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Apple missing in Fed Square debate
Apple has been conspicuously absent in the latest saga between heritage and development over its proposed flagship store at Federation Square.
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Police seek mail thieves
Local police are investigating a series of mail thefts from a Collins St building.
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Rhetoric outstrips council commitment
The City of Melbourne is leading a green power shift with the announcement of a transfer to “100 per cent” renewables, but its ambitious plan to reach zero net emissions by 2020 has suddenly been pushed back 30 years.
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Festival follows in the footsteps of the suffragettes
A new festival running in the CBD over the International Women’s Day long weekend will thread together history, gender equality and music.
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On the transport watch
Treasure Jennings loves the Sandy line. She catches it to work in the morning but likes to vary her times so she gets a different public transport experience each day.
Read MoreKids get a piece of library
A $2 million donation to the State Library Victoria will fund an innovative project aimed at hands-on literacy development for children.
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“The Clock” stops time in the city
“It’s always synced to real-time, so you have to come back at different times of day to see something new,” an ACMI staff member explained Christian Marclay's The Clock to a curious homeless man.
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Fire safety expert speaks out
It’s easy to buy an apartment with combustible cladding, according to fire safety engineer Dr Jonathon Barnett, who is working as a consultant on the restoration of Neo200.
Read MoreSmoke and mirrors cloud the cladding issue
The Neo200 fire in Spencer St on February 4 reignited public disgust that, five years after Lacrosse, this can still happen. But it will continue to happen until actual liability is determined.
Read MoreWhat’s causing all the congestion?
Melburnians reported over crowding as one of the top issues last year in a City of Melbourne survey of transport and pedestrian users.
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Athenaeum opens arms to new city
Plans approved despite “facadism” calls
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