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An inner Melbourne councillor’s Gaza ceasefire motion has prompted debate about the moral obligations of local governments during the conflict.

Housing groups and urban planners have raised concerns about sacrificing living standards and creating new urban slums

James Conlan said building more private dwellings would not fix the housing crisis and planning policies were a ‘handy scapegoat’ for a property industry ‘fuelled by greed’.

Motivated by federal Labor’s decision to spend billions on nuclear-powered submarines, Merri-bek Council passed a motion declaring the local government area a nuclear free zone. Darren Saffin reports.

The Coburg-Moreland level crossing and train station replacement project has been put up for a major award in a move locals have branded controversial.

Three high-profile resignations from the Victorian Greens have led to claims of a generational divide within the party between older community activists and young “woke” Greens.

Senator Lidia Thorpe has quit the Greens Party to sit on the Senate crossbench and help build a strong grassroots Blak Sovereign Movement. Ben Radford reports. 

Exclusive: advice was taken despite Lidia Thorpe’s objections but Adam Bandt says he still believes a treaty should come first

Human rights activist Julian Burnside, KC, who sought the Senate position in a ballot against Thorpe two years ago, said she had treated Greens supporters badly.

Human rights activist Julian Burnside, KC, who sought the Senate position in a ballot against Thorpe two years ago, said she had treated Greens supporters badly.