How a kid called John Howard is helping fix Sydney’s weed infestation
When it comes to weed removal, they’re literally the GOAT. Now scientists hope they may spread native vegetation too.
- by Julie Power
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The day Mosman Council rejected Australia’s most famous architect
Glenn Murcutt designed a home for his friend Ken Done that was meant to be timeless. Then Mosman Council insisted on changes. Now the home has been restored.
- by Julie Power
The family secrets Richard learned from his mum’s WWII letters
Winifred Smith’s letters, now on display at the State Library of NSW, are a rare insight into women’s experience of the war effort.
- by Julie Power
Architects ‘treated like plumbers’: Inside the revolt against the NSW building bill
New laws designed to protect homeowners and deal with the state’s housing crisis might have the reverse effect, architects warn.
- by Julie Power
The popular seaside pastime that is one of Australia’s most deadly hobbies
Men are flocking to rock fishing on Australia’s coastline. But what can be done to make the dangerous pastime more safe?
- by Julie Power
Not ‘a girl’ or ‘a secretary’: Harbour Bridge engineer recognised at last
Despite doing the work of civil engineer and project manager from the age of 21, Kathleen Butler was never described as one.
- by Julie Power
‘Like Donald Trump designed it’: The Sydney smokestack compared to a chicken nugget
A proposed gold ventilation outlet at the end of the tunnel that connects the new Western Harbour Tunnel from Rozelle to the north shore has angered locals.
- by Julie Power
The wild rooftop garden in Redfern that took home a prize
Gardens, courtyards and sheds. That’s the theme of the winners of this year’s residential architecture awards, including House of the Year.
- by Julie Power
The modern milk bar: An Australian world first is finally recognised
The milk bar was often thought to be an American idea. That’s finally been corrected with a little sour milk over delays.
- by Julie Power
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These house renders look so real buyers want them
A new book about Glenn Murcutt’s designs that were never built brings many to life using the latest computer modelling and CGI imagery.
- by Julie Power
How a Melbourne Cup windfall brought the great Arthur Boyd into my life
As his landscapes return to the Bundanon Art Museum, I reconnected with a print that I’ve taken with me around the world.
- by Julie Power
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