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July 10, 2026
Telstra planned to avoid this meltdown. Can you trust their plan to fix it?
Fronting a press conference shortly after flying back from holidays, chief executive Vicki Brady was across her brief, and asking for custom...
The Age
July 10, 2026
How audio erotica is making women the main characters of sex
The boyfriend experience, moaning and aftercare are all part of a booming industry that’s taking pleasure and romance seriously.
The Age
July 10, 2026
How a ‘stinker’ and suspension gave this Blue the wake-up call he needed
April was a dark time at Princes Park. As lead after lead was squandered, and the walls closed in on then coach Voss, Will Hayward battled h...
The Age
July 10, 2026
Neil tapped on with a bank card. Then a grifter started asking to inspect tickets
Neil is among tens of thousands of Victorians now using a bank card to tap on for their train commute. An alleged conman shook his enthusias...
The Age
July 10, 2026
Man accused of murdering of mother of two in Melbourne’s east
Srinivas Achanta appeared in court on Friday accused of killing Lavanya Achanta in a Vermont home with two children inside.
The Age
July 10, 2026
Derryn Hinch has died, aged 82
The man known as the Human Headline died on Friday.
The Age
July 10, 2026
Human remains found in search for missing 13-year-old girl
The remains are believed to be those of a missing teenage girl who was last seen over a week ago.
The Age
July 10, 2026
Firebombs, casual labour and encrypted apps: The terrifying efficiency of Big Crime
As Big Crime is Big Business, Naked City is releasing the Australian Organised Crime end of financial year report. And business is booming.
The Age
July 10, 2026
‘My lungs were full of water’: Vicky cheated death on a refugee boat. Now she’s on Australia’s Commonwealth Games team
Pulled unconscious from the Mediterranean Sea as a baby, Vicky Belando Nicholson will now represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in G...
The Age
July 10, 2026
Meghan and children to join Prince Harry in London, could meet King
The Duchess of Sussex and her children, Archie and Lilibet, are now expected to fly into the UK this week in the latest twist in the on-off...
The Age
July 10, 2026
Is Botox bogan? I thought I wanted an ‘old-money face’, but the real me needs a little help
I wanted to see my wrinkles as road maps to a life well lived, until I stopped recognising the face in the mirror.
The Age
July 10, 2026
Telstra boss: ‘We have let our customers and Australians down’
Vicki Brady has addressed the outages for the first time after ending her leave early and flying back to Australia.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Melbourne’s last remaining Miznon restaurant announces closure
The Israeli street-food restaurant, open for nearly 10 years, will serve its last pitas this weekend.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Pianist loses unfair dismissal case against orchestra
Jayson Gillham has lost his case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
The Age
July 9, 2026
This may be Melbourne’s luckiest address: 888 Doncaster Road sells for $8.8m
Number 8 stands for luck in Chinese culture, and the building’s sale price may be no coincidence.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Justin Baldoni addresses ‘traumatic’ Blake Lively legal battle for the first time
The pair reached a settlement in May after a bitter lawsuit stemming from the production of the film It Ends with Us in which they both star...
The Age
July 9, 2026
One neglected economic element in Labor’s agenda will come back to bite them, and us
Can Albanese and Chalmers find a fresh model for growth that stops Australia turning into a permanently sclerotic nation where people feel m...
The Age
July 9, 2026
The 107-year-old rule at the heart of a legal bid to block a new childcare centre
In the inner east, there are too many kids and not enough childcare places. A local council wants to bypass a World War I-era restriction to...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Karl Stefanovic’s love affair with the British far right blooms
Former Today host Stefanovic is doing better than his old show weeks after leaving Nine, at least on a superficial measure. But that success...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Which foreign prime minister visited Melbourne this week? Take The Age quiz
Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Should you be worried about Qantas cancelling flights due to the fuel crisis?
A reader this week is worried about an upcoming flight to London, given the ongoing instability in the Middle East.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Matcha, ranch dressing or a chocolate fix: The world’s best food souvenirs
Whether you’re in Japan, the US, France or even Dubai, here are the local food items you should bring back to enjoy at home.
The Age
July 9, 2026
I used to be amazing at parallel parking. What went wrong?
Backing a car into a tight space is not for the faint-hearted.
The Age
July 9, 2026
‘Turnoff audits’ and solo trips: Relationship experts share their best tips
Whether you’re wondering how to start a difficult conversation or just want to feel closer to your partner, these experts have advice.
The Age
July 9, 2026
The secret talks to bring the Indian Premier League to Australia
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese will be at the MCG on Friday alongside cricket and AFL bosses for a series of announcemen...
