Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria | The Age

4:54AM Tue Jul 18, 2017

Today's Paper
The Store
Our Network
News and Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Brisbane Times

Canberra Times

WA Today

Weather Zone
Business and Finance

AFR.com

afrmagazine.com.au
Lifestyle

traveller.com.au

essentialbaby.com.au

essentialkids.com.au

goodfood.com.au

oversixty.com.au

findababysitter.com.au
Classifieds

domain.com.au

drive.com.au

commercialrealestate

allhomes.com.au

adzuna.com.au

rsvp.com.au

A forensic officer enters the Oaks on Market.

Buck's party death: Woman was 'in defence force'

Amber Harrison has been ordered to pay Seven Network's legal costs.

Seven obliterates CEO's former mistress who will be left penniless

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

In the dark: Kit Harington as Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Foxtel customers fuming over Game of Thrones bungle

Mia Ayliffe-Chung had been in Townsville less than two weeks before she was killed.

I wanted answers after my daughter died but only found more horror

COMMENT
Rosie Ayliffe

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show up to 11.2 per cent of properties are unoccupied.

'Cruel and immoral' housing statistic in Census sparks warning

Tammy Davis-Charles.

'Lost everything for what I've done': Nurse breaks down in court

Man faces charges for allegedly having sex with teen he met online

This is a wake-up call Gillon McLachlan cannot ignore

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Two men arrested over shooting death of Deer Park dressmaker

PM needs to explain why he's shaking up a system that's working

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Rocketing Aussie dollar reignites interest rate debate

Damond.

US cop was reportedly sitting in vehicle when he shot Australian woman

32 mins ago

'Winter came for House Frey': Arya Stark is out for blood on Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones s7 premiere: Arya Stark's chilling message

SPOILERS

A concept image of the new Metro Rail stations.

How your commute will look when the Metro Tunnel is finished

Patients sometimes seek help for a single stuck contact lens, but so many is 'exceedingly rare'.

Doctors report finding 27 contact lenses in woman's eye

Soft drinks

Diet soft drinks may be making you gain weight

null

Dr Who is now a woman and I can't cope

This footage of a flight attendant caught pouring champagne back into a bottle is not what it seems.

Flight attendant caught pouring wine back into bottle

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 16: Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the trophy as he celebrates victory after the Gentlemen's ...

Chart reveals why Fed is great - but shows Serena is even greater

trump jnr

Trump Jr.'s Russian meeting: A guide to the cast of characters

Selection of food that is good for the heart, rustic wood background

The best and worst foods to eat when you're stressed

Melton South footballer Daniel Vasjuta.

Broken-legged footballer left stranded as paramedics flee

'That night still haunts me': Is road rage a crime?

Class action looms for residents affected by Coolaroo fire

The 21-month old baby was never assigned a case worker and Kalgoorlie DCP suffered major staff shortages.

Real estate agent pleads guilty to child porn charges

Police found about 10 grams of cannabis as well as seeds and other drug paraphernalia.

'Dill': Student spends first day of term in court on drugs charges

There were 36,000 burglaries in Victoria last year.

Plan to reduce state's burglaries ignores drug addicts

Central Goldfields Shire chief executive Mark Johnston.

Council chief executive facing multiple fraud charges

Prince Leonard Casley

ATO spent a lot of money chasing 'royal' family

Miles Cottman made a "massive mistake" by not getting himself travel insurance.

Skydive pays for 'massive mistake' after horrific crash

NSW

The large whale almost smashed into one of the dinghies.

Footage shows whale almost hitting tourists

WA

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Woodridge.

'YOR DEAD': Lucky escape for targeted family

QLD

One of the performances at the final night of The Shift Bar, at the Midnight Shift, on Oxford Street. Photo: Ashley ...

High rents and falling patronage force many gay bars to close

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle is excited about the renewal of the much-loved Queen Victoria market.

'Develop or die': Why the Queen Vic needs to be saved

COMMENT
Robert Doyle

They don't call it the garden state for nothing.

No Melbourne home is complete without these six items

A model of the Walt Disney Co. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge themed area being developed at Disneyland Park is displayed at ...

Immersive Star Wars hotel to be built by Disney

Andrew Banks admits to being a 'tidy freak' at home.

Shark Tank's Andrew Banks on home life: 'Such a gimmick'

An artist's impression of the express veloway planned for above Footscray Road.

Subscriber First

An exclusive news experience where the best stories from theage.com.au are curated just for subscribers

Start Free Trial Already a subscriber?

An artist's impression of the express veloway planned for above Footscray Road.

Planned cycling 'freeway' is dangerous, says council

Clay Lucas

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Holsworthy Barracks.Pictured ...

Calling in the army no magic bullet to terrorism threat

COMMENT
Dr John Coyne

Stephen and Hannah Lavery lost their baby in the Royal Women's Hospital last year when their son Alexander was born ...

Making doctor a 'scapegoat' won't help this grieving couple

Adam Cooper

See more on subscriber first

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Chief of Defence Mark Binskin at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney.

