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Apartment owner Carolyn Martin with Architect Michael Heenan.

The innovative Coogee window that solves a common coastal problem

If your home faces south, down a slope towards the water, the views are great. But getting sunlight in from the north has been impossible – until now.

$110,000 coffee date: CFMEU peace deal revealed as rot spreads north

A peace deal between a gangland associate and a Gold Coast developer has sparked calls for company bosses and gangland figures to join unionists at an inquiry.

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Transport Minister John Graham and his department secretary, Josh Murray, revealed a further 950 jobs will be cut from Transport for NSW.

Transport for NSW slashes another 950 white-collar jobs

The job losses flagged on Wednesday come on top of cuts to 300 senior management roles, and reduce the department’s bureaucracy by almost 10 per cent. 

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Vapes

More vape penalties on the way, but will they be harder to buy?

NSW follows Queensland and South Australia in increasing penalties and shutting stores which sell illegal tobacco and vapes, but inconsistency abounds.

Luxury developer behind Sirius rebuild collapses with unpaid millions

It is the latest among at least four companies run by former Macquarie banker Jean-Dominique Huynh that has collapsed or gone into receivership in 12 months.

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China ordered this Aussie flower farm to grow rice. Then they found a solution

In a country of 1.4 billion people, keeping everyone fed can be the difference between stability and chaos. The Lynch Group nearly had to tear down its greenhouses.

Why this former retail darling dumped its CBD flagship

Fifty-year-old heritage brand Country Road is battling through a tough trading backdrop and closure of its flagship Sydney city stores.

PwC Australia sells restructuring arm to Teneo for millions

The New York-based firm will create a new local financial services advisory business led by outgoing PwC partner Stephen Longley.

Crown Resorts could replace Star under Queen’s Wharf plan

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium do not want Star Entertainment to run its Brisbane casino.

Rowdy member: Mark Latham at Royal Randwick on April 5.

‘Like he had a harem’: Racing club members in uproar over Latham

If sheer exposure could kill off a political career, Mark Latham’s would have shrivelled up years ago.

KPMG Australia CEO Andrew Yates at a hearing of the Senate inquiry.

KPMG CEO activates his sleeper agents

Andrew Yates’ audit division is on a hot streak. Former KPMG operatives keep showing up at the board table.

Chris O’Keefe is the Clean Energy Council’s new spokesman.

Twiggy Forrest and friends cause ruptures at CEC

The Clean Energy Council is Australia’s premier clean energy lobby, and lately, its most interesting.

Australian miners warn on iron ore oversupply, steel glut

New supply from West Africa, peak steel output and efforts by Beijing to move from coal-fired to electric arc furnaces and hydrogen have put miners on notice.

New changes could be on the way for electric vehicle owners in Victoria.

EV levy plan sets up revenue fight with states

Victoria and NSW are demanding they receive revenue from a proposed new distance-based road user levy on electric vehicles.

Aaron and Jessica Nicholls recently purchased a property in Viewbank after a year-long search.

Home values on track to be 8 times the average Australian’s income

The dwelling value-to-income ratio of some major hubs is predicted to hit record levels by the end of 2026, widening the wealth gap even further.

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Nick Adams and US president Donald Trump

From a war on pigeons in Ashfield to Trump’s alpha male in Malaysia

Nick Adams, a former Sydney Liberal councillor, is prone to exaggeration an old colleague says. Donald Trump just made him a US ambassador.

Alison Mackey a parent at Baulkham Hills North Public School.

The school so crowded kids have to take turns in the yard

State governments are struggling to keep up with infrastructure for a booming student population.

Dreamchaser co-founders Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy.

The ABC orders from Hugh Marks’ production company

The public broadcaster’s newest TV show comes from the production house co-founded by the new chief executive.

Patt of the so-called Advanced Manufacturing Facility near the new airport being built in Sydney’s west.

Inside the airport-linked project shifting Sydney’s centre of gravity

The new Western Sydney International Airport is not the only drawcard for the aerotropolis. Bradfield city also contains a cradle of manufacturing innovation.

AMSL Aero says its Vertiia aircraft will likely cost $3 million and be available by 2030.

Sydney start-up says $4.6m flying cars will be on the market by 2030

AMSL Aero has appointed a former Silicon Valley executive to run the business and is preparing to ask investors for more money as it nears take off.

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