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Murdoch University axes plan for Perth CBD campus and pulls out of City Deal project

Murdoch University scraps a planned $250 million inner-city vertical campus that had been a central plank of the Perth City Deal, with the Premier saying "they couldn't make it work".

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Push to cut the red tape to make Charlestown the city's next boomtown

Stumbling blocks to development in Charlestown's CBD could be knocked over as Lake Macquarie City Council looks to open the flood gates to growth.

Newcastle Herald

Clown who offended police during protest has disorderly conduct conviction thrown out

A woman who offended two police officers when she pulled up her skirt and pressed her buttocks against a Perth CBD office window during a protest has her conviction for disorderly behaviour thrown out by a judge who ruled she had only been trying to amuse a crowd.

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Most employees still working from home

New data shows fewer than half of employees in Melbourne's CBD have returned to the office full time since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.

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Two contrasting coffees show how Perth's CBD is adapting to life with COVID-19

On opposite sides of St George's Terrace in the heart of Perth's business precinct, two cafes tell the story of how the CBD is recovering from COVID-19, as case numbers continue to shrink.

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Perth homeless centre denied planning permission after council bows to community opposition

The City of Perth has refused an application to relocate a 63-year-old homeless centre 200 metres around the corner, with the Lord Mayor saying the city is "disproportionately carrying the burden" of homelessness services.

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Workers return to Brisbane CBD after COVID-19, as companies entice staff with 'high-quality' experiences

Workers are returning to Brisbane's CBD, with office occupancy rates hitting 64 per cent of COVID-19 pre-pandemic levels — one of the highest rates in the country, according to new data.

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ACT govt told to examine impact on productivity, culture of work-from-home

The committee has also recommended the ACT government develop a plan to increase spending in the CBD and town centres.

The Canberra Times

Sydney CBD health warning issued over Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Visitors to the city in the past 10 days advised to look out for symptoms after five people admitted to hospital

The Guardian - AU

Concerns for businesses despite expected rise in Melbourne CBD’s population

City of Melbourne’s draft 2022-23 budget papers predicts 8,230 CBD businesses next year, down 10% on last year’s forecast

The Guardian - AU

Hobart council meeting on UTAS move into CBD hears vocal opposition from residents, business owners

Hundreds of people turn out to oppose the University of Tasmania's planned move to Hobart CBD, with one retailer predicting it will cause chaos and rob the city of customers.

ABC News

WA events and hospitality industries get set for crowds returning after COVID rules

With most of WA's COVID restrictions ending tomorrow, hospitality and events businesses gear up for what they hope will be a bumper winter of revellers returning to Perth's CBD.

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The city's shopping centre — how CBD retail is trying to power out of COVID-19

CBD stores rely on foot traffic from workers and tourists. After two long years, how different will city centres look in the future?

ABC News

Canberra CBD worker boost, but office occupancy levels still lag

A faster return to offices will reinvigorate Canberra's city centre, the Property Council of Australia says.

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Call for mandatory COVID-19 face mask rules to be scrapped as Perth's CBD withers

Relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for Western Australia may be in place, but Perth businesses fear it will not be enough to breathe new life into a CBD struggling under the weight of the pandemic.

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Scott Morrison announces funding boost for Edith Cowan University's Perth CBD campus

The Prime Minister tries to woo WA voters with more cash for Edith Cowan University's new inner-city campus, touted as a "state-of-the-art" project that will transform Perth's CBD.

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University of Tasmania plan for Sandy Bay campus 3,000 car spaces short, Hobart Council documents show

Locals fear their suburb and streets will never be the same once the University of Tasmania moves its southern campus into the Hobart CBD and redevelops the Sandy Bay site into 2,700 homes, a tourism precinct and new sporting facilities.

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Hope for recovery on Melbourne’s first business day after working from home recommendation dropped

Data recording pedestrian activity in central Melbourne shows a slight increase on the first business day since Victorian health authorities dropped a recommendation to work from home.

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Victoria records three new COVID-19 deaths, hospitalisations at 361

A new round of the 'Melbourne Money' program, which offer rebates to people who spend money in the city's CBD, is part of a $200m package to support businesses affected by the pandemic.

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Brisbane shoppers, retailers confused by unclear COVID reopening rules

Brisbane's CBD is slowly coming back to life but retailers say there is much more governments could do to encourage customers to return to bricks and mortar stores.

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Perth a ghost town, businesses let staff go as CBD braces for WA COVID-19 wave

Office towers, malls and footpaths that are usually bustling with office workers are unusually quiet as a shadow lockdown hits the Perth CBD, with businesses bracing for an onslaught of COVID cases.

ABC News

Townsville's city centre struggles to revive as planners focus on future of Australian CBD post-COVID

COVID has nearly killed the city centre. Now experts are pondering what the future of the CBD will be in post-pandemic Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Ping-pong tables and free transit: plan to re-energise Sydney’s city centre

NSW government to consider ambitious plan to make the city centre a safer and more appealing destination

ABC News

South Australia records another three COVID deaths as number of cases in hospital drops

As the number of new COVID cases in SA drops to 2,193 — significantly less than yesterday's figure — businesses hampered by restrictions in Adelaide's CBD are being offered more support.

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Police arrest six after pursuit in allegedly stolen car, 60 cars vandalised in Adelaide's CBD

Dozens of cars were deliberately damaged in Adelaide's CBD overnight, including by having their tyres slashed. In a separate incident, six people were arrested after a police pursued an allegedly stolen car.

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