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Consumer watchdog sues Airbnb after thousands complain
The federal government’s consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Airbnb for allegedly misleading consumers.
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The man behind the houses
In the next instalment of our “Precinct Ambassadors” series, we have Elio Sarpi, the man behind the insanely popular Houses of North and West Melbourne Instagram page.
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Hotels of North Melbourne
Standing at the corner of Arden and Abbotsford streets, the British Hotel was licensed on June 29, 1865. Four years later, in 1869, the Prince Charlie opened on the diagonal corner of the same streets.
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Celebrating 10 years of award-winning design
For Anne Hindley, the road to opening her own West Melbourne-based architecture and industrial design firm, Hindley and Co, isn’t exactly your typical one.
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Younghusband revisited
In 2018, together with Kensington Association treasurer Tony Ceddia, I attended a community gathering on the ground floor of the Younghusband building hosted by the Impact Investment Group (IIG). Wine and cheese were served, and as members of the Kensington Association executive, we were made to feel very welcome.
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Quiz night success
It may have been dark and chilly outside, but there was plenty of warmth, light and good cheer at the Parkville Gardens Residents’ Association’s (PGRA) Quiz Night and Community Dinner on June 23.
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Forgotten South African heroines made rightfully visible
Arts House’s latest exhibition is reshaping the way often-forgotten African women were portrayed by non-African people and men, with South African women at the forefront of telling the historical stories.
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Farm to mug: healthy tea revolutionised
Since purchasing a Bunyip farm in 1999, husband and wife Deva and Lily Wijeyewardene have been making the most of the farm that was previously used to grow herbal teas.
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The Albion Hotel
The Albion Hotel was rebuilt in 1926, the year that our present Queen Elizabeth was born.
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The unfortunate dirty truth about clean energy: part one
Like many others I have been buoyed by the promise of electric and hybrid cars and solar energy as doing the right thing by the planet.
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Arden developer shortlist narrows as questions grow over secondary school and infrastructure
Celebrating more than two decades of property management success in the city
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