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Melbourne’s Savage Club.

The savage reckoning unfolding at Melbourne’s bohemian bolthole

Melbourne’s Savage Club has been a haven for bohemians, politicians and corporate titans for 130 years, but its conservative members face a battle for relevance.

  • Cameron Houston

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Julian Burnside and Lidia Thorpe.

‘Hand back your seat,’ says Greens candidate who lost to Thorpe

Human rights activist Julian Burnside, KC, who sought the Senate position in a ballot against Thorpe two years ago, said she had treated Greens supporters badly.

  • David Crowe
Julian Burnside, the former Greens candidate for Kooyong.

Human rights barrister Julian Burnside in hospital after fall

Human rights advocate and barrister Julian Burnside is recovering in hospital.

  • Caroline Schelle
Julian Burnside

Greens leader Adam Bandt distances party from Burnside tweet

The post by former high-profile Greens candidate Julian Burnside likening Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians to Nazi Germany drew a fierce backlash from the Jewish community.

  • Rob Harris
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Change moves at glacial pace at Savage Club

With fewer than 10 days to go until polling day, human rights lawyer and prominent Greens Kooyong hopeful Julian Burnside has had a win, of sorts.

  • Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian
Campaign ads for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg have been defaced in Kooyong.

'These people should be ashamed': Frydenberg signs defaced with Hitler graffiti

The graffiti has appeared on at least four outdoor display ads in the Treasurer's inner-Melbourne electorate of Kooyong.

  • Nick Bonyhady
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CBD Melbourne: more Greens than a garden party

It’s all hands on deck for the Victorian Liberals fighting to retain seats in inner Melbourne and further afield.

  • Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian
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Josh Frydenberg fights back in the battle for Kooyong

Josh Frydenberg is not just preparing a national budget. He is also preparing to defend his blue ribbon seat.

  • Judith Ireland
Julian Burnside said establishments such as the Savage Club were now a "relic of the past".

Yes, I’m a member of the Savage Club. It's not what you think

If I described the Savage Club as a men’s shed, would there be the same degree of disdain?

  • David McLean
Julian Burnside, who has resigned from the Savage Club which describes itself as a meeting place where "literary men" can bond over a shared "bohemian spirit"

CBD Melbourne: A right old Savaging

“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out…” is the message one Savage Club has for barrister Julian Burnside. But if there's relief among members over his departure, the accounts team might have a different view.

  • Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian

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