2 h. ago Get daily suet pies and traditional Sunday roasts on Thornbury’s High Street

Northern Git is all about meat and classic sides.

Politics

3 h. ago Six teenagers charged over Ellenbrook Secondary College stabbing

The incident sent the high school into lockdown on Monday, with the injured teen stabbed in the arm and head.

Politics

4 h. ago Singer’s beach ball rant reveals the fine line between amazing and Garbage festivals

Two music festivals held over the weekend highlighted what’s great, and what’s not, about the experience.

Culture

8 h. ago WA students are turning their backs on ATAR. But they’re still going to university

A new report has shown the ATAR plays a smaller and more uneven role in university admissions than many WA students and their families may think.

Politics

9 h. ago If hotels want to beat Airbnb, they need to be more like this

Airbnbs offer huge benefits over hotels when it comes to family travel. Can “family-friendly” Singapore hotels meet the challenge? I took my kids and found out.

Politics

9 h. ago I don’t need a ‘butler’ at a nice hotel, just give me housekeeping

Most of the butlers I’ve come across recently are room-service attendants in nicer suits, while cleaners remain woefully underappreciated.

Politics

17 h. ago Student hospitalised after stabbing sends Ellenbrook high school into lockdown

Emergency services rushed to Ellenbrook Secondary College just after 3pm, after what police described as a targeted attack involving a group of armed youths outside the college.

Politics

19 h. ago Sydney council cracks down on notorious Christmas Day beach bash

Backpackers have been “strongly discouraged” from attending the bacchanalia this year. Those who attend can expect heightened police and security patrols.

Politics

19 h. ago The State Library won’t be frozen in time. Change keeps us relevant

Students, researchers and scholars want to use the library in different ways – hiring out the spaces and evolving its services are necessary if it is to survive as a temple of engagement.

Politics

19 h. ago Private schoolboy allegedly lured, humiliated in human tunnel tradition

Police are investigating the alleged assault of a teenage boy during a gathering of students from Scots College in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Politics

20 h. ago Nurse found guilty of Toyah Cordingley’s beach murder after second trial

Police believed Rajwinder Singh flew to India soon after Cordingley’s body was found, leaving his wife and children behind in the north Queensland town of Innisfail.

Events

22 h. ago Archer copped a brutal Ashes ‘champing’. It was sledging in the right spirit

The heated exchange between Steve Smith and Jofra Archer was refreshing because the pair were having a dig without crossing the line. It was also flawless comedy.

Politics

25 h. ago Museum faces heat over gas company sponsorship of education program

The materials teach students about extreme weather, threatened species and ocean acidification, but omit a focus on the role of fossil fuels in driving climate change.

Politics

26 h. ago What to stream this week: Gillian Anderson’s western, plus five more picks

Don’t miss a documentary about a controversial reality show, The Beatles: Anthology and the old-school Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Politics

27 h. ago Mornington Peninsula is now ground zero for rough sleeping in Melbourne

Despite its beaches and multimillion-dollar properties, the holiday region is facing a homelessness crisis that support services fear will only get worse.

Politics

27 h. ago Locals use smart auction bidding strategy to win luxe $9.4m Bondi semi

Six parties registered for the luxurious four-bedroom home with high ceilings and cacti garden sitting a block back from the beach.

Economics

33 h. ago Six weeks and 13 million questions: Here’s how VCE exams are marked

Unreadable handwriting and unusual workings – assessors face more than a few challenges as they sort out what marks to give students around the state.

Politics

33 h. ago Six weeks and 13 million questions: How VCE exams are marked

Unreadable handwriting and unusual workings – assessors face more than a few challenges as they sort out what marks to give students around the state.

Politics

33 h. ago Girls top NAPLAN across government, private and Catholic schools in Victoria

Around the state, girls’ schools are maintaining their academic edge in the latest secondary school results.

Politics

33 h. ago Across Melbourne, parents are preparing for the social media ban fallout

For many children, social media is the digital version of meeting up after school and on weekends. With platforms soon to be out of reach, families are facing tough conversations.

Politics