‘Kiss and go’ the drop-off sign at South Auburn primary advises. But not today

Parents hurry outside South Auburn Primary School, clutching flowers. A father’s arm on a small shoulder, a mother and daughter arms entwined. It is a day to hold children close.

A tree branch crushes a driver, a plane falls from the sky. You think, how can it be fair?

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson was involved in a verbal altercation with Haileybury college parents when he got stuck in school pick-up traffic.

Paying the families of young women for marriage is a valued tradition in South Sudan, but ‘reduces the bride to the level of an object’ in Australia, academics argue.

Police have arrested a further 12 people after a Melbourne weapons expo descended into “vomit-smelling” and horse manure-strewn chaos.

Large swaths of land on Melbourne’s fringe will be released for development within 10 years, but experts say the slow pace of progress threatens housing affordability.

Readers discuss how public trust in governments, politicians and institutions have eroded in the last decade.

“My crab sandwich, a glass of champagne, the races”: Melbourne Cup’s exclusive Birdcage enclosure is back – and it’s more decadent than ever before.

WorkSafe Victoria is pursuing two construction companies in court following a lengthy investigation into the collapse, as locals demand answers from council on project delays.

Jack Davey, 11, was killed when a Toyota SUV performing a U-turn veered off Burgess Street in Hawthorn East on Tuesday.

Michael Davey says his son Jack, who was killed when an SUV careered through a fence at a Hawthorn East primary school, blessed his family with love for 11 years.

Michael Davey says his son Jack, who was killed when an SUV careered through a fence at a Hawthorn East primary school, blessed his family with love for 11 years.

The $10 billion tunnel project is already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, and now there’s a scramble to ensure it gets completed by next year.

The case surrounding Nemer Abusamha garnered attention earlier this year over claims it was racial or religiously motivated. Now he’s had his say in court.

The case surrounding Nemer Abusamha garnered attention earlier this year over claims it was racial or religiously motivated. Now he’s had his say in court.

Age readers respond to the author Tim Winton’s plea for the environment.

Classmates say the 11-year-old killed in the Hawthorn East school playground crash was a sporty, gentle and kind boy.

AusNet is already compensated as households shift from gas to electricity, but says it’s not enough.

AusNet is already compensated as households shift from gas to electricity, but says it’s not enough.

The 33-year-old partner of Nikkita Azzopardi missed his court hearing because he is receiving treatment in hospital.

The federal government’s COVID inquiry charts how strong public support for uniform health measures was replaced by mistrust, anger and disengagement, as state-led responses became inconsistent, punitive and overbearing.

Parents hurry outside the school clutching flowers. A father’s arm on a small shoulder, a mother and daughter arms entwined. It is a day to hold children close.

The state coroner called for awareness campaigns after Bayswater woman Loreta Maria Del Rossi, 98, died after a dinner of mushrooms, rice and tuna with her son.

Jack Davey, 11, died after a Toyota SUV ploughed through a fence at Auburn South Primary School on Tuesday. The female driver has been released from police custody.

Three girls and one boy remain in hospital with serious injuries after a Toyota SUV hit students at Auburn South Primary School on Tuesday.

A woman has been arrested after allegedly crashing her vehicle through a fence at Auburn South Primary School and into five children.

A woman has been arrested after allegedly crashing her vehicle through a fence at Auburn South Primary School and into five children.

A woman has been arrested after allegedly crashing her vehicle through a fence at Auburn South Primary School and into five children.

Readers respond to the political pressure on Anthony Albanese’s relationship with former Qantas chief Alan Joyce.