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Ashish Sharma and Manali Perohit love living in the “oasis of calm” East Melbourne provides in the midst of the inner-city

‘An oasis of calm’: What it costs to live in Melbourne’s most liveable suburb

There’s plenty of green space, and it’s not far from the CBD, but some residents would like more affordable housing.

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Yiaga

Luxury through a pointedly Australian perspective.

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East Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens are part of the room at Yiaga.
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Melbourne has a new three-hat restaurant that’s beautiful and pointedly Australian

Vue de Monde “wunderkind” Hugh Allen’s ambitious Fitzroy Gardens project achieves a significant accolade out of the gate.

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James Lowerson has moved into a rental property in East Melbourne.

‘Pretty intense for tenants’: Melbourne rents at record highs

Landlords are asking record high rents for the city’s typical unit, at $25 a week more than this time last year.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick outside the charred entrance to the East Melbourne Synagogue.

Online hate report exposes ‘overt effort to normalise antisemitism’

Centuries-old tropes and conspiracy theories are becoming the norm in Australia after arson attacks and an antisemitism report triggered a torrent of hate, a study says.

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Janice Furstenberg (left), Rebbetzin Rachel Gutnick and Jenny Segal at the East Melbourne Synagogue, lighting candles to bring in Shabbat.

‘Now we can all exhale’: Synagogue replaces darkness of hate with light

Still reeling from an alleged arson attack barely a week ago, East Melbourne Synagogue threw open its doors to all faiths and all-comers in a Friday night ritual to heal.

  • Kieran Rooney
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Envoy wants education programs to counter antisemitism ignorance

Israel’s prime minister called on the federal government to act after a historic synagogue and Israeli restaurant were attacked in Melbourne on Friday.

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The scorched door of the East Melbourne Synagogue after it was set alight on Friday evening.

Police reveal identity of man charged over East Melbourne Synagogue fire

A 34-year-old Sydney man has appeared in court over an alleged arson attack at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night.

  • Chris Vedelago, Chip Le Grand and Sherryn Groch
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick stands outside the charred front door of the East Melbourne synagogue on Saturday morning.

The night hate came calling: Inside the East Melbourne Synagogue attack

The City Shul targeted by a lone arsonist on Friday night has deep roots into the foundations of Melbourne.

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