Lurid fluorocolours are highlighted in a resin chandelier and a three-seater lounge daubed The Throne,that was originally created for a Hermes exhibition.

Beyond the fuchsia front door of this quaint 1893 house is an explosion of colour and art

I’ve reviewed many great architectural feats,and sometimes feel like I’ve seen everything,but this Prahran house opened up an entirely new world,leaving me in awe.

  • Stephen Crafti

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Sydney silk Brian Dooley has sold The Courthouse pub in Newtown.

Sydney silk sells Newtown’s Courthouse pub to a beer baron in a frothy $24m deal

Barrister Brian Dooley called last drinks at Newtown’s Courthouse pub. He’ll hand the keys to his thirsty tenant,pub baron Bruce Solomon,who has paid a frothy $24 million.

  • Carolyn Cummins
The vineyards at the Morning Star Estate,Mount Eliza.

‘We offered to buy it’:Queer fetish shop Eagle Leather must look for a new eyrie

Abbotsford’s world-renowned fetish shop Eagle Leather will have to start looking for a new home after its landlord put the building up for sale.

  • Nicole Lindsay
The house (right) has a two-level black steel facade that adds a sense of mystery.

The ocean-facing home with mystique and stunning views on every level

There’s an endless blue horizon on offer for occupants of a newly built Newcastle home,which cascades over five levels towards the Pacific Ocean.

  • Stephen Crafti
An auction worker points to Jane Birkin’s initials on the original Birkin bag created by Hermès in 1984.

Uber-rich collectables:A 66-million-year-old dinosaur skull and $14m pre-loved Birkin bag

Geopolitical unrest and higher interest rates may affect ordinary folks’ spending habits,but the super wealthy still spend big on collectibles with history and “providence”.

  • Carolyn Cummins
The Skipping Girl building at 651–653 Victoria Street,Richmond.

Skipping Girl building’s Little Audrey lights up property market. Her price:$20m

She is back to her old tricks and skipping the night away,but her Art Deco office building home is for sale.

  • Nicole Lindsay
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Pascal Huron opened his small French Casse-croûte in Little Collins Street off Coromandel Place about five months ago.

‘Rents starting to grow’:Bars and restaurants fill Melbourne as shop vacancies plummet

A surge in restaurant and bar openings has filled nearly half of the city’s retail space.

  • Simon Johanson
The California Club at 30 St Kilda Road,St Kilda.

California Club,Melbourne’s biggest brothel,is for sale

It’s only the second time in more than 40 years that the brothel – now a designated sex service premises – has gone on the market.

  • Nicole Lindsay
Pub baron Arthur Laundy paid $41 million for the Woy Woy Hotel.

Laundy snares another pub in Woy Woy;Glasshouse and Arthouse for sale

The hotel baron paid $41 million for the hotel on NSW’s Central Coast.

  • Carolyn Cummins
Cbus confirmed that it had re-opened new “fit and proper” assessments into Weber. Hours later,she had resigned.

‘It’s the vibe’:Court brawl hinges on alleged industrial-scale data hack

Was it industrial espionage on a massive scale,or is an Australian property data giant just hiding behind a case inspired by ‘The Castle’ in this bruising legal battle?

  • Colin Kruger