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Sophie Aubrey

@sopphie

City reporter @theage. Third-culture kid. [email protected] / [email protected]

Melbourne Katılım Haziran 2009
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Blocks of apartments are being sold and razed to make way for luxury mansions in desirable inner suburbs, despite the state government’s ambitions for increased housing density in Melbourne. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Apartments built in the state government’s new activity centres risk being too dark and too small for families to live in because updated design standards won’t be implemented before developers start drawing up their plans. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Brighton residents say the state government’s plan to spur high-rise development in the area will “irrevocably damage the suburb” as the premier was heckled by furious locals outside a press conference on Sunday. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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A 31-storey Docklands “wellness utopia” and apartment towers of up to 12 storeys at Coburg’s historic Pentridge Prison have been cleared for development by the state planning minister – dismissing objections from local councils. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Holiday-home owners are among hundreds of thousands of ratepayers who will miss out on voting for their local council due to a controversial change to the electoral system that removed the automatic right of non-residents to cast a ballot. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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In a submission to the Allan government’s Plan for Victoria and draft housing targets, Maribyrnong council warned Footscray’s Joseph Road precinct, which involved high dwelling approvals, is an appropriate example of poor planning. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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There is no shortage of tales of human triumph at the #Paralympics. But every four years, a handful of athletes manage to capture the world’s attention. In Paris, one of those athletes was India’s 17-year-old armless archer, Sheetal Devi. theage.com.au/sport/the-teen…
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After losing to Great Britain on day one, Australia’s wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers, are preparing for a crucial game against host country France tonight. They have to win to progress to the next round. theage.com.au/sport/gutted-w… #Paralympics2024
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With less than 12 hours before he was due to hit the pool, swimmer Brenden Hall valiantly fulfilled his role as an Australian flag-bearer at the Paralympic Games in Paris in an opening ceremony in which thousands of athletes paraded the Champs Elysees. theage.com.au/sport/late-nig…
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The mayors of Merri-bek, Darebin and Moonee Valley signalled their support for a rental e-scooter scheme by rolling through suburban streets in their mayoral robes, with one urging Melbourne City Council to reverse the “short-sighted” ban. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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A new 24/7 super-gym that flouted a rule to limit its members has caused parking chaos on nearby streets, as security guards are brought in to manage queues outside the building. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Gutted to hear this news. Sam was one of the first journalists I met when I walked into my very first internship at Leader in 2011 and from day one he was kind, positive and up for a laugh. That never changed. This world is not fair. RIP Sam 💔
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Leading Herald Sun sports journalist Sam Landsberger has died in a tragic accident in Richmond this morning. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. ❤️ TRIBUTES: bit.ly/4dOqpu6

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Anthony Koutoufides on Saturday unveiled his City of Melbourne lord mayor ticket – “Team Kouta” – made up of one-time federal Liberal MP turned fitness instructor Gladys Liu, ex Wyndham councillor and property developer Intaj Khan and developer Zaim Ramani theage.com.au/national/victo…
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In a squeezed city, where do childcare centres go? One has been approved in an industrial zone with chemical smells after VCAT overturned a Monash Council decision, ruling the children could play indoors “if the odour is particularly strong”. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Residents of a flooded retirement village face being marooned in homes “worth virtually nothing” after a new report rejected a government buyback scheme, despite confirming serious planning mistakes were made. theage.com.au/politics/victo…
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Planners, developers and the City of Melbourne warn that state government tender documents for the Arden precinct indicate the project is likely to fall into the hands of one major developer, a model that could put it on track to become a Docklands 2.0 theage.com.au/politics/victo…
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