Truthfully, a surprising new tactic appears in scam-land.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is “very pleased” with how his government handled the matter, but the women involved have yet to even receive an apology and are now taking legal action against Qatar Airways and Qatari officials.

Teachers are motivated by making a difference in students’ lives but unhappy about pay progression and career limitations.

Parents say failing to give their children a co-ed public high school option is forcing them to turn to the private school system

Research has examined the drivers of suicide among children and young people known to the child protection system.

The 2021 Myer Christmas Windows were unveiled on Sunday, with the theme of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has flagged a revival of the cruise ship industry to hit Australian shores before the end of the year.

Police have released photos and footage for the public to help identify people who could help with their investigation into Jeremiah Rivers’ disappearance.

The Opposition Leader said he did not “endorse extremism” and urged Victorians upset with vaccine mandates and proposed pandemic legislation to take their frustrations out at the ballot box.

An act of vandalism on a statue in Melbourne of Mahatma Gandhi has shocked Indian community leaders and drawn condemnation from the Australian Prime Minister.

From trouble with the waterworks to deadly cancer, the prostate seems to attract trouble for men. Yet diagnosing problems in this small gland is no straightforward matter – and nor is treating them. Why?

Bradshaw: “I did not appreciate or understand the inner workings or hierarchy.”

The climate change deal struck in Glasgow has many flaws, but at least it keeps the pressure on Australia to revise its weak 2030 target.

The community is mourning the death of Mr Fouras who was described as having the energy of a 20-year-old and having a strong passion for tackling homelessness.

Police are searching for the man who robbed six stores in almost seven hours overnight in north Brisbane.

A Victorian primary school’s education precinct, including early years playgroup and kinder, has been hailed as an example of improving access and participation in early learning.

Girls are missing school, being bullied and dealing with distress – all because we are not talking enough about periods, particularly with boys.

A partnership between the state’s fisheries authority and the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation will grow oysters native to Victoria at Lakes Entrance.

A successful Melbourne real estate agent who specialises in selling undeveloped land on the city’s suburban fringe has been charged with serious assault alongside two employees - also his nephews - after a brawl involving up to 15 men in a park.

Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as the state inched towards the 70 per cent double dose vaccinations.

Moree mayor Katrina Humphries said the decision was “very disappointing”, as NSW recorded 195 new local cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

We don’t just need climate action, we need climate justice, and right now we’re getting neither.

Geosciences Australia said the shallow magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported just after 9pm with the epicentre located 15 kilometres from Marble Bar.

As the Glasgow summit concluded, Australian experts called on the federal government to deliver more or risk putting the country’s future at risk.

Avalon Beach and its rock pool community hold special places in Sally Mayman's heart. Every dawn during the 2021 winter lockdown she photographed the oceans raw energy and power, as well as her serene beauty.

The Australian Red Cross’s longest-serving worker, Keryn Auld, has heard it all during her 40 years with the service, so she knows when there’s cause for alarm.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

Victoria has recorded 905 COVID-19 cases and four deaths as the Andrews government weighs substantial amendments to its controversial pandemic legislation that has sparked weeks of animated debate.

Homeless Victorians who were given a place to live in a lavish inner-city apartment building will be moved out after other residents complained of threats, public drug-taking and violence.

Instead of talking to crucial stake-holders and experts, the state government has curtailed debate and is trying to ram through pandemic laws that have obvious flaws.

By the time the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide starts in two weeks, another two veterans are likely to have taken their own lives. That’s not good enough.

Some students have received positive COVID-19 results two days before the rest of the school community was told to isolate.

Billionaire Andrew Forrest has become a true evangelist for green energy, particularly using hydrogen. From the COP in Glasgow, he says that burning fossil fuels now, with all that we know, is totally irresponsible.

Employers are increasingly using video CVs and computer interviews as part of the hiring process.

The bill before the NSW Parliament is meticulous, but it is flawed in a way that I am not sure can be fixed.

Doctors hope to begin trials next year of an Australian-developed AI algorithm that aims to help diagnose ear problems in Indigenous children in remote areas.

Lucia White from Balmain and her best mates originally intended to head to Byron Bay for Schoolies Week, but the change in dates for the HSC meant they had to cancel.

Longtime Byron Bay resident Fintan Callaghan and his two teenagers wound up homeless when they had to leave their rental unit and were unable to find other accommodation.

Drinkers are seeking the safety of the outdoors and embracing the city’s temperate climate after the COVID-19 lockdowns.

City of Sydney candidate Lyndon Gannon wants to convert the Goulburn Street Car Park into an arts space. What other car parks need a makeover?

Dance floors in nightclubs will have returned by the time the two-week party period kicks off for and coastal areas are shaping up as the destination of choice for Victorian school leavers.

Jess Taylor’s partner returned from the Afghanistan war and took his life after the Department of Veterans Affairs “left him to fend for himself”. She is one of hundreds affected by a national crisis

In six years since the greyhound racing industry was shut down amid claims of animal cruelty, $50 million in taxpayer funds has been used to target key problems. Insiders say it’s not enough.

Noor Ramazan packed one bag and bid his mother farewell, knowing he may never see her again. Yet he now knows how beautiful life can be.

Multi-billion dollar road tunnels under the north shore and Sydney Harbour will ease traffic congestion, the state government claims, but residents and a transport expert are not so sure.

The national park’s new name will reflect local Aboriginal heritage following a review into the colonial landowner Ben Boyd’s background.

Health authorities are concerned that double-dose COVID-19 vaccination rates for pregnant women are behind by up to 40 per cent, depending on the hospital.

How many investigations do we need to prove what we already know? The live export of animals is barbaric.

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State attorneys-general across the country agreed to support developing a proposal to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12.