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Adam and Nikki Stewart’s Pettit+Sevitt home in Beacon Hill. Adam and the original owner swapped houses after Adam knocked on the door, offering to buy the house

Adam wanted a funky mid-century Sydney home. All he paid was stamp duty

The northern beaches furniture designer spent Sunday nights knocking on doors of houses he liked until he struck gold.

  • Julie Power

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Tunnel workers are exposed to high levels of crystalline silica.

The law changes demanded as Sydney tunnel workers face death

The union is urging the government to extend the ability for tunnelling companies to be prosecuted for exposing workers to deadly levels of silica dust.

  • Max Maddison
Cara and Jason Godwin with their two children Sage (2) and Summer (8 months) on their family home building site in Doubleview,

Perth family’s house plans dealt double blow as builder goes bust – twice

A family’s dream of building their perfect home has been shattered – twice. But they are far from alone in WA’s increasingly perilous housing market.

  • Sarah Brookes
Adam Denyer, Peter Bishenden, and Sebastian Mignacca outside their apartment building in Sutherland.

‘You feel like Darryl Kerrigan of The Castle’: How Adam got charged for his own solar power

Home owners who assumed their solar panels would help cut the cost of their electricity have just received a surprise bill, and they’re outraged.

  • Sue Williams
Monika Ippoliti has put her stamp on her Little Lonsdale St townhouse.

How a nightclub baron turned a gutted heritage building into a sculptural home

The founders of legendary venues such as Revolver, Cookie and the Toff in Town have extended their vision to their own home.

  • Larissa Dubecki
The state government has promised a review into the construction industry as the first step in its plan to reinvigorate Queensland’s construction industry amid a spate of big builds.

Queensland Productivity Commission begins work, as hospitals get ‘rescue plan’

The commission was tasked with a construction industry review on Thursday, with the government also promising a future for flailing health sector upgrades.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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New research has estimated up to 300 workers across three tunnelling projects will be diagnosed with silicosis, an incurable lung disease.

One in 10 tunnel workers at risk of silicosis, research finds

The University of Sydney research, published this month, estimated up to 300 of 2042 workers across three major transport projects would be diagnosed with the incurable lung disease.

  • Max Maddison
Australia’s ageing population is set to change the face of the property market again.

Luxury home trends clients ask for – especially in mid-life and beyond

They know what they liked about their current home over the years, and what they’re looking for in their next iteration.

  • Emily Power
Glenda (seated) and Jennifer left teaching to start their renovation business.

How Glenda and Jennifer created a light-filled, peninsula-perfect home

They’d had it with teaching. It was partly chemistry, partly Dorothy the Dinosaur that led Glenda and Jennifer into their new careers.

  • Lou Sweeney
Directors of the Sydney Fish Market do not believe the relocation to the new building will increase the value of the company.

Sydney Fish Market executives reel in larger salaries as finances sink

The Sydney Fish Market sees so little value in relocating to its new billion-dollar Blackwattle Bay digs that it has written off millions in costs related to the development.

  • Harriet Alexander

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