Melbounre’s CBD has more than 1000 unsold,new apartments.

The Melbourne suburbs with hundreds of cheap,brand-new apartments

The state government wants developers to build more housing,but they can’t even shift the units they already have.

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Premier Jacinta Allan and then Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced the new laws in November.

Hate speech laws pass parliament as Liberals claim freedom of speech is at risk

The long-awaited reforms will make serious vilification – such as incitement of hatred or physical threats – punishable by up to five years’ jail.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.

Victorian ministers flouting transparency rules,and the premier is the worst offender

Premier Jacinta Allan is supposed to enforce her ministers’ disclosures of meetings with lobbyists. But her latest disclosures were submitted nearly three months late.

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Mary Parfrey (right) and Looise Fumberger at Holden Street Neighbourhood house in Fitzroy North.

Food banks,homeless services fear funding axe as horror Victorian budget looms

Community organisations providing relief to vulnerable Victorians have been told tough decisions will be made in the May state budget.

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Victoria’s ageing social housing towers are in poor condition and at the centre of a political brawl.

‘Crushing demand’ for social housing as Victoria’s waiting list surges

Cost of living pressure is being blamed for the third consecutive quarterly increase to the number of Victorian families trying to get into social housing.

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An artist’s impression of how the area around the SRL’s Clayton station might look.

Fewer car parks,more fees:The Melbourne suburbs facing a ‘car lite’ overhaul

Strict parking space limits could be imposed on suburbs with SRL stations,including Cheltenham,Clayton,Box Hill,Monash,Glen Waverley and Burwood.

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Jacinta Allan on Wednesday.

Machetes banned,police stop-and-search powers expanded in crime crackdown

Jacinta Allan is expected to make more announcements on crime to increase police powers and deter people from showcasing their crimes on social media.

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Andrea Cook in her carpark that she no longer needs since she decided to live without a car.

A tortuous path:The push to get Melburnians to ditch their cars

For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state’s deeply ingrained driving culture,data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

As it happened:Cyclone Alfred throws election date into doubt;PM subtly sledges Dutton’s public service cuts

Keep up to date on today’s top stories with the national news blog.

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Rosemary West,Janina Wierzbicki and Doug Klein are concerned about proposed planning changes.

The high-rise towers planned for this bayside suburb will shock most people,residents say

Maps reveal the height caps for new apartment and office buildings in the streets of six suburbs set to host Suburban Rail Loop stations.

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