Byron rents have jumped.

The glam NSW coastal town that’s back – after 18 months in the doldrums

It’s such a popular lifestyle location,but there aren’t enough homes available to satisfy the demand,and anything that comes onto the market goes.

  • Sue Williams

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Photo of (L-R) Adrian Cropley,Jenny Holmes and Ian Henson in front of their apartment at AC Marriott,Normanby Building in Southbank

Adrian bought a glamorous new home. Then there was a $3000-a-year catch

It looked a fabulous prospect:living above a five-star hotel with a rooftop pool and gym. Then things went downhill.

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The packed Fiona McIntosh session aboard Queen Elizabeth.

Australia’s first literature cruise is a gamble that paid off

Book-lovers have joined writers on a literature fest on the high seas.

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Bruce Cox on the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment in Woolloomooloo.

Bruce is about to lose his views to the developer nearby. But what are they worth?

Residents who bought into properties thinking they’d be protected by zoning speak of an inner-city proposal as the “thin edge of the wedge”.

  • Sue Williams
Most of Jeff’s mates have already left.

Jeff lived with his mates. Then a developer bought his home,and he has no-one left

Two Paddington boarding houses are the site of a lost battle to stop a developer evicting residents to build luxury housing.

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Stuart McLean considered an apartment for sale,then had second thoughts.

Stuart found the ideal home - until he found out it was tainted

At first glance,it was a stunning $4 million penthouse. But when he looked into the building further,he had second thoughts.

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The scenic Nambucca River,Nambucca Heads.

Filmmakers name their favourite (and least favourite) locations

Seven of Australia’s film industry luminaries name the filming locations they fell in love with as destinations in their own right.

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Limoges and its gothic cathedral.

‘Why?’:I stayed in the city that France forgot and loved it

Limoges has cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses,a fabulous cathedral,a beautiful food market and – unlike Paris,Lyon,Nice and Bordeaux – few tourists.

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Dr Wayne Johnson,archaeologist with the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority,at the renovated terraces.

How a clever reno restored this Sydney heritage spot to its former glory

Families were living in a ramshackle laneway up from the harbour’s edge for hundreds of years. Now the old terraces have a new lease on life.

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The entertainment is easy to use,but the selection is limited.

This business class to Europe is an absolute bargain

This airline’s fares can be almost one third less than the price of a top-tier carrier,depending on the timing of your flight.

  • Sue Williams