A simple guide to time travel and a farewell from a household name
Michael Leunig has filed his final cartoon for the readers of The Age. For nostalgia’s sake, we went and found his first.
- by Patrick Elligett
Latest
Quizzing the quizmaster: How The Age sets the Superquiz
The Age has some of the best and toughest quizzes in the business. This is how we compile them.
- by Patrick Elligett and Chris Berry
How The Age chooses which letters to publish
Deputy opinion editor Damien Nowicki reveals how The Age chooses which letters to run, and tips on getting yours published.
- by Patrick Elligett and Damien Nowicki
What Treasury and its friends spend on branded keep cups and commemorative coins
Liberal senator Jane Hume asked Treasury and its associated agencies the tough question on branded merchandise. The answers caught CBD’s eye.
- by Mathew Dunckley and Patrick Elligett
Understanding the world and our place in it
Our foreign correspondents face innumerable challenges in their quest to help us make sense of the world, but in strange times like these, their reporting is something we certainly need.
- by Patrick Elligett
Opinion
Note From The Editor
In the modern-day duel, journalists always lose
Australia’s defamation laws make journalism harder. Even when the media wins.
- by Patrick Elligett
Into the fire zone – and after the smoke clears
When disaster strikes, The Age has a crucial role to play both during and after the crisis.
- by Patrick Elligett
Exclusive
Property prices
State government windfall tax stalls plans for new suburb
A plan to turn Sandown Racecourse into a new suburb the size of Wangaratta has stalled as a result of a new state government tax that would cost the site’s owners hundreds of millions of dollars.
- by Damien Ractliffe, Patrick Elligett and Michael Fowler
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
Victoria on tenterhooks as cabinet mulls snap lockdown over Holiday Inn cluster
High-level talks on whether to ratchet up restrictions are underway after the Holiday Inn cluster swelled to 13 cases overnight. The Premier is expected to hold a press conference at 1pm.
- by Rachael Dexter, Paul Sakkal and Patrick Elligett
Charity pledge on hefty MP pay increase slammed as 'weasel words'
Unions, the opposition and an advocate for Australia's growing number of unemployed say they are unimpressed by the government's pledge to donate pay increases.
- by Patrick Elligett, Sumeyya Ilanbey, Rachel Eddie and Michael Fowler
The world in 2020: what to expect
As the new year dawns, our correspondents take a look at the issues to watch around the world.
- by James Massola, Matthew Knott, Eryk Bagshaw, Lia Timson, Patrick Elligett and Bevan Shields
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