Award-winning dips: The best backyard swimming pools of 2024 revealed

Some are waterfront, infinity-edged, Insta-worthy or come with their own basketball court. See all the winners of this year’s Poolz Awards.

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Where you can buy a house in Sydney without the bank of mum and dad

It is possible to buy a house in Sydney without family help – but buyers might need a high income, a partner and bit of creativity.

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Why four Australian judges have become a hot topic spoken about in hushed tones in Hong Kong

Penny Wong has made her strongest comments yet on the decision by the judges to continue working in Hong Kong amid concerns about a crackdown on political dissent.

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Underworld figure Faruk Orman wins up to $1m payout over Nicola Gobbo betrayal

The man who had his conviction for being the getaway driver in a gangland killing overturned because of the Lawyer X scandal has reached a settlement with Victoria Police.

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Too many mayors? Why an ex-Perth lord mayor’s $25k portrait has been collecting dust

At the top floor of Council House, the lord mayors who helmed the city over the past century are immortalised in portraits that line the walls. But there is one high-profile figure who is noticeably absent.

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Rare Matthew Flinders account of the first circumnavigation of Australia up for auction

An original 200-year-old copy of A Voyage to Terra Australis – complete with handwritten annotations and corrections – is expected to attract bids of more than six figures.

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Where property prices will fall in 2025 – even if there is a rate cut

The new forecast breaks from other predictions that the market will rise, as higher rates for longer take a toll on home owners and on buyers’ affordability limits.

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Ultimate luxury: Sneak peek inside the world’s largest sailing yacht

Famous for its luxury trains, the Orient Express will soon launch its first ship – the lovechild of a superyacht and a sailing boat.

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The November 24 Edition

Actor Kate Mulvany, who stars in the upcoming film, How to Make Gravy, shows off her style in our photo shoot and talks about family, love and Christmases past.

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Travel well, Mr Frommer, you cheapskate. I’m a tight-arsed globetrotter thanks to you

Thrift is not meanness. Take it from the wise man who gave us Europe on $5 a Day: you’ll see the same Eiffel Tower and the same Colosseum if you’re on a budget.

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Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer

Since 1990, cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?

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Power plays to the fore as Dune spin-off steps back

Australian actor Travis Fimmel plays a charismatic soldier with a terrifying dark side in Dune: Prophecy.

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Kitchens are cramping apartment living, forcing residents to cook less and shop more

New research into impractical cooking areas in modern apartments has prompted calls for stricter standards to ensure the state government’s high-rise ambitions deliver quality, liveable housing.

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The age of the carnivores is upon us: China, Russia and their war machine

The world is made up of herbivores and carnivores, Emmanuel Macron says. The meat-eaters are circling for a carnivores’ picnic of territorial conquest.

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‘The world is watching’: Forrest backs treaty for fossil fuel phase-out

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has become the first business leader to back a proposed treaty setting concrete deadlines for the global phase-out of fossil fuels.

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‘Psychopaths are the best’: Confessions from inside the scam industry

From marketing and retention to catastrophe and recovery, the life cycle of the scam industry is breathtakingly cruel and strikingly consistent.

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The Sydney suburb where nobody is behind on their mortgage

As some Sydneysiders fall behind on their repayments in the cost-of-living crisis, other neighbourhoods are better placed to keep up.

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NSW is set to miss all emissions targets until 2050. Here’s why

A report by the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission shows the state is not on track to meets its 2050 net zero target or interim reduction goals.

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Three Blue Ducks to open in ‘quintessentially Australian’ pub

This summer, you’ll be able to snack on California-inspired bites such as tacos and lobster rolls in Hotel Brunswick’s beer garden or in the pub restaurant.

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Unwelcome in Europe, here’s where Russian tourists are going instead

Previously seen in large numbers in France, Britain and the US, Russian tourists are now having to find new places to holiday.

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Allan’s likeability rating has tumbled and there may be no way back

Labor MPs are growing a little jittery about the party’s prospects under the current premier.

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Albanese says he knows what it is to struggle. As PM, he’s been coasting

The prime minister has a bit too much in common with Joe Biden. A politician’s origin story can help them get where they want to go, but it won’t keep them there.

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I’m being forced to choose between my unwell teenager and my job. Help!

The fact your employer isn’t considering the safety of your mentally unwell teenager is appalling, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

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John Pesutto chalks up a first-time victory over Jacinta Allan in latest Resolve poll

The opposition leader has won a psychological victory over the premier despite Liberal leadership rumblings and a high-profile court battle.

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Morrison government’s $2 billion vaccine deal blasted

Australia’s audit office will probe the Morrison government’s $2 billion deal with US pharmaceutical giant Moderna to set up vaccine manufacturing in Australia.

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This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building

The National Trust is fighting a rearguard battle against plans to construct a hotel and office tower above a historic Sydney building.

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How the deluded Democrats were trumped. It’s the democracy, stupid

It turns out that Democrat voters’ definition of the threat to democracy was completely different to Republicans’ definition. But voters preferred Trump’s version.

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New data reveals how far Australian workplaces still have to go on harassment

The research shows that at a leadership level in particular, engagement with harassment policies is lagging.

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Thirty allegations of serious crimes – including sexual assault – lodged with parliament’s support service

The allegations prompted Brittany Higgins to ask if perpetrators working at the nation’s capital are being held to account.

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Students are shunning specialist maths and it’s costing the economy billions

Top engineers and scientists say the nation’s mathematics crisis is at a tipping point, with fewer students learning the foundational skills needed for the jobs of the future.

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When Trump gets nasty, Albanese cannot afford to play nice

Trump’s motto is America First, which means Australia will be put in its place. Albanese said of Trump in 2017: “He scares the shit out of me.”

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He might be a Coppola but Jason Schwartzman is his own star

The actor didn’t start in the family firm, making his name with Wes Anderson instead.

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No aircon, dirty toilets, long queues: Inside Europe’s worst airport

Almost five million people pass through the main gateway to Greece’s largest island each year. Most of them leave unhappy.

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I took a Perth kid to the Queensland rainforest. Was I doing something wrong?

We’d looked forward to this spectacular trip so much, and yet at the start I could not quieten the sense of wrongness that had been troubling me for so long.

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Perth paedophile hauled back to court over donations to Save the Children

Notorious paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon has been released on bail after allegedly breaching his strict release conditions again.

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Report into shipping industry’s ‘open secret’ never saw light of day

A draft report within Safe Transport Victoria has alleged a lack of experience and poor resourcing within its pilotage section.

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Adam Goodes, Warren Buffett and a famous pool have one man in common. Let’s dive in

All the world is Ian Darling’s stage, from business to theatre and documentaries.

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Meet Sydney’s teenage trophy home shoppers spending millions – in cash

Interest rates are tipped to stay high next week, but that won’t worry high-end buyers paying as much as $19 million for their dream homes.

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