression Orders&rdquo; when explaining to a jury why I had banned a show that had been about to air on the Nine network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-a-retired-supreme-court-judge-tom-silvagni-should-not-have-been-prosecuted-in-secret/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/im-a-retired-supreme-court-judge-tom-silvagni-should-not-have-been-prosecuted-in-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran surprises hospital patients with impromptu children’s performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pop star has returned to Melbourne a week after his run of three huge shows at Marvel Stadium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ed-sheeran-surprises-hospital-patients-with-impromptu-childrens-performance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ed-sheeran-surprises-hospital-patients-with-impromptu-childrens-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interstate man arrested over St Kilda hero’s missing brother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives flew interstate on Wednesday morning and arrested a man as part of the investigation into the &ldquo;suspicious disappearance&rdquo; of Brendan Breen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/interstate-man-arrested-over-st-kilda-heros-missing-brother/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/interstate-man-arrested-over-st-kilda-heros-missing-brother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Community battle of Shakespearean proportions’: Dog killer’s sentence reduced after vigilante campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a leafy suburb in Melbourne&rsquo;s east that a court has banned us from naming, a neighbourhood spat started by the bashing of a dog has escalated into warfare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/community-battle-of-shakespearean-proportions-dog-killers-sentence-reduced-after-vigilante-campaign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/community-battle-of-shakespearean-proportions-dog-killers-sentence-reduced-after-vigilante-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Prix redevelopment costs more than double after asbestos find]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government agreed to the $350 million pit redevelopment in 2023, but the discovery of asbestos has added another $395 million to the cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prix-redevelopment-costs-more-than-double-after-asbestos-find/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/grand-prix-redevelopment-costs-more-than-double-after-asbestos-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, March 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-march-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-march-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne device could prove ‘game changing’ for sexual health]]></title><description><![CDATA[A laptop-sized piece of medical equipment is set to cut days off STI test results and offer more accurate results by searching for distinct genetic &ldquo;barcodes&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-device-could-prove-game-changing-for-sexual-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-device-could-prove-game-changing-for-sexual-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi-yah! How school buildings became a community lifeline out of hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government schools are providing desperately needed sporting facilities for community groups in Melbourne&rsquo;s growth suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hi-yah-how-school-buildings-became-a-community-lifeline-out-of-hours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/hi-yah-how-school-buildings-became-a-community-lifeline-out-of-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influencers axed from grand prix’s Glamour on the Grid before some given a reprieve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grand prix boss Travis Auld is trying to reinvent the race&rsquo;s opening party with fewer influencers and more &ldquo;diversity&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/influencers-axed-from-grand-prixs-glamour-on-the-grid-before-some-given-a-reprieve/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/influencers-axed-from-grand-prixs-glamour-on-the-grid-before-some-given-a-reprieve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History repeats: foreign intervention, dictators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers write of the US and Israeli attack on Iran as just the latest attempt by foreign powers to influence its leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/history-repeats-foreign-intervention-dictators/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/history-repeats-foreign-intervention-dictators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman and man found dead at home in regional Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after the pair - who were known to each other - were discovered yesterday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-and-man-found-dead-at-home-in-regional-victoria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/woman-and-man-found-dead-at-home-in-regional-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple found dead in regional Victoria after neighbour ‘heard gunshots’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after the bodies were discovered in a home in the Latrobe Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/couple-found-dead-in-regional-victoria-after-neighbour-heard-gunshots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/couple-found-dead-in-regional-victoria-after-neighbour-heard-gunshots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s not to like? Allan and Wilson lock horns in Insta fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Premier Jacinta Allan&rsquo;s follower count doubled on Instagram, both the government and the opposition cried foul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/whats-not-to-like-allan-and-wilson-lock-horns-in-insta-fight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/whats-not-to-like-allan-and-wilson-lock-horns-in-insta-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everybody hates you every single day’: Why the Silvagni case is the tip of the iceberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suppression orders to protect the mental health of rapists is just the beginning. The courts have become unfriendly to the public, which is no good for any of us.