29 h. ago ‘Ticked the box’: Small $437k Thornbury unit ignites auction bidding war

A small apartment in Thornbury sparked a quick-fire bidding war, selling for well above its reserve at $437,000 to a first home buyer.

Economics

32 h. ago Couple vie with 19 others for $1.9m West Ryde home on busy main road

Twenty bidders registered to compete for a West Ryde home sitting on a busy main road. A couple from Putney lobbed the winning bid of $1.92 million at the auction on Saturday.

Politics

50 h. ago An Australian star’s Formula 1 spot was already under threat. This monster crash hasn’t helped

Jack Doohan walked away from the wreck in a stunning testament to the safety features of modern F1 cars, but he appeared to move gingerly as he exited the track.

Events

54 h. ago White Fox fashion moguls splash about $150m on five trophy homes

The millennials behind the label have been expanding their portfolio, picking up another property for just under $30m.

Events

55 h. ago ‘Storm in a teacup’: Sicily backs Allen’s meeting with Mitchell, says he would do the same

Hawthorn captain James Sicily says it would be bad business for a player not to test their value on the market, and expects the Hawks will experience it from the other side at some point.

Events

62 h. ago Wall Street suffers $4 trillion wipeout, ASX set for more losses as Trump sparks market chaos

Everything from gold and crude oil, to Big Tech stocks and the value of the US dollar against other currencies fell following the US president’s tariff announcement.

Politics

64 h. ago Wall Street suffers $3.2 trillion wipeout as Trump tariffs spark market chaos

Everything from gold and crude oil, to Big Tech stocks and the value of the US dollar against other currencies fell following the US president’s tariff announcement.

Politics

65 h. ago Carnage on leafy St Kilda boulevard as property values crash

Basketball tsar Larry Kestelman sold a Queens Road tower for $59 million in 2019. Now it’s changed hands for less than half that sum.

Events

3 d. ago Brisbane news live: Cyclist killed after car crash | Murder charge of prescription pills death | Inquiry into LNP plan to make it easier for police to wand people for knives

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Events

3 d. ago ‘Angry and bitter’: Sydney tenants ‘trapped’ as rents hit record highs

Sydney rents have soared in unexpected regions as renters flock to more far-flung and affordable neighbourhoods.

Events

3 d. ago Unexpected Brisbane suburb where renting a room now costs $550 a week

Brisbane rents have soared to fresh record highs, making the city the outright second-most expensive in the country to rent a unit.

Economics

4 d. ago How an Instagram burner nearly lured Rory Sloane to St Kilda

St Kilda made Instagram pitch to Adelaide Crows star Rory Sloane in 2018.

Events

4 d. ago ‘No injuries reported’ in crash believed to involve Prince Andrew accuser, say police

Her spokesperson told British media Virginia Giuffre thought she was posting on her private Facebook page, rather than her public Instagram profile at the time. 

Events

4 d. ago The borrowers more likely to fall behind than their neighbours

Interest rates stayed on hold this week, but some home owners are feeling the pressure a lot more sharply than others.

Politics

5 d. ago He was dropped and stopped bowling, but selectors say Mitch Marsh’s Test career isn’t over

With England set to bring a battery of pacemen Down Under for next summer’s Ashes series, Marsh has been given another contract by the selectors, who value his aggression off the back foot.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Legacy project’: New private school, hospital and uni plans hang by a thread

Before receivers descended on tech entrepreneur Peter Crown’s Berrima property empire he had some fairly grand plans that included flipping much of it, and proposing a technology park called Silicon Highlands.

Politics

5 d. ago House values jump on rate cut, denting home buying hopes for young

The Reserve Bank cut interest rates for the first time in almost five years in February. By March, house values across the country were climbing.

Politics

6 d. ago Grand plans to make the Southern Highlands the next Silicon Valley hanging by a thread

Before receivers descended on tech entrepreneur Peter Crown’s Berrima property empire he had some fairly grand plans that included flipping much of it, and proposing a technology park called Silicon Highlands.

Politics

6 d. ago Their first Brisbane house flip nets Melbourne couple $3.55 million

The couple doubled their money at the property auctions over the weekend, the five-bedroom home in Wilston last selling for $1.885 million in 2022.

Economics

6 d. ago Mosman local beats six others for $16.1 million ‘knockdown’ at auction

Seven buyers registered, all with big dreams of turning a deceased estate with uninterrupted views and a top position into a trophy home.

Economics