Cowboy developers fight order to rebuild pub
The developers who illegally demolished Carlton's Corkman Irish Pub and then promised to rebuild it, are fighting an Andrews government reconstruction order.
Clay Lucas is city editor for The Age. Clay has worked at The Age since 2005, covering state politics, urban affairs, transport, local government and workplace relations for The Age and Sunday Age.
The developers who illegally demolished Carlton's Corkman Irish Pub and then promised to rebuild it, are fighting an Andrews government reconstruction order.
Melbourne's tallest skyscraper, a 90-storey giant given the nod by Premier Daniel Andrews for Crown Casino last week, will overshadow the Shrine of Remembrance on winter afternoons.
A federal Labor MP has sparked a war with the state party, after she said Premier Daniel Andrews' choice of Werribee South location for a $288 million juvenile prison was inappropriate.
Labor has granted casino giant Crown a massive expansion of its Southbank site, in a deal reached behind closed doors to build Melbourne's highest skyscraper.
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Parts of the CBD will remain closed to the public for years on end as construction of the Melbourne's Metro Tunnel kicks off this week and continues well into the next decade.
More than a decade after it was initially proposed, serious works on Melbourne's Metro Tunnel project begin from Monday – including the first tree removals near the Shrine of Remembrance, and two major street closures.
Tens of millions of dollars worth of public land - some of it cherished parks and reserves - are being prepared for sale by the Andrews government, as its agencies move to offload assets deemed "surplus".
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