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everybody-hates-you-every-single-day-why-the-silvagni-case-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/everybody-hates-you-every-single-day-why-the-silvagni-case-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So much for supremacy in weapons technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the casualties of war, Canada&rsquo;s powerful example, and the Brunton legacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/so-much-for-supremacy-in-weapons-technology/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/so-much-for-supremacy-in-weapons-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb is a hidden gem. It has just one cafe and no shops]]></title><description><![CDATA[My suburb is only a train ride from Flinders Street, but we live among the birds and gumtrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-a-hidden-gem-it-has-just-one-cafe-and-no-shops/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-is-a-hidden-gem-it-has-just-one-cafe-and-no-shops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driven out of my home by development, I found peace in my hidden gem suburb]]></title><description><![CDATA[My suburb is only a train ride from Flinders Street, but we live among the birds and gumtrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driven-out-of-my-home-by-development-i-found-peace-in-my-hidden-gem-suburb/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/driven-out-of-my-home-by-development-i-found-peace-in-my-hidden-gem-suburb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood warnings downgraded in state’s north after drenching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mildura in Victoria&rsquo;s north recorded almost half its usual annual rainfall total since Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flood-warnings-downgraded-in-states-north-after-drenching/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flood-warnings-downgraded-in-states-north-after-drenching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of train hitting car at Brunswick shows boom gate lifting ahead of crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dashcam footage appears to show the car jolt forward and touch the boom gate, which swings upward before the train sends the car spinning into a fence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/video-of-train-hitting-car-at-brunswick-shows-boom-gate-lifting-ahead-of-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/video-of-train-hitting-car-at-brunswick-shows-boom-gate-lifting-ahead-of-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video of train hitting car at Brunswick shows boom gate lift as fail-safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dashcam footage appears to show the car jolt forward and touch the boom gate, which swings upward before the train sends the car spinning into a fence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/video-of-train-hitting-car-at-brunswick-shows-boom-gate-lift-as-fail-safe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/video-of-train-hitting-car-at-brunswick-shows-boom-gate-lift-as-fail-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flash flooding threatens regional Victorians after intense rainfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mildura in Victoria&rsquo;s north has recorded almost half its usual annual rainfall total since Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flash-flooding-threatens-regional-victorians-after-intense-rainfall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flash-flooding-threatens-regional-victorians-after-intense-rainfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t speak of support for war in my name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the attack on Iran, the legacy of Thomas Brunton, and the merits of Makybe Diva.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-speak-of-support-for-war-in-my-name/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-speak-of-support-for-war-in-my-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget city chaos: Peace-seekers pick their own sunflowers in a country field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dunnstown farmer Laiken Britt opens her family farm&rsquo;s golden fields for a seventh season, offering a rural escape amid blooming sunflowers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-city-chaos-peace-seekers-pick-their-own-sunflowers-in-a-country-field/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/forget-city-chaos-peace-seekers-pick-their-own-sunflowers-in-a-country-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police and safety officers to patrol shopping centres until the end of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Jacinta Allan will on Sunday extend security presence at Northland, Eastland, Highpoint and Fountain Gate after hundreds of arrests during a three-month trial to tackle rising crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-and-safety-officers-to-patrol-shopping-centres-until-the-end-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-and-safety-officers-to-patrol-shopping-centres-until-the-end-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please pause before committing our money to data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that taxpayers should not foot the bill for power and water for data centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/please-pause-before-committing-our-money-to-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/please-pause-before-committing-our-money-to-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of Victoria on flood watch as heavy rain set to continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s wild and wet end to summer is forecast to continue into March, with two more downpours expected before Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parts-of-victoria-on-flood-watch-as-heavy-rain-set-to-continue/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/parts-of-victoria-on-flood-watch-as-heavy-rain-set-to-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No tips required: Driverless taxis could soon be on Australian roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being a passenger in a self-driving car is surreal, but if Uber&rsquo;s planned deployment of robo-taxis goes to plan, it is going to become increasingly common.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-tips-required-driverless-taxis-could-soon-be-on-australian-roads/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-tips-required-driverless-taxis-could-soon-be-on-australian-roads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘On the street where I live’ photography of Viva Jillian Gibb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viva Gibb documented the people of the inner-city suburbs of North and West Melbourne from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-the-street-where-i-live-photography-of-viva-jillian-gibb/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/on-the-street-where-i-live-photography-of-viva-jillian-gibb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age photos of the week, February 28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors at The Age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-february-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-age-photos-of-the-week-february-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It took me months to interview the man behind Melbourne’s laneway culture. Few people even know his name]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 40 years, Con Christopoulos has run dozens of the city&rsquo;s most recognisable venues - yet few Melburnians have heard of him. In the third instalment of an Age series profiling the city&rsquo;s restaurant tycoons, we look at how he built a dining empire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-took-me-months-to-interview-the-man-behind-melbournes-laneway-culture-few-people-even-know-his-name/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-took-me-months-to-interview-the-man-behind-melbournes-laneway-culture-few-people-even-know-his-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Speculative’ surge: The $260m fight over western Melbourne’s AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are staggering predictions of data centre growth and electricity use in Melbourne&rsquo;s west. Not everyone is buying the hype.