James Costa
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 15
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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How median strips became the latest battlefront in Melbourne’s NIMBY war (opens the original)
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The lush median strips of Carlton and Carlton North are a beloved shared backyard for residents. But how they should be used is now the latest battlefront in Melbourne’s NIMBY versus YIMBY war. On one side: those who love a glass of wine on a sunny afternoon on grassy strips in the middle of Canning, Rathdowne and Drummond streets. On the other: those who say the prized inner-city outdoor spaces have moved away from family-friendly fun to become overrun by drinkers causing chaos. The fight ignit
‘Spitting, kicking, headbutting’: Two men arrested after violent threats aboard flight (opens the original)
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Two men were restrained on a flight from Melbourne to Doha after making violent threats towards passengers and crew, including claiming they had a gun, and allegedly assaulting staff members. The men were arrested by Qatari authorities upon arrival in Doha on Friday night, Qatar Airways said in a statement. The men appeared “extremely agitated and restless” from the moment they boarded the aircraft, a woman on the flight, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “They were repeatedly getting in and
Two children killed, six injured in car rollover near Bacchus Marsh (opens the original)
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Two children have died and five other children and a woman are in hospital after a car rolled near Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne. A seven-year-old girl died at the scene despite CPR being performed, police said. An 11-year-old boy died overnight in hospital, police said on Wednesday morning. Five more children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and a 34-year-old woman was in hospital for observation. Two specialist Air Ambulance helicopter crews, intensive paramedic cr
Feminist activist and writer Gloria Steinem dead at 92 (opens the original)
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American journalist and second-wave feminism leader Gloria Steinem died at age 92 on Wednesday, according to a post on her official Instagram account. “Yesterday, Gloria Steinem passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” the post read. Steinem was a leading activist for the second-wave feminism movement in the late 1960s and 70s, which focused on sexuality, reproductive rights, and critiquing patriarchal social structures and institutions,
A fireball, then screams of agony: Suspected arsonist engulfed in flames, abandoned on pavement (opens the original)
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An arsonist who left his mate for dead after he was engulfed in flames at a tobacco shop in Melbourne’s west is being hunted by detectives as the city’s wave of firebombings threatens to claim its third life. Arson squad Detective Inspector Chris Murray vowed to hold the fugitive responsible if his 23-year-old co-offender dies, hitting out at youth offenders who are “ruining lives” by carrying out violent attacks ordered by organised crime syndicates. The two men both caught fire after ramming a
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