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The Age
April 16, 2025
Egg freezing is on the rise: ‘Fertility insurance’, or a risky lottery?
The number of Australian women freezing their eggs is skyrocketing – but the proportion who actually use them is surprising.
The Age
April 16, 2025
The Hawks were ‘close to death’. These are the people who brought them back from the brink
Petty politics have been set side as the Hawks prepare to move to their new training base, the Kennedy Community Centre, at Dingley in Melbo...
The Age
April 16, 2025
‘It gives me goosebumps’: The graduation gift from the woman Yung calls ‘Mum’
In 2000, Vietnamese-born Yung was in Australia alone and living in a refuge. Then she met Sharman.
The Age
April 16, 2025
The real cost of living fix is renewables, not nuclear
Politicians know what brings down household bills. But the Coalition isn’t talking about it.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Standing in queues can be annoying. This is how I’ve learned to embrace it
There is no greater proof that you’ve found your tribe than lining up in an orderly fashion to reach a common goal.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Cancelling Suburban Rail Loop likely to cost billions
Insiders estimate the payout could exceed the $1.1 billion it cost the Andrews government to cancel the East West Link.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Harry Dutton’s big win a sobering lesson for Victorian Liberals who think they might do a Bradbury
There is little evidence that a party which has malingered in opposition for all but four years this century is ready to start making a comp...
The Age
April 16, 2025
‘Really deflating’: Melbourne house prices rise above $1.03 million
Home buyers hoping to snap up a bargain during the market downturn have been given a reality check as the latest data shows prices reboundin...
The Age
April 16, 2025
$25,000 short: Seven underpays journalists, then sells it as ‘good news’
So much for the end of the bad headlines for Seven. It’s now been revealed that it’s dealing with an underpayment controversy.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Albanese or Dutton? Our experts deliver their leaders’ debate verdicts
For most of our panellists, the debate was a close-run thing as leaders ducked and weaved under tough questioning.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Carlton manager under investigation after staff complaints
The club confirmed it was dealing with a “management matter” that has also caught the attention of the AFL’s integrity unit.
The Age
April 16, 2025
The difference between this Good Old Collingwood and last year’s
Star Magpies ruckman Darcy Cameron says two factors, in particular, are behind his side’s improvement in the opening stages of the season: e...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Where the wild things are: The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari
A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years...
The Age
April 16, 2025
As an American, I have never been more afraid for my country’s future
The world is now seeing Donald Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected fro...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Victoria falls 20,000 short on home-building target
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown the Victorian government falling well short of its building target of 80,000 hom...
The Age
April 16, 2025
No more monsters: Olympic surfing downsizes after the thrills of Teahupo’o
The 2028 Olympics will host surfing at an often criticised location, but squash will make its debut in a Hollywood film location.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Glenda was a teacher who made a schoolgirl cry. Then she tried one change
They’d had it with teaching. It was partly chemistry, partly Dorothy the Dinosaur that led Glenda and Jennifer into their new careers.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Matildas star Mary Fowler floored by ACL injury, Asian Cup availability in doubt
Mary Fowler is facing a race against time to be fit for the Matildas’ home Asian Cup campaign.
The Age
April 16, 2025
What did women ever do for Melbourne? Walk with me while I explain...
One of the highlights of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival is a celebratory stroll with our unsung heroines.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Could this be the best science story of 2025?
Put it this way: if I said “Peter Pan tadpole” would you like to know more?
The Age
April 16, 2025
Century-old shoe brand Wittner calls in administrators
The footwear business has more than 20 branded stores in Australia and New Zealand.
The Age
April 16, 2025
State of Melbourne funeral home ‘disgraceful, appalling’, experts tell court
The embalmer at a funeral home at the centre of a defamation case has rejected suggestions her preparation room was “disgraceful” after a co...
The Age
April 16, 2025
And Just Like That … Carrie and Aiden have reunited (again) for season three
The cat has made the cut, but will Aiden last the distance in the new season of The Sex and the City reboot?
The Age
April 16, 2025
I’ve followed our leaders for 10 elections now. Society is getting angrier
Protesters have always been liable to get angry. But the police presence during this election campaign shows that anger is getting worse.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Think footy games are dragging on this season? The numbers show you’re right
Once upon a time, an AFL coach simply had to ask their players for “120 minutes of effort”. But fresh analysis of the most recent AFL match...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Dutton thinks he can sell tax deductable housing to young voters. Good luck with that
It’s difficult to understand why the Coalition thinks rolling out a policy that can be easily compared to negative gearing will win people o...
