Parents cough up record $100,000 to help children buy first home

Parents cough up record $100,000 to help children buy first home

The ‘bank of mum and dad’ is the ninth biggest lender and parents are gifting or lending a record average of almost $100,000.

  • byJohn Collett

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Sydney bus strike hits inner west,Parramatta,Liverpool the hardest

Sydney bus strike hits inner west,Parramatta,Liverpool the hardest

Up to 70 per cent of bus drivers in some parts of western Sydney and the inner west took part in a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions on Monday.

  • byTom Rabe andMatt O'Sullivan
Meet the man behind the throne,the king of the Great Dunny Hunt

Meet the man behind the throne,the king of the Great Dunny Hunt

You can make every pun in the world about toilets,but finding one in time is no joke.

  • byJulie Power
‘Beyond tragic’:Blue Mountains landslide victim identified as Singapore-based lawyer
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‘Beyond tragic’:Blue Mountains landslide victim identified as Singapore-based lawyer

Mehraab Nazir,49,and his nine-year-old son were crushed by rocks during a holiday adventure gone wrong.

  • byJosh Dye
Blue Mountains National Park to close after fatal landslide

Blue Mountains National Park to close after fatal landslide

All but two lookouts in the national park will be closed from 9am on Wednesday after a father and son were killed,with more wet weather on the way.

  • bySarah Keoghan andJenny Noyes
Girl,15,treated for shock after landslide as bodies of father,son recovered

Girl,15,treated for shock after landslide as bodies of father,son recovered

NSW authorities are working with the British consulate in an attempt to contact family members in the UK and to fly them over to support the girl.

  • bySarah Keoghan
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Father and son dead after landslide hits bushwalkers in Blue Mountains
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Father and son dead after landslide hits bushwalkers in Blue Mountains

The family of five British tourists has been devastated by the tragedy,with the mother and another son fighting for life in hospital after the landslide at a popular walking track in Wentworth Falls.

  • byJosh Dye
Where in Sydney are houses taking longer to sell – or being snapped up fast?

Where in Sydney are houses taking longer to sell – or being snapped up fast?

It’s now taking longer to sell a house in Sydney,but units are trading faster as investor activity picks up and affordability constraints push more buyers to the apartment market.

  • byKate Burke
Hotel Etico,Mount Victoria,NSW:Australia's first'social enterprise'hotel assists young adults with learning disabilities

Hotel Etico,Mount Victoria,NSW:Australia's first'social enterprise'hotel assists young adults with learning disabilities

Hotel Etico is Australia's first"social enterprise"hotel,providing vocational training and independent living skills for young adults with learning disabilities.

  • byJulie Miller
Liberal candidate for flooded marginal seat calls for Warragamba wall raising
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Liberal candidate for flooded marginal seat calls for Warragamba wall raising

Sarah Richards,who’s standing for the country’s most marginal federal seat,will seek the Prime Minister’s support to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.

  • byAngus Thompson
Greater Sydney smashed by floods with winds set to cause more chaos
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Greater Sydney smashed by floods with winds set to cause more chaos

At least two people have died,thousands are homeless and wild winds are set to create more havoc as Sydney is hit by record rains.

  • byJordan Baker andLaura Chung