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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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Gates lauds Aussie corona controls

Billionaire Bill Gates has praised Australia and South Korea as ‘doing great’ in handling the COVID-19 pandemic,

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Property

The Harvey family Lee, Leea, Lennox 8 and Loki 7 at their Barrack Point home they have just sold Friday, August 21/2020. They have stayed in the same suburb but needed a bigger space.(THE AUSTRALIAN/Simon Bullard)

Regions give price slide the slip

House prices in regional areas have held steady against economic headwinds, buoyed by demand for beach and country lifestyle.

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PropertyProperty

HIGH RES - Artist image of the proposed 19-storey building. - A 19-storey boarding house for students has been proposed for Kensington next to the light rail, which if approved would make it the tallest building in the suburb. It is proposed for a section of the recently approved K2K, a high-rise rezoning approved by the council in Kensington and Kingsford. It will include more than 350 rooms. SUPPLIED

Scape backs new wave of students

The country’s largest student accommodation provider is counting on the return of international demand.

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managing director Sahba Abedian of Sunland . Pic Annette Dew

Sunland takes conservative approach

Queensland property developer Sunland has scraped through the financial year with a $2.4m profit after tax.

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22/06/2020. Stockland Chief Executive Mark Steinert to retire after seven and a half years. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Residential steadies Stockland’s ship

A bounce-back in residential packages helped steady developer Stockland’s results after its commercial holdings were hit by a $500m drop in value.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: A near empty Melbourne central shopping mall on March 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. All international arrivals into Australia from midnight on Saturday will be placed into mandatory quarantine in hotels for 14 days as the Federal Government increases restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19. All libraries, museums, galleries, beauty salons, tattoo parlours, shopping centre food courts, auctions, open houses, amusement parks, arcades, indoor and outdoor play centres, swimming pools are closed and indoor exercise activities are now banned. This is in addition to the closure of bars, pubs and nightclubs which came into effect on Monday. Restaurants and cafes are restricted to providing takeaway only. Weddings will now be restricted to five people including the couple while funerals are limited to 10 mourners. All Australians are now expected to stay at home except for essential outings such as work, grocery shopping and medical appointments. Exercising outdoors alone is still permitted. Australia now has more than 3,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 while the death toll now stands at 16. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Aventus Group sees lockdown boost

People staying home have been spending up on new electrical items, white goods and homewares.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos AUGUST 20, 2020 A sign at the entrance to the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre. The centre is in lockdown after a female worker tested positive to COVID-19 after worked five shifts while sick.Picture: NCA NewWire / Dan Peled

Race to trace the detention cluster

Health authorities are racing to track down dozens of former inmates released from a Brisbane Youth Detention Centre linked to COVID-19 cluster.

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PropertyProperty

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 22, 2020: Auctioneer Stuart Davies during the Property Auction at 31 Olola Ave Vaucluse in Sydney Australia, on AUGUST 22 2020. Picture: Sunday Telegraph / Gaye Gerard

Melbourne auctions stall, Sydney rebounds

Melbourne’s number of successful auctions dipped to 50 per cent last week as volatility and lockdowns shake confidence, while Sydney forges ahead, according to CoreLogic.

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352 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga, Qld 4104: Auction Sat 5 Sep at 3pm.

Peaceful home by the riverside

Views and privacy make Brisbane’s Corso a desirable enclave.

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AVJennings optimistic despite profit hit

Bushfires and COVID-19 sent AVJennings profit lower by almost half compared with last financial year.

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