10 h. ago Don’t jump the gun. Paddington’s Victoria Barracks must not be converted for housing

In-filling the Barracks with affordable housing will not solve Sydney’s housing crisis, but it will destroy a part of our heritage.

Politics

10 h. ago Early morning earthquake rattles Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck Victoria's Mornington Peninsula just before 5am.

Politics

10 h. ago Childcare chain failed to formally notify parents after kids harmed

Two serious assaults were witnessed by a fellow educator, but parents of both children were not notified by the centre, only finding out a month later when detectives called.

Society

10 h. ago Victoria’s new lesson plan rollout delayed almost a year due to IT issues

The rollout of explicit teaching plans across Victorian schools has blown out by $1.6 million and been delayed by almost 12 months.

Politics

12 h. ago Man charged with rape and murder three decades after woman’s death

A 67-year-old man was arrested in Ararat and appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Events

13 h. ago Genius Childcare boss fined for handling proceeds of crime as investigators chase missing millions

Darren Misquitta escaped conviction but his legal woes may be just beginning as investigators search for missing millions from his childcare empire and allege breaches of company law.

Events

13 h. ago Man charged with rape and murder of Victorian mother killed in 1994

A 67-year-old man has been charged with Samantha Mizzi’s rape and murder, more than 30 years after her death.

Events

13 h. ago Case collapses against retired cop charged over citizen’s arrest

Adam Sontag was charged with assault after attempting to apprehend a teenager he suspected of vandalism. The case against him has collapsed, while fresh footage reveals the same boy bashing another student.

Events

13 h. ago Case collapses against retired officer charged over citizen’s arrest

Adam Sontag was charged with assault after attempting to apprehend a teenager he suspected of vandalism.

Events

22 h. ago ‘A snap then a rumble’: Earthquake rocks Mornington Peninsula

The quake prompted more than 400 people to make reports to Geoscience Australia.

Politics

24 h. ago ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’: The factors pushing families to private schools

Elite facilities and children’s opinions are increasingly swaying families when choosing a school. But some have little choice.

Culture

24 h. ago Marelen wastes thousands of hours commuting to work. She wants two things to change

In a new series, The Age focuses on Melbourne’s western suburbs, where high-skilled jobs are scarce and transport links often poor, to see how life could improve in Australia’s fastest-growing region.

Politics

24 h. ago Victoria is the nation’s debt dunce but the competition is hotting up

Any serious conversation about tax reform should consider how our broken state arrangements are feeding a debt binge.

Politics

24 h. ago Al Muderis spent $19,000 on media advice. Then he ignored it

The disgraced surgeon hired a crisis PR firm as this masthead’s investigation went to air before pursuing a failed, costly defamation action.

Economics

31 h. ago Ellenbrook teen jailed after Children’s Court backflips on sentence

A Perth teenager who coward-punched a fellow student at an Ellenbrook shopping centre has had his suspended sentenced overturned.

Events

33 h. ago This notorious inmate has escaped six times. Now he’s suing over prison conditions

Career criminal Christopher “Badness” Binse is among three high-security prisoners suing the Victorian Department of Justice.

Events

34 h. ago I escaped a cult – for years I didn’t even realise I was in one

I have long hidden the shame that I was gullible enough to be lured into such a group. The perception people in cults are different to the rest of us needs to be challenged.

Politics

35 h. ago ‘Goodbye, my daughter’: A mother lays heartbreak bare. An alleged murderer winks, smirks in court

Ross Judd, 34 is accused of killing a pregnant woman and beheading her partner in Mount Waverley.

Events

36 h. ago Elderly driver mounts footpath, ploughs into CBD store pinning shopper

An 87-year-old man will undergo a driver’s licence review after the Mercedes-Benz he was driving careened into an Asian grocery store on Elizabeth Street.

Politics

36 h. ago ‘Same issues since 2005’: People wrongly detained due to Home Affairs’ systemic failures

The department locked up one person for a year and a half before they were released, according to a report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

Politics