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Lachlan Abbott

Lachlan Abbott

Lachlan Abbott is a reporter at The Age.

The new roof at the entrance to Town Hall station at City Square is at the centre of the compensation dispute.

Hotel owner demands millions in extra compensation from Metro Tunnel

The Westin Hotel’s owner wants 10 times the compensation it was offered for the loss of easements in City Square.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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Darebin Creek Management Committee executive officer Annette Salkeld (left) and ranger Peter Wiltshire with a vandalised wildlife box.

Fears poachers have taken sugar gliders and bats from Darebin Parklands

Conservationists have raised the alarm after rangers discovered that boxes perched high on trees for sugar gliders and microbats had been dismantled twice in December.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Bodycam footage of the cherry picker incident in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Bodycam footage shows Hawthorn players arrested on cherry picker

The video, released by the Scottsdale Police Department on Tuesday, shows the AFL players initially claimed they didn’t know the lift wasn’t theirs when police confronted them.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Hawthorn footballer Dylan Moore was arrested in the US in November.

Hawks president gives update on star players after their US arrest

A police report revealed more details about the arrest of Dylan Moore and teammate Connor Macdonald in the US state of Arizona in November.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Roy Ward
Mugshots of Hawthorn footballers Connor Macdonald and Dylan Moore after their arrest in Arizona

Mugshots of Hawks arrested in scissor-lift silliness released by US police

Arizona police have revealed more details of Dylan Moore and Connor Macdonald’s boozy night out after the pair’s off-season arrest.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Melbourne pools

The Melbourne suburbs with the most pools

AI-powered analysis of aerial imagery has been used to map backyards across the city.

  • Lachlan Abbott and The Visual Stories Team
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Moomba Parade 2026.

Colour and controversy as Moomba Parade marches through Melbourne

Thousands flocked to the annual parade in Kings Domain on Monday, capping off a long weekend of major events that Lord Mayor Nick Reece says drew about 2 million people to the city.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Multicultural Affairs Minister Anne Aly.

$670,000 government pledge scrapped after Dandenong mosque marked ayatollah’s death

Multicultural Affairs Minister Anne Aly revealed the federal government has cancelled the pledge due to “due to social cohesion concerns”.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Crowds inspecting former prime minister Alfred Deakin’s house, Ballara, in April.

Former PM’s seaside residence passed in at auction after promised federal funding falls over

Tom Harley, one of Alfred Deakin’s great-grandsons, said the Commonwealth had indicated it would help put Ballara in public hands, but pulled out this week.

  • Benjamin Preiss and Lachlan Abbott
Glen Huntly, part of Glen Eira City Council.

Council moves to sell aged care home, double rate hike to avoid $57m budget black hole

The Melbourne municipality revealed plans on Wednesday to transfer ownership of the last council-run aged care facility in the state after a secret vote.

  • Lachlan Abbott