18 h. ago I learnt a scary lesson while living in France. Playing it safe can be risky

My first inkling of French values came when I got into a taxi, aged 25, and the older male driver gave me an odd look. I wondered what faux pas I could have committed in just 20 seconds.

Politics

32 h. ago ‘It doesn’t gape’: This brand makes the perfect white shirt according to Donna Hay

The cookbook author also details her “bizarre” ritual for plane travel.

Events

32 h. ago Experts name the unofficial world capitals of (nearly) everything

Not best friends with radio host Zan Rowe or food writer Jill Dupleix? We ask the experts to name the ultimate destinations for music, food, fashion, and more.

Politics

41 h. ago Was it wise to implement social media ban just before the holidays?

Age readers respond to the impending social media ban for teenagers.

Politics

51 h. ago Lady Gaga returns to Melbourne – and her pop glory – with gothic, melodramatic opera

After emerging atop a giant birdcage, the megastar writhes in a sandpit filled with skeletons, is brought back to life by demonic nurses and plunges the stage into smoke and emerald green.

Politics

56 h. ago Ferrari is opening a new showroom. There won’t be a single car in it

Luxury car companies are hitting the high-end fashion road to drive a lucrative merchandising side-hustle.

Politics

2 d. ago First look: Inside the NGV’s fashion blockbuster Westwood/Kawakubo

The unlikely summer fling between grand dame designers Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo is here.

Politics

2 d. ago Meet the AI agents helping small businesses do more with less

SMEs lose an average of $209,000* in unrealised revenue annually because of inefficiencies, manual processes and missed opportunities. This AI suite aims to change that.

Politics

3 d. ago Fashion maven fills The Age’s former Collins St home with tenants

The Age’s former headquarters on the corner of Collins and Spencer streets is finally fully sub-let after years languishing half-empty.

Politics

3 d. ago Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

Politics

3 d. ago Fresh claims against suspended estate agent ‘Teflon’ Josh Tesolin as he launches new career

If the star agent thought he’d heard all allegations against him from the regulator, he’s about to hear about a lot more.

Economics

3 d. ago Which team won the AFLW grand final? Test yourself with The Age quiz

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

Sport

3 d. ago The next Vivienne Westwood unleashes her inner punk on the red carpet

Emerging designer Indigo Stuart gives her own spin on two fashion greats for the National Gallery of Victoria.

Politics

4 d. ago Feeling the afternoon slump? A dietitian suggests these foods over quick fixes

Fashion brand founder Ashleigh Vallis shares her day on a plate.

Politics

4 d. ago An arrest, the Rat Pack and a speech that brought the house down: Swan quips his way into Pies’ hall of fame

Dane Swan wasn’t sure he deserved to be in the Collingwood Hall of Fame. He thinks he bullied the Magpies into it.

Events

4 d. ago My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount

I never thought Spotify’s Wrapped list would be the thing that led me to an existential crisis, but here we are.

Politics

4 d. ago What Sydney Metro actually knew about delays to new airport rail line

Confidential documents reveal the government agency’s target date for completion of the 23-kilometre line to Western Sydney Airport.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘I hate them all’: Insurance staff denigrated home owners who had lost everything

Hundreds of Victorian families were left out of pocket with unfinished homes when builders collapsed in 2023. Insurance staff at a government agency privately denigrated them with profanities.

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4 d. ago Anika Wells on whether the social media ban could extend to children aged over 16

Communications Minister Anika Wells didn't rule out increasing the age children will be allowed on social media platforms.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Creative Australia approves 100 overseas trips in two years

The federal arts funding agency sent officials overseas “on average once every eight days”, at a time when arts organisations are struggling.

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