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Melbourne’s newest fine diner has room to grow (which is good)
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (387+ words) Dry-aged kangaroo chops cooked over coals are as gamy as wild boar, teamed with mole, native pepper and chocolate. Desserts also push the boundaries, with a playful Banksia pop that makes people ... Vue de Monde's Hugh Allen turns over a…...
Two Brisbane hotels hit the market with $150m-plus price hopes
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (95+ words) Two Brisbane hotels hit the market with $150m-plus price hopes'AFR German fund manager Commerz Real is selling the buildings that are home to Voco and Hotel Indigo in Brisbane's city centre in a rare dual listing with a combined $150 million-plus…...
Antony Catalano’s St Kilda penthouse for rent at $10,000 a night
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (107+ words) Antony Catalano's St Kilda penthouse for rent at $10,000 a night'AFR Antony Catalano's lavish Melbourne penthouse is being marketed as a luxury rental at a cost of almost $10,000 a night after months of sitting unsold and as the executive faces domestic…...
Future Fund tiptoes around $4b Victorian land registry sell-down
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (106+ words) Future Fund tiptoes around $4b Victorian land registry sell-down'AFR Macquarie Asset Management's deal makers may face some deep-pocketed competition in their second shot at owning a piece of the $4 billion Secure Electronic Registries Victoria, the system responsible for tracking every property…...
Qantas agrees to $105m payout for COVID refund delays
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (97+ words) Qantas agrees to $105m payout for COVID refund delays'AFR Qantas has sought to draw a line under COVID-era missteps for which it became one of the nation's most reviled companies, agreeing to pay $105 million in compensation to customers who had to…...
Bluesfest cancelled, NSW wants its $500k back
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (25+ words) Bluesfest cancelled, NSW wants its $500k back'AFR Byron Bay Bluesfest has been cancelled and a liquidator appointed due to poor ticket sales and rising costs....
Super-fast trains, Melbourne rail loop added to ‘priority’ list
1+ week, 1+ day ago (102+ words) The Albanese government's controversial Newcastle-Sydney high-speed rail proposal has been added to Infrastructure Australia's new list of national priority projects. The Albanese government's $93 billion Newcastle-Sydney high-speed rail proposal has been added to the national infrastructure body's list of priority projects…...
Sydney, Melbourne house prices tipped to slow amid global ructions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (110+ words) Sydney, Melbourne house prices tipped to slow amid global ructions'AFR House price growth in Sydney and Melbourne could slow to as little as 1 per cent this year, or values could even fall, amid the spectre of global inflation and the…...
Business warns WFH plan will entrench ‘anywhere but Melbourne’ feeling
2+ week, 2+ day ago (107+ words) Business leaders say Labor's plan to enshrine flexible working into law will compound existing regulatory burdens and drive further investment from Victoria. Corporate leaders say investors are fleeing Victoria because of the Allan government's plans to legislate the right to…...
Australians face airfare surge amid Middle East shutdown
2+ week, 3+ day ago (107+ words) Australians stranded around the world are being forced to shell out thousands of dollars for flights home through Asia or risk being stuck indefinitely. Australians stranded around the world are being forced to shell out thousands of dollars for flights…...