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“Watered down” refugee motion highlights council division
The City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne committee has voted for a “watered down” refugee advocacy motion after heated debate over how to best support the 13 refugees still detained at Carlton’s Park Hotel.
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Lord Mayor calls for urgent help amid “extremely worrying” report
Lord Mayor Sally Capp will meet with federal and state treasurers to urge targeted city support beyond March after a council report outlined a devastating economic impact of COVID-19 on Melbourne almost 12 months on.
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February news!
Firstly, congratulations to the publishers for an excellent first edition of Inner City News. From chatting around Parkville, the feedback was very positive and everyone thrilled to have Parkville back on the publishing map again!
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Valetta – an East Melbourne story
East Melbourne’s first Crown land sales were held on November 18, 1852.
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New councillor is a “unionist at heart”
Having snuck into the final councillor position at last year’s local government elections, CFMEU member and new councillor Elizabeth Doidge said she was looking forward to helping shape and reactivate the city that she loves.
Read MoreHow do we solve a problem like rough sleeping?
Welcome to the seventh of our 12-part series which will attempt to explore the role that housing can and should play within Australian society and why it is important to our economy that we house all Australians, rich or poor.
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As much flak as Captain Cook
Some nice people come from Captain Cook’s home town of Middlesbrough although you wouldn’t know it, judging by the recent protests against his arrival in Australia.
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Welcome from the Public Housing Residents’ Network
Hi readers, this column is from the view of a long-term public housing resident.
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Inner-city life: where to after a pandemic?
This COVID-19 pandemic has hit us all hard, but for those who spend their lives in our CBD and inner-city, it’s changed things very dramatically.
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Teetering between construction and deconstruction
There’s a brilliant outdoor exhibition of photography in Barry St, Carlton, in a strange urban landscape next to the Metro Tunnel site for Parkville Station.
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La Mama to stage Australian premiere of dark comedy in April
Childhood in the studio leads to the Metro Tunnel’s art program
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