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/speculative-surge-the-260m-fight-over-western-melbournes-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/speculative-surge-the-260m-fight-over-western-melbournes-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s clumsy word game turns up the temperature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers have different takes on Anthony Albanese and Grace Tame&rsquo;s word spat, and different views on their words &ldquo;difficult&rdquo;and &ldquo;old man&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-clumsy-word-game-turns-up-the-temperature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/albaneses-clumsy-word-game-turns-up-the-temperature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super-sized CBD or soaring suburbs: The competing visions to reshape Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Jess Wilson&rsquo;s new housing policy marks a direct challenge to the Labor government. Experts are torn over the merits of both.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/super-sized-cbd-or-soaring-suburbs-the-competing-visions-to-reshape-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/super-sized-cbd-or-soaring-suburbs-the-competing-visions-to-reshape-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State can’t wish away the financial problems of local councils]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are no easy fixes here, but the government should at least be willing to canvas solutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-cant-wish-away-the-financial-problems-of-local-councils/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/state-cant-wish-away-the-financial-problems-of-local-councils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who built modern Melbourne – from the MCG, to Marvel to our first skyscraper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the striking designs to come from Daryl Jackson&rsquo;s busy drawing board was the wonderfully named Harold Holt Memorial Swimming centre - but it was 120 Collins Street that got a few noses out of joint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-man-who-built-modern-melbourne-from-the-mcg-to-marvel-to-our-first-skyscraper/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-man-who-built-modern-melbourne-from-the-mcg-to-marvel-to-our-first-skyscraper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Ed Sheeran visited a Melbourne cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the second of his three shows at Marvel Stadium, the pop star paid his respects to a departed friend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-ed-sheeran-visited-a-melbourne-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/why-ed-sheeran-visited-a-melbourne-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirees lost this long-standing discount. They’re fighting to get it back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mornington Peninsula retirees have banded together in an attempt to reinstate a 20 per cent discount after it was unexpectedly removed last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/retirees-lost-this-long-standing-discount-theyre-fighting-to-get-it-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/retirees-lost-this-long-standing-discount-theyre-fighting-to-get-it-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The underworld’s coldest killers … and how they were caught]]></title><description><![CDATA[From secret tapes to the detectives who stood face-to-face with hitmen, a new documentary series hosted by John Silvester goes inside Melbourne&rsquo;s gangland war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-underworlds-coldest-killers-and-how-they-were-caught/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-underworlds-coldest-killers-and-how-they-were-caught/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ron Barassi immortalised as road outside MCG renamed in his honour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian rules football great, who died in 2023, is considered the sport&rsquo;s most important post-war figure who helped shape the modern game.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ron-barassi-immortalised-as-road-outside-mcg-renamed-in-his-honour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/ron-barassi-immortalised-as-road-outside-mcg-renamed-in-his-honour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal event gatecrashed by white supremacist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of the far-right National Workers Alliance disrupted a community event held by Tim Wilson in Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/liberal-event-gatecrashed-by-white-supremacist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/liberal-event-gatecrashed-by-white-supremacist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal event gatecrashed by immigration protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline White supremacist gatecrashes Liberal MP's event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/liberal-event-gatecrashed-by-immigration-protesters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/liberal-event-gatecrashed-by-immigration-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the ‘Brunetti brothers’? Test yourself with The Age quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook&rsquo;s quiz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-are-the-brunetti-brothers-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/who-are-the-brunetti-brothers-test-yourself-with-the-age-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mega merger not the answer to funding shortfall, councils say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposal to amalgamate rate-capped councils has been met with derision and hostility, with some warning it could hark back to the ugliness of the Kennett-era mergers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mega-merger-not-the-answer-to-funding-shortfall-councils-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mega-merger-not-the-answer-to-funding-shortfall-councils-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheeran takes the train to Marvel – all the way from Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[The global pop superstar did his best to hide his trademark red hair under a green hoodie as he arrived at Southern Cross Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sheeran-takes-the-train-to-marvel-all-the-way-from-sydney/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sheeran-takes-the-train-to-marvel-all-the-way-from-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Liberal ‘us and them’ housing policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that