There are certain situations in life that force you to take stock. Sitting at your parents dining room table, alone, on a Friday night at age 30, is one such situation, writes Anna Daniels.

In this post-GFC world, rumours abound that South Yarra has fallen from its once untarnished reputation as one of Melbourne’s most exclusive inner suburbs. KR skipped to the other side of the Yarra to find out.

There’s often a lot you don’t appreciate about a city until you see it from a tourist’s perspective and, being Perth born and bred, I imagine that applies to Melbourne too, says Cat Walls as she takes a stroll through Australia’s culture capital.