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Ola Ominiyi and his four children (from left) Samuel, 10, Marvella 6, Ashanti, 16, and Abraham, 10, live in Strathtulloh, Melbourne’s most fertile suburb.

The lowest and highest birth rates in Melbourne by suburb

Housing stress could be leading Melburnians to have fewer babies in their lifetime in all but a few of the city’s most affordable suburbs, new analysis suggests.

  • Adam Carey

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Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly giving evidence at the hearing on Tuesday.

Public housing tower demolition plan is ‘ethnic cleansing’, says mayor

Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has slammed the state’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers as a land grab and threatened street resistance in explosive inquiry testimony.

  • Rachael Dexter
Cramming into an unfamiliar house with a collection of strangers on a Saturday morning is a great way to become the worst version of yourself.

Want to ruin your weekend and make a bunch of enemies? Attend an open home

Cramming into an unfamiliar house with a collection of strangers on a Saturday morning is a great way to become the worst version of yourself.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Property investors are buying in Warrnambool, and demand is spilling to nearby towns.

The new type of regional town that’s booming

Property prices have jumped by double digits to record highs in a string of regional areas, but not Byron Bay or Torquay.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Sketches drawn up by Cove Architects indicate buildings between six and eight storeys tall could be built above a Woollahra station.

‘No-brainer’: Architects, developers ready to pounce on Woollahra ghost station

Locals are split on whether a potential reopening of Woollahra station should go ahead as the government plays coy on its plans.

  • Jessica McSweeney, Cindy Yin and Alexandra Smith
Units are set to outperform houses for price growth in 2025, according to REIWA’s property market quarterly update.

The Perth suburbs where property prices have skyrocketed in 2025

The median sale price growth in the unit market has historically been lower than for houses. But in the past 12 months, that has changed.

  • Holly Thompson
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This Kyogle home sold for just $347.

This NSW house sold for $347. It came with a catch

Flood-affected homes bought back by the state government are going up for auction – and bidding starts at just $1.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Property prices have reached record highs in numerous suburbs.

The once-overlooked suburbs where property prices have set new records

High interest rates have changed the types of suburbs in demand among home buyers, and rate cuts could spark more price growth.

  • Elizabeth Redman
The rental vacancy rate is well below 3 per cent.

The graphs that show it’s a landlord’s market – and has been for decades

The once-breakneck speed of rent hikes has slowed, but it’s little relief for the many tenants looking for somewhere to live.

  • Caroline Zielinski
Andrew Stockwell works remotely as a construction estimator and is the proud owner of Gangs Place – a travelling tiny home.

Andrew saw a tiny home on Instagram. Then he built one from scratch

He’s now touring Australia in his tiny home and working remotely from picturesque locations, enjoying million-dollar views for free.

  • Pauline Morrissey

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