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 Robo Tea Vending machines in Southern Cross station

Pizza, flowers, bubble tea: are high-tech vending machines the new trend?

High-tech vending machines are popping up at Southern Cross Station and elsewhere across the city, but industry experts say the new technology won’t take off in Australia.

  • by Najma Sambul

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Premier Jacinta Allan at the completed level crossing removal project in Ringwood on Monday.

Allan mishap shows writing’s on the wall for political advancers

Placing Jacinta Allan in front of the crossing removal project’s “GONE” slogan gave snappers an opportunity that was too good to miss.

  • by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Dark roofs dominate a housing estate in the growth area suburb of Tarneit, in Melbourne’s west.
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Crackdown on dark roofs in plan for growth suburbs

Light-coloured roofs would be mandated on new homes on small lots in Melbourne’s growth areas under a proposed overhaul of the state’s housing code.

  • by Adam Carey

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