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‘It all flows’: commuters celebrate as new Sydney Harbour Bridge bike ramp opens

First cyclists cross long-awaited $39m ramp, replacing notorious 55-step staircase and linking North Sydney to CBD

The Guardian - AU · Jan 6

Police liken it to random breath tests, but warrantless pat-down powers across Melbourne’s CBD are creating racial profiling fears

As the city braces for the impact of an unprecedented expansion of search powers, new research supports advocates’ concerns

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2025

‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months

Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups

The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2025

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Why the Melbourne CBD is Falling in Love with Lifestyle Offices

As hybrid work models become the new norm and employee wellbeing is increasingly prioritised, organisations are beginning to rethink the design and functionality of their office spaces.

inkl · Jul 17, 2025

Australia’s high-speed rail dream is doomed if stations are built in wrong place, ex-MP says

Exclusive: John Alexander pleads with the rail authority to maximise future land value capture by placing Sydney and Gosford stops outside CBDs

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2024

Call for return to office as Canberra CBD office vacancy rate on the rise

Vacancy rates have climbed in January, Property Council says.

The Canberra Times · Jul 31, 2024

17 Of The Best Sports Bars In Melbourne To Watch The Paris 2024 Games At Like, 3AM

Who needs Paris when you've got a pint! Here are 17 of Melbourne's best sports bars, to watch the Paris Olympics 2024.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 25, 2024

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Labor sides with uni over divisive city campus push

A move by Tasmania's university to move to the Hobart CBD has been backed by the opposition, defying a government pledge to block the sale or lease of land.

AAP · Jul 16, 2024

Medical groups push for promised CBD injecting room

The Victorian government has been called on to honour a longstanding promise to establish a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

NSW govt considered more tolls on Sydney drivers

New tolls on freeways and a congestion charge on drivers entering the Sydney CBD were under consideration by the former NSW government.

The New Daily · Jun 14, 2023

Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains

Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake – as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre – centred near Sunbury, approximately 30km north of the CBD.

The Conversation · May 29, 2023

Crown Princess Mary cycles through Sydney as part of Australian tour highlighting climate change

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has put Sydney's CBD cycle paths to the test this morning without even breaking a sweat as part of her climate change tour of the Pacific.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

Geelong development overhaul hopes to inject heartbeat into city that 'barely has a pulse'

Fewer car parks, more bike lanes and uninterrupted views are part of the development overhaul for Victoria's second-largest city, designed to drive population growth and inject colour into Geelong's "languishing" CBD.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

COP15's Global Biodiversity Framework must advance Indigenous-led conservation to halt biodiversity loss by 2030

In the early hours of Dec. 19 — the last day of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) conference in Montréal — the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted their new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022

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ABC News · Aug 30, 2022

South Australian mother unable to continue CBD oil epilepsy treatment for child due to prohibitive cost

Kat Cooper says her daughter is deteriorating since she stopped her medicinal cannabis, which costs $196 per 1 millilitre every 12 days.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2022

Wheels in motion to link Charlestown CBD with the Fernleigh Track

The wheels are in motion to link Charlestown's bustling CBD with the Ferleigh Track.

Newcastle Herald · May 9, 2022

Wheelchair users vote on the street in Newcastle

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon has complained to the Australian Electoral Commission after people in wheelchairs were forced to vote on the street outside the CBD's only pre-poll centre.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 7, 2022

Small Walls: Murals to replace graffiti and 'beautify' the CBD

The program involves businesses in the Newcastle CBD applying for local artists to paint over unwanted graffiti on their exterior free of charge.

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ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

Thousands flood Perth Stadium for Western Derby as CBD bears brunt of WA COVID cases

The lingering psychological impact of the COVID pandemic may explain why people are still shying away from the CBD, but are happy to crowd into a footy stadium, experts say.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022

Broken Hill's rainfall record smashed as deadly storm downs phones, floods CBD

More than 140 millimetres fell in parts of the outback city, eclipsing a 33-year-old record and sending emergency services scrambling.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022

David Elliott intervened to stop department’s proposal to name Sydney Metro station after traditional custodians

Plans to name new CBD station Gadigal were signed off by previous minister but changed when Elliott took over transport

ABC News · Feb 14, 2022

UTAS campus move from Sandy Bay into Hobart CBD opposed by group calling for consultation

A group opposed to the University of Tasmania's plans to move its southern campus into central Hobart says the proposal should be independently investigated.

AAP · Feb 10, 2022

NSW govt, business strategise CBD revival

The NSW government has met business leaders to plan a revival of Sydney's CBD, as the state reports another 19 deaths and 8950 infections.

AAP · Feb 7, 2022

NSW to double spend on walking, bike paths

The NSW government will double its $950 million spend on walking and cyclepaths and will build a 'monumental' new track from Sydney's CBD to Parramatta.

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