Government cannot keep failing VCE students at exam time
Editorial
VCE

Government cannot keep failing VCE students at exam time

Year after year there have been serious problems with exams. It is simply not good enough.

  • The Age's View

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Melbourne Cup 2024 in photos:all the colour,fashion and action
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Melbourne Cup 2024 in photos:all the colour,fashion and action

A collection of the best of our Melbourne Cup coverage,from fashion to the races and everything in between.

Time to end political point-scoring over freed detainees and crime
Editorial
Immigration

Time to end political point-scoring over freed detainees and crime

The current blame game is setting a low bar for Australia’s political discourse. A sober,balanced assessment of the problem is urgently required.

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Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
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Opinion

Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes

Projections that the state’s debt would rise from $135.9 billion this year to $187.8 billion by mid-2028 highlight a need for drastic action.

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Royal Exhibition Building must be restored to its former glory

Royal Exhibition Building must be restored to its former glory

The building should be a source of civic pride and a monument to when Melbourne became a bustling metropolis on the world stage.

  • byThe Age's View
Guard rails are needed around proliferation of AI
Opinion
AI

Guard rails are needed around proliferation of AI

The rapid proliferation of new technology that can write,talk and even see for us presents us with the responsibility to negotiate some minefields.

  • byThe Herald's View
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Agencies need support to tackle violence in schools
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Crime

Agencies need support to tackle violence in schools

The state government must play a greater role co-ordinating the institutions that have the expertise to address the causes of this growing violence.

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Sports gambling ads crying out for tighter restrictions

Sports gambling ads crying out for tighter restrictions

Sporting codes themselves could no doubt play a larger role in working to curtail the scourge of gambling advertising.

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Time to talk about the risks of the Adonis complex

Time to talk about the risks of the Adonis complex

Males are just as susceptible to the pressures of impossible body standards presented in movies,magazines and social media.

  • byThe Herald's View
Mining and gas giants must do more to right wrongs of the past

Mining and gas giants must do more to right wrongs of the past

Australia’s mining and gas companies have reaped billions of dollars from their operations on the traditional lands of Indigenous Australians. It’s time they returned the favour.

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Albanese government has made a strong start,but challenges lie ahead

Albanese government has made a strong start,but challenges lie ahead

On the questions of power with integrity,success in implementing policies and improving the state of the nation,the Albanese government has so far done well.

  • byThe Age's View