City life
‘Classic Daniel’: How the ex-premier’s housing gambit sowed Labor schism
Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid, deepening tensions over the state’s housing future.
- Royce Millar and Rachael Dexter
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How a new Melbourne dining habit triggered a dessert bar boom
A pandemic-era custom is prompting people to flock to dessert bars, where late-night sweet treats are cheaper than a round of cocktails.
- Sophie Aubrey
A great divide: Protesters and counter-protesters bring Melbourne to a standstill
Since October 7, 2023, pro-Palestinian protesters have staged weekly rallies outside the State Library of Victoria. Today, Jewish protesters returned serve.
- Bianca Hall
A $250,000 playground was installed in Footscray’s mall. It backfired
Nicholson Street is one of Australia’s oldest pedestrian malls. But traders say it was the wrong move in 2023 to install a playground because it became a magnet for antisocial behaviour.
- Sophie Aubrey
Seventy hectares lost: Melbourne’s sports grounds are dwindling
Sports clubs across the City of Melbourne are cramming onto a diminishing number of sports grounds in the battle for green space for a booming population.
- Cara Waters
Super Bowl Sunday? No, this is Super Bowl Monday. And the bars open at 6am
Super Bowl Monday used to be a fringe event for a handful of Australians, but is now one of the biggest days on the sporting calendar.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
Practical magic: Locals rally to help much loved Belgrave ‘wizard’
Neighbours have signed up to help a much loved colourful 'wizard', 95-year-old 'Baba Desi' get to Belgrave shops. (Footage: Pauline Klemm/Sliding Door Photography)
The practical magic healing a 95-year-old Belgrave wizard
Baba Desi has been a familiar but mysterious figure around Melbourne for decades. Now, the community is getting to know the man behind the myth.
- Carolyn Webb
$850 million in wages, 20 million viewers and a calorie overload: The NFL’s coming to Australia
America’s biggest sport is coming to Australia’s biggest stadium – and if you’re not an NFL fanatic, you might not realise how big of a deal this is.
- Vince Rugari
Whittlesea councillors turn on new mayor weeks after electing him
Aidan McLindon faces censure for alleged misconduct over public comments that have riled his colleagues.
- Adam Carey
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