8 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Getting to know Kooyong’s other candidates; Inside the teal campaign headquarters

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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9 h. ago My suburb is one of Melbourne’s most liveable, though nobody seems to know it exists

Many feared the skyrail would tear my suburb apart, but the unified town centre has given it a heart, and a whole new personality.

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11 h. ago Hitler’s favourite filmmaker always denied she was a Nazi. Now we know the truth

The director of a new documentary on Leni Riefenstahl trawled through 700 boxes of material from her estate to find answers.

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13 h. ago Woman stabbed 78 times lived in ‘fear no human should ever know’, grieving mother tells courts

Mackenzie Anderson, 21, was murdered in her home by a paroled ex-boyfriend. Her mother says her daughter was “failed by the system”.

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13 h. ago Woman stabbed 78 times lived in ‘fear no human should ever know’, grieving mother tells court

Mackenzie Anderson, 21, was murdered in her home by a paroled ex-boyfriend. Her mother says her daughter was “failed by the system”.

Events

34 h. ago Who is Duke Wong, the Qld independent campaigning out of his car?

“If I can get my message out to all Queenslanders, once they hear this, I will get 450,000 votes,” says the little-known Senate candidate.

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35 h. ago Wizard Watson runs down Harley Reid and lets him know about it

Nick Watson with a brilliant tackle on Harley Reid.

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47 h. ago Confused about skincare trends? This is what you need to know

Here are the latest innovations in the skincare space to look out for.

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64 h. ago ‘You don’t need to know’: Marshall refuses to explain Galvin recall

The Wests Tigers coach addressed the decision to reinstate Lachlan Galvin a week after dropping him to the NSW Cup – by refusing to address it.

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64 h. ago ‘You don’t need to know’: Marshall refuses to explain decision to recall Lachie Galvin

The Wests Tigers coach addressed the decision to recall Lachlan Galvin a week after dropping him to the NSW Cup ... by refusing to address it.

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67 h. ago ‘They didn’t know what a schooner was. We had to explain a meat raffle’

Famously fickle New Yorkers have embraced a new Australian-themed pub in their city, backed by comedians Andy Lee and Hamish Blake. But the venue’s surprise popularity is creating its own problems.

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3 d. ago Where is Australia’s oldest Lone Pine? Test yourself with The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with The Age’s weekly quiz.

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4 d. ago ‘Broken and destroyed’: Mother denied final goodbye at daughter’s funeral

Teresa Moraitis wanted to put her daughter’s favourite flowers in her hands at her funeral. She was horrified to discover why she couldn’t.

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4 d. ago How a friendly footy match in Vietnam continued an Anzac tradition that started 50 years ago

Little did the Vietnam Swans know that they were playing their annual Anzac Day match on the same field where Australian soldiers had played footy decades earlier in the midst of war.

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4 d. ago Rinehart uses Anzac Day service to push for enormous increase in defence spending

Australia’s richest person, mining magnate Gina Rinehart, has called for a gargantuan rise in defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP at a sunset vigil before Anzac Day.

Economics

4 d. ago Bikie who was the last person to see Lisa Govan alive denies ever knowing her

An elusive bikie who for 26 years was thought to be the last person to see missing woman Lisa Govan alive has given extraordinary evidence at her coronial inquest.

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4 d. ago Coalition denies backflipping on plans to scrap Labor's EV tax break

Peter Dutton has insisted he hasn't changed his mind after the Coalition seemingly backflipped on its promise not to touch Labor's electric car tax break.

Economics

4 d. ago They’re the richest, most powerful Tigers supporters. But you wouldn’t know it

Every AFL club has a network of influencers who make things happen through their wealth, fame or political connections. In the fourth instalment of a series on AFL powerbrokers, we go inside the fundraising dinners among Richmond’s elite, and how a brush with Alan Bond in the ’80s changed them forever.

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5 d. ago ‘You’re a good person’: WA mum narrowly escapes jail over fatal Geraldton crash

Stacey Leigh Cunningham was arrested after her Mazda sedan crashed into a F250 ute, killing her daughter Harmonie Cunningham and step-son Nate Stewart.

Events

5 d. ago Cardinals and bishops accompany pope’s coffin to St Peter’s Basilica

The pope has left his Vatican residence for the last time, in a solemn procession that will enable the public to pay their final respects before Saturday’s funeral.

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