Rachael Dexter
@rachaeldexter.bsky.social
Journalist at The Age in Melbourne, Australia.
Covering local government, planning and all things Melbourne.
rachael.dexter@theage.com.au (DM for signal)
Covering local government, planning and all things Melbourne.
rachael.dexter@theage.com.au (DM for signal)
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Victoria - A recent VCAT ruling which determined committees need a special resolution to take breaches to VCAT is unworkable and needs urgent attention
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Some key quotes from the article: (1/6)
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Some key quotes from the article: (1/6)
@rachaeldexter.bsky.social
‘Anarchy’: Technicality renders owners corporations effectively useless
Millions of Victorians living in strata have effectively lost the ability to enforce basic rules after a VCAT judgment.
theage.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Victoria - A recent VCAT ruling which determined committees need a special resolution to take breaches to VCAT is unworkable and needs urgent attention
theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Some key quotes from the article: (1/6)
@rachaeldexter.bsky.social
theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Some key quotes from the article: (1/6)
@rachaeldexter.bsky.social
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Libs have sacked the Bruce campaign manager after we discovered dozens of offensive social media posts about women and politicians... Read more here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
April 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Libs have sacked the Bruce campaign manager after we discovered dozens of offensive social media posts about women and politicians... Read more here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
👀👀👀👀
A small sample of the many posts by Liberal volunteer/campaign manager Andrew McNabb for Bruce candidate Zahid Safi. After I contacted him for comment, the account was switched to private..
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
April 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
👀👀👀👀
Exclusive from Kooyong today: Amelia Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two investment properties www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
I'm covering Kooyong for the whole campaign. Got a tip? DM me!
I'm covering Kooyong for the whole campaign. Got a tip? DM me!
Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two properties
Amelia Hamer, the Oxford-educated grandniece of former premier Rupert Hamer, has said she empathises with tenants’ struggles.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Exclusive from Kooyong today: Amelia Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two investment properties www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
I'm covering Kooyong for the whole campaign. Got a tip? DM me!
I'm covering Kooyong for the whole campaign. Got a tip? DM me!
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We are blogging the battle for Goldstein and other key Victorian seats here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Zoe Daniel, Tim Wilson campaign on Frankston line; The electorates that will gauge the mood during 2025 federal election
Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.
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April 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We are blogging the battle for Goldstein and other key Victorian seats here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Journalistic solidarity!
This is astonishing. Does anyone know the US journo who backed up the Sky News reporter? Massive props to him.
🗣️ “Why don’t you go back to your own country”.
US representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene snaps at Sky’s Martha Kelner when asked about the accidental leaking of sensitive messages on Signal.
Watch the moment 👇
US representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene snaps at Sky’s Martha Kelner when asked about the accidental leaking of sensitive messages on Signal.
Watch the moment 👇
March 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Journalistic solidarity!
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Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: $86,700 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
March 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: $86,700 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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Fiji health authorities are scrambling to stem an outbreak of HIV, as growing meth use and alarming needle-sharing trends accelerate the spread of the virus.
How 'bluetoothing' fuelled HIV outbreak — and caught Fiji unprepared
Fiji health authorities are scrambling to stem an outbreak of HIV, as growing meth use and alarming needle-sharing trends accelerate the spread of the virus.
www.abc.net.au
March 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fiji health authorities are scrambling to stem an outbreak of HIV, as growing meth use and alarming needle-sharing trends accelerate the spread of the virus.
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📢 Aidan McLindon, the former Freedom Party candidate who became an outer-suburban mayor, is at war with his own council after he was barred from attending meetings over repeated allegations of poor behaviour.
Mayor barred from chamber and making phone calls, as council takes ‘extraordinary’ action
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March 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.
Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes is about to learn what Lady Gaga learnt in 2012: What happens when you cross James Young, the formidable owner of Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar:
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Cherry Bar said no to Gaga. Now it’s threatening to stop Hemmes
Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes is now in a showdown with Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar owner James Young over a planned ‘hospitality wonderland’ development.
www.theage.com.au
February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes is about to learn what Lady Gaga learnt in 2012: What happens when you cross James Young, the formidable owner of Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar:
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Melbourne City Council is “selling the farm to pay for the silverware” in its $55 million sale of a multi-storey car park to hospitality billionaire Justin Hemmes, according to a councillor who has publicly lashed out at his colleagues who supported the sale: www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Selling the farm to pay for the silverware’: Car park sale to Merivale slammed
The Melbourne council has voted to sell a CBD asset to Sydney hospitality billionaire Justin Hemmes, but some councillors say it’s gone ‘for a song’.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Melbourne City Council is “selling the farm to pay for the silverware” in its $55 million sale of a multi-storey car park to hospitality billionaire Justin Hemmes, according to a councillor who has publicly lashed out at his colleagues who supported the sale: www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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I have been saying for ages that intergenerational inequality is likely the biggest issue, outside of climate change, of the next half century.
This is a good reminder.
(The other thing we need to do is a Sovereign Wealth Fund to preserve value for future generations)
#auspol
This is a good reminder.