the opposition Liberal Party&rsquo;s plan to target inner-city Labor and Greens&rsquo; seats for skyscrapers while protecting its leafy middle-ring suburbs will backfire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-liberal-us-and-them-housing-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-liberal-us-and-them-housing-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police charge man with assault of solo Daylesford hiker]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the day of her alleged assault, trekker Sarah Gibbs was told by Dayesford police that little could be done, but detectives have now charged a 51-year-old man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-charge-man-with-assault-of-solo-daylesford-hiker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-charge-man-with-assault-of-solo-daylesford-hiker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An absolute let-down’: Paramedics furious over assault law loophole]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who attacked a paramedic will not face a mandatory jail term because his victim was not treating a patient, sparking calls to overhaul a law designed to protect first responders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/an-absolute-let-down-paramedics-furious-over-assault-law-loophole/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/an-absolute-let-down-paramedics-furious-over-assault-law-loophole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further charges laid against ex-CFMEU official Joel Leavitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 32-year-old was arrested this morning and charged with breaching bail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/further-charges-laid-against-ex-cfmeu-official-joel-leavitt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/further-charges-laid-against-ex-cfmeu-official-joel-leavitt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused killer Greg Lynn seeks bail to live with son after prison assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Jetstar pilot is urging the court to release him back into the community to live with his eldest son.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-killer-greg-lynn-seeks-bail-to-live-with-son-after-prison-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/accused-killer-greg-lynn-seeks-bail-to-live-with-son-after-prison-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flying taxis are ready for take-off – and Australia is in their sights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne was originally announced as one of three pilot cities for Uber&rsquo;s air taxis, but the company now admits their Aussie timelines were &ldquo;a little optimistic&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flying-taxis-are-ready-for-take-off-and-australia-is-in-their-sights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/flying-taxis-are-ready-for-take-off-and-australia-is-in-their-sights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media fuels explosion of hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers agree that the royal commission into antisemitism now underway is fraught with complexity, but one constant is the use of social media in its spread.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/social-media-fuels-explosion-of-hate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/social-media-fuels-explosion-of-hate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No one you can call to complain’: Prisoner shuffle raises rights fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[People held on remand and shuffled around the state from police cell to police cell are falling through the gaps, putting their basic rights at risk, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-one-you-can-call-to-complain-prisoner-shuffle-raises-rights-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/no-one-you-can-call-to-complain-prisoner-shuffle-raises-rights-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian parents pay most for public schools as state funding trails the nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families are paying $620 on average in voluntary contributions to send a child to a state school, highlighting concerns parents are propping up a fall in government funding.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-parents-pay-most-for-public-schools-as-state-funding-trails-the-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victorian-parents-pay-most-for-public-schools-as-state-funding-trails-the-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays after train hits car driven by elderly man near Brunswick station]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 85-year-old man has been taken to hospital after the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/delays-after-train-hits-car-driven-by-elderly-man-near-brunswick-station/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/delays-after-train-hits-car-driven-by-elderly-man-near-brunswick-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council moves to sell aged care home, double rate hike to avoid $57m budget black hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Melbourne municipality revealed plans on Wednesday to transfer ownership of the last council-run aged care facility in the state after a secret vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-moves-to-sell-aged-care-home-double-rate-hike-to-avoid-57m-budget-black-hole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-moves-to-sell-aged-care-home-double-rate-hike-to-avoid-57m-budget-black-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A shooting in front of children at a footy clinic shifted everything in the notorious Underbelly war]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gangland wars between Carl Williams and the Moran family dominated Melbourne for years. Now, John Silvester talks to one of the lead police investigators about what it took to put some of them behind bars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-shooting-in-front-of-children-at-a-footy-clinic-shifted-everything-in-the-notorious-underbelly-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-shooting-in-front-of-children-at-a-footy-clinic-shifted-everything-in-the-notorious-underbelly-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setka charged with harassing a CFMEU administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disgraced union boss John Setka is facing fresh criminal charges over allegations he issued a Christmas Day threat to an official from the Albanese government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/setka-charged-with-harassing-a-cfmeu-administrator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/setka-charged-with-harassing-a-cfmeu-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train hits car after elderly man drives through boom gates near busy station]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 85-year-old man has been taken to hospital after the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/train-hits-car-after-elderly-man-drives-through-boom-gates-near-busy-station/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/train-hits-car-after-elderly-man-drives-through-boom-gates-near-busy-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly