John and Pauline Gandel in the Gandel Gondwana children’s garden at Melbourne Museum in 2022. The Gandels have donated heavily to the museum.

Jewish billionaire family say they will continue funding NGV amid protests

In their first public comments since a pro-Palestine rally descended on the gallery,the Gandel family pledged their ongoing financial backing at a time when other Jewish philanthropists are reconsidering where they channel their support.

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Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price poses in a MAGA cap with her husband Colin Lillie in this Yuletide snap taken from her social media page.

Happy snap! Jacinta Price poses in a MAGA cap for family Christmas selfie

A Christmas social media post has brought new tidings of the Liberal senator’s association with Donald Trump’s famous campaign slogan.

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Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig at an earlier estimates hearing.

RonTok:Why this NSW minister keeps getting roasted over his TikToks

Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig’s use of suggestive rap tracks in his TikTok videos has his critics all aflame.

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John Wong with a 55kg yellow fin tuna at Chadstone shopping centre unveils its new food and dining hub,Market Pavilion,which aims to house everything in one roof,from curated gourmet items to everyday pantry essentials,and show off the best of Melbourne’s food culture in one destination.

‘The Chadstone effect’:Thousands flock to sample Melbourne’s newest food mecca

A champagne and oyster bar,high-end florist and ‘food concierge’ are among more than 50 vendors at the shopping centre’s new fresh food and dining precinct.

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Celebrating The Big Group,cabaret-style.

Bruce and Chyka Keebaugh told their guests to arrive by 6pm. Then a spot fire broke out

Melebrities last night celebrated the 35th anniversary of Bruce and Chyka Keebaugh’s The Big Group,but the night was not without some drama.

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Shopping ay Chadstone takes its toll.

Three days inside the climate-controlled confines of Chadstone sent this reporter into a daze

It seems every Melburnian has a Chaddy story. The shopping mecca has drawn generations,who have worked,wandered,spent and even got married in the precinct.

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NZ artist Michael Parekowhai.

Opening nights and studio visits:How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated

The City of Melbourne is hitting up the city’s wealthiest philanthropists in a bid to secure funding for a public artwork it has commissioned for Southbank by New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai.

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Peter Dutton must make a choice on the Voice.

Accentuating the negative:Dutton turns saying ‘no’ into an art form

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would do well to realise that sitting on the fence only gets you splinters.

School kids explore the Gandel Gondwana Garden at Melbourne Museum ahead of its opening on Friday.

QR codes and ‘living dinosaurs’:How Melbourne Museum aims to woo the tweens

Curators have got a challenge on their hands harnessing the six to 12 age group,with some members just starting to read,while others are on the cusp of their teens.

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Billionaire propetry magnate John Gandel (centre) at the opening of a $70 million dollar entertainment precinct at Chadstone Shopping Centre

‘It’s ridiculous’:Billionaire John Gandel slams super tax change

Billionaire property magnate John Gandel says the proposed change to super tax will “come down on the middle class”.

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