Traffic chaos is mounting in Melbourne as a major intersection in the heart of the CBD is closed after a large fire tore through an abandoned strip club overnight. Firefighters are still working to put out hotspots in the large building on the corner of King and Lonsdale streets, which went up in a huge … Read more
To keep ourselves sane during lockdowns, many of us turned to upping our kitchen skills, whether that involved perfecting sourdough loaves or whipping up dalgona coffee. Libby Dunlop – a trained pastry chef who spent 10 months working at Quay before leaving to study finance and accounting – dedicated herself to the art of the … Read more
A restored circa-1890s estate in Melbourne’s southeast with original stained glass windows, handpainted gold-leaf cornices and carved marble fireplaces is for sale after being restored. A grand circa-1890s Ripponlea estate described as the “perfect trophy home” is for sale with a $ 4.5m- $ 4.7m asking price. Named Ulverstone (also known as Ulverston), the house … Read more
Canberra to host Aurealis Awards, national book awards for speculative writing including fantasy, sci-fi and horrorThe Canberra Times
Home ownership is not on 34-year-old town planner Eric Smith’s to-do list as soaring property prices push the prospect of buying a house out of many young Australians’ reach. Key points: Property prices in Launceston are among the fastest growing in regional Australia Many young renters are finding alternative investments outside home ownership There are … Read more
He was making just $ 254 a week for his first ever full-time job – but now the Year 10 dropout has a net worth of $ 10 million. A Sydney high school dropout who was making just $ 254 a week at his first full-time job has turned the tables and now has a … Read more
Blink and you’ll miss it. Behind an unassuming, sign-less facade on Lygon Street is Vvren – a bold, natural light-averse new jewelery store that’s only open after dark. “Most of the time people pass by and do not know what’s going on – 80 percent think it’s a bar,” says co-owner Ran Liu. A draftsperson … Read more
Back in the very late 70s when Kool and the Gang was top of the charts, the Civic Pool top tower was a rite of passage. Teenagers would start with the springboard, then second tower, and then only the very bravest ones did top tower. I get a slight shiver, as that’s what greets us … Read more
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has arrived in Tokyo for high-level security talks with the US, India and Japan amid a fresh political storm over whether the US would take military action to defend Taiwan from China. Albanese and his foreign minister, Penny Wong, touched down on Monday night for a meeting of the quadrilateral … Read more
In NSW, the teal independents won three seats: Allegra Spender took Wentworth in the eastern suburbs; Kylea Tink won North Sydney; and Sophie Scamps won Mackellar in the Northern Beaches. North Shore Liberal MP Felicity Wilson said no member should ever be complacent about independents. “There is always an independent threat,” Wilson said. “I think … Read more