driver hit by train after driving through boom gates at busy station]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 85-year-old man has been taken to hospital after the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elderly-driver-hit-by-train-after-driving-through-boom-gates-at-busy-station/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/elderly-driver-hit-by-train-after-driving-through-boom-gates-at-busy-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne council seeks to double rate hike to avoid $57m budget black hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen Eira City Council says raising rates to 5 per cent in 2026-27 would generate about $3 million in extra revenue annually and equate to about $37 extra per year for the average rated property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-council-seeks-to-double-rate-hike-to-avoid-57m-budget-black-hole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-council-seeks-to-double-rate-hike-to-avoid-57m-budget-black-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherry Bar owner steps away after anti-protest post leaves partners ‘aghast’]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Young has stepped away from his role with the famed Melbourne institution after the venue&rsquo;s partners confronted him over an anti-protest social media post.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cherry-bar-owner-steps-away-after-anti-protest-post-leaves-partners-aghast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/cherry-bar-owner-steps-away-after-anti-protest-post-leaves-partners-aghast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not a concrete wasteland’: Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s retort to The Age’s Melbourne CBD series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, pedestrian foot traffic is down and the working-from-home shift has caused pain for businesses. But when people visit the city now, they are spending more than ever before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-a-concrete-wasteland-lord-mayor-nick-reeces-retort-to-the-ages-melbourne-cbd-series/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/not-a-concrete-wasteland-lord-mayor-nick-reeces-retort-to-the-ages-melbourne-cbd-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria Police backs down on using GPs to approve police recruits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move follows intense opposition from the peak doctors&rsquo; group and concerns the policy was a risk to public safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-police-backs-down-on-using-gps-to-approve-police-recruits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-police-backs-down-on-using-gps-to-approve-police-recruits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World in pictures, February 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-february-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/world-in-pictures-february-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Raging lunatic’ slur sidelines suburban mayor for 30 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outer-Melbourne council mayor has been suspended for 30 days after an independent arbiter found he engaged in misconduct in a social media post.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/raging-lunatic-slur-sidelines-suburban-mayor-for-30-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/raging-lunatic-slur-sidelines-suburban-mayor-for-30-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor defends himself after 30-day suspension for ‘raging lunatic’ slur]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outer-Melbourne council mayor has been suspended after an independent arbiter found he engaged in misconduct online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mayor-defends-himself-after-30-day-suspension-for-raging-lunatic-slur/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mayor-defends-himself-after-30-day-suspension-for-raging-lunatic-slur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria weather LIVE: Delays at Melbourne airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Person escapes injury after tree falls on car in Bendigo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-person-escapes-injury-after-tree-falls-on-car-in-bendigo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-person-escapes-injury-after-tree-falls-on-car-in-bendigo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria weather as it happened: Delays at Melbourne airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Person escapes injury after tree falls on car in Bendigo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-weather-as-it-happened-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-person-escapes-injury-after-tree-falls-on-car-in-bendigo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-weather-as-it-happened-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-person-escapes-injury-after-tree-falls-on-car-in-bendigo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boomers now ready to forgo tax benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue the housing crisis that shutting younger people out of the market has become so acute that older generations now recognise that the tax system needs to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boomers-now-ready-to-forgo-tax-benefits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/boomers-now-ready-to-forgo-tax-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria weather LIVE: Delays at Melbourne airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Emergency warning over Castlemaine, Seymour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-emergency-warning-over-castlemaine-seymour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/victoria-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-emergency-warning-over-castlemaine-seymour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health, transport, postage a problem for residents of community that ‘feels invisible’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melton councillors have abandoned moves to split Mount Atkinson from Truganina, spurning residents&rsquo; pleas about missed health appointments and redirected mail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/health-transport-postage-a-problem-for-residents-of-community-that-feels-invisible/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/health-transport-postage-a-problem-for-residents-of-community-that-feels-invisible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council push to split sprawling western suburb gets lost in the mail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melton councillors have abandoned moves to split Mount Atkinson from Truganina, spurning residents&rsquo; pleas about missed health appointments and redirected mail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-push-to-split-sprawling-western-suburb-gets-lost-in-the-mail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-push-to-split-sprawling-western-suburb-gets-lost-in-the-mail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare giant says Joshua