Melbourne
- Investigation
- Infrastructure
Beneath our feet: The hidden failures in Melbourne’s sewer tunnels
Collapsing sewer tunnels, botched repairs and a firm silenced for exposing failures—Melbourne Water faces scrutiny over hidden underground risks and wasted millions.
- Clay Lucas
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Captain Cook statue and cottage in Fitzroy Gardens vandalised again
Police say the offenders spray-painted the cottage with anti-Cook messages and tried to cut off the statue’s head.
- Madeleine Heffernan and Alexander Darling
- Exclusive
- Private schools
One of Melbourne’s biggest private schools is about to get bigger
The private school giant will add a second junior campus to its portfolio after a high-profile merger with a struggling girls’ school.
- Bridie Smith
- Review
- Kensington
This local wine bar stands out from the crowd with its blue drink and Mexican-ish food
Melbourne has plenty of neighbourhood wine bars, but not many have Arnold’s creativity and heart.
- Besha Rodell
- Exclusive
- Rail
Rail loop cash grants came with catch: don’t criticise the government
Local charities, schools and sporting clubs that won grants had to sign agreements barring them from disparaging the Suburban Rail Loop or doing anything to damage the Victorian government’s name.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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- City life
From grasslands to ‘moonscape’: Dismay, anger over illegal clearing in Melbourne’s west
Private landowners are under investigation for destroying 40 hectares of land earmarked as a grasslands reserve for critically endangered plants and animals.
- Adam Carey
- Review
- Essendon North
This Thai takeaway tucked inside an Asian grocer is Thai Airways cabin crew-approved
Eddie Goosag’s food at suburban gem Thoong Thong is light, bright and fresh with dancing flavours.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Footscray
Hot-pot spot puts the DIY into dining, with a ‘sushi’ train that stops at your personal station
We’ve got sushi and cheese trains, but Divine Hotpot’s track boasts 50 trays of ingredients ready for DIY dipping.
- Dani Valent
The Allan government has shrunk its suburban high-rise plans. Here’s what’s changed
The state government has downsized its ambitions for the first tranche of its so-called activity centres, reducing height limits for medium-density apartment buildings and reducing development boundaries.
- Chip Le Grand and Adam Carey
- Exclusive
- Schools
The Melbourne universities ruled by private school students – and the ones that aren’t
New data reveals the split between private and public school students enrolled at each university, as the government tries to increase representation among low-income students.
- Daniella White
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