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Stephen Brook is a special correspondent for The Age and CBD columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously deputy editor of The Sunday Age. He is a former media editor of The Australian and spent six years in London working for The Guardian.

Rebel Wilson joins the tennis set, Darcy Moore no longer a COVID ‘unicorn’

Rebel Wilson joins the tennis set, Darcy Moore no longer a COVID ‘unicorn’

The stars were out in force for festivities as part of the Australian Open’s first day of competition.

  • by Stephen Brook

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‘He wanted an opponent’: Andy Murray tells why Djokovic wanted him as coach

‘He wanted an opponent’: Andy Murray tells why Djokovic wanted him as coach

Djokovic beat the Scot in most of their matches, but Murray believes he knows the way to make coaching the record-breaking grand slam event winner work.

  • by Stephen Brook
‘You are the new billboard’: Why celebrities and influencers converge on the tennis

‘You are the new billboard’: Why celebrities and influencers converge on the tennis

Everyone wants something different, but they all happily converge on Melbourne Park for the Australian Open.

  • by Stephen Brook
Where is Australia’s biggest free car park? Test yourself with The Age quiz

Where is Australia’s biggest free car park? Test yourself with The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.

  • by Stephen Brook and Eliza Sum
Three days inside the climate-controlled confines of Chadstone sent this reporter into a daze

Three days inside the climate-controlled confines of Chadstone sent this reporter into a daze

It seems every Melburnian has a Chaddy story. The shopping mecca has drawn generations, who have worked, wandered, spent and even got married in the precinct.

  • by Stephen Brook
Which MP quit state politics this week? Test yourself with The Age quiz

Which MP quit state politics this week? Test yourself with The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.

  • by Stephen Brook
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Upper-class house swaps, political break-ups and media scandals: CBD looks back on 2024

Upper-class house swaps, political break-ups and media scandals: CBD looks back on 2024

This column gives thanks to the higher powers for people with big houses, in what became a mainstay for us. Even the PM seemed a little distracted by the property market.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
What is Melbourne’s busiest tram route? Test yourself with The Age quiz

What is Melbourne’s busiest tram route? Test yourself with The Age quiz

How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.

  • by Stephen Brook
‘The noise is horrendous’: Neighbours call out Andy Lee’s mansion renovation

‘The noise is horrendous’: Neighbours call out Andy Lee’s mansion renovation

Everyone loves TV funny guy Andy Lee. Except anyone living anywhere near his massive mansion renovation, which involves a tunnel and 7.7-metre basement.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
The fallen MP and the disappearing act

The fallen MP and the disappearing act

A former Greens MP has suffered a cutting blow on Facebook at the hands of an ex-colleague.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Bec and Lleyton Hewitt step out to support son at tennis night of nights

Bec and Lleyton Hewitt step out to support son at tennis night of nights

Even without an award, the Hewitt juniorburger will always hold bragging rights over his dad.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman

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