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Christine Kellett is The Australian’s digital director. She was previously content director, The Weekend Australian’s digital editor and has been a news editor, chief of staff and senior reporter at titles including The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and news.com.au.

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House at 86 Short Street, Birchgrove in Sydney, one of a growing portfolio of homes in Sydney Harbourside suburbs that are owned by co-founder of security software specialist PC Tools Simon Clausen and his wife Alexandra.

Clearance rates warming up

The Melbourne and Sydney property markets are continuing to return strong clearance rates despite the winter slumber in listings.

EMILY RITCHIE

Nation

23/06/2019: Visitors enjoying the snow conditions at Thredbo this weekend.

Kids chill out in record cold snap

The winter solstice has delivered an unseasonably cold snap, with some areas chilling through their lowest temperatures in decades.

EMILY RITCHIE

residents evacuatedNation

The Opal Tower building is seen at Sydney's Olympic Park, Thursday, May 23, 2019. The newly built block in Sydney Olympic Park was evacuated on Christmas Eve after cracks were found in the building, sparking fears it could collapse. (AAP Image/Paul Braven) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

High-rises turning ‘toxic’

Corners are being cut on high-rise residential properties in NSW, industry analysts say.

EMILY RITCHIE and Andrew Clennell

MusicNation

DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 24: Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Melanie C of The Spice Girls perform on the first night of the bands tour at Croke Park on May 24, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

Spice Girls head Down Under

Twenty two years after their first hit, the Spice Girls are coming to Australia.

EMILY RITCHIE

AFLAFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 15: Police try to seperate a fight in the crowd during the round 13 AFL match between the Carlton Blues and the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on June 15, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Stadium boss to review security

Marvel Stadium boss admits new crowd control measures have left fans feeling “intimidated.”

Christine Kellett

Kermadecs quakeWorld

Quake rocks islands off NZ

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck an arc of islands off New Zealand, causing initial fears of a tsunami.

Agencies

Tanker attacksWorld

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on January 28, 2019 shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending a ceremony at a hotel in Riyadh. - To kickstart the 12-year programme, the Gulf state announced the signing of 37 agreements worth $55 billion with foreign and local investors at a ceremony attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Photo by STRINGER / various sources / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘We do not want a war’

Saudi Prince accuses Iran of twin oil tanker attacks, saying he “won’t hesitate” to tackle any threats to the kingdom.

Agencies

Tax cutsNation

Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers is seen during a press conference in Brisbane, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Mr Chalmers commented on the Reserve Bank's decision to lower the cash rate to 1.25% (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Fight brews over tax cuts

A political stand-off over personal income tax cuts likely when new parliament sits.

Agencies

Unit block scareNation

Residents of the Mascot Towers complex are currently without a home after cracking caused an evacuation last night. Picture:

‘Homeless’ after complex cracks

Residents of a Sydney unit complex were given just one hour to evacuate.

Emily Ritchie

Media freedomMedia

ABC and AFP staff examine items subject to the search warrant. MUST credit ABC News: Brendan Esposito.

AFP raids at arm’s length from government: PM

Scott Morrison has distanced his government from a series of police raids on a News Corp journalist and the ABC.

JOE KELLY, Jacquelin Magnay and Richard Ferguson

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