Into the fire zone – and after the smoke clears

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.

  • byPatrick Elligett

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There’s a reason we do things differently

There’s a reason we do things differently

A note from The Age’s new editor,Patrick Elligett.

  • byPatrick Elligett
State government windfall tax stalls plans for new suburb

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.

  • byDamien Ractliffe,Patrick Elligett andMichael Fowler
Victoria on tenterhooks as cabinet mulls snap lockdown over Holiday Inn cluster

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.

  • byRachael Dexter,Paul Sakkal andPatrick Elligett
Charity pledge on hefty MP pay increase slammed as'weasel words'

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.

  • byPatrick Elligett,Sumeyya Ilanbey,Rachel Eddie andMichael Fowler
The world in 2020:what to expect

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.

  • byJames Massola,Matthew Knott,Eryk Bagshaw,Lia Timson,Patrick Elligett andBevan Shields
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Australian Jewish community slams Israel's'deplorable'appointment

Australian Jewish community slams Israel's'deplorable'appointment

Israel's new Health Minister has denied attempting to prevent the extradition to Australia of alleged paedophile school principal Malka Leifer.

  • byPatrick Elligett
From'treasure island'to world's newest nation? What is happening in Bougainville?

From'treasure island'to world's newest nation? What is happening in Bougainville?

One of Australia's neighbours is poised to become the world's newest nation. But there are still a few more forks in the road on the nation's long path to peace.

  • byPatrick Elligett
The smell that triggers Dorsa's memories of life in a war zone

The smell that triggers Dorsa's memories of life in a war zone

Australian Dorsa Nazemi-Salman explains how she stayed positive when surrounded by violence during a 30-month stint with the Red Cross in South Sudan.

  • byPatrick Elligett
Protester shot,acid attack reported in escalating Hong Kong violence

Protester shot,acid attack reported in escalating Hong Kong violence

Hong Kong police have confirmed the shooting of a protester and an acid attack on reporters in violent clashes coinciding with China's National Day.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey andPatrick Elligett
Kylie Moore-Gilbert named as woman sentenced to 10 years'jail in Iran

Kylie Moore-Gilbert named as woman sentenced to 10 years'jail in Iran

The identity of a University of Melbourne academic sentenced to 10 years'jail in Iran has been confirmed as Middle East politics specialist Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert.

  • byPatrick Elligett andYan Zhuang