Public housing towers class action case dismissed,but judge throws lifeline

Public housing towers class action case dismissed,but judge throws lifeline

The legal fight against the demolition of Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers has been dealt a major blow.

  • byRachael Dexter

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Australia news as it happened:PM pledges financial support for DV victims,online safety measures;Violence flares among protesters at US college campuses

Australia news as it happened:PM pledges financial support for DV victims,online safety measures;Violence flares among protesters at US college campuses

The federal government will invest $925.2 million to permanently establish the leaving violence program,alongside a range of online safety measures including banning doxxing and deepfake pornography,and tensions have erupted at US college campuses as violence breaks out at UCLA,and police put an end to protest at Columbia University.

  • byRachael Dexter andJosefine Ganko
Course for councillors in spotting conspiracies in the misinformation age
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Course for councillors in spotting conspiracies in the misinformation age

Councillors and candidates can get training on dealing with conspiracy groups who bombard them with theories about 5G towers and 15-minute cities in the lead-up to October’s local government elections.

  • byRachael Dexter
Pentridge Prison developer fights for towers to soar even higher

Pentridge Prison developer fights for towers to soar even higher

Merri-bek City Council is opposing at VCAT a plan to overshoot preferred height limits by three storeys.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘A ticking time bomb’:Family’s plea on battery fires after their home is charred,pets gone

‘A ticking time bomb’:Family’s plea on battery fires after their home is charred,pets gone

Jim and Maria lost their pets and a lifetime of memories as a result of a lithium-ion battery fire. Victorian firefighters are battling one such fire every day.

  • byRachael Dexter
Blocked Brighton townhouses back on the table as planning minister seizes control
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Blocked Brighton townhouses back on the table as planning minister seizes control

A rejected bid to build 84 two-storey townhouses on a former Xavier College campus looks set to go ahead,with the state government taking over control of the development from the council.

  • byRachael Dexter
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Asbestos contamination found in two more suburban Melbourne parks

Asbestos contamination found in two more suburban Melbourne parks

The deadly material has now been discovered in at least 11 parks across Melbourne and more are being tested as 100 EPA officers track the source of contamination.

  • byRachael Dexter
Docklands:Lifeless concrete jungle or vibrant hub
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Docklands:Lifeless concrete jungle or vibrant hub

In this series,The Age explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.

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This suburb is often called a lifeless concrete jungle. Here’s how it can flourish

This suburb is often called a lifeless concrete jungle. Here’s how it can flourish

The Age’s Docklands series explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.

  • byCara Waters,Rachael Dexter andMelissa Cunningham
It cost $100m to build,but would fetch less than $500k as scrap metal. How the Melbourne Star stopped shining

It cost $100m to build,but would fetch less than $500k as scrap metal. How the Melbourne Star stopped shining

Sixteen years after it began spinning,rumours are mounting the trouble-plagued Melbourne Star Observation Wheel may be sold in parts.

  • byRachael Dexter
How asbestos is finding its way into Melbourne’s parks

How asbestos is finding its way into Melbourne’s parks

The discovery of asbestos pieces in several parks across Melbourne has put the spotlight on the mulch and demolition industries.

  • byRachael Dexter