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Work-from-home laws reignite fight over Melbourne’s CBD recovery
The Victorian Government’s move to legislate a right to work from home has reignited a bitter debate over Melbourne’s post-pandemic recovery, with the City of Melbourne, business groups and the housing industry warning the policy will add red tape, weaken city activity and create new uncertainty for employers.
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Victoria needs a fresh start
Over the past decade, Victorians have watched our state drift further away from the opportunities and prosperity that once made it the envy of the nation.
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Council backs AI push, framing moment as Melbourne’s “fork in the road”
The City of Melbourne has backed a new push to prepare the city for the workforce disruption and economic opportunities created by generative AI, after councillors supported a motion from Cr Andrew Rowse at the Future Melbourne Committee on May 5.
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ATET legal mess lays bare major questions for the City of Melbourne
The $7 million Supreme Court fight over Docklands floating events space ATET has now reached the point where the City of Melbourne can no longer plausibly present it as just another difficult regulatory dispute.
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CBD budget doubles down on safety, support and a more walkable city
The City of Melbourne’s latest budget makes clear that, for the CBD, safety and street-level confidence remain the council’s central political and civic priority.
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Keeping Melbourne’s CBD strong by backing the people who power it
Melbourne’s CBD is often described as the engine room of our city: busy, diverse and always evolving. But what has stood out to me most over the past few months is not just the pace of change, but the people and communities working every day to keep that engine running.
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Council moves to make graffiti vandals pay
The City of Melbourne is stepping up its crackdown on graffiti, with councillors set to back compensation orders against taggers being prosecuted by Victoria Police in what the council says is the next step in its “You Spray, You Pay” policy.
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Prudent on paper: what Melbourne’s draft budget really says
The City of Melbourne’s 2026-27 draft budget, released for public consultation on March 31, is a more disciplined and defensible document than some may have expected in the current climate.
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Council plans $2 million push to light up city laneways
The City of Melbourne is planning a major new investment to brighten some of the CBD’s best-known streets and laneways, with a record $2 million allocation for decorative lighting proposed in its draft 2026-27 budget.
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Our plan to stop the waste and corruption
For more than a decade under this Labor Government, the purpose of infrastructure has not been to get Victorians off to work and back home quickly and safely, but to chase headlines and – as we continue to learn – keep their union masters happy and well paid with little care for the Budget bottom line.
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Change the date: locals, council back Australia Day change
Night time committee extended for another year
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