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The Melbourne Star is back from the dead – but can it revive Docklands?

When Covid led to the closure of the beleaguered observation wheel in September 2021, I thought it was for good. Five years on, I’m back to take a spin Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast I don’t see a single soul as I wander Docklands on a Thursday evening. The only sounds I hear are my own footsteps as I trudge past dark, empty stores. I clamber around garbage bags,…

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The Melbourne Star is back from the dead – but can it revive Docklands?

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Number of foreign residents in Japan hits new high at 3.4% of population

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record 4.28 million at the end of June, accounting for 3.4 percent of the total popula

  • Foreign residents in Japan hit record high at 4.28 million, 3.4% of population.
  • Significant drop in business manager visas by 80.9% in 2026.
  • Permanent residents increased by 1.5%, engineers and specialists rose 8.5%.

·mainichi.jp

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