Brown ticked company’s hiring boxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from some of Australia&rsquo;s largest for-profit childcare providers faced a brutal grilling at a parliamentary inquiry probing the early childhood education and care sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/childcare-giant-says-joshua-brown-ticked-companys-hiring-boxes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/childcare-giant-says-joshua-brown-ticked-companys-hiring-boxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It makes no sense’: Minister blasts secrecy over investigation of gynaecologist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a blame game over the handling of allegations that a gynaecologist was performing unnecessary surgery, the state government is pressing for changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-makes-no-sense-minister-blasts-secrecy-over-investigation-of-gynaecologist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-makes-no-sense-minister-blasts-secrecy-over-investigation-of-gynaecologist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather as it happened: Delays at airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Emergency warnings ease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-as-it-happened-delays-at-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-emergency-warnings-ease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-as-it-happened-delays-at-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-emergency-warnings-ease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather LIVE: Delays at airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Emergency warnings ease; SES crews responding to almost 200 jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-delays-at-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-emergency-warnings-ease-ses-crews-responding-to-almost-200-jobs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-delays-at-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-building-damage-roads-flooded-emergency-warnings-ease-ses-crews-responding-to-almost-200-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather LIVE: Delays at Melbourne Airport after deluge, widespread power outages; Thousands without power across the city; SES, BOM issue warnings over flash flooding, thunderstorms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-thousands-without-power-across-the-city-ses-bom-issue-warnings-over-flash-flooding-thunderstorms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-thousands-without-power-across-the-city-ses-bom-issue-warnings-over-flash-flooding-thunderstorms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather LIVE: Delays at Melbourne Airport after deluge, widespread power outages; SES, BOM issue warnings over flash flooding, thunderstorms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-ses-bom-issue-warnings-over-flash-flooding-thunderstorms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-delays-at-melbourne-airport-after-deluge-widespread-power-outages-ses-bom-issue-warnings-over-flash-flooding-thunderstorms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather LIVE: Melbourne Airport cops a deluge; Thousands without power across the city; SES, BOM issue warnings over flash flooding, thunderstorms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-melbourne-airport-cops-a-deluge-thousands-without-power-across-the-city-ses-bom-issue-warnings-over-flash-flooding-thunderstorms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-melbourne-airport-cops-a-deluge-thousands-without-power-across-the-city-ses-bom-issue-warnings-over-flash-flooding-thunderstorms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of childcare giant Affinity says Joshua Brown ticked company’s hiring boxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CEO faced a parliamentary inquiry into early childhood about the for-profit chain&rsquo;s commitment to safety, after charges were laid against alleged paedophile Joshua Brown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/head-of-childcare-giant-affinity-says-joshua-brown-ticked-companys-hiring-boxes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/head-of-childcare-giant-affinity-says-joshua-brown-ticked-companys-hiring-boxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather LIVE: SES issues emergency warning for northern Melbourne with intense rain and thunderstorms forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-ses-issues-emergency-warning-for-northern-melbourne-with-intense-rain-and-thunderstorms-forecast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-ses-issues-emergency-warning-for-northern-melbourne-with-intense-rain-and-thunderstorms-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne weather LIVE: BoM and SES issue flood warnings for large parts of Victoria with intense rain and thunderstorms forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-bom-and-ses-issue-flood-warnings-for-large-parts-of-victoria-with-intense-rain-and-thunderstorms-forecast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-weather-live-bom-and-ses-issue-flood-warnings-for-large-parts-of-victoria-with-intense-rain-and-thunderstorms-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass flood warnings issued as Victoria braces for thunderstorms, pouring rain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers are among those which could flood due to an intense downpour that has been forecast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mass-flood-warnings-issued-as-victoria-braces-for-thunderstorms-pouring-rain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/mass-flood-warnings-issued-as-victoria-braces-for-thunderstorms-pouring-rain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police, state health watchdog alerted to complaints against endometriosis doctor: premier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safer Care Victoria will sit on the review panel into the Epworth hospital&rsquo;s governance over the allegations against Dr Simon Gordon, Premier Jacinta Allan said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-state-health-watchdog-alerted-to-complaints-against-endometriosis-doctor-premier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/police-state-health-watchdog-alerted-to-complaints-against-endometriosis-doctor-premier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrews promised Victoria a record number of homes. Instead, we’re going backwards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years into its decade-long building spree, Victoria has fallen far short of its annual target, with current completions lower than anytime in the past 11 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/andrews-promised-victoria-a-record-number-of-homes-instead-were-going-backwards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/andrews-promised-victoria-a-record-number-of-homes-instead-were-going-backwards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish teenager allegedly assaulted in antisemitic attack at scout camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teenager, 18, reported being verbally abused and later punched in the face three times at the weekend camp.