The Age
July 9, 2026
‘We Indians infuse the world’: Thousands cheer Narendra Modi at stadium extravaganza
In front of an estimated 20,000 people, the Indian prime minister said that just as sugar sweetens milk, Indians integrate and sweeten socie...
The Age
July 9, 2026
How a ceasefire may turn into a forever war
The role of the United States in international affairs is called into question by readers.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Writer, director and actor times two: Harvey Zielinski’s debut double act
The trans actor makes his directorial debut with a film in the hunt for big prizes at two major festivals.
The Age
July 9, 2026
‘I’m a better person for doing this’: The pharmacist helping terminally ill Victorians die peacefully
Michael Dooley has spent years of his career working in hospitals. But he says his work in the state’s voluntary assisted dying scheme has c...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Is ‘cognitive endurance’ the antidote in the age of distraction?
The atrophy of attention has an impact on our minds, stress levels and physical performance. Could this be the answer?
The Age
July 9, 2026
‘I’ve seen a lot of Monet’s water lilies. Do I really need to see any more?’
Monet, Matisse, Picasso, van Gogh: Why it’s worth seeing works by art’s biggest names in person rather than on a page or screen.
The Age
July 9, 2026
‘Wizard’ ruled out as star teammate’s season jeopardised by ‘complicated’ neck injury
The Hawks are being conservative with Watson and have ruled the star out for another week.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Gout Gout injures hamstring, will miss under-20 world championships
Australian sprinter Gout Gout won’t compete in the under-20 world championships after injuring his hamstring while training in Brisbane on W...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Ex-trainee doctor pleads guilty to filming hundreds of people using hospital toilets
Dozens of victims watched court proceedings via video link on Thursday as Ryan Cho sat alone and unmoving in the front row while his charges...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Melbourne suburbs where the number of homes at flood risk just jumped eightfold
The number of homes at risk of flood across Melbourne’s west and south-western suburbs has spiked drastically, following similar patterns in...
The Age
July 9, 2026
The Fed is divided. But its ‘hawks’ are likely to prevail and face Trump’s wrath
If the AI boom, the war in the Middle East and Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to fuel inflation, “almost all” members of the Federal Reserv...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Forget the sisterhood, these acid-tongued drag queens are getting mean
The first Australian Drag Roast tour is a chance to test the theory that destroying your nearest and dearest in public is a mark of respect.
The Age
July 9, 2026
Excusez moi! No foreign words here, s’il vous plait
The new hard right is affronted by immigrants who don’t speak English well. Almost 1000 years ago, a conqueror invaded Britain and injected...
The Age
July 9, 2026
I used to think I was tough for playing footy seven days after a concussion. I was wrong
It used to be that if a footballer copped a knock to the head, their first instinct was “I’ll be right”. But that culture has changed, and t...
The Age
July 9, 2026
Ice-creams, selfies and the Federer twins: Cruz Hewitt hype is building at Wimbledon
Cruz Hewitt is the son of a champion, but he is starting to make his own mark, and the buzz is growing louder at Wimbledon.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Thick fog in Melbourne to linger until midday
Melburnians woke to a murky, chilly morning on Thursday, the thickest fog yet in a week of misty mornings.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Victorians enter a second day with no regional trains
Dozens of V/Line services remain halted as the impacts of Wednesday’s nationwide Telstra outage continue.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Trump launches second night of strikes against Iran
The US launched the new strikes as the ceasefire and tentative peace deal continues to fray following renewed Iranian aggression in the Stra...
The Age
July 8, 2026
This city became my favourite place in the world, once they got rid of the guns
I cried when I first visited this European capital as a child. Now I visit every year to embrace its never-ending changes.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Public to get rare chance to sleep in Royal Exhibition Building
Six hundred people will be the first since World War II to sleep inside one of Melbourne’s most famous buildings.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Not a misquote, not a backdown: Top lawyer accuses Allan of ‘unacceptable’ verballing
Geoffrey Watson says he completely stands by his “conservative” estimate that Labor-enabled misconduct cost taxpayers $15 billion.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Separation Street: The development dividing Melbourne’s inner north
In an area that is crying out for more housing, residents are split on the merits of a plan to turn vacant industrial land into a developmen...
The Age
July 8, 2026
Bent axles and broken trust: How potholes are firing a rebellion against Jacinta Allan
Potholes are an emblem of regional anger now simmering at a level we haven’t seen in Victoria since the end of the Kennett government.
The Age
July 8, 2026
Melbourne’s top 10 cosy critic-approved restaurants from the Good Food Guide
One does a beef bourguignon “that would make Julia Child ask for seconds”. Another makes one of Melbourne’s best Thai noodle soups. Here’s w...
The Age
July 8, 2026