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Asha Puthli Forever
Jazz singer and full-blown icon is what you would know Asha Puthli to be. But underneath it all, she's an eccentric, open, self-proclaimed child who loves balloons, hates routine and yearns to be free.
The VICE Guide to the Best Clubs in Melbourne
Looking for new parties? These are the best clubs – and bars with dance floors – in Melbourne’s CBD, inner north and beyond.
What It Takes To Be SLAMROSS1000
"People think that I'm just munching pingers and making music all the time, but I'm also fucking around here!"
The VICE Guide to the Best Cheap Eats in Melbourne
From the inner city to the suburbs, here are the best cheap eats you can find across Melbourne for under $25.
A New Exhibition is Archiving Melbourne’s Queer Culture In Real Time
"To archive something is to give it meaning, and allow it the dignity to stand still for a moment in time.”
The VICE Guide to the Best Filipino Restaurants in Melbourne
From Melbourne’s CBD to its outer suburbs, satiate your adobo craving with some of the best Filipino restaurants in Victoria. Here’s where to go.
The Best Pho in Melbourne is From a Vietnamese Restaurant That ‘Opens When We Feel Like It’
On any given night, Shop Bao Ngọc could hold a fundraising event, Pho Night [payment from $15-$30 on a sliding scale] or a queer community BBQ.
The VICE Guide to the Best Dumplings in Melbourne
From Chinatown to Box Hill and beyond, here are the best dumplings in Melbourne. See our top picks for xiao Long Bao, pan-fried and more.
11 People Who Talked Their Way Out of Rent Increases On How They Did it
It's actually possible, legal and advisable to try to negotiate your landlord's unconscionable rent increase. We spoke with some tenants who were successful.
It Happened to Me: My House Had No Shower For Two Months and It Made My Life Better
After I found the courage to ask our elderly landlord to fix the shower, her middle-aged son came over and ripped it out instead.
'Visibility' Isn’t Protecting Us From Transphobia
On Trans Day of Visibility, I can’t help but think that ‘visibility’ has given our community many things, but equal and fair access to adequate medical and life affirming care still isn’t one of them.
Is Your High Distinction Worth Less Than it Was 10 Years Ago?
According to a landmark study from the University of Sydney, more than a quarter of uni students are now achieving top grades.