Student council votes to self-destruct – or does it?

A battle is raging at a major university over claims it wants to stifle free speech and campus democracy.

Readers respond to Australia’s response to the Venezuela invasion, energy bill shocks and the need for compassion.

Only 12 years after opening, major roadworks to the Peninsula Link are frustrating locals and summer visitors alike.

The death of Ater Good has been described as “a loss that words cannot fully express”, as police search for his killer.

Nepean MP and former tennis star Groth will not contest the state election in November after “some very personal reflection”.

In a social media post, Sooshi Mango shared footage showing a man push through their office door and riffle around their Carlton office.

In a social media post, Sooshi Mango shared footage showing a man push through their office door and riffle around their Carlton office.

In a social media post, Sooshi Mango shared footage showing a man push through their office door and riffle around their Carlton office.

The former tennis star and Nepean MP will not contest the state election in November after “some very personal reflection”.

From strange scenes at an underworld kingpin’s funeral to a visceral portrait of a killer, these are The Age’s defining images of 2025.

For 10 weeks in 2025, the world tuned in to try to understand what motivated Erin Patterson to cook a poisoned family meal that would ultimately kill three of her four guests.

Readers respond to the US attack on Venezuela, calls for a royal commission on antisemitism, and the trials of coping with IT and call centres.

To say conditions in parts of Sudan are volatile is “a complete understatement”. Yet in October, Shelley Cook made her way there to be of service.

Pregnant and homeless at Christmas, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Peridot has been given a new year’s lifeline. But rehoming pets in need is becoming increasingly difficult.

The former head of the Comanchero bikie gang, Jay Malkoun, who survived at least one attempt on his life, has been detained in the United Arab Emirates.

The state’s oldest progressive school has snapped up one of Carlton’s most storied buildings to improve access for families living in the inner suburbs.

The Green family survived a major drought on their sheep farm. I got a front-row seat to the challenges they overcame.

Gaps in screening people who work with children will still exist despite wide-ranging national child safety reforms, which experts say could leave vulnerable kids exposed to predators.

The necessity of a royal commission continues to occupy the minds of readers.

Alpine Resorts Victoria, which manages six snow resorts including Falls Creek, Mount Buller and Mount Baw Baw, is reliant on emergency government funds to stay afloat.

Concerned residents want a review of the planned estate to be built near two pubs with pokies, and are pushing for more community facilities.

A police officer tried to save a youth who suffered life-threatening head injuries in a drive-by shooting metres from Fitzroy police station just after midnight.

A police officer tried to save a youth who suffered life-threatening head injuries in a drive-by-shooting meters from Fitzroy Police Station just after midnight.

Twins Craig and Rohan Burgess have invested $8 million to build a new luxury paddle steamer, based at Echuca.

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

Police are searching for the offenders who fled the scene in a vehicle.

Readers ask if royal commission is necessary, or if inquiry’s parameters should be widened.

Strict regulations that require severe pruning of street trees around power lines could be eased in a trial aimed at improving urban canopy cover.

Investors have a saying: “Anywhere but Melbourne.” But that sentiment has had an upside for home buyers.

In 1951, Jean Lee was the first woman in more than five decades to be hanged in Victoria. Now, for the first time in 75 years, the troubling records of her case have been made public.