Politics
Doyle damned
The City of Melbourne’s independent investigation into sexual harassment claims against former lord mayor Robert Doyle has returned four adverse findings.
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All this … and ripped off too!
Former councillor Tessa Sullivan not only felt sexually degraded by Robert Doyle. She also felt financially duped by him.
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Lord mayoral election is a lottery
Melbourne votes for a new lord mayor this month, but the winner won’t necessarily be the most popular.
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CEO buries Freckelton investigation
The full extent of allegations against former lord mayor Robert Doyle will probably never be known as council CEO Ben Rimmer tries to kill off the $1million investigation he started last December.
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Listed arcade in the wreckers’ sights
We thought we’d left 2017 on a positive note for Melbourne’s heritage in our previous column, but plans buried in the details for the City South Metro station that came out late in December are one of the biggest threats to a Melbourne heritage interior, and our independent arts culture in quite some time.
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A pugtastic birthday gift
Last November, Anthony Soon decided to surprise his girlfriend for her birthday with a spirited black purebred pug who they lovingly named Pugsley.
Read MoreLetters to the Editor - March 2018
The Queen Victoria Market saga rolls on despite the resignation of the Lord Mayor, who was the driving force behind it.
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The emptiness of status
Curators tend to look at the careers of artists, their exhibition history, critical assessment published in art magazines and updates of the artist’s website to provide an objective measure of their status.
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Lady Potter loves her CBD home
The CBD is home to Lady Primrose Potter AC, renowned Australian philanthropist and widow of businessman Sir Ian Potter.
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THE TAP PACK brings their A game to Comedy Theatre
City Loop safety upgrade sits idle with no contractor in sight
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