Rachael Dexter

‘Anarchy’: Technicality renders owners corporations effectively useless Millions of Victorians living in strata have effectively lost the ability to enforce basic rules after a VCAT judgment.

Victoria - A recent VCAT ruling which determined committees need a special resolution to take breaches to VCAT is unworkable and needs urgent attention

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Some key quotes from the article: (1/6)

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Oh thanks Erin! You sound like the most Sunbury family possible!

I feel this

Libs have sacked the Bruce campaign manager after we discovered dozens of offensive social media posts about women and politicians... Read more here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

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Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two properties Amelia Hamer, the Oxford-educated grandniece of former premier Rupert Hamer, has said she empathises with tenants’ struggles.

Exclusive from Kooyong today: Amelia Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two investment properties www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
I'm covering Kooyong for the whole campaign. Got a tip? DM me!

Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Zoe Daniel, Tim Wilson campaign on Frankston line; The electorates that will gauge the mood during 2025 federal election Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

We are blogging the battle for Goldstein and other key Victorian seats here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Journalistic solidarity!

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How 'bluetoothing' fuelled HIV outbreak — and caught Fiji unprepared Fiji health authorities are scrambling to stem an outbreak of HIV, as growing meth use and alarming needle-sharing trends accelerate the spread of the virus.

Fiji health authorities are scrambling to stem an outbreak of HIV, as growing meth use and alarming needle-sharing trends accelerate the spread of the virus.

Mayor barred from chamber and making phone calls, as council takes ‘extraordinary’ action

📢 Aidan McLindon, the former Freedom Party candidate who became an outer-suburban mayor, is at war with his own council after he was barred from attending meetings over repeated allegations of poor behaviour.

Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.

Cherry Bar said no to Gaga. Now it’s threatening to stop Hemmes Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes is now in a showdown with Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar owner James Young over a planned ‘hospitality wonderland’ development.

Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes is about to learn what Lady Gaga learnt in 2012: What happens when you cross James Young, the formidable owner of Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar:

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‘Selling the farm to pay for the silverware’: Car park sale to Merivale slammed The Melbourne council has voted to sell a CBD asset to Sydney hospitality billionaire Justin Hemmes, but some councillors say it’s gone ‘for a song’.

Melbourne City Council is “selling the farm to pay for the silverware” in its $55 million sale of a multi-storey car park to hospitality billionaire Justin Hemmes, according to a councillor who has publicly lashed out at his colleagues who supported the sale: www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

I have been saying for ages that intergenerational inequality is likely the biggest issue, outside of climate change, of the next half century.

This is a good reminder.

(The other thing we need to do is a Sovereign Wealth Fund to preserve value for future generations)

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Council rejects off-the-shelf apartment proposal The state approved a 17-dwelling plan but a council decision was described as a masterclass in adding to the housing crisis.

Exclusive: Melbourne’s first attempt at a fast-tracked “off-the-shelf” three-storey apartment building has failed after Banyule City Council rejected a proposal that already had state government approval:

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Not sure what point you’re trying to make here. I am fully aware of the reforms. I’m reporting on them all the time.

The article states both parties have walked away from social housing in the historical context section. But Labor is in charge right now Skipping Dog - they are in the driver's seat!

Chaos in Casey: Meeting shut down as councillors sprayed with abuse Residents in uproar over issues including COVID-19 vaccines and the impounding of a family’s collection of hot rods and jet-skis have forced a wild council meeting to be abandoned.

!! Residents in uproar over issues including COVID-19 vaccines and the impounding of a family’s collection of hot rods and jet-skis under local laws have forced a wild council meeting in Melbourne’s south-east to be abandoned. From @adamlcarey.bsky.social :
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

Don’t quite understand your comment - is there a typo in this?

How the ex-premier’s housing gambit created Labor schism Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.

If you read one thing today make it this by @rachaeldexter.bsky.social and Royce Millar on the decision to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers and its impact www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Hi Susan, scrutinising government policies—regardless of the party in power—is part of journalism. Holding politicians accountable isn’t the same as ‘hating’ a party. The article looks at how we as a society manage an enormous public asset - I would say an issue of public interest worthy of coverage

How the ex-premier’s housing gambit created Labor schism Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.

Deep inside Labor’s internal rifts ahead of the federal election over Daniel Andrews’ plan to redevelop all Melbourne’s public housing tower estates. From Royce Millar and I in The Age (in print tomorrow): www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

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The character it's building is empathy for the millions who don't get to escape that once they graduate or buy their first home.

Woolworths sacks two workers and investigates dozens over alleged conduct during 17-day strike Letters seen by Guardian Australia focus on alleged pickets on 26 November outside warehouses that were not then on strike

Months after the bitter warehouse strike, Woolworths has started quietly firing workers who participated in the pickets www.theguardian.com/business/202...