Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria | The Age

5:13AM Mon Sep 11, 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

Treasurer Scott Morrison leads his opposite number, Chris Bowen.

Morrison gets big tick for economic management: poll

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

FILE - In this April 6, 2017 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Women in the World ...

Hillary's 'out of body experience' at Trump's election speech

Shoe-in: Luke Shuey celebrates his extra-time goal to seal a thrilling elimination final win against Port Adelaide.

AFL hands down verdict on match-winning Shuey free kick

Tahra Lehman and family were told to evacuate their Cape Coral Florida home ahead of the Hurricane Irma. From back: ...

Australian expats hunkering down to ride out Hurricane Irma

Barnaby Joyce: "We have no problem in coal fire power."

'No problem in coal': Party votes to remove subsidies for renewables

The incident has prompted police to remind people about the dangers of using social networking and online dating websites.

Man assaulted after hook-up on dating app goes wrong

Shorten nosedives but ALP maintains winning lead: poll

EXCLUSIVE

Bombers plan 'aggressive' trade assault to improve list

Woman's body discovered in Melbourne house: homicide squad

Cambodia crosses red line into 'outright dictatorship'

When $317k a year isn't enough. Execs working for PM get big pay rises

Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida.

Hurricane Irma slams into Florida, lives lost and 1.4m without power

UPDATED

Director George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ...

The Clooneys highlight a very modern problem: baby names

Wholesome and happy, the secrets revealed.

Nearing 50? Then we have some bad news for you...

COMMENT

10/9/17 Fanatical Richmond supporter Brenda Hilton is seen in her home adorned with Richmond paraphanalia, including a ...

Life is yellow and black for fanatical Tigers supporter

Despite cultural differences there is still common ground when it comes to mothering.

What happens when grandparents have a cultural clash?

null

Kim Jong-un holds bizarre nuclear party

Koch, right, made the comment while hosting Sunrise.

Furious Port chairman unloads on players

Melbourne author Chris Womersley: "A good book casts a spell."

Why I was up to my elbows in blood, guts of the 17th century

Kristen Bell.

How Kristen Bell saved Josh Gad's parents from Hurricane Irma

If you're sick, don't go to work.

How much Vitamin C do you need when you're sick?

Trinity Grammar in Kew is facing legal action over historical abuse allegations.

'All In it together': Four former Trinity teachers accused of abuse

EXCLUSIVE

Elderly woman dies after being hit in supermarket car park by 90-year-old driver

Goya Dmytryshchak, Joe Hinchliffe

Man stabbed and killed after brawl at restaurant in Melbourne's west

UPDATED

Fruit farms in Victoria's North have sub-contracted workers, many Malaysian, working illegally under shocking ...

New tougher penalties for exploitation of vulnerable workers

EXCLUSIVE

Police are searching for a man after a woman was hospitalised during an assault in Ballarat.

Woman hospitalised after serious assault in Ballarat

The mystery man killed by a train in Pakenham nine years ago.

The unidentified dead waiting for years to be given a name

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has raided the clinics of anti-vax GP Dr John Piesse.

Anti-vax GP's Melbourne clinic raided and files seized

The man received treatment for a wound on his hip.

Shark bites surfer at Iluka on NSW north coast

NSW
Josh Dye

Nationals MP George Christensen during Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's joint press conference together with the ...

Nationals' reject Christensen's burqa ban

QLD

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley says he believes the Queen's Birthday holiday should be transformed.

'Overdevelopment agenda' cost Libs in council elections

NSW

Golden Retriever Harry needed a complete hip replacement at just four-years-old.

Dodgy puppy breeders prompts new warning

WA

Scotty Cam in a terse exchange with contestants.

'Pathetic, they've blown it': Judges give first zero on The Block

RECAP

The online giant Amazon is only just finishing off their current headquarter in Seattle.

'The trophy deal of the decade': Amazon looks for HQ No. 2

St Kilda's Luna Park.

Welcome to the suburb with a landmark on every corner

Artist David Bromley

Inside eclectic retreat of artist David Bromley, just up for sale

48-50 Hopetoun Road in Toorak would set you back $3350 in weekly rent.

Inside Melbourne's priciest rentals: What $250k a year looks like

Zac Purton (third from left) celebrates winning the Caulfield Cup on Japanese horse Admire Rakti at Caulfield Racecourse ...

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?

Zac Purton (third from left) celebrates winning the Caulfield Cup on Japanese horse Admire Rakti at Caulfield Racecourse ...

Illegal operators under watch in the lead-up to spring racing

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

Rob Storey was nearly paralysed in a road accident while riding his bike on Beach Road one year ago. While the number of ...

Worrying increase in serious cyclist accidents

Timna Jacks

A Rohingya man stretches his arms out for food distributed by local volunteers

Turnbull urged to take in 20,000 Rohingya refugees

Adam Gartrell

See more on subscriber first

Wrapped up: the opening weekend of finals featured low scores and fierce tackling

Low-scoring finals, rising tackle count demand AFL attention

COMMENT
Tim Lane

Dustin Martin.