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jewish-teenager-allegedly-assaulted-in-antisemitic-attack-at-scout-camp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/jewish-teenager-allegedly-assaulted-in-antisemitic-attack-at-scout-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia is better for its migrant success stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Australian values, plans for a Port Melbourne data centre, and a letters editor extraordinaire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australia-is-better-for-its-migrant-success-stories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/australia-is-better-for-its-migrant-success-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate present: New friends and lots of Cuddles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samantha Wearing loves finding quirky experiences she can give as gifts. Her latest was a huge success.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ultimate-present-new-friends-and-lots-of-cuddles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-ultimate-present-new-friends-and-lots-of-cuddles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolver bookkeeper accused of fleecing nightclub out of almost $4.5m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sutasinee McGuigan is accused of funnelling the funds from two accounts linked to the famed nightclub into bank accounts owned by her and members of her family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revolver-bookkeeper-accused-of-fleecing-nightclub-out-of-almost-45m/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/revolver-bookkeeper-accused-of-fleecing-nightclub-out-of-almost-45m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne University loses appeal to avoid rehiring ‘mawkish’ professor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A professor who was sacked for sending his student romantic messages is set to get his job back, after the Fair Work Commission rejected the university&rsquo;s appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-university-loses-appeal-to-avoid-rehiring-mawkish-professor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/melbourne-university-loses-appeal-to-avoid-rehiring-mawkish-professor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has an island, purgatory, and 2000 wardens to catch you doing anything sneaky]]></title><description><![CDATA[My resort-style suburb confuses both outsiders and residents. But its true delight is in the quirky, unexpected pleasures that come with life here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-an-island-purgatory-and-2000-wardens-to-catch-you-doing-anything-sneaky/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-an-island-purgatory-and-2000-wardens-to-catch-you-doing-anything-sneaky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My suburb has an island, a purgatory, and 2000 wardens to catch you doing anything sneaky]]></title><description><![CDATA[My resort-style suburb confuses both outsiders and residents. But its true delight is in the quirky, unexpected pleasures that come with life here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-an-island-a-purgatory-and-2000-wardens-to-catch-you-doing-anything-sneaky/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/my-suburb-has-an-island-a-purgatory-and-2000-wardens-to-catch-you-doing-anything-sneaky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘decanting’ game: Inside Victoria’s ‘cruel’ prisoner shuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many as 300 Victorians are being bussed around the state by police each night in an attempt to &ldquo;reset the clock&rdquo; and avoid breaching legal regulations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-decanting-game-inside-victorias-cruel-prisoner-shuffle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-decanting-game-inside-victorias-cruel-prisoner-shuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Melbourne public and private high schools most popular with parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of private and Catholic secondary schools across Victoria are growing at a faster rate than public schools, as year 7 intakes boom. Search the full list here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-public-and-private-high-schools-most-popular-with-parents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-melbourne-public-and-private-high-schools-most-popular-with-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geelong hospital patient under police guard after another patient found dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homicide detectives are probing the death and another patient is currently under police guard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/geelong-hospital-patient-under-police-guard-after-another-patient-found-dead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/geelong-hospital-patient-under-police-guard-after-another-patient-found-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are preventable deaths’: 40 Victorians suing hospitals over the loss of their loved ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Ang&rsquo;s father, Richard, was deemed at high risk of suicide just 20 minutes before the treatment order keeping him in hospital was revoked. He died less than two days later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-are-preventable-deaths-40-victorians-suing-hospitals-over-the-loss-of-their-loved-ones/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/these-are-preventable-deaths-40-victorians-suing-hospitals-over-the-loss-of-their-loved-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People were hungry’: How Tony Abbott’s book became a $2 million cash cow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former prime minister Tony Abbott&rsquo;s book on Australian history has been an extraordinary bestseller. It&rsquo;s a different story for Scott Morrison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-were-hungry-how-tony-abbotts-book-became-a-2-million-cash-cow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/people-were-hungry-how-tony-abbotts-book-became-a-2-million-cash-cow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once a boozy rite of passage, has university O-Week changed for good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many will remember O-Week at university as party first, preparation second. There were pub crawls, boat and trike races, toga parties and beer skolling marathons, most involving drinking alcohol, sometimes to excess.