Home Hunt: Amazing properties for sale in Australia

The Glass House, set on a 2.39ha block within commuting distance of Hobart, has ocean views to die for. Price: $4.25 million-plus

Bicheno Street, Clifton Beach

TAS Bicheno Street, Clifton Beach

The Glass House feels like part of the landscape, with only floor-to-ceiling glazing between you, the sand dunes and views of Storm Bay and Pipe Clay Lagoon. Set on 2.39ha, it has four bedrooms (two with ensuites and walk-in dressing rooms), myrtle timber floors, a woodfire and an open-plan living room. It also has three timber decks, a wine cellar and private beach track. Hobart CBD is a 30-minute drive away. Peterswald, 0417 486 013. $4.25 million-plus

The pool at River Street, Birchgrove

NSW River Street, Birchgrove

Fisherman’s House, a reimagined waterfront weatherboard cottage in Sydney’s inner west, blends historical charm with contemporary design. The five-bedroom home has a new concrete wing and an open-plan layout that makes the most of the harbour views – all of it set over four levels which manage the steep site’s 9m drop between the back and the front. A stylish kitchen with Gaggenau appliances opens out to hanging gardens, an infinity-edge swimming pool and a steam room. Sydney Sotheby’s, 0412 499 848. $16 million

Jubilee Road, Carters Ridge

QLD Jubilee Road, Carters Ridge

Set on 1.14ha in the verdant Mary Valley, north-west of the Sunshine Coast, this property offers classic country living with paddocks, a fenced house yard and a circular pebbled driveway leading to a four-bay garage. It has front and back timber decks, a wood fireplace, a contemporary kitchen with stone benchtops and two bedrooms with built-in robes, plus 6.5kW solar, 40,000 litres of rainwater storage and stables with a tack room. Hinternoosa, 0409 953 311. $995,000-plus

Zig Zag Road, Nulla Vale

VIC Zig Zag Road, Nulla Vale

This new home 80 minutes’ drive north of Melbourne integrates passive solar design and sustainable principles within a landscape of granite boulders and farmland. Set on 49.66ha, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a cantilevered central living zone with picture windows offering panoramic views. It also has double glazing, a theatre room with timber barn doors, a 54,000-litre water tank, 8kW solar and gas hot water. Jellis Craig, 0420 473 041. $2.1-2.3 million

Birdwood Street, Hughes

ACT Birdwood Street, Hughes

The Art House, a four-bedroom contemporary home in central Canberra, has a triple-height foyer that leads to a bright family room, dining area and kitchen with double Miele ovens, feature lighting and pantry. The home has a north-facing formal lounge, a ground-floor guest suite, an upstairs parents’ retreat and some essential Canberra inclusions: in-slab hydronic heating, ducted aircon, solar panels and two outdoor areas with views of the Brindabella Range. Blewitt Properties, 0419 289 574. $2.7 million-plus