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Where I Slept by Libby Angel review – Melbourne’s 1990s bohemia comes to gritty life

A descendant of Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip, this biographical second novel is set among the share houses and squats of a young artistic life

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2023

How Australian fashion fell to pieces: a timeline

In the 1990s and 2000s Alannah Hill, Alice McCall and Sass & Bide became household names. Now Australians buy more clothes than ever but few are made or even designed locally. Where did it come undone?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2023

Fetch Thy Tiny Silver Shoes Bc A Monopoly Theme Park Is Opening In Melbourne Later This Year

What if we kissed ... in Mr. Monopoly's Mansion.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 8, 2023

Love, charisma, generosity: the extraordinary life of Uncle Kutcha Edwards

The Mutti Mutti singer with the incredible – and untrained – voice reflects on his childhood, collaborating with Judith Durham and becoming a mentor to countless First Nations musicians across Australia

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023

Outer suburbs of Melbourne and Sydney are homelessness hotspots, data reveals

Exclusive: People are reaching crisis point well away from the centre of Australia’s largest cities, before travelling huge distances for housing support

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023

The shadow of Raymond Chandler looms in Call Me Marlowe, an international tale seeking humanity in the darkness

Catherine de Saint Phalle lived alone for many years in the country in France, where she published five novels and toured with controversial author Michel Houellebecq.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023

Spirits, Star Wars and a giant bandicoot: the immersive art show taking over Flinders Street station

Shadow Spirit, a new exhibition as part of Melbourne’s Rising festival, explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories around death, spirits, stars and dreams

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

Government to scale back ads in Melbourne newspapers

The Victorian government will scale back advertising in the print editions of Melbourne's two biggest newspapers as it shifts to online and television media.

The New Daily · Jun 6, 2023

Serial rapist Joel Russo jailed for 'horrendous' attack on female jogger along Melbourne's Merri Creek

Joel Russo, who was only months out of prison when he repeatedly raped a female jogger on the banks of Melbourne's Merri Creek is jailed for more than 20 years.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

Woman, 20, thought she had flu - then doctors said it was blood cancer

Olivia Jennings, 20, from Melbourne, was initially diagnosed with a UTI before a CT scan showed she had Stage 3B Hodgkin's Lymphoma - a blood cancer - and started chemotherapy sessions a week later

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023