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James MacSmith has worked as a journalist for over 20 years across general news, sport, lifestyle and real estate.

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Dean Ipaviz host of Foxtel's new show The Repair Shop. Picture: Foxtel

Why antiques are the latest Covid trend

Heirloom repair and restoration has emerged as the latest boom pandemic trend, as Aussies seek to rediscover the emotional value of their often neglected family keepsakes.

Property

Footy’s biggest real estate moguls

They are the new breed of real estate moguls – our best known footballers in the AFL and NRL making a motza in property.

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(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 2, 2020 shows Ghislaine Maxwell (L) during an event on September 20, 2013 in New York City and an undated handout photo obtained on July 11, 2019 courtesy of the New York State Sex Offender Registry of Jeffrey Epstein (R). - Accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied that she recruited underage girls for her former partner, the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein, in a deposition released on October 22, 2020, that she had fought to keep secret. The denials form part of perjury charges brought against the British socialite, who is accused of grooming girls as young as 14 for Epstein, who killed himself in prison last year. (Photos by Laura Cavanaugh and Handout / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NEW YORK STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY / LAURA CAVANAUGH" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Ghislaine Maxwell: I should be freed like Bill Cosby

The legal backdoor that allowed Bill Cosby to be released from prison should also apply to Ghislaine Maxwell, her lawyers have claimed.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JULY, 03, 2021: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is seen during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. New South Wales has recorded 35 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases overnight, nine of which were infectious during their time in the community. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

NSW outbreak grows, as Qld moves to end lockdown

NSW has recorded 35 new cases of Covid-19 as the chances of the Sydney lockdown being extended grow, with restrictions in Queensland scheduled to ease.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 2, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a press conference after the National Cabinet meeting at Parliament House. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Fatal flaw in PM’s pathway out of Covid

Australia, Scott Morrison is gaslighting us. The PM claims we are “a prisoner of our success” on Covid-19 when we are actually tethered to his vaccine mistakes.

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Facebook photo from Dina Feiglin White's page of her relatives Tzvi Doniel Ben Yehudis (far left) and Itta bas Miriam (far right) who a couple from Australia who were in the Florida building collapse.

Aussie victims of Miami disaster ‘touched many lives’

The Australian couple killed in the Miami building collapse have been remembered for the special way they treated people, as the disaster death toll climbs higher.

Pets

Dirty dog makeover your home needs

Winter means rain and mud and some very dirty dogs but that just means you need to make your home more pet-friendly and welcoming. Here’s how.

Property

Is this Australia’s coolest shed?

It deserves pride of place in a VB ad, a footy club training session promo or the airbnb website, because this probably is Australia’s coolest shed.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 4, 2021 a box of AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine vials are pictured at the Pontcae Medical Practice in Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. - Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study by Oxford University, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish firm, said on Monday, June 28. Giving a third dose of the jab more than six months after the second dose also leads to a "substantial increase" in antibodies and induces a "strong boost" to subjects' immune response, said the pre-print study, meaning that it has yet to be peer-reviewed. (Photo by Geoff Caddick / AFP)

Five new AstraZeneca blood clot cases

Five new cases of blood clots have been linked to the Astrazeneca jab as 24 new Covid cases in NSW were infectious, while outbreaks in Qld and the NT continue.

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Australia's property prices might be riding high, especially in lifestyle locations, but there are still waterfront properties up for grabs that can be snapped up for under $1 million. Picture: Supplied

Live the waterfront dream for under $1m

The luxury of living on the water’s edge isn’t just for the uber wealthy. Waterfront homes priced under $1 million are still out, there if you know where to look.

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