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Labor’s broken harm minimisation model threatens community safety
Recent speculation that a medically supervised injecting room will be located at the Salvos at the top of Bourke St demonstrates the Andrews Government’s disregard for our community.
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We are humans, we don’t minimise harm by creating harm to others
Communities are living organisms that are interconnected and where wellbeing must be considered holistically for successful outcomes. Nowhere is this more evident than in the heart of the city where everything has a greater intensity, vibrancy, and dynamism.
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Homelessness Week – a weak proposition that borders on poverty porn
As a homelessness advocate, it would be easy for people to think that Homelessness Week would be a favourite week of mine, after all, it’s a week dedicated to something I’m deeply passionate about – homelessness.
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Our pressure on Labor to regulate short-stays and address the housing crisis is working
The CBD is a great place to live. But residents are rightfully frustrated by the lack of affordable housing and the ever-increasing amount of short-stay accommodation dominating our suburbs.
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Working from your apartment in the CBD … feeling lonely and cooped up?
Finding that working from home is not all it’s cracked up to be? Feeling a little stir-crazy and finding a need for more social interaction?
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The latest addition to QVM’s Purpose Precinct champions all things sustainability
Having already been a leading social enterprise in the sustainable economy for more than two decades, the latest addition to Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM) Purpose Precinct is changing the game when it comes to repurposed goods.
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Voice debate requires respect on all sides
The referendum later this year to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament will be a big moment for our nation.
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Short stays “out of control”
The woeful inadequacy of the state’s short-stay legislation remains in the spotlight, with heightened tension in municipalities throughout the state.
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A family’s heritage of baking comes to life on Swanston St
Cousins Trini Lee and Tia Tan are bringing their shared passion for baking and entrepreneurial dreams to life.
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The We Live Here Forum on housing affordability and short-term rentals showed that there are solutions to the crisis, and that people with different perspectives can work together to achieve results
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One million motifs: Metro’s archaeological progress
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