A new Apple Store proposed for Federation Square has been overwhelmingly rejected by the community as the Melbourne City Council votes to step up pressure for a redesign.

A new Apple Store proposed for Federation Square has been overwhelmingly rejected by the community as the Melbourne City Council votes to step up pressure for a redesign.

Film taken by a camera classed as a weapon, a Buddha crawling with maggot-like statues, floor-to-ceiling skulls: Insta-savvy art galleries look to entice selfie-takers out of stadiums and cinemas and into the nation's publicly funded galleries, write Patricia Hoffie.

The song Bamboo, by Melbourne's Harvey Sutherland, was used without permission under a video on the retailer's Instagram page. It's not the first time the chain store's social media activities have been criticised.

South Australia will become home to a new $26 million visual effects studio which lists Wonder Woman and The Shape of Water among its credits.