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Not Legal Advice: 'My House Has Been Without a Shower For Two Months – What Now?'
My landlord ripped out my entire bathroom two months so I asked a lawyer about my rights. (This is not legal advice.)
Police Pepper Spray Free Palestine Protestors at Port Melbourne Docks
“When the police, whose job is to hold peace and justice … are pepper spraying and being violent towards people who are protesting genocide, that doesn’t represent justice or peace.”
'Mouth Sweats': These Are Melbourne's Best Indian Restaurants
There’s more than butter chicken at Melbourne's best Indian restaurants – if you know where to look. Here are VICE's picks for fine dining, buffets and a lot more.
Majority of Drug Searches at Victorian Music Festivals Find No Drugs
New data has put the efficacy of police drug searches in the spotlight after nine were hospitalised from MDMA overdoses at a Melbourne festival.
The Best Falafel in Melbourne
At Wazzup Falafel, Ahmad Alalaea wakes up at 4am to prepare Palestinian-Jordanian falafel from his homelands.
VICE Spotlight: FLY BOY JACK
Naarm-based crew FLY BOY JACK takes to Australian hip-hop like your favourite superhero duo in battle. If you don’t believe me, just listen to them.
Snuff Puppets: Melbourne’s Punk Puppeteers
VICE visits the studio home to 30+ years of puppets and larger-than-life creations.
Overheard at Meredith Music Festival
“I’m standing here, with my arm in the air, having a deep conversation. It reminds me of when I lived in Berlin…”
'Only Crooks Wear Balaclavas': Victoria Police Union Wants More Powers Against Nazi Protests
A push for expanded police powers at protests comes after Victoria Police announced it would bolster its presence at pro-Palestine and pro-Israel demonstrations amid the genocide in Gaza.
Night Out Receipts: Edi Gardens Beers, Amyl In the Smokers’, Mayonnaise
It’s my first time in Melbourne in six years and this is my third night out. My stomach, liver and wallet are on the edge.
Night Out Receipts: WAP Shots, Trying Shapes for the First Time, a K-Hole
It’s been two months since I moved to Melbourne from London. I have some thoughts on its nightlife.
Preston Market 'Saved' From Redevelopment as Stallholders' Leases Renewed
After almost three years of gridlock, the private owners of the site have backed down from their plan to demolish and redevelop the 53-year-old Preston Market.