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Premier grilled after drug injecting room report leak

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan insists there is a sense of urgency to addressing Melbourne CBD drug overdoses despite keeping a key report secret.

AAP · Apr 9, 2024

Manly Pacific Hotel, Sydney: a food and wellness haven right on one of the world's best beaches

The five-star coastal hangout has become the go-to hotel for visitors looking for a luxe spa break a short ferry-ride from Sydney’s CBD – and now it has a hit new Italian restaurant to match. Katie Strick checks in

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2024

Pro-Palestine activists block major CBD intersection

Crowds of Pro-Palestine activists have blocked a major Melbourne intersection to demand a stop to the war in Gaza.

AAP · Mar 28, 2024

Landmark site at gateway to Newcastle deserves a show-stopping plan

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

Newcastle Herald · Nov 15, 2023

Lifestyle blocks challenge historic CBDs for top- end buyers

Here's some of the best now for sale.

The Canberra Times · Jun 2, 2023

'If I was a tourist I may as well go to Charlestown Square': call to clean up city

Newcastle councillor Jenny Barrie says CBD property owners need to clean up their act.

Newcastle Herald · May 22, 2023

Neo-Nazis clash with anti-racism campaigners in heart of Melbourne

Neo-Nazis have clashed with police and counter-protesters at an anti-immigration rally on the streets of Melbourne's CBD

The New Daily · May 13, 2023

In Melbourne's CBD, drug outreach workers say need for a supervised injecting room is rising

Public health workers say the Victorian government can't ignore the evidence supporting a supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD, in submissions to a state review into the controversial proposal.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Heroin overdoses surge in Melbourne as health services struggle to cope

Victorian capital’s CBD recorded most fatal heroin overdoses in country between 2020 and 2022, with 12,000 syringe kits now handed out each month

The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2023

Cask wine sales ban trialled at Adelaide CBD bottle shops to curb alcohol-fuelled violence

A trial ban on takeaway cask wine sales at Adelaide CBD liquor outlets is being closely monitored by authorities including police and the state government, with authorities to meet this week to determine if it remains in place.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023