Ashleigh McMillan
Ashleigh McMillan is a breaking news reporter at The Age.
Williamstown ice-cream shop gutted by fire in second suspicious blaze
An ice-cream store has again been targeted by arsonists – the sixth suspicious fire on a main shopping strip in the suburb in past few years.
- Ashleigh McMillan and Roy Ward
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ACM chairman Antony Catalano checking into rehab after assault charges
Prominent media owner Antony Catalano has apologised after he was charged with assault and accused of dragging a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles.
- Cameron Houston and Ashleigh McMillan
US-Iran war as it happened: Trump orders Iran to back down in fiery post; nine killed as hundreds storm US consulate
The US has joined Israel in launching a daylight attack on Iran’s capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city’s downtown. Follow our rolling coverage.
- Supratim Adhikari, Alexander Darling, Lynette Eyb, Ellen Connolly, Jessica McSweeney, Ashleigh McMillan and Angus Delaney
Lorraine Bayly, who became ‘Australia’s mum’ in The Sullivans, dies aged 89
The Australian legend of stage and screen is being remembered as a “vibrant” and talented actor after her death on Saturday morning.
- Ashleigh McMillan
‘She did not deserve this’: Mother allegedly murdered by neighbour outside her home
The son of Melonie McKay found out his mother had been struck by a car on social media. Later, a man was charged with her murder.
- Cassandra Morgan and Ashleigh McMillan
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested as it happened: Former prince returns to Sandringham estate after being in custody for 11 hours; police ask protection officers what they ‘saw or heard’
Follow for live updates as the fallout from the former prince’s arrest continues.
- Ashleigh McMillan
Graffiti attack sours end of Melbourne’s annual Midsumma Festival
Event organisers say the slogans – which were plastered across marquees, shopfronts and homes around Fitzroy – fail to advance difficult conversations within the community.
- Ashleigh McMillan
Victoria Bushfires as it happened: 11 major fires rage, 130 properties lost as State of Disaster declared; Total fire ban until Sunday
A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.
- Ashleigh McMillan, Isabel McMillan and Jackson Graham
Why Victoria’s usually pristine beaches are being invaded by bluebottles
Thousands of stingers have been washing up on Victorian shores. Here’s what to do if you get stung.
- Ashleigh McMillan
Grief and defiance as Melbourne women gather for Bondi vigil
Dressed in white, a group of Jewish and non-Jewish women gathered to remember the victims of the Bondi shooting one week on.
- Ashleigh McMillan and Roy Ward