News
Top Dog’s tears as he recalls horror of witnessing Bondi Beach massacre
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (1040+ words) It's one of the great weeks in the Bulldogs' history, but club chief executive Aaron Warburton is sitting in a quiet corner of a Las Vegas bar wiping tears from his eyes. We have been talking for less than 10 minutes…...
It took me months to interview the man behind Melbourne’s laneway culture. Few people even know his name
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1606+ words) For 40 years, Con Christopoulos has owned and operated dozens of the city's most recognisable venues - yet few Melburnians have heard of him. In the third instalment of an Age series profiling the city's restaurant tycoons, we look at how he…...
The ‘gentle’ yet profitable solution to Melbourne’s housing crisis
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (730+ words) Townhouses and terraces could be the quiet, affordable and profitable solution to increasing density in Melbourne's inner-urban ring, experts and developers say. They are already popular with Victorians. Over the past 35 years, approvals for semis in the state have trended…...
‘Speculative’ surge: The $260m fight over western Melbourne’s AI boom
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1106+ words) February 28, 2026 " 5:00am A multibillion-dollar surge in data centre proposals across Melbourne's north-west has triggered a high-stakes stand-off over the bill for the expected power grid overhaul required to run the energy-hungry developments. Jemena, which own the area's poles and wires infrastructure,…...
State can’t wish away the financial problems of local councils
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (832+ words) February 27, 2026 " 7:30pm When the Kennett government moved to amalgamate Port Melbourne, South Melbourne and St Kilda councils into a single City of Port Phillip, one of the steps taken was to transfer Fishermans Bend to the City of Melbourne, almost halving…...
Mega merger not the answer to funding shortfall, councils say
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1037+ words) February 27, 2026 " 5:00am A proposal to amalgamate three inner Melbourne municipalities into one mega-council to tackle growing cost pressures has been dismissed by Premier Jacinta Allan as "kite flying" and lashed by the council workers" union as a "thought bubble" that jeopardises…...
Australia news LIVE: PM apologises for describing Grace Tame as ‘difficult’; Qantas makes major change to loyalty program
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1459+ words) Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek says reports of surging violent crimes against gay and bisexual men, who have been lured to parks via dating apps and assaulted on camera for social media, are a timely reminder ahead of Mardi…...
Inner-city mega-council floated as mayors face financial cliff
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (82+ words) Inner-city mega-council floated as mayors face financial cliff'The Age February 26, 2026 " 5:00am A drastic proposal to merge inner-city municipalities into a single mega-council has been floated as a "last resort" option as mayors entertain redrawing boundaries to cope with crushing financial pressures....
Social media fuels explosion of hate
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (442+ words) February 25, 2026 " 8:00pm UK tax grabMy husband's father born in Sheffield, England, who died 18 years ago has suddenly become responsible for his Australian-born 78-year-old son to now enter the UK.Simply put, GBP worldwide revenue greed.Claire Dodson, Heathmont PM's pre-emptive moveOpting…...
The ‘sweetest’ man: A beloved Sydney grandfather’s gentle life and harrowing end
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (577+ words) February 25, 2026 " 5:45pm Gentle, cheerful and kind, 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian deserved to live his golden years in peace, surrounded by his children, grandchildren and community in Sydney's north. Instead, police say, the widower was snatched from his home on February 13 in a…...