Melbourne
The lockdown diaries: Melburnians share their experiences of lockdown
Today was supposed to be the start of school camp for one of our diarists. Another helped his housemate audition for a gig from the lounge room. (Use of the word help has been applied loosely.)
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Coronavirus pandemic
Exposure sites back above 300 as CBD tram, fast food outlets added
- by Rachel Clun, Aisha Dow, Paul Sakkal and Rachel Eddie
Victoria COVID LIVE updates: State records nine new local cases, more exposure sites added; Delta variant could extend Melbourne lockdown
- by Hanna Mills Turbet and Mathew Dunckley
Property bydomain
Why are more and more houses being hidden from view?
A new duplex that's entirely concealed behind rampant greenery just won a top architecture award, and homes in the running for another gong take a similar path.
- by Jenny Brown
'Taken off so quickly': Is the house price boom petering out?
Even the most optimistic forecast for house prices a few months ago is starting to look conservative. But can prices keep on rising at the same cracking pace?
- by Melissa Heagney
Transport
Crime & Courts
Dozens of Victorians arrested in ‘sting of the century’ targeting gangland encrypted message app
- by Erin Pearson and Simone Fox Koob
Policeman charged over leaked video of woman he stopped for speeding
- by Cameron Houston and Tammy Mills
Local council
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Local council
Plans for dining on parking spaces to be permanent in Melbourne’s inner-north
- by Rachel Eddie
City life
CBD
City life
Convicted cocaine trafficker launches defamation action
A former criminal lawyer who served jail time is taking a former business partner to court.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
CBD
City life
Heritage battle for Albany Rd Toorak hots up
Old money Melbourne is keen to slap a preservation order on a house before Friday’s auction.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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NSW weather
‘It’s going to feel very cold’: Polar blast brings rain, snow to south-east Australia
- by Megan Gorrey and Tom Rabe