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The Westsider •

Youth crime in the West: punishment or prevention? - The Westsider

Google ‘Melbourne western suburbs youth crime’ and you’re confronted with stories of robberies, stabbings, and murder involving teenagers. In recent months, there’s been plenty of discussion around what to do with young people ‘running wild’ through the streets of the West.


Within this debate, what is often overlooked is the economic cost of locking up young people.


According to the Justice Reform Initiative (JRI),...
The City Journal •

Should Youth Crime in the West be Solved through Punishment or Prevention? – The City Journal

Google ‘Melbourne western suburbs youth crime’ and you’ll be confronted by stories of robberies, police chases and stabbings involving teenagers. In recent months, there’s been plenty of discussion around what to do with young people ‘running wild’ through the streets of the West. 

There’s been calls for offenders to ‘break bail, face jail’ from people like Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin, as well as new legislation from Premier Jacinta...
Broadsheet •

Korean Film Festival in Australia 2025

The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) returns this year, bringing a line-up of 10 films to Sydney, followed by a nation-wide tour program offering free film screenings in six regional cities including Benalla, Toowoomba, Alice Springs and Victor Harbor.

The festival will open with Hear Me: Our Summer, a Korean remake of the original 2009 Taiwanese romantic drama. The story follows a delivery worker who falls in love with a deaf swimmer, community their connection through sign language...
Broadsheet •

Feast Studio Supper Club at Rainbow Studios

Gallery and design concept store Rainbow Studios is known for hosting intimate exhibitions, events, workshops and pop-up dinners. It’s even hosting a pie party with catering duo Pomme Table as part of Broadsheet’s upcoming inaugural Dine Out festival.

On August 17, it’s teaming up with creative catering company Feast Studio, founded by chef-graphic designer duo Ayush and Nat, as part of its winter dinner series. The pair run monthly supper clubs inspired by the flavours of their respective Nepa...
Broadsheet •

Three Fleurieu Food Festival 2025 Events to Try

The Fleurieu Food Festival is coming back to the peninsula this August. The festival first started in 2022 and has been uniting the area’s best winemakers, cheesemakers, brewers, farmers and chefs ever since.

This year there’ll be more than 60 events. To save you from decision anxiety, here are four standouts to build your schedule around.

What could be more wholesome than a “crafternoon” spent with friends? A crafting session that comes with a serve of pasta made by a nonagenarian. Chef Carly...
Broadsheet •

Coming Soon: Seven Brisbane Venues Opening in the Second Half of 2025

Brisbane is having a moment, and it looks set to continue.
We welcomed a host of new hospitality venues in summer and autumn, and the second half of the year is shaping up to be just as impressive.
Here – in alphabetical order – are the soon-to-open venues we’re excited about.
Clarence, South Brisbane
After three years in Woolloongabba, neighbourhood bistro Clarence is moving to Fish Lane this August. As well as a new space, the team is dishing up an expanded menu with more appetisers, a cold...
Broadsheet •

Where (and What) Soi 38 Chef Terry Intarakhamhaeng Eats in Adelaide

We consider working in a restaurant to be a high-stress, high-octane environment. I mean, we’ve all seen The Bear. So it’s surprising to learn that chef Terry Intarakhamhaeng was once a Buddhist monk.

The Thai Australian chef came through the ranks cooking under Jock Zonfrillo and working in his seminal restaurant Orana.

Intarakhamhaeng opened his own Thai restaurant Soi 38 in 2014. Since then, it’s become a staple on the local food scene. The Thai Guy joined the line-up last year.

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Broadsheet •

Rise After Dark at Felons Manly

This June, waterfront brewery Felons Manly is hosting Rise After Dark – 10 days of free live music as part of community festival Rise Manly, which is hosting activities like night markets and performances around the beachside suburb.

At Felons, there will be different music acts each night, featuring a line-up of emerging jazz, funk and indie artists. Highlights include singer-songwriter Lady King, rockabilly band Nic & His Hipshots and soul artist Maitê Inaê.

There will also be four weekly...
Broadsheet •

Brisbane Festival 2025 Features Grinspoon, Amy Shark, Lime Cordiale and More

Brisbane Festival is back for 2025 with more than 1000 events and performances, including 21 world premieres and four Australian exclusives. Outgoing artistic director Louise Bezzina described this year’s program in a statement as “a love letter to Brisbane” . And organisers are committed to sharing the love and keeping the festival accessible, so 518 events are completely free.
In one high-profile event, three Brisbane bridges – the Neville Bonner Bridge, Goodwill Bridge and Kangaroo Point Brid...
Broadsheet •

This Melbourne Hair Salon Feels Like Your Coolest Friend’s Apartment

PUO Salon, a striking new hair studio by Aussie hairdresser Danny Puopolo, has opened in Melbourne’s heritage-listed Century Building on Swanston Street.
The custom-designed space is the work of Melbourne creative studio Thank You, Baby (TYBB) run by Tyler Hawkins of Ty Designs and floral artist Ross Jenkins, aka Bloom Boy. The duo are known for their signature camp style, seen in the design of last year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival hub, Australian Open installations and other set design project...
Broadsheet •

Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya x Curly Flat Vineyard Dinner

Japanese restaurant Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya is teaming up with Macedon Ranges winery Curly Flat to put on a one-off six-course dinner.