The Age
April 16, 2025
‘Aggro, reckless’: Labor savages Dutton over Indonesia remarks
The Coalition has called on the Indonesian government to curtail its defence ties with Moscow by preventing Russian military aircraft from v...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Australians shun US travel as Trump sparks confusion, then backlash
Trade tariffs and a crackdown on immigration have created fear and confusion for US-bound visitors. More Australians are now avoiding the US...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Biden accuses Trump of causing damage and destruction in first 100 days
The former US president has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, but came out to deliver a speech ful...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Who are the far-right agitators who confronted the PM in a hotel lobby?
One of the men said people should train “to be able to kill” and posted footage of himself wielding machine guns and rocket launchers.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Mayor suspended from council just six months after election
Aidan McLindon has been suspended from his role as a Whittlesea councillor over repeated allegations of poor behaviour and claims he made st...
The Age
April 16, 2025
‘Punished him enough’: Yze backs Balta to return to AFL side
Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault over a December attack on a man...
The Age
April 16, 2025
China’s risky move to ban Boeing’s planes
China has told its domestic airlines not to order Boeing planes or US parts. That will hurt America’s biggest exporter of manufactured goods...
The Age
April 16, 2025
‘This is my tell-all moment’: Chris Lilley revives Mr G in new project
Take your shoes off and find a spot on the floor, Mr G is back. But not in the way fans might hope.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Pictures capture Prince William’s hope - and heartbreak - during Champions League thriller
Princes William and George rode the rollercoaster as their beloved team, Aston Villa, took on the star-studded Paris Saint-Germain.
The Age
April 16, 2025
A new name, first-ever birthday party: Man speaks out after 20 years as ‘prisoner’ in childhood home
In his first public comments, the Connecticut man – who set the house on fire in his desperation to escape captivity – said he wanted justic...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Crossbench MPs in talks with Labor, Coalition over Speaker’s job
In a hung parliament, giving the Speaker’s job to an independent MP would give a major party back a precious vote.
The Age
April 16, 2025
What made Mahalia Barnes say yes to Jesus Christ Superstar
Barnes has been surrounded by music her whole life, but it took a very particular set of circumstances for her to take on her first musical.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Planning a trip to Trump’s America? I need to change your mind
The land of the free is far from the exciting, welcoming country it once was. Trump’s autocracy now greets you at the border.
The Age
April 16, 2025
$100 leggings for five bucks? The viral TikTok post taunting US consumers
Chinese manufacturers purportedly behind big-name American brands are hitting back at US tariffs. But experts are questioning their legitima...
The Age
April 16, 2025
Gene Hackman’s home infested with rats carrying disease that killed wife
The Oscar-winning actor and his wife died within a week of each other in February.
The Age
April 16, 2025
Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: PM seeking ‘clarification’ over Russian request to house long-range aircraft in Indonesia as Dutton questions potential ‘catastrophic’ failure
Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election campaign, with 17 days to go until polling day.
The Age
April 16, 2025
‘It wasn’t hard’: Man who confronted PM in hotel lobby walked straight in
A man who claims he ambushed Anthony Albanese has said he walked straight into a Melbourne hotel lobby, despite increased security measures...
The Age
April 15, 2025
Sydney woman dies after running through glass door to flee alleged attacker
Claire Austin was allegedly trying to escape a domestic violence incident in her eastern suburbs unit when she was fatally injured.
The Age
April 15, 2025
‘The knives are out’: Dutton has to win over voters, and win back his party
If Peter Dutton loses the election, this past weekend will be seen as a key moment of the campaign, when one of his allies drove a nail into...
The Age
April 15, 2025
There’s a body on the floor. What happens next is up to Luke Arnold
The star of Scrublands relies on his personal “BS meter” when it comes to navigating a crime scene.
The Age
April 15, 2025
Rivals still sniffing to see if price is right for Petracca, Oliver trades
A winless start to the season has kept Melbourne’s off-season dramas running. Even speculation about the future of their two star midfielder...
The Age
April 15, 2025
Schools urged to fight back against bickering, online harassment and toxic gossip in parents’ WhatsApp groups
Parents’ WhatsApp chat groups have become so “diabolically bad” for schools that experts are urging educators to fight back through the cour...
The Age
April 15, 2025
It’s the end of an era for a much-loved, recently hatted Fitzroy North bistro
It’s the final weeks of a 14-year-old favourite that’s in its “golden period”. And what could come next equals a big change in direction.
The Age
April 15, 2025