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Sold home to cash in on record prices: Where can we park the money?
If you are planning to buy another property within months, then maybe you should simply place your money in a guaranteed six-month bank term deposit.
- by George Cochrane
Latest
Urban rainforest, ocean pools: 10 ideas to transform Circular Quay
Not everyone wants to demolish the Cahill Expressway like the Premier. We asked urban planners, architects and other experts what changes they’d make if they could.
- by Julie Power
Mia used to barely attend school. Now she has perfect attendance
Independent school Key College in Merrylands aims to get non-attenders back in the classroom.
- by Daniella White
Analysis
Stamp duty
Stamp duty catch: what happens when it’s time to sell?
First home buyers could get into the market sooner under a NSW plan to let them avoid stamp duty. But when it’s time to sell, experts warn there’s a catch.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Where essential workers can buy in Sydney under the shared equity scheme
Essential workers who qualify for the trial of the NSW shared equity scheme could choose an apartment closer to the Sydney CBD or a house further away, analysis of data shows.
- by Melissa Heagney
Updated
Tragedy
Sydney teenager dies in Thredbo skiing accident
Former Shore student Oliver Johnston, 18, lost control on the slopes and hit a tree on Sunday morning, police said.
- by Josh Dye and Anthony Segaert
Sydney’s shortest day is here, but its coldest is yet to come
Sydneysiders will experience the shortest day of the year on Tuesday, with about nine hours and 53 minutes of daylight marking the winter solstice.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Student accommodation like we’ve never seen before wins praise
Far from the dark and institutional spaces that typified types of co-housing in the past, two Sydney projects were driven by research about what their residents wanted.
- by Julie Power
First Omicron wave was really twice the size of recorded cases, study says
Data found that at least 17 per cent – or almost 3.5 million – Australian adults had caught the virus by the end of February.
- by Mary Ward and Lucy Carroll
Editorial
Homelessness
Little rest for the young and the homeless
The focus of domestic violence is commonly on women or young children affected, yet young people leaving home because of family conflict are one of the biggest groups of people in the so-called “hidden homeless” population.
- The Herald's View
Influencers bypassing ad code to spruik diabetes drug for weight loss
Lifesaving diabetes medication is in short supply as social media users continue to promote the prescription-only drug Ozempic for weight loss.
- by Lucy Manly and Mary Ward