These are the best new houses in NSW. Which would you choose?

These are the best new houses in NSW. Which would you choose?

See a gallery of the top new houses in the state as judged by the Australian Institute of Architects and vote for your favourite.

  • byJulie Power

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‘A lovely little girl’:Nine-year-old Charlise Mutten’s fateful Christmas holiday

‘A lovely little girl’:Nine-year-old Charlise Mutten’s fateful Christmas holiday

Charlise Mutten’s grandparents put her on a plane to visit her mother Kallista Mutten and her mother’s fiance Justin Stein for Christmas. She never came home.

  • bySarah McPhee andThe Visual Stories Team
The Coalition is gambling on nuclear. Towns such as Lithgow are ground zero

The Coalition is gambling on nuclear. Towns such as Lithgow are ground zero

Lithgow once had a brewery,picture palace and six pubs. Now it has dozens of empty shopfronts.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andMax Maddison
Killer’s elaborate web of lies about murder of nine-year-old Charlise

Killer’s elaborate web of lies about murder of nine-year-old Charlise

The jury returned their guilty verdict after two weeks of deliberations,finding the 33-year-old killed his partner’s daughter then mounted an elaborate cover-up.

  • bySarah McPhee
Kallista Mutten denies killing daughter Charlise behind chicken shed
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Kallista Mutten denies killing daughter Charlise behind chicken shed

Charlise Mutten’s mother has denied shooting her nine-year-old daughter dead behind a chicken shed in the Blue Mountains or that messages from a “higher power” had told her to kill her daughter.

  • bySarah McPhee
Charlise’s mother had planned on ‘doing a runner’ with girl,accused killer told police

Charlise’s mother had planned on ‘doing a runner’ with girl,accused killer told police

While Charlise Mutten was missing,her alleged murderer Justin Stein told police his partner had talked about taking off with her daughter,a jury has heard.

  • bySarah McPhee
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‘That kid really does mean the world to me’:The tearful claims of Charlise’s alleged killer
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‘That kid really does mean the world to me’:The tearful claims of Charlise’s alleged killer

Justin Stein broke down in a police interview after his fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter Charlise Mutten was reported missing,denying any involvement.

  • bySarah McPhee
Charlise Mutten asked if her alleged killer would make a good dad,jury told

Charlise Mutten asked if her alleged killer would make a good dad,jury told

The nine-year-old girl was excited to visit her mother,Kallista Mutten,and her mother’s fiance,Justin Stein,before her alleged murder,her grandfather has said.

  • bySarah McPhee
Man freed after spending Saturday night wedged in cave

Man freed after spending Saturday night wedged in cave

The man became stuck when a group of cavers were exploring the Jenolan Caves. He was rescued by a specialist team after 10 hours trapped underground.

  • byChristopher Harris
The must-do highlights of the Blue Mountains in three days

The must-do highlights of the Blue Mountains in three days

From iconic sights and trails,to new experiences that tap into current trends or ancient connection to Country,this three-day itinerary showcases the natural and cultural gems of the Blue Mountains.

  • byJulie Miller
A singer withdrew $700 in Katoomba’s main street. Next,her body washed up in a local dam

A singer withdrew $700 in Katoomba’s main street. Next,her body washed up in a local dam

A three-kilometre journey holds the key to the 2018 death of Cecilia Devine in the Blue Mountains. The case has left police mystified.

  • byCarrie Fellner