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Ultra-low interest rates and a desire for space meant thousands moved out of shared housing and into affordable neighbourhoods after COVID hit.

The Six Cities concept has evolved from the 2018 Greater Sydney plan, A Metropolis of Three Cities. Introduced by the then Greater Sydney Commission, the plan established the Western Parkland City, Central River City and the Eastern Harbour City. The priority then was to ensure housing, jobs, infrastructure and services were all within a 30-minute trip for more people.

Taronga Zoo has revolutionised the way it raises the critically endangered regent honeyeaters, based on research that shows zoo-bred males sing differently from their wild counterparts, potentially slashing their chances to survive and breed.

Three winemakers have chosen to focus on making single-site expressions of this favourite. Go on, just taste their variety.

Commercial credit reporting bureau CreditorWatch has announced the acquisition of an automated receivables management software and collections service provider. With the acquisition of Debtor Daddy L

New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania will be lashed with heavy rain and storms over the next 48 hours as emergency services prepare for difficult days ahead on the east coast.

South east Queensland and northern NSW will be hit by the brunt of the thunderstorms with up to 100mm set to fall across the region on Sunday.

NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania will be battered by heavy downpours and thunderstorms as a slow moving low pressure system continues to wreak havoc.

Nigel Satterley’s acquisition of a 69ha site on Donnybrook Road in Melbourne’s north will double the capacity of its Heartford estate to more than 2000 lots.

Several of NSW’s river systems are experiencing major flooding, with warnings of flash flooding across large parts of the state.