Peter Dutton to control merged super national security department

David Wroe

'Cruel and immoral': One million homes left empty across Australia

Eryk Bagshaw

PM needs to explain why he's shaking up a system that's working

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Closing ceremony in the Mutitjulu community of the First Nations National Convention held in Uluru, on Friday 26 May ...

Referendum Council's one recommendation leaves PM unsure

Special Operations Command soldiers at the government announcement at Holsworthy Barracks.

Turnbull under fire over use of military in press conference

Legal hurdles will be cleared away to allow the amy to respond to domestic terror incidents

Australian army to be deployed on domestic soil during attacks

World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello has criticised Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne's ambition ...

'Profiting from bloodshed': Pyne criticised over weapons export plan

Tammy Davis-Charles.

'I have cancer': Accused Australian nurse breaks down in court

Nara Lon and Lindsay Murdoch

Facebook argues users are entitled to know when law enforcement agencies ask to search their political communications.

Facebook fights secret access to users' political communications

Republican Senator John McCain has gone against Republican bills before.

John McCain's health delays vote on Trumpcare

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions, right, is trying to bypass state laws and use the Justice Department to push back ...

Pot wars: States pitted against federal government

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

Tunnel vision: It's getting harder to see benefits of toll road to west

COMMENT
Clay Lucas

Illustration: Dionne Gain

No rest in peace: China's net censorship erases dead heroes

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Sex with the boss: why it will never end well

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Amber Harrison has been ordered to pay Seven Network's legal costs.

Seven obliterates Amber Harrison, will it leave her penniless?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Solar energy is popular with businesses looking to harness renewable power sources.

One thing is sure: somebody's got it wrong on renewables

Mathew Dunckley

No plain sailing: Richard Murray.

Not so still waters run deep for penalty rates

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

Angela was paid $11 per hour at a Korean restaurant after she found the job on an online community website.

Chinese, Korean and Spanish sites advertise illegal pay rates

Anna Patty Workplace Editor

Late call heralded Bellamy's Chinese nightmare

Darren Gray

Rocketing $A reignites debate over interest rates

Jessica Sier

Telstra drags ASX lower despite Chinese boost

Jessica Sier

Medibank hits the PR trail to cover failures

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

It's a conservative-looking trend that has its roots in rebellion.

The menswear trend inspired by rappers, rebels...and your dad

Men's Style
Max Berlinger

Stop ordering UberEats or whipping up ready-made meals and learn to feed yourself and others properly.

The one trick to lose weight, save money, and be a better man

Life on Mars

Vivienne Pearson and her two children, with the trampoline that cost them more than $4000, including accessories and ...

'Worth every cent: I spent $4000 on a backyard trampoline'

Vivienne Pearson

Ten-year investment returns will look better as the GFC recedes from view.

Beware of bragging money managers

Scott Phillips

Dell's Australia and New Zealand boss Angela Fox says there are still obstacles standing in the way of women starting a ...

If you're a female entrepreneur Australia's not a bad place to live

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

Apart from a business operated through a company, money withdrawn from a business does not result in it being classed as ...

Money withdrawn from a business is not necessarily profit

COMMENT
Max Newnham
1 hr ago

null

Ivanka Trump, Inc

null

George A. Romero dies aged 77

null

Police to receive military tactics training

null

Dutton to head super department

Federal Politics

Cold start to the day in Melbourne with temperatures dropping below zero in outer suburbs.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 13, 2017

preacher stan july

Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

twin peaks stan july

It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

Visit the Island of the Gods

Advertiser Content

Add these delicious recipes to your repertoire

Advertiser Content

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

Advertiser Content

'Winter came for House Frey': Arya Stark is out for blood on Game of Thrones.

GoT premiere episode: Arya Stark's chilling message

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

Sarah Tiong's time on MasterChef is done.

Then there were five on MasterChef

SPOILERS
Aja Styles

Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins.

A peek inside Emily Blunt's Mary Poppins movie

Michael Idato

Thredbo survivor Stuart Diver met Rosanna Cossettini two years after the disaster.

60 Minutes: Thredbo landslide survivor reveals life after

Martin Landau arrives at the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala.

Oscar winner Martin Landau dies aged 89

Michael Idato

In the dark: Kit Harington as Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Game of Thrones season 7: Catch up before it starts

Broede Carmody

The new Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker.

There's a girl in my tardis: gender politics and Doctor Who

Michael Idato

Red Symons is in hospital following a fall.

ABC 'unsure' when Red Symons will return to work after fall

Rob Moran

Peter Mungkuri with his winning artwork Ngura Wiru.

Indigenous artist Peter Mungkuri wins $100,000 Art Prize

Goya Dmytryshchak

What makes a winner? An illustrated guide to the Archibald Prize

Simon Letch

Richard Eggar leads the MSO through a sparkling program.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gives Mozart plenty of sparkle

REVIEW
Clive O'Connell

Barnaby Joyce as he appears in the new issue of GQ magazine.

