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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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Police at the scene of an infant found dead on a Gold Coast beach at Surfers Paradise

‘Tragic’: Baby girl dies on beach

The parents of a nine-month-old girl found dead on a Gold Coast beach are believed to be homeless and known to child safety services.

Remy Varga and Mackenzie Scott

The Nation

18/11/2018: The average floor size of an Australian home (houses and apartments) has fallen to a 22-year low. New data shows the average new home is 186.3 square metres, down 1.6 per cent over the past year and the smallest since 1996. The smaller home size reflects the increased building of apartments (around half of all new building is apartments). Mark Marfori just built a small 250sqm home at Willowdale in Sydney's south-west as it fit his budget and lifestyle. Hollie Adams/The Australian

New homes shrink as lives change pace

The average Australian home has shrunk to the smallest size in 22 years and economists believe lazy lifestyles are to blame.

Mackenzie Scott

State Politics

16-11-18 - Brad Jones with Steph Garner with their bikes at Flagstaff Hill Lookout. For story on the Wangetti Trail, a proposed 76 kilometre dual use track in North Queensland stretching along the coastal plains and mountain hinterland between Palm Cove in the South and Port Douglas in the North. Picture by Romy Bullerjahn

Conservation fight in far north

A proposed trail between Cairns and Port Douglas is the latest venture seeking to capitalise on Australia’s pristine landscape.

Mackenzie Scott

The Nation

NT girl Amy 'Dolly' Everett killed herself after cyberbullying.

$3.5M to beat online bullying

Queensland has moved to better equip schools with dealing with online bullying, and will spend $3.5 million beating the cyberbullies.

Mackenzie Scott

The Nation

Hero mum belted by hailstones

A “hero” Queensland mum was battered by hail as she shielded her daughter when their car windows were smashed in by storms.

Mackenzie Scott

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