Watch a live bluefin tuna cutting ceremony, showcasing traditional Japanese cooking techniques before you get the chance to try different cuts.

Dishes will be paired with Curly Flat wines and a sommelier will guide you through the stories behind each drop. The menu includes maguro tataki (lightly seared tuna with soy, yuzu and shallot dressing on shredded daikon...
Broadsheet •

Country Struts Winter Hoedown

It’s not every day you learn how to strut like a country star but boot scooting dance school Country Struts promises to teach you just that.

Together, Abigail Varney and Alice Glenn (behind dance-in-the-dark classes No Lights No Lycra) have more than 30 years’ experience in line dancing. The pair run Country Struts Boot Scooting which hosts weekly classes in Brunswick, St Kilda and Castlemaine.

As part of arts festival Rising, the duo is hosting a massive winter hoedown. Dress up in your bes...
Broadsheet •

Recipe: This Sticky, Spicy Kung Pao Cauliflower Is Better Than Takeout

Katrina Meynink knows how to make good with veggies. In this recipe for Kung Pao cauliflower, the Aussie food writer and columnist delivers all the saucy, spicy-sweet flavour of Kung Pao chicken – without the meat.

Roasted cauliflower takes centrestage, crisping in the oven before being coated in a sticky, punchy glaze made with hoisin, soy, black vinegar and Sichuan pepper. Topped with peanuts, spring onions and fried shallots, and served over rice, it’s a quick, satisfying dinner with all the...
Broadsheet •

A Winter-Ready Recipe for Chicken Pot Pie With a Masala Twist

The chicken pot pie is a reliable staple in the colder months. This classic recipe is far from broken. But honestly, food writer and recipe columnist Katrina Meynink has fixed it up by adding an Indian-inspired masala mix.

In this chicken and potato pot pie recipe (from her new cookbook Kitchen Keepers), Meynink uses coconut milk, a hefty serving of garam masala and other spices like turmeric, cumin and ground coriander to make this more like a curry than a pie. (Plus, the recipe makes 2½ cups...
Broadsheet •

This Week’s Melbourne Food News: Sicilian Doughnuts in the Suburbs and Four New Bars To Visit

• Melbourne restaurants are popping up at Mount Buller restaurant Villager this winter. Marmont will kick things off with a free launch party on Thursday June 5, followed by ticketed dinners on Friday June 18 and Saturday June 19. Entrecote and Movida will also host dinner at Villager, with more venues to be announced soon. The dinners are $295 per person, and tickets must be purchased in advance.
This week in food and drink news
• Fitzroy’s Afghan Gallery to close after 44 Years.
• First look:...
The Swanston Gazette •

Faces of Melbourne: Martin ‘Louie’ Mayfield

Every day, he wakes early, travelling from his Fitzroy apartment to Southern Cross Station by 7 am. He works as a Big Issue vendor at the station until 10 am.  Mayfield’s work as a vendor for The Big Issue began in 1996 when he and his wife were living in St. Kilda. He was eating lunch at Sacred Heart Mission St. Kilda when a recruiter for The Big Issue approached him about becoming a vendor. Accepting the offer, Mayfield said he was taken straight from St. Kilda, and “given a lift” to The Big I...
The Swanston Gazette •

Inside what’s pushing Gen Z to consume fast fashion - The Swanston Gazette

Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, are known for their understanding of environmental and social issues. Yet, they are also recognised for an obsession with low-cost fashion.According to ‘Good on You’, an online directory that ranks fashion brands on the ethics of their labour and environmental practices, fast fashion is defined as “cheap, trendy clothing that samples ideas from catwalk or celebrity culture” and then recreates garments quickly to “meet consumer demand”. For example, Cotto...
The City Journal •

Inside what’s pushing Gen Z to consume fast fashion  – The City Journal

Jorja Rehfisch, 19, is your classic Generation Z. Rehfisch is environmentally aware, and has a strong passion for social justice. Her interest in social issues has led her to study politics, philosophy, and economics at Monash University, in Melbourne. 


She is also an avid consumer of fast fashion. Rehfisch’s wardrobe consists mostly of the fast fashion brands Glassons and Cotton On. She told me she is influenced by “trendiness.” 


Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, are known for the...