Housing Minister Harriet Shing outside the former VicRoads site.

Crumbling facade,no balconies:The push to turn a ’60s concrete bunker into homes

The facade is falling away and the windows are tiny – this is a building that is showing its age. So,transport nerds,would you want to live inside the former VicRoads offices in Kew?

  • Tom Cowie

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Whittlesea Mayor Aidan McLindon speaks to the media on the steps of parliament house.

Mayor suspended just six months after election denies he made staff feel unsafe

Whittlesea Mayor Aidan McLindon,a former Freedom Party candidate,called a press conference outside state parliament to fiercely deny the allegations.

  • Tom Cowie andLachlan Abbott
Greens launch music policy.

Victoria’s hot seats week two as it happened:Air guitar-playing Greens promise tax breaks for live-music venues

What better place to launch a live-music policy than a pub beer garden?

  • Cara Waters,Rachael Dexter,Tom Cowie,Charlotte Grieve,Brittany Busch andTony Wright
Justin Stanford at the Night Cat in Fitzroy.

Much-loved music venue ordered to improve its soundproofing – for flats that don’t exist

Justin Stanford’s Night Cat in Fitzroy may have to close after being ordered to make costly upgrades because of a residential building that doesn’t yet have planning approval.

  • Alexander Darling andTom Cowie
Some of the allegedly fraudulent ballots submitted in the Whittlesea council election.

How handwriting and voter birthdates uncovered two alleged council election frauds

The penmanship on ballots lodged during last October’s council elections is among the evidence filed in alleged schemes of voter fraud uncovered by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

  • Tom Cowie
These candidates are fighting it out in Victoria’s key seats.

Battleground Victoria:Why these candidates may hold the key to the federal election result

The major parties are facing a fight for heartland seats,while challengers are ready to reverse the teal tsunami of the previous election. This is where the fiercest battles will be fought.

  • Sophie Aubrey,Adam Carey,Rachael Dexter,Cara Waters,Lachlan Abbott,Benjamin Preiss,Clay Lucas andTom Cowie
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Ben Rossiter,executive officer at Victoria Walks,uses a desire path near Victoria Parade in the city.

When pedestrians rebel:What desire paths tell us about the city

The unofficial thoroughfares are the marks left by pedestrians refusing to be told where to walk. They offer lessons on how our city should work.

  • Tom Cowie
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher,Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last Friday.

As it happened:Budget to include pre-election cash splash;All public schools to be fully funded

Stay on top of today’s biggest stories with the national news blog.

  • Tom Cowie andJosefine Ganko
Suburban Rail Loop works

Rattle and hum:Why Suburban Rail Loop works are making some residents nauseous

Since mid-February,locals have observed an odd feeling of pressure in their ears,along with spells of dizziness,which was being caused by something many initially couldn’t identify.

  • Tom Cowie
Macleod residents Christine Telfer,Jodie Larkin and Catherine Mifsud are frustrated at local streets being overrun with construction vehicles.

Suburban streets become clogged car parks for tradie utes near North East Link

Parking restrictions are failing to deter construction workers from parking their utes and SUVs in the streets of Macleod,blocking driveways and damaging residents’ cars.

  • Tom Cowie