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After 25 years living among the beautiful people of Sydney's east, I'm packing my bags. I've bought a one-way ticket. I'm ...

From bushland retreat to jaw-dropping modern masterpiece - the ambitious reno that added multi-millions in value.

Hot sunny days can make footpaths, bike lanes and city streets unbearable. If we want people to ditch the car, we’re going to ...

Tapping into the things that locals love is the key to making the most of Australia's second city, suggests Justine Costigan ...

Talk to the locals in this pocket of Melbourne’s inner north-west ... It wants to demolish the buildings and replace them with community and affordable housing – but no public housing ...

Jane is visiting a garden in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote, where blocks are small and tree cover is limited. However this home overlooks the All Nations parkland – a 13-hectare green space ...

Forget diamonds—Melbourne’s real luxury is a perfectly cooked steak. Whether you’re after a melt-in-your-mouth wagyu, a charred, smoky ribeye, or an old-school pub porterhouse with all the trimmings, ...

NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed 'fungi tiles' that could help cool buildings down without consuming energy. From left: NTU Assoc ...

What are the best city building games? There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city building games. We’ve lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like ...

NTU scientists, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed ‘fungi tiles’ that could help cool buildings down without consuming energy. From left: NTU Assoc ...

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