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Fiona Caffery never thought she’d be looking for a job at 58. The small business owner was planning on working for another five years before selling her travel agency, scaling back her hours and retiring. “That’s all been thrown out of the window,” she says. Like many operators in the travel industry, the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on Caffery’s small, but previously profitable, business in Melbourne’s Malvern East. While Caffery has seen her share of di...

Those who shun vaccine responsible for viral path We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 21, 2021 — 10.00pm Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. IMMUNISATION Those who shun vaccine responsible for viral path I have observed anti-vaccination protesters holding up signs stating “Not anti-vax, pro-choice”. And this is of course true; as sovereign citizens in a vibr...

Too often Facebook’s view is: “It’s not our problem” February 19, 2021 — 10.30pm Save Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. FACEBOOK Too often Facebook’s view is: “It’s not our problem” After years as a consumer trying to obtain help from Facebook for privacy/safety issues and being ignored, I am not surprised by its latest ...

Image: Bennetts Real Estate News flash: Australia isn’t about crocodiles and kangaroos any more. It’s about oat milk lattes and f*ck off mansions. Talking about property prices has become a national obsession and there’s a good reason for it: house prices in Australia – for desirable suburbs at least – have lost the plot. Sydney, for instance, today commands some of the highest prices for property (compared to residents’ average annual salaries) anywhere in the world, with residents...

Victoria’s sacrifice appears to have been for nothing We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 17, 2021 — 10.00pm Save Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. LOCKDOWN ENDS It will be no comfort to the thousands of businesses and millions of Victorians who can now pick up the pieces, after Daniel Andrews’ latest “snap” lockdown (“Victoriaâ...

Let’s focus on keeping local businesses afloat We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 14, 2021 — 10.30pm Save Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Michael Leunig To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. COVID-19 Let’s focus on keeping local businesses afloat I am dismayed to be back in lockdown but given the circumstances and possible consequences ...

Some crafty cyclist in Melbourne decided to ride all around the Eastern Suburbs and trace out the shape of a giant Mario on Strava.

The Ice Volcano is growing. Found at Letchworth State Park south of Rochester, New York, the unique weather phenomenon is attracting Old Faithful like attention

The Ice Volcano is growing in Letchworth State Park.

Courageous opener stood firm when chips were down We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 4, 2021 — 1.44pm Save Normal text size COLIN McDONALD 1928 - 2021 Australia’s consistent opening batsman Colin McDonald, who died last month aged 92, is remembered most for his sole resistance against England’s off-spinner Jim Laker in the July 1956 Old Trafford Test. McDonald had top-scored with 32 and 89 as Laker with incredibly mes...