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Sydney’s changing seasons bring more than just shifts in temperature. They can put real pressure on your home’s plumbing system.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Elizabeth Harrower wrote some of the most intense and highly praised “psychological fiction” of the 20th century. Mysteriously, she stopped writing after shelving a manuscript for her last novel, In Certain Circles, in 1971. Her comeback story in the final decade of her life captured…

Values rise at fastest rate for four years as Brisbane takes second place behind Sydney

It's a great time to own a home but a tough time to buy one, with values rising fast in the regions and every capital.

Brisbane overtakes Canberra as second-most expensive housing market, after Sydney, with median prices rising by nearly $40,000

Annual survey finds about 21% of 249 swimming sites across NSW received ratings of ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ for water quality

Sydney falls just short of recording its hottest October temperature while parts of western Victoria are hit by wind gusts of 120km/h

This story took some wild turns.

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40C