Politics
Victoria
Brick-by-brick rebuild of bulldozed pub becomes a concrete ‘Temu Corkman’
Nearly a decade after its illegal demolition, the Corkman Pub is going back up. But what’s emerging has left those who fought for its rebuild feeling cold.
- by Rachael Dexter and Clay Lucas
Latest
Dozens of schools to open up sports facilities after hours for western communities
Trial program will make ovals and gyms available once classes are over at 41 recently opened campuses.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Six key dates at centre of childcare rape allegations against Joshua Brown
New details have emerged of the extent of the criminal charges against a childcare worker accused of sexually abusing babies and toddlers between April 2022 and January 2023.
- by Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch
Public housing tower demolition plan is ‘ethnic cleansing’, says mayor
Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has slammed the state’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers as a land grab and threatened street resistance in explosive inquiry testimony.
- by Rachael Dexter
Former governor calls for stand against alleged ‘hate speech’ at pro-Palestine protests
Victoria’s first female governor has called for a harder line on hate speech, including prosecuting people for displaying swastikas or chanting slogans.
- by Kieran Rooney
Good craic, banter and beer – oh, and rugby – draw Lions fans to Melbourne game
Welsh-born Leigh Watkins, who lives in a Victorian town without a rugby team, is heading to the MCG to watch the British and Irish Lions play the Wallabies.
- by Carolyn Webb
Opinion
Mushroom trial
As a barrister, there was one question I desperately wanted to ask Erin Patterson
Erin Patterson had 400 books in her home, and not one was devoted to mushrooms. But I desperately want to ask her about a different book.
- by Rachel Doyle
Boost to Liberals, swing against Labor as voters punish ALP in Tasmanian poll
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff will seek to re-form government with an increased primary vote as Labor stares down the barrel of its worst result in the state’s history.
- by Daniella White
Rainbow flags cover up messages of hate after attacks in Melbourne’s gay heartland
A wave of homophobic attacks, from far-right graffiti to violent bashings, has rocked Melbourne. But the city’s queer community refuses to back down.
- by Rachael Dexter
‘I’m a big believer in democracy’: Electoral reform on cards for City of Melbourne
Unusual rules giving businesses two votes in council elections would be scrapped, and candidates forced to declare donations before polling day as part of a review sought by Lord Mayor Nick Reece.
- by Rachael Dexter
Is private office space a public good? SRL density plan suggests so
Housing advocates have warned that social and affordable housing along the rail line could be diminished.
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch
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