Mackenzie Scott

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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19th December 2019.Bill and Mary Proud at their home in Yeronga that was affected by the 2011 floods.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

2011 flood victims still suffering

A loss in value for homes inundated in the 2011 Brisbane floods will be a factor in the damages payout of the Wivenhoe Dam class-action compensation claim.

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Property

Assault on Airbnb faces owner backlash

A crackdown an on Airbnb-led explosion of holiday rentals in Noosa is an assault on porperty rights, a Law Society has warned.

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PropertyProperty

19/12/2019 Jonathan Hawley, 54, and Jenny Lamattina, 53, are selling their 1887 Victorian manor home in the trendy inner-Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.Picture: David Geraghty / The Australian.

Top suburbs from cool to coal

Despite distance and not much in common, Melbourne’s St Kilda and Queensland’s dusty Moranbah share one thing.

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Rural firefighters work to control a blaze near the Sunshine Coast motorway that threatened a number of homes near Peregian Springs and forced residents to evacuate near Lake Weyba. Photo Lachie Millard

East coast facing fire bans

Bushfires are still threatening large swaths of NSW and Queensland.

Kieran Gair and Mackenzie Scott

PropertyProperty

Opal Tower residents ‘home for Christmas’

Repair works mean the green light has been given to return home to the Sydney Olympic Park apartments.

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Hot weather Adelaide.With temperatures set to rise into the mid 40's in Adelaide this week the backyard pool is the place to be. Jack Louis 19 and Abbey Whicker 19 of Athelstone enjoy nothing better than to cool off in the pool.Monday 16th December 2019 Pic Roy Vandervegt

Heatwave threatens records

Huge swaths of the country are set to swelter this week, with temperatures as high as 50C in some regions.

Elias Visontay and Mackenzie Scott

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Brisbane equals its December heat record

Australia-wide temperatures up to 12C above average are set to break records with Queensland bearing the brunt first.

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PROPERTYProperty

2/12/19: Angie with her sons, Harry 4 and Charlie 1 at their Surry Hills terrace. This home is being sold off market though The Agency. Angie and her husband are selling up to move back to the UK. John Feder/The Australian.

Low rates, stock to push housing surge

House prices in Sydney, Melbourne forecast to keep surging next year by up to 10 per cent.

Sarah Elks and Mackenzie Scott

RacehorseHorse Racing

(L-R) Nina O'Brien, Danny O'Brien, Rianna Ponting. Horse is 'Need New Friends'. Nina and Rianna are in the syndicate of female owners and Danny O'Brien is the trainer.

Need new friends? Just buy a rising star

Women are increasingly joining the ranks of racehorse owners across the country trying their luck at the sport.

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SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - Jessica Richards (right) with her mother Julie Richards.

Bonded in life, together in death

Julie and Jessica Richards shared a mother-daughter bond that was as strong as it gets. When tragedy struck they were together.

Mackenzie Scott and Sarah Elks

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