Federal Labor MPs face community anger over Israel siege of Gaza

Federal Labor MPs face community anger over Israel siege of Gaza

Labor MPs in Victorian seats with large Arabic-speaking and Muslim populations are walking the line between what their communities want and party policy.

  • byRachel Eddie andAlex Crowe

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One of the city’s standout Japanese cafes has a new home and new night moves

One of the city’s standout Japanese cafes has a new home and new night moves

Asa yoru means day and night,which sums up the change for Ima Cafe,now in bigger premises with izakaya-style bar snacks.

  • byLarissa Dubecki
Brunswick home that starred in TV ad sells for $2.3 million post auction

Brunswick home that starred in TV ad sells for $2.3 million post auction

The house was in a Bonds underwear commercial which starred Richmond’s Dustin Martin. It drew just one bidder,who upped their offer by $200,000 post auction.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Mini mutts jockey for top dog honours in Melbourne Pup race

Mini mutts jockey for top dog honours in Melbourne Pup race

Melbourne’s inner north will be flooded with tiny dogs in tiny silks this weekend.

  • byRachael Dexter
Eye-catching Brunswick reno soars to $2.65m in hard-fought auction

Eye-catching Brunswick reno soars to $2.65m in hard-fought auction

Three young families competed for the four-bedroom house with a 1930s facade,renovated with a high level of attention.

  • byTom Carey
Tiny apartments:Melbourne housing crisis solution or glorified slums?

Tiny apartments:Melbourne housing crisis solution or glorified slums?

The future of affordable housing in Melbourne might resemble New York,Hong Kong and now Brunswick – apartments under 25 square metres with common spaces and no car parking.

  • byTom Cowie
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Tyre deflating climate activists strike again in northern suburbs

Tyre deflating climate activists strike again in northern suburbs

After hitting Toorak last month,the Tyre Extinguishers claimed responsibility for about 40 vehicles being targeted in Brunswick and Princes Hill overnight.

  • byAlex Crowe
Brunswick has changed,but not even developers can get rid of its charm

Brunswick has changed,but not even developers can get rid of its charm

If we hadn’t moved to Brunswick,I never would have started running food trucks because it literally couldn’t happen in any other suburb.

  • byRaph Rashid
You can now borrow surfboards,saucepans and spanners at the library

You can now borrow surfboards,saucepans and spanners at the library

With an emphasis on sustainability and reuse,libraries now lend out a lot more than books,while community kitchen and tool libraries have also sprung up.

  • byCarolyn Webb
‘Honest,interesting,fatty’:This cosy Brunswick newcomer is the stuff of French bistro fantasies

‘Honest,interesting,fatty’:This cosy Brunswick newcomer is the stuff of French bistro fantasies

This is real,unpretentious French cooking,and it’s ‘bloody lovely’,reviews Larissa Dubecki.

  • byLarissa Dubecki
Barista high:The cafe schooling Melbourne’s next gen of hospitality

Barista high:The cafe schooling Melbourne’s next gen of hospitality

A Brunswick cafe has begun a mentoring program with local schools,training teens on the espresso machine and finer points of hospitality.

  • byMelissa Cunningham