The Latest Breaking News from CBD

Perth homeless centre denied planning permission after council bows to community opposition

The City of Perth has refused an application to relocate a 63-year-old homeless centre 200 metres around the corner, with the Lord Mayor saying the city is "disproportionately carrying the burden" of homelessness services.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Workers return to Brisbane CBD after COVID-19, as companies entice staff with 'high-quality' experiences

Workers are returning to Brisbane's CBD, with office occupancy rates hitting 64 per cent of COVID-19 pre-pandemic levels — one of the highest rates in the country, according to new data.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Sydney CBD health warning issued over Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Visitors to the city in the past 10 days advised to look out for symptoms after five people admitted to hospital

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022

Call for mandatory COVID-19 face mask rules to be scrapped as Perth's CBD withers

Relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for Western Australia may be in place, but Perth businesses fear it will not be enough to breathe new life into a CBD struggling under the weight of the pandemic.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2022

Scott Morrison announces funding boost for Edith Cowan University's Perth CBD campus

The Prime Minister tries to woo WA voters with more cash for Edith Cowan University's new inner-city campus, touted as a "state-of-the-art" project that will transform Perth's CBD.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022

University of Tasmania plan for Sandy Bay campus 3,000 car spaces short, Hobart Council documents show

Locals fear their suburb and streets will never be the same once the University of Tasmania moves its southern campus into the Hobart CBD and redevelops the Sandy Bay site into 2,700 homes, a tourism precinct and new sporting facilities.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2022

Hope for recovery on Melbourne’s first business day after working from home recommendation dropped

Data recording pedestrian activity in central Melbourne shows a slight increase on the first business day since Victorian health authorities dropped a recommendation to work from home.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Victoria records three new COVID-19 deaths, hospitalisations at 361

A new round of the 'Melbourne Money' program, which offer rebates to people who spend money in the city's CBD, is part of a $200m package to support businesses affected by the pandemic.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2022

Brisbane shoppers, retailers confused by unclear COVID reopening rules

Brisbane's CBD is slowly coming back to life but retailers say there is much more governments could do to encourage customers to return to bricks and mortar stores.

ABC News · Feb 19, 2022

Perth a ghost town, businesses let staff go as CBD braces for WA COVID-19 wave

Office towers, malls and footpaths that are usually bustling with office workers are unusually quiet as a shadow lockdown hits the Perth CBD, with businesses bracing for an onslaught of COVID cases.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022