AFL finals week one: The moments that mattered

Anthony Colangelo

Highly debated: Geelong’s Dan Menzel omission from the team against Richmond was surprising at the time.

4 Points: Beaten, bruised Cats face big semi-final task against Swans

Michael Gleeson

Good signs: Essendon CEO Xavier Campbell anticipates a busy trade and free agency period for all AFL clubs.

Bombers unveil bold trade plan

Anthony Colangelo

Geelong's Jake Kolodjashnij (left) and Cameron Guthrie (right) after the second qualifying final against Richmond.

Geelong and GWS face injury woes

Anthony Colangelo

Shoe-in: Luke Shuey celebrates his extra-time goal to seal a thrilling elimination final win against Port Adelaide.

AFL hands down verdict on controversial Shuey free kick

Anthony Colangelo

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch.

Chairman David Koch puts Power players on notice

Jason Phelan

Steve Johnson could add much-needed bite to the GWS forward line, says retired Hawthorn premiership player Brad Sewell.

Sewell urges recall for Stevie J to reignite spluttering Giants

Andrew Wu

Treasurer Scott Morrison leads his opposite number, Chris Bowen.

Voters give Morrison big ticks on economic management

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Labor maintains election-winning lead despite Bill Shorten nosedive

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Fairfax-Ipsos poll: No mistakes Morrison has grander ambitions

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Ross gittins

The economy is not what's dragging the Coalition down

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Peter Hartcher

Proof the voters are desperate for a different political story

ANALYSIS
Peter Hartcher

A Rohingya woman after a fight erupted during food distribution at a refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh

Turnbull urged to follow Abbott with intake of 20,000 refugees

Adam Gartrell

The Turnbull government wants the Liddell Power Station to operate for another five years from 2022, when it is supposed ...

Turnbull, AGL attempt to thrash out solution to coal plant stand-off

James Massola

Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida.

Hurricane Irma roars into Florida Keys, deadly storm surges

UPDATED

Kim Jong Un celebrates with nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb

Kim Jong-un celebrates but there's no new missile launch

A Rohingya woman after a fight erupted during food distribution at a refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis prompts plea by aid agencies for funds

Lindsay Murdoch

Residents stand in front of rubble from a partially collapsed building.

Death toll from massive Mexican quake rises

Voters for any party come from a wide cross-section of society.

The Liberals I know are not stuck in a time warp

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

The government has been trying to portray Bill Shorten as a socialist.

If Shorten's playing our memory lapses, he's not alone

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Illustration: Sam Bennett

Philanthropy can be the public interest's friend

COMMENT
John Daley

Christian Venter, ANZ's general manager of technology and digital banking, says "agile" working should require fewer staff.

ANZ Bank restructure to create '150 start-ups'

Clancy Yeates

Steve Bannon, ousted chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump, is the chairman of Brietbart.

Sleeping Giants arrives in Australia

Lucy Battersby

The Surfrider from Wet 'n' Wild Water World on the QLD Gold Coast.

Village Roadshow sale will be litmus test for Ardent Leisure

Carolyn Cummins

It's rational for business people to support high migration.

Using migration to boost growth isn't smart

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

US dollar seen extending 'freefall'

Timothy Moore

Government urges AGL to extend life of coal plant

Tracy Withers

'The crook, the retirement village and my mother'

Adele Ferguson

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Mercedes-Benz S-Class looks like a winner.

Start your engines: 13 new luxury cars we can't wait to drive in 2018

Luxury cars
Toby Hagon

<b>Calendar</b><br>
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar.

The 'Oscars of watches' announce the best of the best for 2017

Watches
Benjamen Judd

Financial stress is a leading cause of relationship breakdowns.

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The good performance of rare-earths miner, Lynas Corporation, has helped the Dartboard into third place

Lynas Corporation helps the Dartboard into third place

SHARES RACE
John Collett

Kat Logan is the co-founder of Buttercream Bakery.

Bold Businesses podcast: How Kat Logan used Instagram to become the queen of cakes

Cara Waters

Small businesses are seeing a clampdown on non-discretionary spending.

Is mortgage stress making your customers spend less?

Sylvia Pennington

null

Nuclear war fears: Japanese buying shelters

null

Turnbull: Sky won't fall in with marriage equality

null

Does Scott Morrison believe energy is affordable?

null

Eagles' epic after-the-siren win

Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons Sept 11

Younger stan august

The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

The other guy stan

Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - 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

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT.

Forget scary clowns, here's what It is really about

Karl Quinn

Margot Robbie attends a premiere for "I, Tonya" on day 2 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of ...

Could Margot Robbie be skating her way to an Oscar?

