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When did the ‘6 o’clock swill’ end? Test yourself with The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with The Age’s weekly quiz.

by Stephen Brook and Eliza Sum

Jimmy Hu and Kerry Huang, owners of Dragon Sushi at Prahran Market.

City life

Prahran Market customers petitioned to save this dated shop. Now it’s had an eviction reprieve

by Lachlan Abbott

Australian schools need to take a different approach to truancy.

Education

‘Schools become a prison’: Parents must take responsibility for truancy, expert says

by Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle

Demand for IVF services remains strong but providers acknowledge COVID cases are causing widespread interruptions to services.

IVF

‘Completely unacceptable’: Minister lashes Monash IVF after second embryo transfer bungle

by Grant McArthur

The cold snap crossing the country added 26 centimetres to the storm total at Mount Buller as of Sunday morning.

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Weather

Mass car rescue on Mount Hotham as farmers welcome the rain

by Alexander Darling, Benjamin Preiss and Cassandra Morgan

Transport

Chapel Street speed limits are set to be reduced to 30km/h.

City life

Revheads in retreat as Chapel Street speed limit slashed to 30km/h

by Adam Carey

Southern Cross station closed off on Tuesday morning.

Public transport

Disruption to morning train commutes easing after police incident at Southern Cross Station

by Alexander Darling

The road issue that caused long delays on the Princes Freeway. Composite.

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Traffic

‘Human error’: Transport department apologises for road works that triggered freeway crashes, delays

by Patrick Hatch, Debbie Cuthbertson, Alexander Darling and Cassandra Morgan

Motorists face hours-long delays on the Princes Freeway after multiple crashes involving a truck and at least 10 cars — 2:00

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Motorists face hours-long delays on the Princes Freeway

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Crime & Courts

Sanar Ghanim, 34, after being shot in Bali on Saturday night.

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Crime

Australian arrested in Bali over fatal shooting ambush at villa

by Amilia Rosa and Sherryn Groch

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Mushroom trial

‘Who would kill these kind people?’: Defence says lack of motive shows mushroom deaths were accidental

by Erin Pearson

Former Monash IVF chief operating officer Hamish Hamilton.

IVF

Embattled Monash IVF moves to block defecting executive’s move to rival

by Grant McArthur

Erin Patterson.

Mushroom trial

Mushroom cook sat on her hands and peddled fiction while her family members died, court told

by Erin Pearson

Local council

A car being towed from a clearway zone on Sydney Road in Brunswick in 2024.

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Local council

This council overcharged up to $12m in parking fines for a decade. Here’s how to get your money back

by Kieran Rooney

Architect David Wagner at the MPavilion in the Queen Victoria Gardens.

City life

Council to decide if Tadao Ando’s pavilion is global artwork or expensive risk to public safety

by Cara Waters

Maribyrnong Truck Action Group president Martin Wurt has been campaigning against heavy trucks in the inner-west.

City life

Bigger trucks, night runs: Port’s plan to handle doubling traffic draws fury

by Sophie Aubrey

The former Hoffman Brickworks site.

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City life

No one will fix this heritage chimney. It’s costing owners thousands of dollars

by Rachael Dexter

Adam Seidel.

City life

The day the music died? Busker numbers falling as passers-by stop donating

by Gemma Grant

Jimmy Hu and Kerry Huang, owners of Dragon Sushi at Prahran Market.

City life

Prahran Market customers petitioned to save this dated shop. Now it’s had an eviction reprieve

by Lachlan Abbott

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City life

Chapel Street speed limits are set to be reduced to 30km/h.

City life

Revheads in retreat as Chapel Street speed limit slashed to 30km/h

Stonnington councillors have voted unanimously to trial lower speed limits, but that won’t mean the end of “chap laps”.

by Adam Carey

A car being towed from a clearway zone on Sydney Road in Brunswick in 2024.

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Local council

This council overcharged up to $12m in parking fines for a decade. Here’s how to get your money back

Merri-bek City Council will launch the refund scheme for 11 different types of parking fines after an administrative error resulted in motorists paying at least $40 more than permitted.

by Kieran Rooney

Photo of New Abbotsford convent CEO Justine Hyde near the Abbotsford Convent on Monday 16 June 2025.

City life

Abbotsford Convent fights plan to ‘wall off’ iconic spire with retirement village

by Rachael Dexter

Architect David Wagner at the MPavilion in the Queen Victoria Gardens.

City life

Council to decide if Tadao Ando’s pavilion is global artwork or expensive risk to public safety

by Cara Waters

Maribyrnong Truck Action Group president Martin Wurt has been campaigning against heavy trucks in the inner-west.

City life

Bigger trucks, night runs: Port’s plan to handle doubling traffic draws fury

by Sophie Aubrey

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