Melbourne
Pop-up bike lanes ripped up, stalled despite cycling upswing
Pop-up bike lanes planned at the height of COVID-19 to accommodate a huge increase in cycling have been ripped up or stalled in Melbourne’s inner-north, due to internal council politics and construction delays.
- by Timna Jacks
Property bydomain
'No easy answers': Bushfire rebuild plans delayed by COVID building boom
Bushfire survivors are being forced to wait for up to two years to rebuild as the property boom fuels a shortfall in builders and building supplies.
- by Melissa Heagney
'Easy way out': Home buyer schemes do little for supply, experts warn
The government will go guarantor on more loans for first-home buyers and single parents, and expand super savings for homes. But who is being left behind?
- by Tawar Razaghi
Transport
Crime & Courts
Updated
Crime
Boy, 15, released from custody after death of teen at basketball stadium
- by Marika Dobbin-Thomas and Ashleigh McMillan
Updated
Crime
Man charged over truck crash ‘unaware’ of five injured pedestrians
- by David Estcourt, Kate Rose and Ashleigh McMillan
Local council
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Animal cruelty
Luxury Australian brand found selling fur from often-tortured raccoon dogs
- by Chloe Booker
City life
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City life
Young shun CBD as back-to-office process stalls
The high rate of post-pandemic youth unemployment, a greater propensity to shop online and the absence of international students are reducing the proportion of young people walking the city’s streets.
- by Noel Towell and Jackson Graham
CBD
City life
Opera premiere descends into Marx Brothers farce
After a year in hibernation, Opera Australia’s Thursday night premiere of Aida was meant to be a triumph. But there was a technical disaster instead.
- by Stephen Brook, Samantha Hutchinson and Nick Miller
CBD
City life
Jewish business gathering for ScoMo organised at warp speed
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
