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Sluggish Christmas CBD spend leads council to drop $5 million on enticements
City of Melbourne will spend $5 million to lure shoppers to the CBD this Christmas as poor weather and consumer confidence hampers the crucial trading period.
Ebony Bowden is a reporter for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. She was previously a breaking news reporter for The New Daily and an intern with Al Jazeera in Kuala Lumpur.
City of Melbourne will spend $5 million to lure shoppers to the CBD this Christmas as poor weather and consumer confidence hampers the crucial trading period.
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An organised baby formula syndicate has swiped hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of formula tins from Melbourne's west, selling them overseas.
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Melbourne Express is your morning primer - a live blog with breaking news, headlines, transport updates and weather.
Melbourne Express is your morning primer - a live blog with breaking news, headlines, transport updates and weather.
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