Planning
SEQ’s new ‘Gateway to Straddie’ in doubt as Walker abandons Toondah Harbour
Queensland Greens senator Larissa Waters wants the state government to upgrade Cleveland’s Toondah Harbour, while protecting endangered wetlands, rather than leaving it to the private sector.
- by Tony Moore
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Letters
Letters
Defence spending: diplomacy should come before sabre-rattling
Readers discuss the federal government’s announcement to double Australia’s defence budget to $10 billion.
Letters
Letters
Times of social discord call for leadership – and bipartisanship
Readers discuss the fraying of social cohesion across religion and politics following horrors at home and abroad.
Letters
Letters
Docklands’ sorry state is not yet a lost cause
Readers discuss the state of Docklands and argue that the riverfront suburb’s “just a wind tunnel” reputation can be turned around.
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Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%
An internal investigation uncovered a string of defects in the awarding of tens of millions of dollars, including deals which increased by more than 10 times their original value.
- by Michael McGowan
Series
Docklands
Docklands: Lifeless concrete jungle or vibrant hub
In this series, The Age explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.
The Bureau of Meteorology is based in Melbourne’s ‘freezing wind tunnel’, but no one’s measuring the wind there
Docklands is often battered by strong winds, but experts say no wind testing was done when the suburb was built, while a wind sensor and more trees would mitigate the problem now.
- by Melissa Cunningham
This suburb is often called a lifeless concrete jungle. Here’s how it can flourish
The Age’s Docklands series explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.
- by Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Melissa Cunningham
It cost $100m to build, but would fetch less than $500k as scrap metal. How the Melbourne Star stopped shining
Sixteen years after it began spinning, rumours are mounting the trouble-plagued Melbourne Star Observation Wheel may be sold in parts.
- by Rachael Dexter
A brewery with palm trees and volcano: Inside the $225m plan to breathe new life into Docklands
Newly opened eateries at Marvel Stadium are designed to cater for more than the footy crowd, while developments on the waterfront side of the venue are next in the AFL’s sights.
- by Cara Waters
There are hundreds of children in Docklands, but no high school. Residents want it built on the Costco site
Some families with high school-aged children are moving out of Docklands while rumours swirl that the site will house Melbourne Pathology’s laboratory when the retailer relocates.
- by Najma Sambul