Melbourne
Welcome to Thornbury: Boarded up windows, graffiti and run-down cars
Thornbury’s abandoned Le Pine Funerals site is defying High Street’s recently bestowed status as the world’s coolest street.
- by Tim Boreham
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Fire
As fireys battled the inferno, toxic chemicals pooled around them – while authorities feuded
Water authorities allowed huge pools of water and firefighting foam contaminated with chemicals to collect around an enormous industrial site in Derrimut.
- by Chris Vedelago and Lachlan Abbott
More teens are committing more violent crimes. How did we get here?
William Taylor’s death has thrust the issue of youth crime back into the headlines, but statistics show it is a problem years in the making.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Wendy Tuohy and Chris Vedelago
Caps on overseas uni students could cost Victorian economy $6 billion
Victoria is the state of choice for one-third of Australia’s international students. Universities say slashing migration will have major economic consequences.
- by Caroline Schelle
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Public transport
Probe into signal fault that triggered Melbourne train chaos
Metro Trains is investigating the cause of a signal outage that led to delays across the rail network on Thursday morning. Â
- by Shelby Garlick and Patrick Hatch
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Homelessness
The areas first in line for Victoria’s new homelessness scheme
People at risk of sleeping rough in Melbourne’s north and west and on the eastern fringes will be among the first to access an overhauled homelessness-to-housing program.
- by Broede Carmody
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Census
Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch
Aged care workers, primary teachers, nurses, paramedics and police are being forced to Melbourne’s fringes by high housing costs, prompting warnings about worker shortages.
- by Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
Exploding metal drums and toxic smoke burst from massive factory fire
Last year a man was killed in a chemical fire at the same factory.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Eliza Sum
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Fitzroy
This tiny Fitzroy eatery is a buzzy hot spot for home-style southern Indian dishes
Toddy Shop, Mischa Tropp’s popular Melbourne version of a Keralan eating house, pays fond homage to the food stands of the same name.
- by Dani Valent
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Crime
Man charged with murder after woman’s body found at Melbourne tip
Staff at a waste-management facility in Melbourne’s north were shaken after discovering the dead woman while moving waste last Wednesday.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Prahran
This swish Sri Lankan restaurant serves what our critic calls ‘the perfect snack’
Hopper Joint, with its hands-on curry sets and short eats, is introducing the cuisine to a whole new audience.
- by Besha Rodell