‘I completely overpaid’:First home buyer lands $980,000 Brunswick townhouse

‘I completely overpaid’:First home buyer lands $980,000 Brunswick townhouse

A first home buyer beat five others in a heated bidding war for a two-bedroom townhouse in a coveted location.

  • byElizabeth Redman

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The Melbourne suburbs where you should have bought a house

The Melbourne suburbs where you should have bought a house

Nearly 100 suburbs that were affordable to home buyers in 2022 are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away,and where to look instead.

  • byJim Malo
Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ has been delayed. In the meantime,this is what locals want

Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ has been delayed. In the meantime,this is what locals want

Advocates have presented their Sydney Road wish list to the Victorian government,saying the delay is an opportunity for major change before the Upfield line is ripped up.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Fusion food gets a bad rap,but this beautiful new Brunswick restaurant breaks the mould
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Fusion food gets a bad rap,but this beautiful new Brunswick restaurant breaks the mould

Behind a heavy wooden door you’ll find Casa Chino – a special new spot for chifa,Peru’s beloved mash-up of local ingredients with Cantonese cooking.

  • byEmma Breheny
Battle of Wills:Greens’ pro-Palestinian plan to grab prize Labor seat

Battle of Wills:Greens’ pro-Palestinian plan to grab prize Labor seat

Will Muslim voters in the working-class north of this Labor stronghold unite with middle-class progressives in the south to vote for Greens because of Gaza?

  • byPaul Sakkal andBroede Carmody
Is this Australian street really ‘the world’s coolest’? Not for me

Is this Australian street really ‘the world’s coolest’? Not for me

My dream street has good and diverse food;classy,creative boutiques;bars that are friendly and unpretentious. Some cities have them.

  • byBen Groundwater
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Upfield line level crossings in the gun as budget pressure squeezes projects

Upfield line level crossings in the gun as budget pressure squeezes projects

Major Victorian transport projects face being delayed as the state government seeks to slow ballooning debt before its budget.

  • byKieran Rooney andBroede Carmody
Nine of our favourite Melbourne homes on the market right now

Nine of our favourite Melbourne homes on the market right now

Dreaming of a new home? We’ve rounded up some of our top picks,from swish apartments to period homes.

  • byJacqui Hammerton andMary O'Brien
Gangsters once flocked to Brunswick,but the crime epicentre has moved. Here’s where they’re living now

Gangsters once flocked to Brunswick,but the crime epicentre has moved. Here’s where they’re living now

Brunswick was the one-time heartland of Melbourne’s underworld,linked to Lewis Moran and Tony Mokbel. Most gangland players have left for high-rise safety in the CBD.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola andCameron Houston
Momentum gathers for plan to honour Franco Cozzo in Brunswick

Momentum gathers for plan to honour Franco Cozzo in Brunswick

As mourners gathered at St Patrick’s Cathedral to farewell the furniture salesman who became a household name,Brunswick residents were lobbying their council for a permanent tribute.

  • byNajma Sambul
Young couple nabs $1.35 million Kingsville home in post-auction deal

Young couple nabs $1.35 million Kingsville home in post-auction deal

The three-bedroom home’s ceiling sprung a small leak during the downpour on Saturday morning,but it didn’t deter the eventual buyers.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss