Escaping the Rush: Why Homes Are Becoming Retreats In a world where busyness has become the default setting, many Australians are rethinking what “home” really means. Increasingly, homeowners are looking for spaces that act as sanctuaries, places that slow life down,...
What’s the story? You could say it's a slow news Sunday, but not necessarily. Alright, not every trend that comes out of the States is worth copying. But this one? It’s got people barking. I know that’s lame, but we’re gonna leave that in. Let’s continue… It’s called...
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Most people would have kept the prizes. The gesture is generous. The reason it lands so hard says something bigger about the cost of starting out in a trade right now. Oscar Cherry had every reason to keep the prizes. The 19 year old apprentice carpenter from...
The measure itself is not new. What is new is that the design detail is now on the table, and the window to influence it is short. The 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts has been coming since budget night. On 8 July, it moved a step closer. Treasury...
Michael Hopkins has laid bricks across the UK, Germany and Australia. His take on how we build homes here is uncomfortable, but it is worth hearing out. Michael Hopkins has laid bricks on three continents. He did his apprenticeship in the UK in the late 1980s, worked...
For the first time in a generation, someone is building a new steel mill in Australia. Not propping up an old one. Building a new one, on the same Newcastle ground where BHP made steel for most of the twentieth century. Greensteel Australia confirmed this week it has...