Tom Cowie
Tom Cowie is a senior journalist in The Age's city team.
They bought a knockdown-rebuild and got a fight over Thornbury’s tallest trees
The larger of two eucalypts locals are fighting to save is estimated to be more than 25 metres tall and believed to be one of the tallest trees in Thornbury.
- Tom Cowie
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Community anger after losing six-year battle against beachside fast-food outlet
Mornington Peninsula residents say they feel ignored after a tribunal ruled in favour of a possible new McDonald’s store just 100 metres from the beach.
- Tom Cowie
Trees cut down in Albert Park to make way for $350m pit lane upgrade
Opponents of Formula 1’s annual takeover of the park say the felling of the trees only adds to the “environmental disaster” the event already causes in the park.
- Tom Cowie
‘Desire paths’: Where pedestrians rebel in Brisbane
Pedestrians refusing to be told where to walk create unofficial thoroughfares. These marks offer lessons on how our city should work.
- Marissa Calligeros and Tom Cowie
Brunswick East residents object to ‘neon supermarket white’ apartment signage
A developer has been blocked from switching on a sign at night to illuminate the name and address of an apartment block after residents living across the street complained that it impacted their sleep.
- Tom Cowie
Israel-Iran ceasefire as it happened: Trump says both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms; Hamas to hold ‘indirect’ talks with Israel on Gaza ceasefire
Stay updated with our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
- Cassandra Morgan, Tom Cowie, Angus Thomson, Michael Koziol and Chris Paine
No monster utes, thanks: Compact Japanese trucks are more than oh-kei
With tiny engines and smaller price tags than monster utes, Japanese kei trucks are finding a devoted fan base in Australia.
- Tom Cowie
All the leaves are brown, the sky is grey – and the neighbours are warring over trees
Each year, thousands of neighbours fight over overhanging branches, encroaching roots and falling leaves. Some of the disputes get nasty.
- Tom Cowie
No fines for the homeless, but Port Phillip Council mulls camp crackdown
The City of Port Phillip will investigate changes to local laws that would give council powers to disband encampment hotspots.
- Tom Cowie
Victorians react to the 2025 state budget
We asked six different Victorians what they thought of this year’s state budget. This is what they said.
- Lachlan Abbott, Henrietta Cook, Madeleine Heffernan, Noel Towell, Tom Cowie and Nicole Precel