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Suburban skyscrapers? How developers could be allowed to exceed apartment height limits

Property developers could be permitted to exceed building-height and design limits on apartment projects if they include “community benefits”.

  • byAdam Carey

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See the spending changes in your area as cash-strapped Melburnians ditch dining out and movies

See the spending changes in your area as cash-strapped Melburnians ditch dining out and movies

People are increasingly staying at home rather than eating out,going to the cinema or playing golf. Use our interactive maps to view the trend in your area.

  • byGemma Grant
‘We’ve been in hiding’:Melbourne’s Jewish community uses anniversary to step out of shadows

‘We’ve been in hiding’:Melbourne’s Jewish community uses anniversary to step out of shadows

About 1500 members of Melbourne’s Jewish community gathered for a vigil to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attack. But many more were too scared to join them.

  • byBridie Smith
When in Carlton:Festival-goers enjoy Italian Festa despite Melbourne rain

When in Carlton:Festival-goers enjoy Italian Festa despite Melbourne rain

A big crowd ignored the cold and drizzle to enjoy the last day of the 2024 Melbourne Italian Festa.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Traffic jams and potholes:See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Traffic jams and potholes:See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.

  • byAngus Delaney andNathanael Scott
Counterfeit clothing stoush flares as Melbourne show likened to ‘streets of Bali’

Counterfeit clothing stoush flares as Melbourne show likened to ‘streets of Bali’

The owners of a New Zealand label say they pulled their stall just two days into this year’s show after alerting organisers to other stalls selling counterfeit products.

  • byAlex Crowe
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The Divine Feminine:Why respect for women is deeply ingrained in the Hindu religion

The Divine Feminine:Why respect for women is deeply ingrained in the Hindu religion

My mother embodied the perfect blend of discipline,love and commitment to social causes,and she was unwavering when it came to standing up against injustice,or disciplining me and my brother.

  • bySanket Sangwikar
‘Too big for their boots’:See what your local election candidates say about Gaza,antisemitism and Australia Day

‘Too big for their boots’:See what your local election candidates say about Gaza,antisemitism and Australia Day

Use our interactive to read what candidates in Greater Melbourne said when asked if councils should make statements on social issues along with managing roads,rates and rubbish.

  • byTom Cowie andNathanael Scott
Melbourne’s magpie hotspots:Where you are most likely to get swooped

Melbourne’s magpie hotspots:Where you are most likely to get swooped

The Age has obtained location data for almost 5000 swooping reports made over the past five years. One hotspot claims “The World’s Most Aggressive Magpie” on Google Maps.

  • byTom Cowie andCraig Butt
Some locals call this suburb ‘the island’ and it’s on the rise

Some locals call this suburb ‘the island’ and it’s on the rise

Known to locals as ‘the island’,Richmond is a hub for healthcare,business,public transport and hospitality. The footy club’s done OK too.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
After a nervous 30-hour wait,a third falcon chick breaks free from cracked egg on Melbourne skyscraper

After a nervous 30-hour wait,a third falcon chick breaks free from cracked egg on Melbourne skyscraper

Two chicks hatched at the Collins Street skyscraper early Thursday,but the third only emerged from its shell on Friday afternoon.

  • byHannah Kennelly