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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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18/09/20 Emma Sutton is a 29yo medical student. She suffered anorexia in Hugh school and into her early 20s. She is now recovered and volunteers for Eating disorders Victoria.. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Isolation fuelling eating disorders

The death of Lisa Curry’s beloved daughter Jaimi Kenny has sparked alarm about a COVID-fuelled eating disorder boom.

Olivia Caisley and David Ross

EmploymentEconomics

13/09/2020 : L-R Alyse Grace, 31 and Jacinta Robinson, 30, each launched their own business through the Covid pandemic, near their office in South Brisbane. Ms Robinson, a qualified PT, began an online academy called Fearlss, with members all over the world who pay a monthly subscription fee to learn about mindset, nutrition and complete follow along workouts. Ms Grace's business coaching course is slowly growing in clients, while her podcast called

Women power rebound

Booming jobs growth in NSW and WA triggered an unexpected surge in employment.

Patrick Commins and Mackenzie Scott

Politics

Arrest for Premier kill threats

A Queensland man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young.

Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

A for lease sign is seen at the site of Charred restaurant, Monday, August 24, 2020. Picture: Kevin Farmer

City rents dip as tenants hit the suburbs

A “two-speed rental market” along Australia’s east coast is set to emerge from the pandemic, says CoreLogic.

Mackenzie Scott

BuildingProperty

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

Homes stimulus ‘has done its job’

The HomeBuilder package has bolstered land sales and is predicted to keep the industry active beyond the next 12 months.

Mackenzie Scott

Nation

GCB: 2nd Dec 2008; Pic for Coast Confidential at opening night of 'Dralion' Cirque du Soleil in Brisbane - Jaimi & Grant Kenny, Lisa Curry-Kenny

Our hearts are broken: Curry, Kenny

Jaimi Kenny, the elder daughter of Australian sporting greats Lisa Curry and Grant Kenny, is being remembered as a ‘caring, bright and loving soul’.

Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

To rent or buy - a a property available for rent in Alice Springs...Picture: Phil Williams

Melbourne apart, rental vacancies shrink

Rental vacancies in Melbourne CBD hit an all-time high in August, but availability tightened in regions and other capitals.

Mackenzie Scott

Nation

BRISBANE , AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 11, 2020: Protesters are arrested during a march through the Brisbane CBD. The protests came after an indigenous woman died while being held in custody at the Brisbane watch house. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

Violent protests over ‘natural causes’ death

An Indigenous woman’s death in custody that sparked protests in Brisbane CBD on Friday was the result of natural causes, a police investigation has found.

Mackenzie Scott

coronavirusNation

11th September 2020.Ethan, Justine, Dante and Allegra Campbell at their new Bullimba home after their move out of Melbourne. Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Lockdown lesson: let’s get out of here

Psychologist Justine Campbell saw the mental impact of lockdowns on her three children after 5½ months of homeschooling. So she cut ties with Melbourne for good.

Mackenzie Scott

MANSIONProperty

2111/39 Castlebar Street, Kangaroo Point

It’s the height of sophistication

Generation Y is competing with baby boomers for penthouses as it forgoes the back yard for urban life.

Mackenzie Scott

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