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Rudd puts his feet up for summer as world braces for Trump

Ambassador to the US and former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been watching cricket back home in Australia while Donald Trump assembles his new team.

  • Andrew Tillett

December 2024

New Year’s Eve fireworks over Sydney Harbour at the beginning of 2024.

Got $10k? Here are some exclusive NYE locations still available

Hotel rooms and restaurants with a view of Sydney Harbour are extremely limited this year, but there are some spots still available.

  • Lucy Slade and Sarah Mitchell

August 2024

Once completed, the Neville Bonner Bridge will connect South Bank’s cultural precinct with the top end of the CBD.

Queen’s Wharf opening to revive Brisbane – and Star Entertainment

After years under construction and a stream of opening delays, Brisbane’s mega $3.6 billion resort and casino complex will finally fling open its doors next week.

  • James Hall
The concept design for the Neville Bonner Bridge from Queen’s Wharf to South Brisbane.

How the ‘buzz’ in Brisbane is bucking a national trend

As office vacancy rates creep higher in capital cities such as Melbourne, investors are flocking to Brisbane where the market is thriving.

  • James Hall

June 2024

Power couple creates Brisbane’s most expensive family compound

Prominent Brisbane couple Steve and Jane Wilson have bought the property next door to their recently restored landmark home Lamb House.

  • Bonnie Campbell
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May 2024

Adam Flaskas to sell luxury Brisbane ‘sky home’ before Manly move

The developer and his fiancee have put their five-bedroom penthouse on the market ahead of a southern relocation.

  • Bonnie Campbell

March 2022

Severe flooding in Lismore in northern NSW on February 28.

How ‘rain bomb’ vexed insurance models: Suncorp

Suncorp anticipates receiving more than 44,000 claims, and says its flood exposure was comparatively lower than rivals in risky zones.

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  • Liam Walsh

February 2022

The Ribbon W Hotel being built at Darling Harbour, Sydney

The major projects left in limbo by Probuild collapse

Chaos reigns across Probuild’s construction projects, many of which were already running behind schedule before it went into administration.

  • Martin Kelly

August 2021

The Hawthorne home, at 5 Kooyongkoot Road, sold at auction for $3.8 million.

House set for demolition sells for almost $1m more than its reserve

Bought by a young family for $3.8 million, this 1970s Melbourne bungalow was sold at an auction where 20 bidders pushed it past the $2.95 million minimum.

  • Sarah Webb

April 2021

Brisbane set to steal a march on southern capitals

Queensland has been spared the lengthy lockdown periods that other states faced during the pandemic and footfall is increasing rapidly in its city areas.

  • Patrick Lawnham

February 2021

Artists impression of Red & Co’s 21 – 27 Agnes St Albion Brisbane. The developer is betting on rising rents.

Time to go: Brisbane developer bets on rent and growth

For the first time in five years, it is more expensive to rent a unit in Brisbane than in Melbourne.

  • Matthew Cranston

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