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The food court: a meeting place for the forlorn and the fed up.

Fine dining is not welcome here. Long live the depressing food court

Designed to be a dimly lit place where sad people can eat alone together, the food court is being turned into something it is not by our relentless desire for everything to be fancy.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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Police wanding data reveals the south-east Queensland shops and transport hubs where most weapons are found.

Revealed: The hotspots where people in the crowd are hiding weapons

The locations of Queensland Police’s metal detection scans can be revealed for the first time.

  • Cloe Read
Western Sydney has had malls for more than 50 years.

Concerts, weddings and a famous fruit bowl: How shopping centres changed western Sydney

For decades, western Sydney’s shopping centres were the beating heart of our suburbs. As they enter a new era, there’s a fresh push to preserve their history.

  • Anthony Segaert
Sam Arnaout has built an empire of pubs, including the Hotel Steyne in Manly.

Former panel beater buys $450m shopping centre in Sydney’s leafy north shore

Panel-beater-turned-billionaire-developer Sam Arnaout has just inked Australia’s largest “neighbourhood” shopping centre sale.

  • Carolyn Cummins
John Wong with a 55kg yellow fin tuna at Chadstone shopping centre unveils its new food and dining hub, Market Pavilion, which aims to house everything in one roof, from curated gourmet items to everyday pantry essentials, and show off the best of Melbourne’s food culture in one destination.

‘The Chadstone effect’: Thousands flock to sample Melbourne’s newest food mecca

A champagne and oyster bar, high-end florist and ‘food concierge’ are among more than 50 vendors at the shopping centre’s new fresh food and dining precinct.

  • Jessica Yun
I have long been impressed by people who manage to fall asleep in public, let alone on public transport.

The curious case of people who fall asleep in public (more specifically on public transport)

Next to me on the train, a man sleeps so deeply that no number of flustered commuters can disturb his slumber.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Who wants a $2.6m bite of Rex Hunt’s old waterfront haunt, D’lish?

D’lish, the chippy established and once owned by former footy player and commentator Rex Hunt, is back on the market.

  • Nicole Lindsay
Little Bookroom owner Leesa Lambert creates a relaxing environment for last-minute Christmas shoppers.

‘The time pressure helps’: Anatomy of last-minute Christmas shopping

Melbourne indie bookstore owner Leesa Lambert deliberately does not play Christmas carols in her store to try and decrease stress for last-minute shoppers.

  • Hannah Kennelly
The Myer Christmas Windows were an Australian tradition for nearly 70 years, though they faded even before Myer left the Brisbane CBD in 2023.

Where to find the Christmas magic in Brisbane this year

For decades, the Myer store Christmas window display captured the essence of the holiday season. The store has left the CBD, but did the spirit of Christmas go with it?

  • Courtney Kruk
Sarah suggested if theft was such an issue, the self-serve checkouts should go.

WA shoppers left baffled by strange security requests

One shopper has said she was approached by two men not in uniform, claiming they were security guards and demanding she showed proof of purchase for her groceries.

  • Holly Thompson