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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

Big ideas to get the city moving

Peak-hour congestion returned at heavier levels than in pre-COVID times as Beijing emerged from lockdown. Image: Getty
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As Melburnians get back on the road, experts predict traffic could rebound to worse than pre-COVID levels. How […]

November 3, 2020 Health, Issues, Transport

Kickstarting the city: How to revive Melbourne’s CBD

People looking at street art in Hosier Lane, Melbourne.
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How can we bring life back to the heart of Australia’s most liveable city? This is the latest […]

October 21, 2020 Business, design, environment, Food, Gardens, Health, Issues, Lifestyle

COVID-19: How safe is public transport?

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Melbourne’s coronavirus curve is going in the right direction (down) and the prospect of restrictions easing is palpable. […]

September 17, 2020 environment, Issues, Lifestyle, Science, Transport

A love letter to live music

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Melbourne is the capital of the most progressive state in Australia, we have a diverse mix of cultures […]

September 14, 2020 Music, opinion, Uncategorized

Beyond lockdown: big ideas for COVID-normal melbourne

North Fitzroy during stage 4 restrictions, Melbourne. Photo: Peter Barrett
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I talked to a range of smart people recently for this RACV RoyalAuto story about how Melbourne might be able […]

September 8, 2020 Health, Issues, People

Domain Review cover story: Elliot Perlman

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My interview with Melbourne lawyer-turned-author Elliot Perlman featured on the Domain Review cover this week. COVID-19 restrictions have delayed […]

August 14, 2020 books, Entertainment, Literature, People

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

The ‘mongoose’ of North Fitzroy

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Introducing Pearl, the ‘mongoose’ of North Fitzroy. Photo: Peter Barrett. I’ve never liked cats. For all the usual […]

February 19, 2019 environment, Gardens, Issues, Lifestyle, relationships

Insider’s design guide for Voyeur magazine

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The nice folks at Voyeur Pacific+ (Virgin Australia’s in-flight magazine) asked me to put together a brief, insiders’ […]

December 10, 2018 Art, design, Lifestyle, Travel writing

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