‘Concrete Picasso’ masterpiece saved from the wrecker’s ball

‘Concrete Picasso’ masterpiece saved from the wrecker’s ball

The MPavilion’s squat concrete bunker in Queen Victoria Gardens is here to stay a little longer after a fight to save it from being partly demolished and relocated.

  • byStephen Brook

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‘He’s seducing you’:Japanese architect woos Melbourne with concrete

‘He’s seducing you’:Japanese architect woos Melbourne with concrete

From the outside,it looks like a squat concrete bunker in the middle of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. But its creator says this is a space where “sky,water and people become one”.

  • byStephen Brook
‘Means of access’:Court examines Sportsgirl’s $2.3m rent relief claim

‘Means of access’:Court examines Sportsgirl’s $2.3m rent relief claim

A legal appeal will decide if fashion retailer Sportsgirl can avoid paying $2.3 million in rent and interest because of the pandemic’s impact on its flagship Bourke Street Mall store in Melbourne.

  • bySimon Johanson
‘It’s an arms race’:The $500m spend on the federal election

‘It’s an arms race’:The $500m spend on the federal election

Experts say it will cost as much as $2m to win a marginal seat as candidates are expected to raise a record half-billion dollars trying to get elected this year.

  • byAnne Hyland
Milgroms get political tipping motza into Climate 200

Milgroms get political tipping motza into Climate 200

The Milgrom family have decided to donate $500,000 to the Climate 200 war chest,run by Simon Holmes a Court. Trent Zimmerman and Tim Wilson,are you sweating yet?

  • bySamantha Hutchinson andStephen Brook
‘This feels like my year’:Skywhale family to take flight

‘This feels like my year’:Skywhale family to take flight

Things are looking up for artist Patricia Piccinini who will have two exhibitions for her work running simultaneously in Melbourne.

  • byCara Waters
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Sussan's Naomi Milgrom refuses to pay landlords rent

Sussan's Naomi Milgrom refuses to pay landlords rent

The businesswoman penned a letter unilaterally declaring Sussan Group will not pay rent for April and May.

  • bySimon Johanson
Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours:The full list of this year's winners

Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours:The full list of this year's winners

Politicians,scientists,musicians,artists and business leaders are among those acknowledged in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.