Rachael Ward
Rachael Ward is a journalist in the City team at The Age. Contact her at rachael.ward@theage.com.au
Palestinian flag to be lowered from city hall after fiery debate
Shouting erupted during a vote to remove a Palestinian flag from a northern suburbs council chamber where it has flown for more than two years.
- Rachael Dexter and Rachael Ward
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This was once one of Melbourne’s best shopping strips. Locals are fed up with crime and empty shops
Residents in this well-off suburb say antisocial behaviour and crime are on the rise, and they are pushing to reclaim the community.
- Rachael Ward
NDAs tied to infrastructure projects slammed as ‘entirely antithetical’
Susannah Aumann asked questions about a level crossing removal near her home. She says the response amounted to “gaslighting” and was a waste of time.
- Rachael Ward
US-Iran war as it happened: Iran denies asking Trump for ceasefire negotiations; Four more Iranian women footballers withdraw their asylum bid to stay in Australia
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, disrupting oil exports and sending fuel prices rising across the world. Follow our rolling coverage.
- Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly and Rachael Ward
A knock on the door alerted Carlos his home of 18 years is in heritage limbo
Home owners in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs have been surprised to learn their houses are flagged for potential heritage listing without their knowledge.
- Rachael Ward
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Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount
Daniel Andrews vowed it would never happen under Labor. But one in three councils have ditched weekly pick-ups, and a big inner-city council plans to follow suit.
- Rachael Ward
Tennis club fights for survival in battle over space at ‘MCG of the East’
The 94-year-old Mitcham Tennis Club would be demolished as part of a master plan designed to accommodate netballers, footballers and gymnasts.
- Rachael Ward
‘It’s petrifying’: Inner-west locals fear for safety after truck spike
Since the opening of the West Gate Tunnel, residents say more trucks are avoiding the toll road and rat-running near schools and shops, sparking safety fears.
- Rachael Ward
20,000kg of mushrooms, 1000kg of pork but lobster still a centrepiece for Year of the Horse celebrations
The energy is frenetic, but family and tradition are at the heart of festivities for Chinese New Year.
- Rachael Ward
‘Major downfall’: Concerns for people with disabilities as council moves to sell care centre
Pleas to stop a vulnerable group’s “favourite place in the whole world” from being demolished didn’t stop the City of Stonnington council voting to sell off land amid tight budget conditions.
- Rachael Ward