Opinion
Antisemitism
More than one community, this was an attack on Melbourne’s multicultural fabric
If the attackers hoped to deter us from practising our faith and culture, it simply will not work. On this past Sabbath, I held my Jewish identity closer.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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‘Gosh they’re savvy’: It’s no porky, feral pigs are wreaking havoc across Victoria
Feral pigs are on the march in Victoria. The damage they leave in their wake is immense.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Who are the members of the Adass Israel community?
The Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne’s inner south-east, which was firebombed in the early hours of Friday, is a central meeting point for prayer and study for this ultra-orthodox Jewish group.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Crime
‘An act of hate’: Counter-terrorism police to investigate synagogue firebombing
The attack – widely condemned as an act of antisemitism – caused extensive damage, gutting the building and leaving charred ruins, a tangle of wiring and a collapsed roof.
- by Cameron Houston, Cassandra Morgan, Chip Le Grand and Benjamin Preiss
As it happened: Jim Chalmers plays down PM suggestion; Deepest hit to living standards on record
Stay updated on today’s top stories with the national news blog.
- by Josefine Ganko and Benjamin Preiss
‘Chaos’: Parks Victoria under review as national parks promises broken
Speculation is rife within the sector that, at the end of the review process, Parks Victoria could be folded into the environment department.
- by Bianca Hall and Benjamin Preiss
When it comes to pier length, size does matter
Victoria once had piers stretching 500 metres into Port Phillip Bay. Now a push is under way to restore one to its former glory.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘An existential issue’: Property speculation threatening Victoria’s food bowl
Farmers and government MPs want stronger protection for prime land on the outskirts of Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat, but are voluntary legal contracts enough?
- by Benjamin Preiss
An Indigenous woman and a colonial descendant have come together in an unlikely alliance
‘We would get healing’: A push is on to overhaul place names celebrating white settlers who played a part in Aboriginal massacres and dispossession.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Overreach or cultural protection? The fight over rock climbing in western Victoria
Rock climbers once had unfettered access at Dyurrite. That’s all changing now and tensions are simmering over this world-class rock climbing destination.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Victorian council election results 2024 LIVE updates: Suspected postal vote tampering in council elections
All the updates on the results in Victoria’s local government elections.
- by Rachael Dexter, Tom Cowie, Adam Carey, Sophie Aubrey, Benjamin Preiss, Patrick Hatch and Cara Waters