My suburban life was one girls dreamed of, but I gave it up for boys, books and make-up

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Parents’ WhatsApp chat groups have become so “diabolically bad” for schools that experts are urging educators to fight back through the courts and the teachers’ union is calling for state government intervention.

Readers comment on the ALP and LNP’s approaches to help solve the housing crisis for first time home buyers.

Two police officers found by a court to be part of a “joint criminal enterprise” with Lawyer X to manipulate the justice system and put drug kingpin Tony Mokbel behind bars have lost a legal battle to keep their identities secret.

Two police officers found by a court to be part of a “joint criminal enterprise” with Lawyer X to manipulate the justice system and put drug kingpin Tony Mokbel behind bars have lost a legal battle to keep their identities secret.

A 25-year-old Hampton Park man is the second person to be charged over the brazen shooting death of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar, known as “Afghan Ali”.

The report published on Tuesday found web pages that inadvertently published sample cover pages containing exam content had been viewed thousands of times.

As a moody, classical-music obsessed, pimple-ridden dork, leaving the outer suburbs was the equivalent of winning the lottery.

The elevated crossing over Footscray Road is part of the new and upgraded bike paths funded through the West Gate Tunnel project. But cyclists say safety concerns remain in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

The report published on Tuesday found web pages that inadvertently published sample cover pages containing exam content had been viewed thousands of times.

Patterson was seen arriving at the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday for a hearing ahead of her upcoming trial.

The report published on Tuesday found web pages that inadvertently published sample cover pages containing exam content had been viewed thousands of times.

Daniel Hope’s appalling, violent past has had him locked up for the past decade. But as his release date nears, he’s speaking out about a system he says is setting him up to fail.

For many of these places, foundations are failing, there are cracks in the walls or portions of the roofs could cave in at any moment.

Readers argue that changing the system means the decline of the two main parties’ power and the rise of independents in federal government.

The heart of my suburb was ailing when we moved here – until something changed. Now my neighbours want to gatekeep it from new residents.

Lisa Murphy had coffee thrown on her before a wild fracas on the floor of a 7-Eleven left her screaming that she couldn’t breathe.

Lisa Murphy had coffee thrown on her before a wild fracas on the floor of a 7-Eleven left her screaming that she couldn’t breathe.

Three days after The Age revealed the plan to cut 13 positions, the hospital confirmed the positions had now been saved.

A coronial inquest couldn’t determine how the man died, but detectives say a ring found on the man could be key to cracking the case open.

A coronial inquest couldn’t determine how the man died, but detectives say a ring found on his left hand could be key to cracking the case open.

A coronial inquest couldn’t conclusively determine how the stranger died, but detectives say a unique signet ring found on his left hand could be the key to cracking the case.

An agreement has been reached to allow once-warring illegal tobacco syndicates to unite under the control of Kaz Hamad.

Readers can’t understand why the two major parties have so little to say about the climate crisis in this election.

Three families whose children died at privately run emergency departments overseen by financially stricken Healthscope have spoken out about their ordeals.

Max Caldwell, who turned 100 on Sunday, is one of only two surviving soldiers from the 2/14th Battalion.

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition at the NGV has drawn huge numbers of people during its four-month run.

And the warm weather is set to return later in the week.

Donors to the Royal Children’s Hospital say they are committed to ensuring programs in the cancer centre continue to be funded.