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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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Brisbane’s new runwayNation

The first commercial flight leaves the new runway. The opening of the Brisbane Airports second runway. Pic Peter Wallis

Families flock north for a taste of sunshine

Thousands of families have migrated north for winter school holidays, flocking across the newly reopened Queensland border at the weekend.

Mackenzie Scott and MAX MADDISON

Nation

Carly Snodgrass, founder of 'Under Current' clothing and GC Tourist Magazine boss, and local artist Ellie Hopley and her dog Toast at Burleigh Heads. Picture by Luke Marsden.

Closed one day, open the next … beautiful!

Cars packed with interstate holidaymakers clogged the roads leading into Queensland on Friday, as the state’s borders finally reopened to non-Victorians.

Mackenzie Scott and Sarah Elks

Property

Riverfront residents won’t budge

Homeowners in prime positions on Brisbane’s riverfront are staying put.

Mackenzie Scott

QueenslandPolitics

Ex Cairns to The Australian, 08.07.2020Tourists return to the GBR at Green Island amid Covid-19 Ã PICS by BRIAN CasseySunshine Coast resident Melissa Pettett and her children Isabella (5), Max (4) and Theo (1) enjoy the warm waters of the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef at Green Island after travelling on one of the first cruise vessels from Cairns since the Covid-19 outbreak began.Melissa may be contacted on 0466341584 . Ã Pic - Brian Cassey

A touch of paradise unlocked

Queensland is bracing for an influx of travellers on Friday when the state border reopens, in a welcome move for the tourism industry.

Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

Melbourne's first face-to-face auctions going ahead this weekend. News stories on the first weekend auctions have returned, with the sale of 1 Kyarra St Hampton for over $2 million. Agent Nick Johnstone. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Melbourne property faces repeat blow

Property activity in Melbourne is tipped to mirror the earlier lockdown, as vendors lose their nerve and buyers sit on the fence.

Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

McGrath Estate Agent principal Todd Brandon carrying out the virtual house auction on Saturday for a Wandal residence.

Hammer blow for auctions, open homes

Online auctions and virtual inspections will again become the norm in Melbourne as property market restrictions are reintroduced.

Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

New residential construction home from brick with metal framing against a blue sky; real estate Australian generic suburban homes

Subsidies boost the demand for land

Inquiries for land have more than tripled since April as buyers look to take advantage of the $25,000 HomeBuilder grant.

Mackenzie Scott

AT HOMEProperty

NWNAUSREAL ESTATE At Home with Denise Drysdale. Denise, her Grandson Bodhi and her puppy, Mr Dee Dee, will be available at home from 2.30pm on Tuesday.Photography : Russell Shakespeare

Open door to Drysdale’s world

As Denise Drysdale walks around her Gold Coast hinterland home, her puppy DD jumps along beside her.

Mackenzie Scott

exclusiveProperty

One of AustraliaÃ¢â¬â¢s most awarded developers and a globally acclaimed architect have joined forces tolodge a development application with Brisbane City Council for the greenest residential building inthe world labelled Ã¢â¬ÅThe Urban ForestÃ¢â¬Â.

Brisbane’s big tree house

A tree-covered apartment building planned for Brisbane is hoped to put the river city on the map alongside some of the world’s greenest destinations.

Mackenzie Scott

Noosa buyers revealedProperty

Rudd, Rein splash $17m on beach house

The Sunshine Beach mansion that once belonged to Pat Rafter has sold to Therese Rein and Kevin Rudd for a motza.

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