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Fleeing cats and dogs

DOZENS of distressed animals have been rounded up by the RSPCA after fleeing homes in fear of fireworks. Others have been dumped by irresponsible owners.

Ski resort guidelines rollout

Ski resort guidelines rollout

MORE than a decade after the Thredbo landslide that killed 18 people, new planning guidelines for ski resorts are to be rolled out to protect the alpine area.

money

1000 busted for income fraud

MORE than 1000 public housing residents were caught out ripping off taxpayers last year - in one case stating an income difference was of $81,000.

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Aussies suffer credit crunch

Aussies suffer credit crunch

AUSSIE households are about to be swept up in the global credit crunch, with the major banks raising interest rates to protect their profit margins.

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Kids find skeleton in mum's case

Kids find skeleton in mum's case

SHOCKED siblings cleaning out a house after their mother died discovered a child's skeleton in a suitcase, tucked in among the mum's clothes.

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Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting's posh pad

HOWZAT for a house? As a long, hot summer of cricket continues, so too do renovations on Ricky Ponting's waterfront mansion in Sydney's south.

Darrell Hooper

Heritage listing madness

THEIR owners think that they're just ordinary chimneys, letterboxes and driveways but to council bureaucrats, they are irreplaceable state treasures.

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chimneys

Christmas spent in a chimney

IT is not the best address to spend Christmas, but a hapless burglar passed a very uncomfortable yule stuck in the chimney of a bar.

Arnie

Schwarzenegger chases cash

CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is attempting to shake up his state's finances by allowing private companies to build, and run, public works.

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Centro seeking $480m lifeline

STRUGGLING shopping centre operator Centro must refinance $480 million of debt just weeks after a February deadline to convince banks it is a going concern.

crime scene

Six bodies found on rural retreat

A MAN and a woman have been arrested in relation to the deaths of six people at a rural property. The victims were believed to be three generations of one family.

Thieves

Thieves captured on film

WESTERN Sydney residents beware. Two women who brazenly stole a rare shrub from the front yard of a Sydney home have been caught on video.

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madonna

Material girl goes to court

MADONNA has sued the people who run her luxury co-op building overlooking Central Park, complaining they won't let her buy a neighbour's apartment.

Tap

Water wasting capital of Oz

THE city with the most "relaxed" - read dangerously complacent - attitude to water conservation has been revealed. And it's nothing to be proud of.

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Donald Trump

Trump's $2b golf extravaganza

US tycoon Donald Trump has been given the go-ahead to build a $US2 billion ($A2.3 billion) golf development. Find out where it will be built.

Byron Bay

Byron Bay holiday hot-spot

BYRON Bay is again the hot summer destination with real estate agents hanging up the "No Vacancy" sign for the Christmas season.

Linda Stein

Stars' broker bashed to death

A REAL estate agent to the stars, with clients such as Angelina Jolie, Steven Spielberg and Madonna, was beaten to death in her plush apartment.

Brad Pitt

Brad rebuilds New Orleans

BRAD Pitt toured a construction site in New Orleans based on the winning design in a competition he launched to help the area recover from Hurricane Katrina.

tennants

Tenants crammed into rooms

ROGUE landlords are exploiting the city's spiralling rental crisis by duping foreigners into renting illegal accommodation with as many as eight people in a room.

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plan of Crown Las Vegas

Packer's high-rise Vegas punt

JAMES Packer's casino consortium in Las Vegas has attracted flak from aviation regulators for its controversial plans for the world's second tallest building.

Builders lobby for $3bn aid

BUILDING industry heavyweights are refusing to build on vacant lots to protest a "red-tape nightmare" they say hampers housing development in NSW.

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dracula

Dracula's castle up for sale

WANTED - a tenant who likes the dark, bats and blood. Dracula's Romanian castle is up for sale in Transylvania for a reported nine-figure euro range.

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money

Will travel, will pay off debt later

DESPITE rising interest rates, Australians are making New Year's resolutions to put money aside for holidays rather than paying off their mortgages.

Daniel Radcliffe

Harry Potter's chamber of luxury

HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe may have claimed that he likes "buying things that cost about $10" but his latest purchase is slightly more expensive.

westfield

$600m Westfield development

CENTRAL Sydney is to get a $600million makeover with the Westfield Group gaining approval for a major redevelopment, expected to begin in June next year.

elevator

Company fined over lift fall

AN elevator company has been fined $50,000 after an elevator in one of Australia's tallest buildings fell while a man was inside.

home

Teary goodbye to Federation era

PETER Varkulevicius is bracing himself for a teary auction when his family's Federation era Campbelltown home goes under the hammer next Saturday.

Joseph called on to help sell homes

Joseph to help sell homes

WITH loans hard to come by and buyers thin on the ground, some homeowners in the US are seeking divine help to sell their home.

john moore

Property investor blog

LABOR has announced a $500 million plan to help first home buyers. Sounds good on the surface of it but how will it really affect the first home buyer?

suburbs

Seven digit suburbs swell to 103

SYDNEY is becoming a millionaires' row with 103 suburbs now with a seven figure house value. How does your street rate?

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  • Changing face of Aussie property

    AN expert's analysis of the census has revealed the changing face of Australian property, finding homes lying empty and a breakdown of the nuclear family.

    warehouse

    Funky loft conversions sell

    By Bronwen Gora: FINDING spacious lofts for conversion is becoming harder and harder, but it's worth it as their scarcity has sent prices soaring through the roof.

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