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Supporting our local schools in Carlton

September 2nd, 2021 - Ellen Sandell

While parents around the city have been tearing our hair out, working out how on earth to home-school children while also working and maintaining our own mental health in the middle of a pandemic, thousands of us are realising again just how valuable our local teachers and schools are.

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Are buses the solution to Melbourne’s missing link?

July 29th, 2021 - Ellen Sandell

Melbourne’s public transport system is something to be proud of, but it doesn’t take long to spot one of the long-standing problems.

These 33 men are in indefinite lockdown

July 1st, 2021 - Ellen Sandell

Right now, 33 men are being held in indefinite detention in the middle of Melbourne at the Park Hotel in Carlton. They have committed no crime. They have fled war, persecution, violence and torture, and tried to seek a safer life.