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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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Schoolies 2019.16th November 2019 Surfers Paradise AAP Image/Richard Gosling

Fewer Schoolies but 20 arrests

Almost 20 people were arrested on the first night of the annual schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast.

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Bushfire emergencyNation

Bushfire crossing Mount Jockey Rd, Ravensbourne. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

Weather trifecta amps up fire danger

Warm temperatures, strong winds and dry air intensify conditions as one of Qld’s largest bushfires closes in.

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MansionProperty

38a Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse. NSW Real Estate.

Lucky numbers down for the count among Chinese buyers

Chinese buyers’ superstitions around property purchases are beginning to wane as a next generation prioritises value.

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PropertyProperty

6/11/2019: John and Paula Lisignoli at their family home in Norman park, Brisbane's inner east. The couple bought in 2004 and are looking to downsize now that their kids have grown up. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Spring auction bonanza

Last weekend’s lull in auction numbers is expected to make way for a rebound in property numbers.

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PropertyProperty

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10: Jon Craven in action auctioning 56 Union Street, Tempe, which was bought by Ben Stewart and Jack Breen for $1,350,000. (Photo by James Gourley/The Sunday Telegraph)

15pc home price surge predicted

Sydney and Melbourne house prices could climb as much as 15pc over the next year, according to new analysis.

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Property

Queensland Minister for Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick is seen during Question Time at Parliament House in Brisbane, Tuesday, October 22, 2019. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Alceon locks in riverside project

Investment fund Alceon has struck a multi-million-dollar deal with the Queensland government.

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PropertyProperty

Boxing Day Sales in Sydney. Shoppers crowd Pitt St Mall. Picture Chris Pavlich for The Australian

Pitt St rents skyrocket

Rents on Sydney’s Pitt St Mall are growing faster than any other top-end international retail location.

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PropertyProperty

First-home buyers Nick and Ash Hawkins at 1 Voce Court, Belmont.

Home affordability peaks as FOMO returns

After a brief respite, housing affordability is on the way back down, new research shows.

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Nation

Safety ‘can’t be put on back-burner’

Couple has not seen one hazard reduction burn since moving into Mount Coolum 10 years ago.

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MansionProperty

The Nest, a Shaun Lockyer design at 59 Nestor Ave, Bardon, is on the market with a price guide above $7 million. Supplied/ SB Photography

Discreet Nest in heart of Brisbane

A home called The Nest in Brisbane’s leafy inner-city suburb of Bardon is largely hidden from the rest of the city.

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