Andrea Mandell

Carrie Bickmore on the red carpet at the Logies.

What really goes on behind the scenes at the Logies

COMMENT
Andrew Hornery

Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce

Sex and sleaze: The Wire creator's new show isn't pretty

Karl Quinn

Erik Thomson from 800 Words

Erik Thomson on the key to acting in a long-running series

Bridget McManus

Ariana Grande asserts her power effortlessly.

Review: Ariana Grande asserts power through vocal highs

★★★½
Nicole Economos

Don Williams

Country music legend 'Gentle Giant' Don Williams dies aged 78

''If art wins, we all win,'' says Beck.

Beck returns from the brink with peppy album Colors

Andrew Murfett

The new Louvre Abu Dhabi.

French-designed 'Desert Louvre' in Abu Dhabi opening soon

The cast shines in a brilliant rendition of Angels in America.

Angels in America highlights the talent in Melbourne theatre scene

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Jennifer Lawrence in mother!, from Paramount Pictures and Protozoa Pictures. Jennifer Lawrence stars as the woman, with ...

Mother!, with Jennifer Lawrence, is the maddest film of the year

Karl Quinn

George Clooney and Amal Clooney decided on "normal" names for their children.

The Clooneys highlight a very modern problem: baby names

Natalie Reilly

Despite cultural differences there is still common ground when it comes to mothering.

What happens when grandparents have a cultural clash

Lisa Clifford

Holiday fiascos make for good stories later.

The worst holiday fiascos make for the best stories

Clem Ford: Nothing seems to cause as much whiplash as the contradictory emotions that come with parenting a small child.

The painfully contradicting lessons of parenthood

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Cooper “Hook. Line. Sinker” dress, $359.

The new way to wear stripes this spring

Georgie Gordon

A Mediterranean diet has been linked to better cardiovascular
health and increased life expectancy.

How European eating styles can foster better health

Lindy Alexander

My family is sick of take-away but I suddenly can't cook.

Dear Jess: How can I overcome my sudden aversion to cooking?

Jessica Rowe

Megan Irwin in Paris.

Four Australian fashionistas name the cities that inspire them

Jane Rocca

Pair a piece of cake with a glass of port.

A crowd-pleasing Portuguese orange and honey cake

Adam Liaw's mini meatball lasagne

Shake up your routine with these new spins on family favourites

There's a lot of sangiovese and a lot of "monts".

Why sangiovese is Italy's number one grape

<i></i>

12 things parents do that their children will (almost always) copy

Miki Agrawal with her breast pump at Burning Man.

Breastmilk lattes at Burning Man

Alanis Morissette & family

Alanis Morissette says PND started 'seconds' after her son's birth

Cape Town.

This was the greatest trip of my life, and nobody wants to know about it

Ben Groundwater

Precious sleep on a plane can help you avoid the worst of jetlag.

Letters: Why some airlines close window shades in daylight

Pioneertown's Mane Street.

Where you can stay at the world's coolest movie set

Kylie McLaughlin

The Nokia8 in steel (above) and tempered blue.

Nokia 8 review: return of the Finnish flagship

The OnePlus 5 can go toe-to-toe with the Android heavyweights, but with a mid-range price tag.

Hands on with the OnePlus 5 smartphone

COMMENT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with the Pentagon's test vehicle attached.

SpaceX launches secretive space drone for US government

LA Noir

L.A. Noire coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox, VR

Kotaku

Ads

Would you put ads on your phone for money?

We find out how Skoda's new seven-seat Kodiaq fares on a long-distance road trip.

Far out in a Skoda Kodiaq

Toby Hagon

2017 Honda CR-V VTi-L.

Road test: Honda CR-V seven-seater

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW X7 iPerformance concept.

BMW's Range Rover rival revealed

Greg Kable

Volkswagen I.D Crozz1.

Back to the drawing board for VW's electric SUV concept

Andrew Maclean

The Jaguar Future-Type virtual concept.

The Jaguar of 2040

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai has invested in a hydrogen station at its Sydney HQ.

Will SA become a hydrogen hub?

David McCowen

United goalkeeper Christopher Theodoridis jostles for position with the Greens' Matt Thurtell (centre).

Greens pip Bergers in NPL grand final extra-time

Michael Lynch

Black Heart Bart will be in the Makybe Diva Stakes.

Weights decision looms for Melbourne Cup runners

Patrick Bartley

Mebourne's Casper Ware sails to the basket in the NBL Blitz game against Perth Wildcats.

Melbourne United impress with NBL Blitz victory

Roy Ward

Fresh meat: Jordan Uelese held his own against the Springboks in his first Test.

Uelese unfazed by 'fresh meat' jibe in stellar Wallabies debut

Tom Decent

Mark Milligan, right, has been brought back for Victory.

Victory squad long on experience, short on numbers

Michael Lynch

Save articles for later.

Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.