Bigots face up to five years’ prison after stalemate over hate laws ends

Dozens of Victorian councils are fighting state plans to impose glass-only kerbside recycling, and argue the popular container deposit scheme should be expanded instead.

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A group of parents claims it is unfair and dangerous to place the blame for a hazing scandal onto students, saying responsibility “lies squarely” with the school.

Indigenous groups say they have been left dumbfounded and distressed after the Welcome to Country at Melbourne Storm’s Anzac Day NRL match was cancelled at the last minute.

Readers discuss attitudes to Anzac Day and the heckling during dawn service at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance.

Hecklers shattered the peace at Melbourne’s Shrine of remembrance during a Welcome to Country ceremony. Hours later, the scene was repeated in Perth.

Hecklers shattered the peace Melbourne’s Shrine this morning during the Welcome to Country. Hours later, the scene was repeated in Perth.

A petition claims the smell, traffic and noise is ruining the area. But the president says moving the kitchen – which pumps out thousands of meals for charity – would “kill the temple”.

Roger Wilson has been reduced to the passport photo used in police appeals for information when he disappeared, and he has become a bit player in his own life.

Hecklers disrupted a Welcome to Country ceremony at an Anzac Day dawn service in Melbourne. Hours later, the scene was repeated in Perth.

White supremacist Jacob Hersant has led a small group of men in a coordinated stunt aimed at disrupting Melbourne’s flagship Anzac Day dawn service.

A white supremacist has led a small group of men in a coordinated attempt to disrupt Melbourne’s flagship Anzac Day dawn service.

A well-known Australian far-right extremist has led a small group of men in a coordinated attempt to disrupt Melbourne’s flagship Anzac Day dawn service.

A faceless cohort of men shouted over Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown as he welcomed attendees to his father’s land.

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Melbourne Port, already Australia’s busiest, plans to handle even more containers from even more mammoth ships. But some think its time in the inner city might be nearly over.

The 66-year-old was rushed to The Alfred hospital, where her condition has improved to serious, but stable.

Readers have differing ideas on what caused the housing shortage and how to solve it.

Teresa Moraitis wanted to put her daughter’s favourite flowers in her hands at her funeral. She was horrified to discover why she couldn’t.

The fertility giant was asked to justify why it withheld notice of an embryo mix-up to the sharemarket, causing its share price to plunge.

The fertility giant was asked to justify why it withheld notice of the embryo mix-up to the stock market, causing their share price to plunge.

The 66-year-old woman was rushed to the Alfred Hospital, where her condition has improved to serious, but stable.

Faruk Orman’s settlement with his former lawyer, Nicola Gobbo, has stopped his compensation trial from calling up witnesses such as Mick Gatto, Steve “The Turk” Kaya and Fedele “Freddie the Bear” D’Amico

A meeting of Kooyong candidates led to a heated confrontation between agitators and other attendees.

A 66-year-old woman was walking with her husband to a hospital entrance when a man allegedly stole their car and struck her with it.

While making a crucial contribution to the war effort in April 1918, an Australian general and his men also managed to save a remarkable collection of art and fauna.

Sprint sensation Gout Gout’s Stawell Gift result shows a rethink is needed if the event is to remain Australia’s premier footrace.

Melbourne’s port is handling a national record volume of shipping containers, but not a single one has been transported by rail.

A 66-year-old woman was walking with her husband to a hospital entrance when a man allegedly stole their car and struck her with it.