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Sydney’s ageing pools are shutting for renovations.

More of the city’s pools to close as North Sydney hits yet another delay

Councils are trying to avoid another North Sydney pool fiasco as they spend millions on lengthy renovations.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Megan Gorrey

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The three newest MPs to join NSW parliament all spoke out against gambling in the state.

Three MPs made their first speech this week. And they all spoke about one issue

Poker machine reforms were the unifying factor for three new MPs.

  • Nick Newling
Hirsh Modi.

As public school enrolments fall, boys’ schools are bucking the trend

Hirsh Modi is one of hundreds of additional boys headed for single-sex schooling this year.

  • Christopher Harris
A daughter purchased a $1.75 million villa in Epping at auction on Saturday for her retired mother.

Daughter buys $1.75m Epping villa for her mum. It last sold for $290,000

The three-bedroom home, which was on the market for the first time since 1991, attracted half a dozen buyers as the property type is rare to find in the suburb.

  • Kristy Johnson
Not all investors made money from property.

Suburbs where home values plunged – and set a trap for buyers

In a market where many investor-grade properties are sliding in value, buyers who hope for a bargain risk paying more in the long term.

  • Sue Williams
The updated plans add dozens more apartments to an earlier proposal. That plan has been approved, but construction has not started.

The street-level reason these 100 sky-high Sydney units are under threat

The City of Parramatta argues the number of accompanying car spaces in this apartment complex is “excessive” and will worsen congestion.

  • Megan Gorrey
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13 Robinson Street, Chatswood.

Family spend $7.1m to upgrade from a unit to Chatswood family home

The family paid $1.1 million more than the price guide, but only $200,000 more than the vendor’s reserve for the five-bedroom house.

  • Carmen Forward
The Seaforth property was bought for $11.3 million in 2020.

Family splashes on $15.7m Seaforth mansion as first-home buyers nab $3.4m terrace

A six-bedroom, seven-bathroom trophy home in Seaforth has defied a softer Sydney auction market, while a couple landed their first property in Annandale.

  • Carmen Forward
Unit values are below their peak in several suburbs.

Suburbs where apartment values are cheaper than their peak

There are 65 unit markets where values are below their record highs, and in some, buyers are purchasing from vendors selling at a loss.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Liberal women Monica Tudehope and Georgia Ryburn are running in next month’s byelections.

The NSW Liberals have many problems but they are finally fixing one

The NSW Liberals have finally read the room. But their problems are not disappearing.

  • Alexandra Smith

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