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The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship...
The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship...
From 1985 to 2022, there were 2007 confirmed deaths from suicide among Australian Defence Force members. From 2011 to 2021, an average of 78 serving...
By the end of the sitting day on Thursday, it was all smiles for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. For the sum of $500 million towards social housing,...
By the end of the sitting day on Thursday, it was all smiles for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. For the sum of $500 million towards social housing,...
By the end of the sitting day on Thursday, it was all smiles for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. For the sum of $500 million towards social housing,...
Premier, it’s time to hit the brakes. The state’s finances are heading towards a cliff. You haven’t always been at the wheel of this careening...
“We are primed to wait for the next murder; one that will shake the public and create sufficient media noise for politicians to respond.” When...
“We are primed to wait for the next murder; one that will shake the public and create sufficient media noise for politicians to respond.” When...
“We are primed to wait for the next murder; one that will shake the public and create sufficient media noise for politicians to respond.” When...
There would be few more obviously despicable businesses than that of a scammer. So what do we say of those who facilitate, either tacitly or...
“These stuff-ups should not have occurred in the first place … We have to ensure this won’t be repeated next year.” Those were the words of...
The state government this week did something rather remarkable. It set in stone a gossamer. Or so it would have us believe. We are referring to the...
When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...
When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...
When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...
When the United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that presidents are entitled to the presumption of immunity for all official acts, it was...
It is to be expected that from now until the federal election every announcement, whether it be from Labor or the Coalition, will be viewed through...
Since voting closed in the council elections just over a week ago, each day has seen The Age readers ask about where they can find results or at least...
Everyone likes an upgrade. Who wouldn’t accept the offer of escaping the confines of economy class on a flight to the spaciousness and heightened...
The political benefits of Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to flast-track the building of homes in 50 new activity centres around public transport hubs,...
Candidates across the Victorian council elections taking place this month have told The Age that integrity is a leading issue for them, ahead even of...
As Victorians cast their vote in the local government elections, most, if not all, will be making their decision in the shadows. This is not from...
In March 2021, when the final report from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System was released, then-premier Daniel Andrews made...
It is an unwanted, and entirely too frequent, feature of modern Melbourne. It is violent, destructive and has the potential to kill. It is the...
Victorians will start to receive in the mail next week their voting packs for the local government elections. The packs will include ballot papers and...
For police, the victims of crime, and the wider public, the wheels of justice can grind exceedingly slowly. It is not without reason that justice...
“This decision has been made at a different time by a different government with a different premier.” When Jacinta Allan uttered these words...
A city is given life through many forms: its streetscapes, its mixing nationalities, its culture and sport, and the vibrancy of its citizens....
When Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on Thursday that distinguished service medals had been stripped from commanding officers who held...
The intent behind the proposal to introduce a national plan banning young people from social media is to be applauded. Every effort should be made...
When Age reporter Clay Lucas investigated “ghost colleges” in Melbourne’s CBD last year, he was told that these “academies” and...
It should be self-evident that a city is its people. However, given the revelations in The Age recently about proposed changes to planning laws, this...
Melbourne’s CBD is in many ways a space apart. In the years since COVID-19, when health restrictions made it a ghost town, it has struggled to...
John Setka, the former secretary of the Victorian and Tasmanian branch of the CFMEU, was never one to take a backward step – despite his bouts of...
Is Peter Dutton a racist? It’s a provocative question to direct at anyone, let alone the national leader of a major political party. But it’s a...
It is not difficult to see why Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has cut contracts with hire e-scooters in the city. The safety concerns are...
Of the many issues political parties must confront, law and order is arguably one of the most challenging. When the public starts to feel the impact...
Against a backdrop of political polarisation, with France caught between prime ministers and the continued rise of the far right, the country’s...
Foremost within the Olympic Charter are seven “fundamental principles”. No.6 stipulates that it should be applied “without discrimination of any...
Another airline has gone into voluntary administration. Hundreds of jobs in limbo. And the Qantas and Virgin duopoly continues to reign supreme. In...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s reshuffle is a make-or-break opportunity for his first-term government to reset. The electorate is restless and...
For almost a decade, former US president Donald Trump has been willing to repeatedly shatter the usual norms of political behaviour. The Democrats, in...
If only feigning shock could restore order to the nation’s building sites. If that were the case then the procession of supposedly gobsmacked Labor...
Tolerance. Politicians and unionists lined up in recent days to declare their lack of tolerance for bad behaviour in the construction industry and its...
The madness that lurks on the other side of American exceptionalism has potentially ensured Donald Trump wins the presidency in a landslide. The...