Key discoveries from Barnaby Joyce's spread for GQ

Jenna Clarke

Mia Ayliffe-Chung had been in Townsville less than two weeks before she was killed.

I am the mother that the Australian government would rather forget

COMMENT
Rosie Ayliffe

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr on their wedding day.

Finally, a gawk at Miranda Kerr's Dior wedding dress

Cersei Lannister, in a move Lady Macbeth could only envy, turned grief over the death of her children into rage and ...

There's been a major, important shift in Game of Thrones' power hierarchy

Jane Gilmore

OK, we don’t have the best photos of Rita Ora in Vivienne Westwood Couture, but it’s dry July (when A-listers are all ...

Praise be to Rita Ora's frock in Handmaid-red

Too soon? Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt on the red carpet.

Do men really move on faster than women? Well that depends

Natalie Reilly

There is limited research that looks at why men engage in this practice.

'Creepshots' - no, women don't 'deserve' them

Andrea Waling

Costumes tell a story through their design and give the viewer a look at the character’s personality.

Forget the gore, let's talk about the incredible Game of Thrones fashion

Lydia Edwards

The village bread oven used to serve as a communal hot pot.

Do you need to brown meat before adding it to a slow-cooker?

Jeremy Strode in 2013.

Industry legend and chef hero Jeremy Strode dies at 53

A slice of this berry-dotted cake is perfect late in the morning or for afternoon tea.

Yotam Ottolenghi's blissful berry baking recipes

<i></i>

Step away from the hand sanitizer: dirt is good for children

Gender equality is real on Australian Ninja Warrior.

8 reasons Australian Ninja Warrior is great for kids

<i></i>

The reason it is good for our children to fail

Qatar Airways business class on the Airbus A350.

Flight test: The reason why this is the world's best airline for 2017

Julietta Jameson

This footage of a flight attendant caught pouring champagne back into a bottle is not what it seems.

Flight attendant caught pouring leftover champagne back into bottle

Hugh Morris

The pool deck.

On board 'the most luxurious cruise ship ever built'

Sally Macmillan

The new Nintendo 2DS console

Nintendo's latest handheld is great value

We have been overtaken by other countries when it comes to certain aspects of our policy.

Is Australia's cyber security strategy failing?

Dr Mowlam says AR is 'an amazing tool for taking ideas off the drawing board and dropping them into the real world'.

Augmented reality brings smart city of the future into focus

Heart

This squishy artificial heart is amazing

Gizmodo

Panasonic's EZ1000 series Ultra HD OLED takes the fight to LG.

LG's pursuit of the perfect television

COMMENT

2017 Audi S5 Sportback.

Quick Spin: Audi S5 Sportback

Andrew Maclean

2017 BMW 520i.

BMW to offer new entry-level 520i

Dom Tripolone

Not all drivers around the world have to jump through as many hoops as Australians.

The easiest country to get a driver's licence... and the toughest

Alessandra Melville

Audi has taken over the ABT Schaeffler Formula E team.

Battery-powered racing is on the charge

David McCowen

Customisation is important to many new car buyers.

How customisation is making a comeback

David McCowen

A growing number of Australians are getting their driver's licence at an older age.

Learning to drive at 30

Dom Tripolone

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.

This is a wake-up call Gillon McLachlan cannot ignore

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Dustin Martin has been handed fines by the match review panel.

Dusty dodges ban, still eligible for Brownlow

Sam McClure

Patrick Dangerfield has the last laugh.

Dangerfield avoids serious injury, could play this week

UPDATED

Scott Pendlebury could miss the rest of the season.

Pendlebury in doubt for rest of 2017, Stringer out for two or three

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Dockers skipper Nat Fyfe has committed to the club for six years.

Fyfe turns back on big dollars to sign six-year deal with Dockers

Michael Gleeson

Hawthorn's Ryan Burton was given the No.5 of Peter Crimmins.

Hawks secure Rising Star favourite

Daniel Cherny

Chris Scott will team up with brother Brad for the International Rules series.

Scott twins team up to take on Ireland

Daniel Cherny

Max Gawn of the Demons

Gawn 'not at the speed of the game yet'

Scott Spits

Sprint queen Cate Campbell has been enjoying her time away from swimming.

Campbell keeps powder dry but driven for Comm Games, Tokyo 2020

Phil Lutton

Graphic illustration: Roger Federer, the Time Lord of Tennis. By Stephen Kiprillis.

Federer, the Time Lord of tennis

Simon Briggs

Stuart MacGill is pursuing an injury claim against Cricket Australia.

$2.6 million case: Get a lawyer or face trial, court tells MacGill

Jon Pierik

Michael Diamond outside Raymond Terrace Courthouse in a file photo.

Olympic champion Diamond given AVO to protect wife

Chris Barrett

Roger Federer.

Federer wins record eighth Wimbledon title

Save articles for later.

Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.