what history and urban planning can tell us about Fed Square
- Written by Rachel Iampolski, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research RMIT, RMIT University
kevin laminto/UnsplashOn Friday, thousands packed into Melbourne’s Federation Square for a free Amyl and the Sniffers show. Within minutes, fences buckled, the perimeter was breached, and the gig was cancelled over crowd crush fears.
It was gutting for fans – but it’s also the latest episode in a much longer fight over what, or...





