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Travel disruption for Australians as Middle East flights scrapped
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (46+ words) Thousands of Australian travellers have been left grounded after flights to the Middle East were cancelled or postponed. Thousands of Australian travellers have been left grounded after flights to the Middle East were cancelled or postponed. Updated March 2, 2026 " 6:08am,first published…...
Australian travellers stranded as closed airspace results in flight cancellations
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (44+ words) Closed airspace across the Middle East has plunged travel plans into chaos around Australia and the world. Closed airspace across the Middle East has plunged travel plans into chaos around Australia and the world. Updated March 1, 2026 " 12:20pm,first published 12:18pm...
Three Cups, one Diva: Remembering the horse who rewrote the record books
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1625+ words) Lee Freedman's voice had a slight tremble when he spoke moments after Makybe Diva galloped into history at Flemington. Beneath baking sunshine and in front of 106,479 awestruck fans, his horse had done the impossible. "Go out and find the smallest…...
Fire at Melbourne care home sees residents evacuated
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (40+ words) Dozens of elderly residents have been evacuated from a Melbourne care home after a fire. Dozens of elderly residents have been evacuated from a Melbourne care home after a fire. Updated February 28, 2026 " 7:46am,first published 7:43am...
Two teens charged after allegedly stabbing stranger with large knife at Bondi Beach
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (323+ words) Updated February 28, 2026 " 1:41pm,first published February 28, 2026 " 6:22am Two teenage boys, both on bail, have been charged over the alleged stabbing of a man with a large knife at Bondi Beach on Friday night. Emergency services were called at 9.15pm to a street just…...
It took me months to interview the man behind Melbourne’s laneway culture. Few people even know his name
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1606+ words) For 40 years, Con Christopoulos has owned and operated dozens of the city's most recognisable venues - yet few Melburnians have heard of him. In the third instalment of an Age series profiling the city's restaurant tycoons, we look at how he…...
Super-sized CBD or soaring suburbs: The competing visions to reshape Melbourne
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1413+ words) February 27, 2026 " 7:30pm When Opposition Leader Jess Wilson toppled crime-focused Brad Battin as Liberal leader late last year, she sought to make housing affordability a key plank of the party's re-election pitch. Now, with less than nine months until the November election,…...
The man who built modern Melbourne – from the MCG, to Marvel to our first skyscraper
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (987+ words) February 27, 2026 " 7:00pm Daryl Jackson, the son of a bank manager, was born and spent his early childhood in Clunes, the town that gave Victoria its gold rush when the precious metal was found there in 1850. The little old town is replete…...
The American investigator who exposed Melbourne’s mafia was ignored
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (67+ words) In 1962, rival families fought for control of Queen Victoria Market. John T. Cusack warned of the mafia's power. He was ignored, until his report came true. In 1962, rival families fought for control of Queen Victoria Market. John T. Cusack warned of the…...
Sinkhole in Sydney CBD forces school to close
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (554+ words) February 27, 2026 " 12:47pm A large hole has opened on a busy CBD street, forcing the closure of a nearby school and cutting water supply to nearby businesses. It comes after the city was hit by flash flooding on Thursday night, triggering dozens…...