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Kouta’s $449,000 cash splash on failed lord mayoral campaign
The campaign to elect the former AFL star as Melbourne lord mayor spent a hefty amount with limited success. One of his supporters has called for electoral reform.
- by Cara Waters
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Middle East tensions
Netanyahu’s rebuke of Albanese is weak and unprovable but serves his purposes
Israel’s prime minister sees himself as the ultimate defender of Israel against an international left that he portrays as hostile and complicit in antisemitism.
- by Dan Perry
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Antisemitism
More than one community, this was an attack on Melbourne’s multicultural fabric
If the attackers hoped to deter us from practising our faith and culture, it simply will not work. On this past Sabbath, I held my Jewish identity closer.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Inside the Bourke Street Mall redevelopment and the big new store going into the Walk Arcade
The neglected southern side of the Bourke Street Mall is undergoing a transformation with redevelopments at Melbourne Walk and in the former David Jones store almost complete.
- by Cara Waters
‘Like gold’: Allan government urged to set affordable housing targets
Melbourne will need an estimated 177,000 more affordable homes by 2041, but the Allan government’s high-density housing hubs have no targets for their inclusion.
- by Adam Carey
How people power, John Clarke and Julian Assange saved Fitzroy Pool
Thirty years ago, a Herculean community effort led by an unlikely band of campaigners stopped the site from being turned into a block of flats.
- by Rachael Dexter
‘Lambo guy’ Adrian Portelli’s light party keeps the city awake
Billionaire Adrian Portelli kept parts of Melbourne awake Thursday night with a party in his penthouse skyscraper apartment, complete with laser light show.Â
- by Cara Waters
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Catcalls, aggression, male domination: Why women aren’t cycling
Women are avoiding riding bikes because Victoria’s transport networks are set up for the needs and safety perceptions of confident, physically fit men.Â
- by Cara Waters
Christmas Grinch found in Yarra council IT department
A bonus ‘gift card’ emailed to staff turned out to be a training exercise in online scams.
- by Stephen Brook
From the Archives: Backstroke down Fitzroy Pool’s memory lane
In 1994, the inner-city pool made famous by Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip and the iconic ‘Aqua Profonda’ sign was at risk of closing. Alan Attwood reflected on its magic.
- by Alan Attwood
It’s the first glimpse of Melbourne’s future public-housing tower designs. Here’s what architects say
The planned redesign of two high-rises in the city’s inner-north has been described as a big step backwards by one expert.
- by Rachael Dexter