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The City Shines Brighter Than Ever As Vivid Sydney 2026 Commences

SYDNEY, May 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sydney harbour and CBD has once again been reimagined as a vibrant city in colour as Vivid Sydney kicks off its 16th year. In a festival-first, there is no theme for artists and creators to work within, so visitors can expect to see…

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Sydney judge overturns bail conditions limiting anti-Herzog protester from entering CBD

Not ‘reasonable’ to impose that Siena Hopper, 25, with no criminal history, should be excluded from City of Sydney except for work or to attend court

The Guardian - AU

Profiling concerns mount as police plan influx in CBD

Civil rights groups are alarmed over a plan to almost double the number of patrolling police officers in a major city, citing fears of increased profiling.

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Cannabis cookies among £9,000-worth of illegal goods seized from American candy shop in central London

The 26 tubs of CBD-laced biscuits in four different flavours were brazenly stacked on shelves in the shop in Piccadilly Circus

Evening Standard

Warrant-Less Pat-Downs In The CBD Start This Weekend Under New VIC Police Powers

Victoria Police will be able to stop and search anyone in Melbourne’s CBD and nearby suburbs without a warrant for the next six months.

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Rockers on song for pop-up gigs to boost ailing CBD

An iconic Australian rocker kicked off a series of free concerts, but a critic likened the effort to 'band-aids on a bullet wound' to CBD confidence.

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Two dead at Melbourne beach as wild wind batters state, while parts of Sydney hit by record-breaking heat

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40C

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Suspect Casually Runs Away After Randomly Stabbing Melbourne Woman On Her Way To Work, Chilling Video Shows

A Melbourne woman was randomly stabbed on her way to work in the CBD, leaving her hospitalised with a punctured lung as the suspect calmly walked away.

International Business Times UK

Protest inside Parklea prison after Aboriginal inmate dies – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Pop-up squash to help staff bounce back into city life

A temporary court has been set up in the heart of Australia's biggest city in the hope of enticing CBD workers with an opportunity for quick fun and exercise.

AAP

Like a hurricane: tourists brace for storm in quiet CBD

No strangers to Canadian tornadoes, tourists Susan Coleman and Alex Evanochko will get their first glimpse of a cyclone after a weather enforced stopover.

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Vanuatu in Australian aid request in earthquake rebuild

Port Vila's CBD and city waterfront remains off-limits a month after a deadly earthquake, prompting frustration and anger from business owners.

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Accused neo-Nazi marcher denies inciting racial hate

A young man accused of taking part in a neo-Nazi march in Brisbane's CBD has denied a charge that he incited others to engage in racial vilification.

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Up to 100 anti-war protesters injured outside Melbourne weapons expo, advocates say, as police accused of ‘riot-type’ response

Victoria police deny accusation of excessive force after activists say several people protesting Land Forces expo are in hospital with serious injuries

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‘Blood On Their Hands’: Why 25,000 Protesters Are Demonstrating In Melbourne’s CBD

Police were armed with pepper spray, rubber bullets and smoke bombs.

The Conversation

50 cents, 0 cents, 1 question: how much can fare cuts boost public transport use?

Public transport ridership has taken a beating in many Australian cities since the onset of COVID. With more people still working from home – typically office workers who had been concentrated in central business districts – passenger numbers remain well below pre-COVID levels on routes serving those CBDs.

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Would cheaper Monday and Friday parking fees bring you into the office?

The Property Council wants discounts to encourage a CBD return.

The Guardian - AU

Australian employers want staff in the office - but for many workers home is where the heart is

Ambiguous government directive sends officials into tailspin and highlights employer-worker divide

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Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

The cost of retrofitting under-used Melbourne CBD offices into residential apartments is proving an obstacle to a key housing policy getting off the ground.

Newcastle Herald

Vision to turn vacant block in city's CBD into affordable housing

Investigations are under way at the Hunter Street site.

The Guardian - AU

Half of Australians in the five largest cities live too far from public transport to ditch cars

Climate Council analysis finds 7 million people living in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide face huge barriers to public transport

Newcastle Herald

Light rail compensation appeal could have ramifications for Newcastle class action

The Sydney CBD businesses were awarded millions of dollars.

AAP

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

A bus driver has been abused while leaving court after being charged over a horror peak-hour crash that killed an 18-year-old woman in Brisbane's CBD.

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Weekend city visits lift but workers still shun the CBD

The number of people visiting Australia's largest cities still remains below pre-pandemic levels but weekends are beginning to buck the trend.

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Premier grilled after drug injecting room report leak

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan insists there is a sense of urgency to addressing Melbourne CBD drug overdoses despite keeping a key report secret.

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