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Category Archive: News

Fintok: regulating the social media finance influencer

Peter Barrett's story "Fintok: regulating the social media finance influencer" appers in the February 2022 issue of CPA Australia's In The Black magazine.
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A new breed of influencer has recently sparked an interesting regulatory debate.  Using social media platforms such as […]

February 22, 2022 Business, finance, Issues, News

How Melbourne could become a self-reliant city

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Six projects to help transform Melbourne into a fully sustainable city By Peter BarrettImages: Shannon Morris and normalise.it […]

April 6, 2021 Art, environment, Lifestyle, News, People, Science, Uncategorized

Heavy weather: How can we end division over climate protests?

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My story in the Sunday Age today looks at how history may help us create consensus on action […]

December 1, 2019 environment, Issues, News

Royal Auto cover – Who will save the Great Ocean Road?

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My story about tourism, development and the natural environment on the Great Ocean Road came out in RACV’s […]

October 25, 2019 environment, Issues, News, tourism, Transport

Melbourne’s pedestrian crush

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I enjoyed researching and writing this feature for the April-May edition of RoyalAuto magazine (and with great pics […]

April 11, 2019 Business, environment, Issues, Lifestyle, News, Transport

Dame Edna’s hometown up for international environmental award

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The City of Moonee Valley is up for an international award for its plan to plant 30 per […]

February 11, 2019 Business, environment, Lifestyle, News, real estate

Interview with Penny Wong

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A few weeks ago The Weekly Review flew photographer Kristoffer Paulsen and me to Adelaide to interview Labor […]

May 10, 2018 Issues, News, People, relationships

Coffee Economics: the symbiotic story of coffee and real estate in Melbourne

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Carnegie locals are getting used to something new: queuing for their coffee. Photo: Scott Barbour. By Peter Barrett On […]

May 11, 2017 Business, Lifestyle, News, real estate

Seccull House for sale: Your chance to own a piece of 1970s Melbourne history

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By Peter Barrett. 1972. Led Zeppelin cut their Kooyong concert short due to rain, Carlton beat Richmond in […]

April 18, 2017 Lifestyle, News, real estate

Melbourne research to be a lifesaver for premature babies

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Two-year-old Shifra with her parents Michelle and Neville Matar.  Photo: Joe Armao. By Peter Barrett Shifra Matar arrived […]

April 17, 2017 Health, News, People, Science

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