Brighton
‘We all whinge about the buses’: Tourist woes continue at Brighton bathing boxes
With more than a million visitors every year, parking around Brighton’s colourful boxes has become a major tension point among locals, visitors and tour companies.
- Gemma Grant
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Billionaire Birkenstock heir pays $8m in cash for Melbourne mansion
Billionaire Alex Birkenstock, heir of German cult sandal brand Birkenstock, has added a Melbourne residence to his Australian property portfolio.
- Kristy Johnson
Tears and an eftpos machine: Bayside residents take to the streets in high-rise protest
About 2000 residents marched in the rain on Sunday, protesting against towers they say will lead to Brighton’s population being overrun.
- Cassandra Morgan
No net zero, no worries for Tim Wilson in Goldstein
The Liberal Party abandoning its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is not something that really bothers most Brighton residents catching up with friends over flat whites.
- Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
The 46-hour week: The Melbourne suburbs clocking the city’s longest working hours
Affluent bayside suburbs with high concentrations of chief executives and senior managers are home to Melbourne’s longest-working residents.
- Hannah Hammoud and Craig Butt
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‘Segregated’ city: The west alone can’t shoulder housing boom, minister warns
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says wealthier inner and middle suburbs must accept new housing as Wyndham, Melton and Brimbank have done the “heavy lifting”.
- Annika Smethurst
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Battle for Brighton heats up, with train station car parks slashed for housing
Car parks around railway stations will be opened up to the private sector to build more homes in Brighton and other suburbs.
- Kieran Rooney