(The other thing we need to do is a Sovereign Wealth Fund to preserve value for future generations)
#auspol
February 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I have been saying for ages that intergenerational inequality is likely the biggest issue, outside of climate change, of the next half century.
This is a good reminder.
(The other thing we need to do is a Sovereign Wealth Fund to preserve value for future generations)
#auspol
This is a good reminder.
(The other thing we need to do is a Sovereign Wealth Fund to preserve value for future generations)
#auspol
Exclusive: Melbourne’s first attempt at a fast-tracked “off-the-shelf” three-storey apartment building has failed after Banyule City Council rejected a proposal that already had state government approval:
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Council rejects off-the-shelf apartment proposal
The state approved a 17-dwelling plan but a council decision was described as a masterclass in adding to the housing crisis.
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February 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Exclusive: Melbourne’s first attempt at a fast-tracked “off-the-shelf” three-storey apartment building has failed after Banyule City Council rejected a proposal that already had state government approval:
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
!! Residents in uproar over issues including COVID-19 vaccines and the impounding of a family’s collection of hot rods and jet-skis under local laws have forced a wild council meeting in Melbourne’s south-east to be abandoned. From @adamlcarey.bsky.social :
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Chaos in Casey: Meeting shut down as councillors sprayed with abuse
Residents in uproar over issues including COVID-19 vaccines and the impounding of a family’s collection of hot rods and jet-skis have forced a wild council meeting to be abandoned.
www.theage.com.au
February 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
!! Residents in uproar over issues including COVID-19 vaccines and the impounding of a family’s collection of hot rods and jet-skis under local laws have forced a wild council meeting in Melbourne’s south-east to be abandoned. From @adamlcarey.bsky.social :
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
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If you read one thing today make it this by @rachaeldexter.bsky.social and Royce Millar on the decision to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers and its impact www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
How the ex-premier’s housing gambit created Labor schism
Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If you read one thing today make it this by @rachaeldexter.bsky.social and Royce Millar on the decision to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers and its impact www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Deep inside Labor’s internal rifts ahead of the federal election over Daniel Andrews’ plan to redevelop all Melbourne’s public housing tower estates. From Royce Millar and I in The Age (in print tomorrow): www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
How the ex-premier’s housing gambit created Labor schism
Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.
www.theage.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Deep inside Labor’s internal rifts ahead of the federal election over Daniel Andrews’ plan to redevelop all Melbourne’s public housing tower estates. From Royce Millar and I in The Age (in print tomorrow): www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: $28,350 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
February 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Political advertising in Google in the last 24 hours: $28,350 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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Political advertising on Facebook in the last 24 hours: $106,185 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
February 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Political advertising on Facebook in the last 24 hours: $106,185 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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Political advertising on Facebook in the last 24 hours: $108,989 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Political advertising on Facebook in the last 24 hours: $108,989 - https://politicalgadgets.com/
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The character it's building is empathy for the millions who don't get to escape that once they graduate or buy their first home.
January 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The character it's building is empathy for the millions who don't get to escape that once they graduate or buy their first home.
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Months after the bitter warehouse strike, Woolworths has started quietly firing workers who participated in the pickets www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Woolworths sacks two workers and investigates dozens over alleged conduct during 17-day strike
Letters seen by Guardian Australia focus on alleged pickets on 26 November outside warehouses that were not then on strike
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Months after the bitter warehouse strike, Woolworths has started quietly firing workers who participated in the pickets www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Problems with Aust housing sprawl;
- monoculture, no housing variety so scant choice
- no mix of uses & types
- mean streets, dictated by car
- no landscape, no trees, no microclimate
- mean & wasted side setbacks
- dismal house design, 4 materials in meaningless appliqué
- grey in every sense
- monoculture, no housing variety so scant choice
- no mix of uses & types
- mean streets, dictated by car
- no landscape, no trees, no microclimate
- mean & wasted side setbacks
- dismal house design, 4 materials in meaningless appliqué
- grey in every sense
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Problems with Aust housing sprawl;
- monoculture, no housing variety so scant choice
- no mix of uses & types
- mean streets, dictated by car
- no landscape, no trees, no microclimate
- mean & wasted side setbacks
- dismal house design, 4 materials in meaningless appliqué
- grey in every sense
- monoculture, no housing variety so scant choice
- no mix of uses & types
- mean streets, dictated by car
- no landscape, no trees, no microclimate
- mean & wasted side setbacks
- dismal house design, 4 materials in meaningless appliqué
- grey in every sense
A private company called ‘Friends of the Peninsula’, run by a property developer, donated more than $35,000 to candidates running for council, including two who were elected and others who vowed not to take developer money during their campaigns:
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www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Developer donated $35,000 to council candidates as ‘Friends of the Peninsula’
Two of the four candidates had made pre-election promises not to take any money from property developers.
www.theage.com.au
January 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A private company called ‘Friends of the Peninsula’, run by a property developer, donated more than $35,000 to candidates running for council, including two who were elected and others who vowed not to take developer money during their campaigns:
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...