Benjamin Preiss
Regional Editor
Benjamin Preiss is The Age's regional editor. He was previously state rounds reporter and has also covered education for The Age.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Melbourne University threatens to call police, expel pro-Palestine protesters
La Trobe University has also announced it will begin misconduct proceedings against students still camping at its Bundoora campus after they were ordered to leave.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Benjamin Preiss
Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice
Climate change is devastating this island nation. Has Australia thrown it a lifeline?
- by Jewel Topsfield and Benjamin Preiss
How (and where) to snag a fish in Melbourne and regional Victoria
Victorians are hooked on fishing. Here are some expert tips to increase your chances of success.
- by Benjamin Preiss
From rivals to allies: How net fishers recruited those who had fought against them to save their businesses
Commercial and recreational fishers traditionally clashed. But in a quiet corner of Gippsland, anglers joined an unlikely campaign to keep net fishing alive.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Farmers of the sea want more rope to strengthen mussel industry
Mussel farmers say their local shellfish is a superfood and among the best in the world, but they need more space to help their crops grow.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘Who can we be tomorrow?’ The push to change our gruesome, racist place names
Murderers Flat, Lubra Creek and Massacre Bay: Victoria is scattered with monuments and place names with violent or offensive origins.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Jack Latimore
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Planning
‘Watershed moment’: 14-storey tower in Frankston’s ‘Great Wall’ gets green light
A contentious high-rise apartment building, part of Frankston’s “Great Wall” overlooking Port Phillip Bay, has been approved.
- by Benjamin Preiss, Ashleigh McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
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Scandal
Innocent men want justice from scandal-riven council a year after they were exonerated
The toxic workplace culture culminated in murder. Now two former employees at the scandal-riven Moira Shire say they’re still pursuing justice.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Harpreet has a phobia of swimming. He knows his community needs help
The Indian-Australian community is reeling from multiple drowning tragedies. What needs to change?
- by Benjamin Preiss and Alex Crowe
The farmers who want to look their livestock in the eye before slaughter
Driven by decreasing access to major slaughterhouses, this small pork and beef farmer will build its own abattoir after fending off a VCAT challenge by neighbours.
- by Benjamin Preiss