Cassandra Morgan
Cassandra Morgan is the City team’s urban affairs writer at The Age.
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- Housing crisis
A man kept asking his flatmate on dates. Talika’s idea might fix the problem
Years of soaring property prices have meant the age of renters extend well beyond young adults and into new generations. But for women, it can come with additional hurdles.
- Cassandra Morgan
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The Chapel Street sanctuary providing so much to those with so little
In a warm cafe on Chapel Street, Elene has found sanctuary away from the drugs and chaos. The trouble is, she has to go home.
- Cassandra Morgan
Of this family of seven swans in the inner west, just two are left. Locals say fishers are to blame
On a mild Saturday morning, five of Melbourne’s ecological groups convened a kind of emergency cabinet meeting. One item was at the top of their agenda: swans.
- Cassandra Morgan
Footscray’s most vulnerable were promised a ‘forever’ home. Now they have to move out
Weeks after the Victorian government spruiked a new cafe as the key to solving the area’s homeless crisis, a nearby residential facility’s closure will put vulnerable men at risk of being without a home.
- Cassandra Morgan
Dust, decay and a multimillion-dollar bill: The battle to save Melbourne’s forgotten town halls
Once-grand inner-Melbourne town halls have been marooned in history and largely left to rot for almost three decades, but there is hope that new life awaits them.
- Cassandra Morgan
Blood, a broken arm and basketball: The fight for a new stadium in Melbourne’s west
As a battle over sports infrastructure in Melbourne’s west comes to a head, hundreds of young basketballers are stranded on waitlists or playing in decaying facilities.
- Cassandra Morgan
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- Tragedy
Eleanor was brave in her final act. It gives her family strength to carry on
In November 2024, Eleanor Bryant died defending children when a truck ran into a preschool. Her widower, Tim Bryant, speaks about what life has been like since.
- Cassandra Morgan
Elijah was 10 when his friend typed ‘porn’ into a search engine. He was afraid – but unable to look away
Australia now requires strict age verification for anyone wanting to access pornography websites. But will this really stop children from seeing online porn?
- Cassandra Morgan
‘Don’t bring the kids’: Why a new cafe is fracturing an inner-Melbourne suburb
A Salvation Army cafe coming to Footscray is tipped to be the “missing piece” to solve the community’s crisis. But neighbouring traders fear it will only bring more disorder.
- Cassandra Morgan
We asked everyday Australians what they thought of the budget. Here’s what they said
We spoke to Australians about their hopes and concerns before, and immediately after, Jim Chalmers handed down his fifth budget.
- Emily Kaine, Cassandra Morgan, Daniel Lo Surdo, Alexander Darling, Jackson Graham, Jack Gramenz, Angus Delaney and Benjamin Preiss