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Melbourne teacher Allison Nally is one of a growing number of Victorias who are living in a building with defects. She has been told she will have to pay $60,000 by July 1 for repairs on her faulty apartment building and has already had window frames and other elements of her one bedroom replaced.
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Cladding crisis

High hopes, low quality: special levies and repairs plague new apartment owners

Cracks, leaks, and cladding – there are hidden dangers in Australia’s new apartments, and it’s costing owners thousands.

  • by Melissa Cunningham
Protesting students rally outside the Arts West building at University of Melbourne on Friday afternoon.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

More warnings but no action against Melbourne Uni’s Gaza sit-in

  • by Chip Le Grand, Patrick Hatch and Alex Crowe
Daniela faces a 24 month wait for sperm and eggs at the public sperm bank.
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Healthcare

The unusual plan to reverse the long-running sperm and egg drought

  • by Henrietta Cook
Students gather in the central lobby of the Arts West building at Melbourne University on Thursday night.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Melbourne Uni signals intention to evict ‘outside agitators’ in protest occupation

  • by Chip Le Grand, Tom Cowie and Melissa Cunningham
Two segments of tram tracks near Vic Market on Victoria Street will be connected.
Public transport

The 50-metre ‘missing link’ fix that will open new cross-city tram routes

  • by Patrick Hatch

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City life

A beautiful cityscape, but Sydney has been outrated by Melbourne in an international comparison of major cities. But the quality of life in both cities paled against another.
Population

The Australian city with a better quality of life than Sydney or Melbourne

An international comparison of 1000 cities shows Melbourne ahead of Sydney as the place to be. But one city has a much better quality of life than either.

  • by Shane Wright
The Dorin family - Gordon, Archie, Saul 9 and Joshua, 6 - in their Kew front yard.
City life

Where are the kids? The Melbourne suburbs facing a child exodus

Established suburbs like Kew and Hawthorn have plenty of schools and green space – but they are not where families are moving.

  • by Cara Waters
Melbourne teacher Allison Nally is one of a growing number of Victorias who are living in a building with defects. She has been told she will have to pay $60,000 by July 1 for repairs on her faulty apartment building and has already had window frames and other elements of her one bedroom replaced.
Exclusive
Cladding crisis

High hopes, low quality: special levies and repairs plague new apartment owners

  • by Melissa Cunningham
An artist’s render of Wyndham City Stadium in Tarneit, which is planned to be built in a public-private partnership between the City of Wyndham and the owners of A-Leagues team Western United.
City life

Fledgling soccer club seeks net gain from suburb built around stadium

  • by Adam Carey
Moonee Ponds local Haylin Nunez and her 18-month-old daughter Cecilia Nunez enjoy a morning out at Queens Park.
City life

They call it ‘MoPo’: Dame Edna’s hidden gem of the north is changing

  • by Rachael Dexter

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