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/once-a-boozy-rite-of-passage-has-university-o-week-changed-for-good/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/once-a-boozy-rite-of-passage-has-university-o-week-changed-for-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1b data centre given planning tick in just 75 days as state gets cosy with big tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria fast-tracked a $1b data centre in Port Melbourne through planning in 75 days, as its jobs minister met technology chiefs 16 times in 2025, as the state goes all in on big tech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/1b-data-centre-given-planning-tick-in-just-75-days-as-state-gets-cosy-with-big-tech/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/1b-data-centre-given-planning-tick-in-just-75-days-as-state-gets-cosy-with-big-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t blame migrants, target investors instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers argue that house prices will remain unaffordable until the government reduces the tax relief investors receive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-blame-migrants-target-investors-instead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/dont-blame-migrants-target-investors-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Leo’s Supermarket confirmed to close in weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne foodies are rushing to stock up at Leo&rsquo;s supermarkets in Kew and Heidelberg, with both iconic locations closing well ahead of the previously announced schedule.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/second-leos-supermarket-confirmed-to-close-in-weeks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/second-leos-supermarket-confirmed-to-close-in-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah’s experience while hiking alone has women taking safety into their own hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Student Sarah Gibbs filmed her trek to show solo women hikers what they could achieve, but what followed left her terrified and feeling police didn&rsquo;t take what happened seriously.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sarahs-experience-while-hiking-alone-has-women-taking-safety-into-their-own-hands/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/sarahs-experience-while-hiking-alone-has-women-taking-safety-into-their-own-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s really unfair’: Leo’s Supermarket Heidelberg to close in weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the new owner of the Burgundy Street site has revealed that a new supermarket and five shops will replace it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-really-unfair-leos-supermarket-heidelberg-to-close-in-weeks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/its-really-unfair-leos-supermarket-heidelberg-to-close-in-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poppy thieves steal thousands of plants from Victorian farm, sparking health warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[As police investigate the theft of about 1700 poppy plants from a farm in the Ballarat area, authorities warn that products from the plants contain high levels of toxicity and were unlike traditional opioid poppies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/poppy-thieves-steal-thousands-of-plants-from-victorian-farm-sparking-health-warning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/poppy-thieves-steal-thousands-of-plants-from-victorian-farm-sparking-health-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council fights ‘greedy land tax grab’ over kinders, parks and gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[A western suburbs council wants the auditor-general to probe a dispute over more than $5m in land taxes for properties ranging from kinders to garden beds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-fights-greedy-land-tax-grab-over-kinders-parks-and-gardens/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/council-fights-greedy-land-tax-grab-over-kinders-parks-and-gardens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was charmed by a respected school principal. I’m devastated to discover his evil secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the parents whose trust has been shattered and the teachers who will bear the shame, the sentence for this case can only feel inadequate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-was-charmed-by-a-respected-school-principal-im-devastated-to-discover-his-evil-secret/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/i-was-charmed-by-a-respected-school-principal-im-devastated-to-discover-his-evil-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is one of the most popular tourism spots in Victoria, but locals face a deadly risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the power goes, a landline can be the difference between life and death. But NBN Co won&rsquo;t pay to keep the infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-is-one-of-the-most-popular-tourism-spots-in-victoria-but-locals-face-a-deadly-risk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/it-is-one-of-the-most-popular-tourism-spots-in-victoria-but-locals-face-a-deadly-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bloody mafia war, a heist and a courthouse execution: The secrets bubbling below a city’s surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coffee with Carl Williams, sacred sites where gangsters roam free: This is the dark history of Australia&rsquo;s underbelly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bloody-mafia-war-a-heist-and-a-courthouse-execution-the-secrets-bubbling-below-a-citys-surface/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/a-bloody-mafia-war-a-heist-and-a-courthouse-execution-the-secrets-bubbling-below-a-citys-surface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re gaslighting us’: More disability homes close as state funding ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 80 group homes for disabled residents have closed, upending the lives of some of Victoria&rsquo;s most vulnerable people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theyre-gaslighting-us-more-disability-homes-close-as-state-funding-ends/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/theyre-gaslighting-us-more-disability-homes-close-as-state-funding-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dream lives on but can high-speed rail ever work in Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With details of a new high-speed rail line soon to be revealed, could this be the plan that actually gets up?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-dream-lives-on-but-can-high-speed-rail-ever-work-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-dream-lives-on-but-can-high-speed-rail-ever-work-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 20-storey divide: Melbourne’s high-density push stalled by numbers that don’t stack up]]></title><description><![CDATA[With only 110,000 homes commercially viable in the state&rsquo;s flagship activity centre push, economists and property industry figures want more lenient development rules to kickstart construction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-20-storey-divide-melbournes-high-density-push-stalled-by-numbers-that-dont-stack-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/the-20-storey-divide-melbournes-high-density-push-stalled-by-numbers-that-dont-stack-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to look at the whole picture for ISIS brides in Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age readers respond to the state of politics in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-need-to-look-at-the-whole-picture-for-isis-brides-in-syria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/region/melbourne/we-need-to-look-at-the-whole-picture-for-isis-brides-in-syria/</guid></item></channel></rss>