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Melbourne v Sydney: Torn between two cities – feeling like a fool…
After a jaunt to his old hometown Melby, PB offers his Top 5 “Melbourne v Sydney” feelings on arriving in either of the two “Bigger Smokes” of OZ… Ok, ok, I already sense you rolling your eyes and...
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Melbourne: Same, same but different
Moving to Melbourne isn’t about livability or friendliness or even a change of scene for Oscar Hedstrom – it’s more like a system reboot… Some of you may have read PB’s Melbourne v Sydney: Torn...
View ArticleWhy Melbourne Public Transport is still woeful!
Suraj Varma’s negative view of Melbourne public transport system has not been altered by the promises made my Daniel Andrews prior to becoming Victoria’s latest Premier in the recent election....
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Derryn Hinch on the Melbourne Star Wheel: Of elephants and things
The Melbourne Star Wheel has Derryn Hinch calling it out for what it is — Melbourne skyline’s “white elephant” — and despite the Wheel being built…and rebuilt…people still won’t come. It’s white and...
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FGFP: A crafty way to fight for rights
Carole Lander attended the recent FGFP (Fair Go For Pensioners) rally in Melbourne, where she encountered Anne Learmonth, a long-time campaigner for human rights and remarkably crafty woman… While you...
View ArticleReclaim Australia adamant they’re not racists
The Reclaim Australia rally protestors, amidst all the pushing, just wanted to get their point across. They’re certainly not racists. It occurred suddenly at the Melbourne “Reclaim Australia”...
View ArticleA breakup letter to Melbourne
Yalei Wang has tried, but she’s had enough. She’s leaving Melbourne…and this time, it’s for good. Dear Melbourne, You’ve been good. There’s something about you that no other cities have. You’ve got...
View ArticleAustralian Border Force threatens to repeat the worst part of history
Proud second generation Australian Rob Idol was left disgusted with the Australian Border Force fiasco, not only for his country, but for his family. Like a large number of people my age, I am a proud...
View ArticleSydney or Melbourne? Finding Australia’s true art capital
New TBS writer Lucy Barber-Hancock sets out to find, once and for all, where Australia’s art capital truly lies. Comparing Melbourne and Sydney is like comparing apples and air conditioners. Though...
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The realist’s survival guide to Melbourne student life
Melbourne is hailed as one of the most “liveable” cities in the world, but can your average student survive there? Pop quiz, hotshot. It’s 1am, you’ve had a full day of classes and you’ve just finished...
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Fighting ire with ire: The misdirected ethos of the anti-racism crowd
Witnessing the weekend’s clash between the anti-racism and anti-Islam protestors, I truly couldn’t tell the difference between the two. The other morning I awoke to a video of a clash between...
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Current Affairs Wrap: Berlin Christmas attacker closure, Leia’s trip to the...
Merry Christmas to you and yours. For those looking for a dash of reality on the grandest day of all, he’s what happened in the week that was. TwitterGoogle+LinkedInThe post Current Affairs Wrap:...
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Current Affairs Wrap: Start of Trump, end of Baird, and moth balls?
The week that was, was one of closure. Baird took his bow and Trump took his oath. Also, moth testicles. TwitterGoogle+LinkedInThe post Current Affairs Wrap: Start of Trump, end of Baird, and moth...
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In mind, out of reach: Melbourne terrorist highlights flaws in legal system
Today, the general feeling is that just like Man Haron Monis, we had a terrorist and we let him go. However, the reality of the situation is that the solution is not that simple. We awoke this...
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Black, white, not well read all over: Melbourne’s public school problems one...
According to some, the reason why parents are taking their kids out of public schools is that they don’t want them next to immigrants. The reality is quite different. “We have taken D* out of our...
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Current Affairs Wrap: Trump’s taxing move, Melbourne CBD attack, Australia’s...
The last work week of the year would unfortunately not go quietly, as Donald Trump eviscerated the taxation system, complicated violent sped through the Melbourne CBD and history was made at the end of...
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Factcheck: Is Melbourne really under attack from African gangs?
Melbourne’s African gang problem won’t leave the news. But does the data back up the rhetoric? According to the recent media beat-up, Melbourne is yet again suffering a wave of “African gang...
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Sydney and Melbourne house prices set to drop shocking analysts, millennials
Well, it seems the “impossible” has happened. With the housing market in Sydney actually set to drop, it’s forcing a bit of a rethink from a certain generation. We millennials are kept by two...
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Don’t ask women to be ‘safer’, Eurydice Dixon is all of us
While what happened to Eurydice Dixon has shocked the nation, this an everyday reality we women face. So don’t ask us to “be safe”. My heart hurts, and I’m not alone. The shocking discovery of...
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Reflections on Mirka Mora: Child of the holocaust, mother of our Melbourne
We might have recently lost Mirka Mora, but to me, she is inexorably linked to the past, and the memories of home that never waver. If I close my eyes, I can smell the briny air skimming on the...
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