Queen Victoria Market is at a critical moment in its history but, thanks to a campaign donation, the Lord Mayor may have lost his power to vote on it, a market trader and former councillor says.
Nick Reece raised a war chest of almost $1m in his bid to become Lord Mayor in what’s believed to be the most ever raised by a candidate in a Victorian local council election. Here’s who chipped in.
As the son of immigrant parents who arrived in Australia with a suitcase and a dream, Geelong’s mayor was brought up believing he lived in a lucky country that deserved celebrating. Now other councils are being urged to follow his lead.
The supermarket giant is racing to get festive grog and food on shelves after striking warehouse workers accepted a deal which included “above-inflation” wage increases.
A pro-Palestine leader has passionately condemned the “racist fascists” who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue as protesters waving anti-Israel flags march through the CBD.
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says government inaction has “emboldened those who hate and those who harm”, calling for a protest permit system to be introduced in Victoria.
A leading business group has said reported plans for the City of Melbourne to sell a valuable carpark to a Sydney pub giant at a knockdown price is a “perplexing decision” and should be scrapped.
The work-from-home revolution may have brought greater flexibility to working life but experts have warned of a downside for young people, who risk losing out on critical “adulting” skills.
The City of Melbourne is believed to be deep in negotiations to sell an eight-storey car park in one of the CBD’s most illustrious pockets to a Sydney-based pub giant.
A Melbourne Food and Wine Festival “dining experience” at the Shrine of Remembrance has been lashed by some veterans, who say the sacred site has been “commercialised” and threatened to picket the event.
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