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Nick Reece being sworn in as the 105th lord mayor of Melbourne in November.

Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

The case for a prohibition on donations by property developers has only been strengthened by this week’s disclosures.

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Nick Reece being sworn in as the 105th lord mayor of Melbourne in November.

Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’

Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full list of donors.

  • Cara Waters, Adam Carey and Sarah Danckert
Anthony Koutoufides in August announcing his run for Melbourne lord mayor.

Kouta’s $449,000 cash splash on failed lord mayoral campaign

The campaign to elect the former AFL star as Melbourne lord mayor spent a hefty amount with limited success. One of his supporters has called for electoral reform.

  • Cara Waters
Works on the Greenline project at Birrarung Marr in August.

Greenline project on Yarra delayed by up to a year as works stop for summer

Melbourne City Council will have to remove timber hoardings at Birrarung Marr to provide room for crowds attending major events including the Australian Open.

  • Kieran Rooney
Lord Mayor Nick Reece at Drill Hall for the final computer count for the City of Melbourne elections on Thursday.

Nick Reece promised plenty to be lord mayor in his own right. Now he needs to deliver

The incumbent offered voters a familiar face, and the promise of a safe pair of hands. He has four years to prove he can back that up.

  • Cara Waters
Erin Deering and Arron Wood.

Koutoufides and Reece lord mayor battle could drag on for days

Preferences will play a key role in who takes the keys to town hall in the neck-and-neck battle between Nick Reece and Anthony Koutoufides.

  • Cara Waters
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University of Melbourne vice chancellor Duncan Maskell brokered the deal.

The secret deal for Melbourne Uni to fund artwork in exchange for council support for new campus

When the cost of the artwork surged from $2 million to $22 million, the City of Melbourne asked the university for money. The secret deal was detailed in a confidential council document obtained by The Age.

  • Cara Waters
NZ artist Michael Parekowhai.

Opening nights and studio visits: How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated

The City of Melbourne is hitting up the city’s wealthiest philanthropists in a bid to secure funding for a public artwork it has commissioned for Southbank by New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai.

  • Cara Waters
New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai in 2006.

An artist got $2m to make a kangaroo sculpture by 2021. Now the bill is $22m and it’s due in 2027

An eight-metre sculpture of a “soft-toy-appearing kangaroo” should be sitting in Southbank, but costs have ballooned to more than 10 times initial estimates.

  • Cara Waters
Index image for council donations story by Cara Waters

The innocuous vote that exposed the murky world of council donations

How a debate about an “ugly duckling” South Yarra apartment building offered a peek into the largely hidden world of campaign donations at City of Melbourne.

  • Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter

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