What should have been a routine tick-and-flick adoption of the City of Melbourne’s new Heritage Strategy became, on February 17, a 75-minute rolling debate that exposed just how fractured this council ...

The City of Melbourne has unanimously approved an amended permit for a new office tower at 376–388 Flinders St, backing a $59 million proposal that will integrate a significant heritage substation ...

One of Australia’s longest running and most beloved political cartoon exhibitions is returning to Melbourne, with the Old Treasury Building set to host Behind the Lines 2025: Are We Rolling? from ...

A powerful photographic exhibition documenting a century of same-sex love is now on display at City Library Gallery, offering ...

In the late 19th century, a number of female immigrants fresh off the ship from England would arrive at Victoria with no ...

A sweeping new exhibition exploring more than a century of Australian artistic engagement with Antarctica has opened across two major Melbourne venues. In the late 19th century, a number of female ...

Victoria has recorded its sharpest rise in crime in more than a decade, with thefts from vehicles and retail stores among the offences surging most strongly, according to new data from the state’s ...

Amid the pandemic, Labor Councillor Davydd Griffiths said goodbye to his pub, the Royal Mail on Spencer St. However, as one door closed, another opened. His experience as a publican inspired him to ...

Melbourne’s Regent Theatre is far more than just a building – it’s a cultural jewel that has stood at the heart of our city’s artistic landscape for nearly a century. Cr Nick Reece’s proposal to sell ...

An archaeological dig has unearthed a trove of treasure dating to the pre-gold rush era as work takes shape for a 20-storey office tower in the CBD. The site, on the corner of Little Lonsdale St and ...

Dethroning the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, seemed an unlikely feat to many, but Labor’s Sarah Witty defied the pundits and delivered one of the biggest upsets of the 2025 federal election. Ms Witty’s ...

Almost a decade after it was introduced with the promise of delivering community benefits, the state government’s central city floor area uplift (FAU) scheme has failed to produce a single affordable ...