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‘It’s become a lot more like a share house’: when adult children stay in the parental home

More young people are staying at home longer and moving back with parents as adults. What’s it like in the homes where the kids never left?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2023

Role models: how the Matildas have ‘turbocharged’ girls’ football in Australia

With interest in the sport at an all-time high, grassroots clubs have seen a ‘mind-boggling increase’ in female participation

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2023

Subtraction renovation: asbestos-riddled garage becomes feelgood forest in Sydney

Renovating by reduction instead of addition is much cheaper to build and run. For a family of four, creating an open space has been a life-changing improvement

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2023

‘It’s choking us’: how interest rates are forcing Australians to sell their homes

In the mortgage stress belt of Sydney’s west, residents and businesses can no longer make repayments

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2023

Lethal highways: the Indigenous pedestrian deaths that haunt the Northern Territory

Aboriginal people in the NT are 15 times more likely to be killed by a car than pedestrians elsewhere in Australia. And efforts to reduce the toll have come up against widespread acceptance of Territory habits

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023

The magician who catches card cheats in casinos: ‘It’s incredibly common for people to try’

Harry Milas’ sleight of hand skills are so good that he now helps to expose gambling rings. He explains the tricks of the trade – and why he hates casinos

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023

Breaking the cycle: protesters demand solutions for youth detainees of Banksia Hill

Advocates say system is broken and government needs to work with local community to support young people

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2023

Going halves: are shared equity schemes the answer in Australia’s pricey property market?

Nonprofit schemes aim to help first home buyers who cannot rely on ‘the bank of mum and dad’ – but they have their limits

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2023

‘It can’t be left to the market’: the closure of Liddell power station and uncertainty of the future

In the second of two features, we look at the plan for the site that became ‘history’ before being implemented, and what lies ahead

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023

Turning out the lights: what is the legacy of the Liddell power station?

In the first of a two-part report, we look at the successes – and the costs – of what once was Australia’s largest power station

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023