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Mackenzie Scott is a property and general news reporter based in Brisbane. Prior to joining The Australian in 2018, she was the editorial coordinator at NewsMediaWorks, covering media and publishing, and editor at travel and lifestyle website Xplore Sydney.

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TheatreStage

22/04/2021 : L-R Playwright Tim McGarry and author Trent Dalton, who is seeing the set for the very first time, at the Queensland Theatre building where it is being constructed, in South Brisbane. Tim is adapting Boy Swallows Universe from page to stage. Pic Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Boy Swallows Stage as novel comes to life

Audiences will finally have the chance to see award-winning novelist Trent Dalton’s debut book Boy Swallows Universe on stage in August.

Mackenzie Scott

This violence must stopNation

Brian Johnston is the estranged husband of Kelly Wilkinson and has been charged with her murder at Arundel on the Gold Coast Picture Facebook

Nation mourns as mum dies in flames

Kelly Wilkinson’s death of a Gold Coast mother amid an alleged rampage by her husband triggers renewed calls for action on domestic violence.

Jamie Walker and Mackenzie Scott

EXCLUSIVENation

Call to lift first-home loan threshold

Scott Morrison is considering expanding his signature election policy that covers the cost of mortgage insurance for first-home buyers.

Mackenzie Scott and Richard Ferguson

EXCLUSIVENation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 31, 2021: A general view of a residential property with a for sale sign on the North Shore in Sydney, Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Property-price blowout erodes home deposit scheme

An increase in the eligibility cap on property prices for a first home buyers’ incentive scheme is being considered by the federal government in the face of the booming real estate market.

Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

Artist impression of Sherpa Property Group's proposed tower at 488 The Esplanade, Palm Beach.

Southerners snare GC trophies

Conservative Gold Coast locals are missing out to cashed-up southern buyers as competition within the upper end of the Queensland coastal market heats up ahead of winter.

Mackenzie Scott

CONFIDENCEProperty

New residential construction home from brick with metal framing against a blue sky

Stimulus key to property confidence recovery

Pandemic stimulus measures and low rates have helped drive property industry confidence to record levels, according to the latest sentiment from ANZ and the Property Council of Australia.

Mackenzie Scott

Property

Paula and Nico Buschhaus with their daughter Wilhelmina at their Baulkham Hills home in Sydney, Thursday 8 April 2021. Picture: Nikki Short

Winter won’t cool red-hot property market

Competition and strong auction activity is likely to thaw the traditional property market slowdown.

Mackenzie Scott

HOUSINGProperty

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 27/3/21Auction at 69 Waterview Rd at Putney which sold for $3.982M. Auctioneer Michael Garofolo pictured. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Record property prices still climbing

A majority of Australia’s capital city property markets are at record highs as low rates and increased competition only push prices higher.

Mackenzie Scott

Nation

Capital facing water rations

Brisbane residents could be slapped with water restrictions as early as September as capacity in the region’s largest dam reaches its lowest levels in a decade.

Mackenzie Scott

Nation

Dr Jeannette Young and Yvette DÃ¢â¬â¢Ath at Redcliffe Hospital. Pic Annette Dew

PNG man dies from virus in Brisbane

A man from Papua New Guinea died in a Queensland hospital on Monday from COVID-19 complications.

Mackenzie Scott

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