Rental costs are soaring, and affordability is shrinking, according to the latest Rental Affordability Index report, released this week. Would you buy a home with friends, if it meant you could escape the current rental market? It might seem like…
In a glimpse into our architectural future, Dubai Design Week (7-12 November 2023) has featured a series of biomaterial installations, including a teahouse made from food waste. In fact, there was a noticeable trend for many of the installations to…
Are you a keen recycler, but find yourself frustrated with the limits to what can be recycled through regular avenues available to households? The folks at Banish will happily take some of those hard-to-recycle items such as blister packs, toothpaste…
When you put your home on the market, make a point of first clearing as much as possible out of cupboards and drawers. Buyers often take the concept of ‘open home’ literally, and will open doors, cupboards and drawers to…
The cost of house building materials has stabilised for the first time since before the pandemic, new data shows. Producer Price Indexes released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that house construction inputs recorded no change in…
Australians whose homes become inhabitable following natural disasters will be able to more easily access temporary shelter, following the delivery this week of new emergency accommodation. Federal Emergency Management Minister, Murray Watt saw the first national stockpile of emergency shelter…
As our cities grow more populous and we need to squeeze the most out of every parcel of land, where do we find space for new parks and other outdoor recreational areas? This week, it was announced that Sydney’s Moore…
The Reserve Bank will again decide next Tuesday whether to raise interest rates further in their ongoing quest to reduce inflation, and many economists are predicting it could happen. So what can borrowers do, to handle another possible rise in…
Do you often hear frogs calling in your garden or the neighbourhood? The Australian Museum is inviting Australians everywhere to help them with their annual count of Australia’s frogs. Anytime from Friday November 3 to Sunday November 12, simply use…
The lava lamp – that essential décor darling of the 60s and 70s – has surprisingly endured to this day and is now celebrating its 60th anniversary through a collaborative that includes pop band Duran Duran. British lighting production house…
