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Cara Waters

Cara Waters

Cara Waters is the city editor for The Age.

Christine Barro is closing down her Collins Street boutique, Christine, after 27 years in business.

‘End of an era’: The renowned Melbourne boutique set to close after 27 years

Following Miss Louise and Le Louvre, this stalwart of high-end fashion will soon close its doors for the last time.

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Alain Bertaud, the former World Bank principal planner, during his visit to Melbourne.

The ‘starfish’ city: How Melbourne’s shape is pushing young workers out

Planning expert Alain Bertaud warns that Melbourne’s rigid “starfish” growth and arbitrary planning controls are pricing out young workers and threatening the city’s economic future.

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Meg Scott, with baby Layla, believes Melbourne is the best city in the world.

Melbourne crowned the best city in the world

Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026 in Time Out’s list of the 50 best cities, beating London and New York.

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Delta Goodrem at Albert Park on Saturday.

‘Born to try’: Delta Goodrem throws her support behind Oscar Piastri

The singer was swamped by fans at Albert Park on Saturday, but she wasn’t the only one to make a statement so far at the track this week. So did Jules Neale.

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Fernando Alonso (centre) in the paddock at Albert Park on Thursday.

Drivers risk ‘permanent nerve damage’ from new Formula 1 cars, team boss warns

The alarming comments from new Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey came after Australian Grand Prix chair Martin Pakula admitted he feared not all the teams would make it to Melbourne in time for the event.

  • Hannah Kennelly and Cara Waters
Oscar Piastri embraces his mother, Nicole, after his win in Baku.

‘The footage was so disturbing I vomited’: What it’s like being mum to Australia’s leading F1 driver

Nicole Piastri says she wishes her son Oscar had chosen golf or tennis. “But he loves it,” she says ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

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Rozalia Russian at a Grand Prix preview event on Monday. The influencer was invited to Glamour on the Grid but will not attend the event.

Influencers axed from grand prix’s Glamour on the Grid before some given a reprieve

Grand prix boss Travis Auld is trying to reinvent the race’s opening party with fewer influencers and more “diversity”. 

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F1 scrambles to change plans amid air travel chaos but ‘no impact’ to Melbourne race

Australian Grand Prix boss Travis Auld is confident all 22 Formula 1 drivers and their teams will be in Melbourne by Wednesday for the first race of the season, despite at least one team being forced to change travel plans.

  • Hannah Kennelly, Sam McClure and Cara Waters
The empty driver’s seat on board a driverless vehicle.

No tips required: Driverless taxis could soon be on Australian roads

Being a passenger in a self-driving car is surreal, but if Uber’s planned deployment of robo-taxis goes to plan, it is going to become increasingly common.

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Uber and Joby’s Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVtol) aircraft in Dubai.

Flying taxis are ready for take-off – and Australia is in their sights

Melbourne was originally announced as one of three pilot cities for Uber’s air taxis, but the company now admits their Aussie timelines were “a little optimistic”.

  • Cara Waters