Live cameras capture arrival of peregrine falcon chicks on top of CBD building
The arrival of the cute peregrine falcon chicks atop a Collins Street tower are providing Melburnians with a much welcomed distraction from lockdown life.
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Westfield Carindale, CBD eateries, among more than 30 new Brisbane exposure sites
One of Brisbane’s biggest shopping centres is among a range of new COVID-19 exposure sites identified by Queensland Health authorities as multiple new clusters emerge this week.
Hundreds of police swarm St Kilda foreshore to contain protesters
Police confirmed they had arrested 94 people in the CBD and St Kilda on Saturday for breaching health orders.
‘Seismic and exciting’: Sydney’s COVID-given chance to dump the CBD
Working from home is an opportunity to reimagine the modern city,
‘Endless sadness’: Mother’s anguish after son fatally hit by truck in CBD
The mother of George Lin, a 21-year-old student at the University of Sydney, visits his grave every day, she told a Sydney court. Lin was run over by a garbage […]
Media companies successfully challenge ban on aerial protest telecasts
TV networks can still show live aerial footage of Melbourne’s CBD protests after being granted a stay against two notices that tried to ban the coverage.
Protest coverage delayed under tightened rules on Melbourne airspace
Victoria Police says the crackdown on helicopter footage comes after protesters in the CBD were “actively monitoring aerial live streams, compromising the police operation”.
Victorian Premier condemns ‘pretend protesters’ in Melbourne
Daniel Andrews vowed police would crack down on protesters who tried to shut down the CBD, as 1000 anti-lockdown demonstrators converged on the Shrine of Remembrance on Wednesday.
Australia news LIVE: Fears Melbourne protests may continue; lockdowns begin for northern NSW LGAs
Police are preparing for further protests in Melbourne’s CBD, Byron Bay is waking up to its first day of a seven-day lockdown and the PM has had his first face-to-face […]
Man charged after Ferrari driver did burnouts in Sydney’s CBD
Police commenced an investigation after receiving footage of the incident at the intersection of Phillip and Bent streets.
‘Dear Dr Chilla’: Resurfacing Christian Porter’s undergraduate humour
Christian Porter being back in the news reminded CBD of some extracts from “Briefs” – the magazine from the law students of UWA.
Government, police defend CBD shutdown as protesters plan to continue with rally
People travelling for essential work, healthcare or to attend a vaccination appointment will be allowed in the CBD, but will have to carry ID and proof of their reason for […]
Popcaan Officially Launches Unruly Cannabis Tea Now On Sale
Popcaan’s want you to take a sip of his Unruly Tea. If ever there was a model to success for young deejays to follow, it would have to be Popcaan’s. […]
Cooped-up, fed-up workers will drive office revival, says Charter Hall
The fund manager is confident corporates and government tenants will be keen to move into CBD towers.
Australia COVID LIVE updates: NSW records 825 new local COVID-19 cases, three deaths; hundreds of arrests after lockdown protests in Melbourne and Sydney; Victoria to enter statewide lockdown after 61 new cases
Thousands of police took to the streets and set up checkpoints in Sydney’s CBD on Saturday to quell an anti-lockdown protest, Victoria’s lockdown has been extended into the regions, and […]
Police arrest 47 as anti-lockdown rally fails to attract large crowds
The protest disappointed some activists who wanted to achieve the scale seen at a large rally in the CBD last month.
Six police officers hospitalised, more than 200 arrested in Melbourne anti-lockdown protests
Six police officers were hospitalised and more than 200 people were arrested during anti-lockdown protests that brought chaos to Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday.
Landlords in talks to entice tenants back into empty CBDs
There’s more to keeping tenants in big CBD buildings than deals on space and lease flexibility.
Demand for CBD office space slumps as lockdowns take toll
More than one-10th of the city’s office floor space was empty in July – the highest vacancy rate since January 2000 – as COVID shutdowns hit business confidence and workers’ […]
More than 250 PINs, eight arrests as police lock Sydney residents out of CBD amid protest fears
NSW Police took extraordinary measures on Saturday to thwart any repeat of last weekend’s anti-lockdown protests, setting up an exclusion zone around the CBD. And they say residents can expect […]
Police hunt CBD protesters suspected of throwing pot plants at mounted officers
NSW Police launched an investigation into the widely condemned event that saw thousands of participants march in defiance of COVID-19 public health orders.
Retail vacancy hits new heights as shutdowns create CBD ghost towns
The retail vacancy rate across Australia’s major CBD’s has risen to 12.9 per cent amid the fallout from the pandemic and an increased shift to online retailing.
‘Very selfish boofheads’: Police taskforce to hunt down 3500 protesters
Thousands of protesters are marched in Sydney’s CBD to protest widespread lockdowns in NSW, as crowds opposing COVID-19 restrictions gather in major cities across Australia.
Do you live in an area going easy on parking fines in lockdown?
Sydney councils are divided, with Bondi residents copping fines if they overstay their welcome while people in Randwick, the CBD and the inner west might be shown a little leniency.
‘It’s our path out’: Relief as Sydney CBD mass vaccination hub opens
Sydneysiders were excited to get their first COVID-19 jab as a new mass vaccination clinic opened in the CBD on Monday morning.
‘End of my tether’: Two-thirds of CBD kiosks won’t be back
The pandemic is the final blow for some kiosk operators whose future had been uncertain even before office workers deserted the CBD.
Which MPs have the most spin doctors to massage the message
Prime Minister Scott Morrison now has six press secretaries – which is more than CBD can ever remember any PM having.
Victoria races to control ‘flying embers’ as eight new cases identified, exposure sites swell
Victorian health authorities are on the alert after eight new cases were announced and the MCG, Highpoint shopping centre and a CBD pub were listed as exposure sites.
CBD economy faces years on the road to recovery
A report commissioned by the City of Melbourne projects the CBD will return to its pre-COVID-19 peak of about $74 billion gross regional product by the second half of 2024.
Safe injecting room in CBD makes sense for city’s recovery
A safe injecting service would ensure that a city recovery also means supporting vulnerable people who often see drugs as the only answer.