Jason Dowling
The Age
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Chompamatic and his ChewCrew spend their weekends binging on big, big burgers
Health experts may frown, but while other men turn to fun runs or cricket on their days off, three 'almost superhuman' Melburnians eat their way through up to 10 kilos of meat each. → Read More
The hidden killer: you're eating more of it than you know
It's the scourge that's far more deadly than car crashes and that we consume daily, often unnoticed. → Read More
Student loans: we will track you down around the world
The tax office and education department will track former students around the world to force them to pay back student loans. → Read More
Too many selfies, not enough 'experience seekers' at top tourism spot
A new Twelve Apostles lookout called the "beam", eco lodges, glamping, tree huts and new visitor centres are all being considered to boost tourism at one of Victoria's most popular tourist destinations. → Read More
East West Link: It's a mess, Michael O'Brien, much of it is your fault
The former Victorian treasurer must accept much of the responsibility for the East West Link debacle. → Read More
It's Groundhog Day at Point Nepean as master plan goes back to drawing board
It's 2003 and the Brisbane Lions has won the AFL premiership, no one has an iPhone and Mark Zuckerberg is creating havoc at Harvard University experimenting with social networking sites. → Read More
Family holiday to Cuba: Why Cuba is the perfect family travel destination right now
This is Cuba -before fast-food chains arrive and the old cars disappear. → Read More
Brown coal in the dock – where to for Victoria now?
A taxpayer-funded $25 million "advanced coal" project for the Latrobe Valley has been withdrawn with future use of Victoria's massive brown coal reserves under the microscope. → Read More
Who killed the car industry?
The end of of Australia's car manufacturing industry is approaching and it will be brutal. It is shaping as an extinction event of Australian jobs, an entire industry being wiped out. → Read More
Ride-sharing costs: Uber drivers fined near $600,000 as hire-car battle goes on
Drivers for ride-sharing service uberX have been issued hundreds of tickets in a little more than a year. → Read More
Ride-sharing costs: Uber drivers fined near $600,000 as hire-car battle goes on
Drivers for ride-sharing service uberX have been issued hundreds of tickets in a little more than a year. → Read More
Melbourne grand prix: tax bill tops $61.7 million
The cost to taxpayers of hosting Melbourne's Grand Prix has topped $60 million-a-year for the first time, with the total outlay by Victorians over two decades reaching $500 million. → Read More
Big decisions needed to make 'fundamentally unsafe' road system safe for cyclists: expert
New research has provided a top 10 list of why cyclists crash in Victoria. → Read More
Surgeons urge 'more responsible attitude' to bike helmet laws
Bike helmet laws don't make us unhealthy. → Read More
Raining gifts at Melbourne's water companies
Overseas conferences, study tours, shopping vouchers, slabs of beer, tickets to Spring Fashion Week, the tennis, Spring Carnival, football, grand prix - there is no gift too big or small for employees at Victoria's water companies. → Read More
US family RV road trip: From Disneyland to the Badlands
Four people, three months, 20,000km and one vehicle. Unforgettable. → Read More
What a dump: the history of the Hawks' new base
There is a reason the Hawthorn Football Club was able to find a spare 28-hectare site in suburban Melbourne for their new football base – a big slice was a dump. → Read More
Salvation Army survey reveals thousands living off less than $10 a day
"We are heading to Victorian-era England where three families lived in a couple of rooms." → Read More
Who is the minister accused of bullying his staff, Adem Somyurek?
Adem Somyurek is an old school Labor politician, active in the factions and good with party numbers. → Read More
Malcolm Fraser death: national leader and proud family man remembered at state funeral service
Malcolm Fraser's granddaughter has revealed intimate details of the former PM's life away from politics. → Read More