It was a bank,a nightclub and a failed bike hub. Now this Oxford Street icon has a new fate

It was a bank,a nightclub and a failed bike hub. Now this Oxford Street icon has a new fate

A Taylor Square landmark that has sat dormant for more than 15 years is set for a new lease on life after plans were approved to add three storeys and a rooftop,and transform the basement into a live music venue.

  • byMichael Koziol

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United Australia senator Ralph Babet posts racist,homophobic slurs
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United Australia senator Ralph Babet posts racist,homophobic slurs

Greens leader Adam Bandt condemned Babet’s posts,arguing that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory had emboldened the hard right.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Trump day one:Drills,pardons and a certain ‘schedule F’

Trump day one:Drills,pardons and a certain ‘schedule F’

According to his own statements,the new US president has a lot to do on his first day back in the White House.

  • byColleen Long andDan Merica
I grew up as an outcast but I found solace in drag

I grew up as an outcast but I found solace in drag

“I can be the puppeteer of my own perception,empowered by a simple eyelash flutter.”

  • byArt Simone
The Queen of Sashay:Maxi Shield talks to Drag Race’s Michelle Visage

The Queen of Sashay:Maxi Shield talks to Drag Race’s Michelle Visage

With RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under set for its fourth season,a local drag icon had some questions for the show’s host about RuPaul,the power of community and the politics of drag.

  • byMichael Idato
Thorpey,a bishop,sex workers and a grieving mum walk into the premier’s office. It’s no joke

Thorpey,a bishop,sex workers and a grieving mum walk into the premier’s office. It’s no joke

The equality bill sat for a year in the NSW parliament – until a motley crew had Chris Minns’ ear.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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‘It will rectify great harms’:Why one Liberal MP defied her own party

‘It will rectify great harms’:Why one Liberal MP defied her own party

North Shore MP Felicity Wilson crossed the floor to support independent MP Alex Greenwich’s omnibus equality bill.

  • byMichael McGowan
Jessi almost died on the operating table. The result? ‘Comedy gold’

Jessi almost died on the operating table. The result? ‘Comedy gold’

A life-threatening emergency inspired a Brisbane-raised performer’s outrageous one-person show in the MELT festival.

  • byNick Dent
Why Jasmine has to pretend to be someone else when she goes to work

Why Jasmine has to pretend to be someone else when she goes to work

Each day Jasmine Nightingale turns up to work as a security guard she has to use a different name or risk committing a crime.

  • byAlexandra Smith andMichael McGowan
‘Nothing to be afraid of’:Carlton veteran’s message on Pride round

‘Nothing to be afraid of’:Carlton veteran’s message on Pride round

Blues forward Darcy Vescio shows off Carlton’s pride round guernsey.

  • byHannah Hammoud
I know why people are flocking to Melbourne – it has nothing to do with coffee or laneways
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I know why people are flocking to Melbourne – it has nothing to do with coffee or laneways

I’ve lived in cities all over the world,but it was a trip to Melbourne that helped me discover my personal superpower.

  • byLiam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier