City life
Landlords dominate Airbnb listings and worsen rental crisis in holiday towns
Four years of Airbnb listings show the short-stay accommodation platform has departed from its original “sharing economy” to a model where a landlord leases multiple homes.
- Adam Carey
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Disability advocates slam inaccessible North Melbourne tram stop upgrades
Victoria already missed a deadline set by federal law to make all tram stops accessible. Now new ones will be built – with the same problem.
- Lachlan Abbott
‘Revs Express’ tram push as live-music venues to be shielded from noise complaints
City of Yarra will soon mandate soundproofing for new builds in five live-music precincts to allow venues to a turn a deaf ear to complaints. It’s also pushing for a direct Fitzroy-to-Prahran tram line to service nighttime revellers.
- Rachael Dexter
Court rules police use of capsicum spray on protester was ‘cruel, inhuman’
Police illegally assaulted and broke the human rights of a protester doused with capsicum spray outside a mining conference in 2019, a judge has found.
- Rachael Dexter
How the African nations competing in Melbourne could provide Australia’s next soccer stars
Zambia, Comoros, Madagascar and Cape Verde aren’t the soccer teams you would expect to see playing in Keilor Downs this weekend.
- Lachlan Abbott
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Backstage at the theatre, the Marriner siblings say there’s $25,000 they wish they never spent
The Marriner Group wants to demolish part of the Comedy Theatre on Exhibition Street and build a 27-storey tower behind. The siblings behind the group outline their vision for The Age.
- Cara Waters
A glimpse into the world of VCE art
The best artworks from 2024 VCE Art students selected for the Top Arts and Top Designs collections.
Tens of thousands of Melbourne homes deemed at risk of landslides
Home owners in swathes of Melbourne’s coastal and hilly suburbs face property value losses and insurance hikes from proposed new overlays for landslide risk.
- Adam Carey and Gemma Grant
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The Metro Tunnel didn’t open early. It’s right on time – but at what cost?
Victorians may never know just how much it cost the state for Labor MPs to maintain the illusion that the huge project is ahead of schedule.
- Patrick Hatch
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‘Gobsmacking’ final win over council eviction for Williamstown residents
After a two-and-a-half year war against Hobsons Bay council and its secret eviction plans, Williamstown residents have received a final ruling on their homes’ fate.
- Rachael Dexter
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