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The Last Dance
Melbourne nightlife has been put on hold indefinitely in order to prioritise health and safety. But Murray Walding’s recently published book The Last Dance has uncovered some of its forgotten past.
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Paragon tops out
Melbourne Developer Beulah International is a step closer to completion of its $200 million CBD tower, Paragon, on the corner of Queen and Latrobe streets after it “topped out” last month.
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Waiting to re-open
There is nothing like discovering a cool little venue for jazz and getting a job there so you’re managing the place. This would be a dream come true for many
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Housing vulnerable Australians means making tough choices
Welcome to the third of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
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Putting the egg in Eggsperts!
With all the changes to the Queen Victoria Markets during the Stage Four restrictions, one thing stays the same – the sound of Leo Modaffari’s voice booming through B-shed, spruiking the free-range eggs and natural honey at The Eggsperts.
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Short-stays will endanger COVID recovery
Open letter to the Minister for Consumer Affairs (CAV) and the Minister for Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Metro Tunnel welcomes students to the virtual classroom
While it’s all quiet in Metro Tunnel HQ’s little corner of the city in Swanston St, there’s still plenty for students to learn about the project.
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What could be more Melbourne?
A modest pedestrian arcade in one of the “little” streets, with a semi-secret entrance into the ornate Royal Arcade lined by affordable, no frills multicultural food and a decades-old family shoe repair business, next to an iconic little laneway bar making use of the tiny alcove serving local craft beers and cocktails in jars, guarding another semi-secret club for live electronic music and experimental performances upstairs … what could be more Melbourne than this?
Read MoreA year of surprises
Well, 2020 has certainly tossed all certainty out the window and the year has become one giant surprise after another.
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St James Buildings, Bourke St frontage, 1959
The eastern sections of Bourke St and Collins St are well documented and known for the ambience and fine architecture found in areas such as the “Paris end” of Collins St.
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Why Robert Doyle should resign
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