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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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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos March 23, 2021: Boats and private wharves on Nineteenth Ave Elanora are swamped by quick rising flood water as torrential rain falls over the City.NCA NewsWire / Scott Powick

Alert for ‘rain bomb’ fallout

The ‘rain bomb’ that has drenched southeast Queensland during the past two days is expected to dissipate across the next 24 hours.

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Professor Maher Gandhi has led an international research consortium into treatment for a rare form of non-hodgkin's lymphoma called Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL).

New hope in fight with fatal cancer

A cancer breakthrough developed in Brisbane is expected to give new hope to patients suffering a rare and deadly form of blood cancer.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos March 22, 2021: Currumbin Creek Currumbin Valley Rock Pools flooded after torrential rain over night causing the creek to break its banks and cause damage to Gold Coast Council BBQ facilities and tables when large logs and debris collided with it.NCA NewsWire / Scott Powick

Residents told to brace for another deluge

Residents in southeast Queensland are bracing for more wet weather on Tuesday after forecasters predicted torrential rain overnight.

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The property at 285 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW 2037

Grand but ramshackle terrace sells for $3m

An uninhabitable inner-western Sydney terrace has sold for $2.99m — $800,000 above reserve — as auction markets hit new highs.

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16 March 2021.AT HOME: Alborz and Anna Fallah at their home in Wilston.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Full throttle for Hamptons-style living

It was a stroke of luck the Fallah family found a block of land in Brisbane’s inner-northern suburbs with the highly sought-after two-street access.

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Brisbane bigwig buys palatial trophy home

Man behind one of the state’s biggest sporting franchises shells out close to $18m for Brisbane’s most prestigious property.

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Pictures from the auction of 70, Ulm Street, Ermington, taken on 13th March 2021.The property fetched over $1.8 million and was the family home where the Seage sisters grew up.Picture shows auctioneer Rocky Bartolotto bringing the gavel down on the sale.(Pictures by Julian Andrews).

Property sales jump as market picks up speed

A third more homes have been sold over the year to date as buyer inquiries surge, new data shows.

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Saving for a house deposit - generic iStock image - for Herald Sun real estate

Housing affordability ’will keep worsening’

New mortgage borrowers now need a larger chunk of their income to meet monthly repayments, says Moody’s.

Mackenzie Scott and Ben Wilmot

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12/03/2021 : Chris and Melissa Ogden, with Bruce (held by Melissa) and Eddie, both 35, are listing their beautiful Queenslander in Camp Hill, Brisbane. The smaller markets of Brisbane and Adelaide embracing auctions. The number of auctions as a percentage of total listings has doubled year-on-year, with clearance rates hovering above 70 per cent since Feb (the long term average is ~50 per cent). Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Hammer becomes tool of choice as buyers rush in

Traditionally quiet auction markets in Brisbane and Adelaide are heating up in line with soaring property values.

Mackenzie Scott and Remy Varga

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David and Margaret Brenn are selling their home in Burradoo in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Friday, 5 February, 2021. Picture: Nikki Short

Hidden gems emerge in regional shift

Luxury property buyers are looking more left field in search of homes in regional areas as demand pushes up prices.

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