Government’s $2.7m utopia was meant to be green but it’s still grey. What happened?

Government’s $2.7m utopia was meant to be green but it’s still grey. What happened?

More than three years after a $2.7 million green roof project at 1 Treasury Place was due to be completed,the roof remains barren and researchers are unable to access the site.

  • byJewel Topsfield andClay Lucas

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Bruh,what’s a Fanum tax? Your guide to Gen Alpha slang

Bruh,what’s a Fanum tax? Your guide to Gen Alpha slang

Welcome to the weird world of Generation Alpha slang. Brr Skibidi dob dob dob yes yes!

  • byJewel Topsfield
‘Prohibition is failing’:Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

‘Prohibition is failing’:Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer describes his journey from a hard-nosed policeman to a vocal advocate for cannabis law reform.

  • byJewel Topsfield
When good beats evil:Why a million Australians celebrate Diwali
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When good beats evil:Why a million Australians celebrate Diwali

… and more than a billion people celebrate it around the world. Where did it come from,and what does it mean?

  • byJewel Topsfield andRachael Dexter
‘You have to see it to believe it’:Melbourne’s quirkiest front yards

‘You have to see it to believe it’:Melbourne’s quirkiest front yards

Topiary giraffes,a statue of David,a sunken tram and a Parthenon-style edifice feature in artist David Wadelton’s homage to unusual front yards.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Israel-Hamas conflict live updates:Israeli army steps up Gaza Strip ground operations;US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria

Israel-Hamas conflict live updates:Israeli army steps up Gaza Strip ground operations;US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria

Israeli air and ground forces are stepping up operations in the Gaza Strip amid reports of heavy bombing of the besieged enclave.

  • byNick Ralston,Lachlan Abbott andJewel Topsfield
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Federation Square at 21
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Federation Square at 21

The Age explores Melbourne’s controversial quest for a monument of its own,the future of the square and the century-old dream to build a deck over the Jolimont rail yards.

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State shelves dream to fix eyesore dubbed the ‘black hole of Melbourne’

State shelves dream to fix eyesore dubbed the ‘black hole of Melbourne’

The government has quietly abandoned the idea of decking the Jolimont rail yards next to Federation Square,after successive state leaders have struggled with costly plans for a century.

  • byJewel Topsfield andRoyce Millar
Loved,hated,soon to be updated:The next chapter for Federation Square

Loved,hated,soon to be updated:The next chapter for Federation Square

Jeff Kennett was no fan of Fed Square,but like many Melburnians,has grown to love it. But challenges with Melbourne’s civic space remain.

  • byJewel Topsfield andRoyce Millar
‘We were seeking an Opera House’:Melbourne’s quest for a monument of its own

‘We were seeking an Opera House’:Melbourne’s quest for a monument of its own

Two decades before Melbourne finally got Federation Square,a major competition gripped the imagination of the city - and the world - for the space. This is what they came up with.

  • byJewel Topsfield andRoyce Millar
Hamas-Israel conflict as it happened:Gaza hospital explosion kills hundreds;Joe Biden arrives in Israel

Hamas-Israel conflict as it happened:Gaza hospital explosion kills hundreds;Joe Biden arrives in Israel

Hundreds of people have been killed in an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City.

  • byJewel Topsfield,Caitlin Fitzsimmons andLatika Bourke