City life
Residents’ gripes over noise, parties, near-nudity and litter prompt Airbnb crackdown debate
City of Port Phillip councillors are considering a levy and registration requirements for short-term accommodation providers after backlash from locals.
- by Cara Waters
Latest
Neighbours angry as private hospital bypasses council in plans for expansion
Residents and the City of Stonnington are angry at Cabrini hospital’s plans to construct a new multimillion-dollar building in a residential area.
- by Najma Sambul
Q+A away? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program
ABC’s flagship TV panel show is keen to broadcast from the G20 summit in Delhi.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Angus Dalton
One of ‘the world’s great booksellers’ ends a long chapter at Readings
Mark Rubbo has been at the heart of the Australian book business for nearly 50 years, nurturing Australian writers and writing.
- by Jason Steger
$6951 in the bank and some furniture: What was left in John Elliott’s will
There wasn’t much of an inheritance left for his children, as the fallen corporate titan held no real estate and very little cash at the time of his death.
- by Tom Cowie and Colin Kruger
Why it’s so hard to get a coffee in Melbourne after 3pm
It is a conundrum that has long perplexed visitors and bleary-eyed afternoon workers in Melbourne’s CBD.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Melbourne meets The New Yorker: The bold new magazine reviewing the city
Thousands have already subscribed to The Paris End, which treats Melbourne with the same reverence (and irreverence) that New York and London have long enjoyed.
- by Will Cox
Barbie movie a gift for lifelong collectors and spiking interest in the world’s favourite doll
Collector Chrystal Palmer has been gathering Barbie dolls since she was seven. Her collection now stands at more than 1000.
- by Carolyn Webb
Opinion
Development
Victoria Market ‘mega-wall’ will literally divide Melbourne in pursuit of profit
The $1.7b proposal for a rare city site seems to care little for its effect on neighbours or other visitors.
- by John McNabb
Victoria’s last drive-in cinemas get a Barbie boost
For years, Paul and Shelley Whitaker, the owners of a drive-in cinema in Dromana, have knocked back offers from developers for their six-hectare property. They won’t sell – cinema is in their blood.
- by Najma Sambul
Opinion
Pets
Congratulations Melbourne, we’ve out-sausaged the world. Let doggy Utopia reign
The laissez-faire approach to our good boys isn’t working anymore. What we need is more dedicated free-range dog parks.
- by Simon Taylor