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Driven: 2024 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy

The Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy is in the upper ranks of the Palisade line-up. It’s a big classy SUV, it’s packed full of features, it has eight seats, and it’s all wheel drive, but with a price tag that’s more than $80,000 Is it worth your...

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Driven: 2024 Jeep Wrangler Overland

The 2024 Jeep Wrangler Overland is intended as less of a gung-ho rock-crawler and more of a city-friendly SUV than its hard-core stablemate, the Rubicon, but it’s still very capable off-road. I tested the four-door Overland Unlimited over seven busy...

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The how-to of heritage (the abridged version)

With the new planning amendments the State Government is proposing under its Transport Oriented Development (TOD) program, it could be that one of the only defences against the legislation will be if a building or an area is heritage listed. Whilst...

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Driven: 2024 Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior

Nissan Australia and Aussie vehicle-engineering company, Premcar, have combined forces to produce a hard-core Navara ute via their ongoing Warrior collaboration. It looks the goods and packs a punch, conversion wise, on paper at least. But is this...

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Rates on hold

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board now only meets once every six weeks for a total of eight meetings in the year (instead of 11 meetings previously). Today was the first meeting under the new schedule of fewer meetings and the announcement...

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Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency

For more than 20 years, Australia’s building energy regulations have focused on energy efficiency. This reflects policy trends around the world

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Where’s all the housing Gong, part 2

Outside of doing Wordle every day, one of my other daily routines is to watch Alan Kohler’s financial report on the ABC news. This is a strange routine that I’ve taken up because I’m not an investor, outside of my super I don’t own any...

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Driven: 2024 Nissan Patrol Warrior

A few years ago, as part of Nissan Australia’s Warrior program, Melbourne-based automotive engineering company Premcar was given free rein to transform the Navara into the hard-core Pro-4X Warrior. Now, it’s the Patrol’s turn. The Patrol...

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Meet the father and son real estate team

Meet Josh, a dedicated real estate agent with a passion for serving his community in Stanwell Park. With over 22 years as a local resident, Josh possesses a deep understanding of the area’s unique charm and characteristics. Currently in the final...

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Driven: 2024 Suzuki Jimny XL

The standard-sized Suzuki Jimny has been a whopping hit since it launched five years ago – and a five-door version was always on the cards. And here it is.

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February’s traffic updates: Bulli Pass news, road works and more

Updates from Transport for NSW 12 FEB: Motorists are advised of the upcoming closure of Lady Wakehurst Drive between McKell Avenue and Otford Lookout for maintenance work this week. The road will be closed in both directions for three days between...

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Rates on hold, 2024 looking great for local real estate

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today announced interest rates would remain on hold at 4.35%. The main reason for the decision was the recent news on inflation, which for the 12 months to December 2023 was 4%. While this is still above the...

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Driven: 2024 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

Jeep’s ‘Trail Rated’ ute, the Gladiator Rubicon, seems to be, on paper at least, one of the most capable showroom-standard 4WD utes in Australia. But does this petrol-powered off-road beast deserve your consideration? And, more importantly, does it...

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Think Global, Embrace Local

There’s an architect named Rem Koolhaas who, as well as being an innovative architect, has written some seminal architectural books. When I was studying at University, it was Rem and his practice OMA [Office for Metropolitan Architecture] that...

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Where is all the housing Gong?

The Covid pandemic is lingering and I don’t just mean in case numbers. It looks like we will be paying the price for the pandemic and our government’s response for some time. First there was the jump in regional real estate, then there was...

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Diary of an EV Driver: Accelerating out of the ICE age

I have really been getting into the things that are different about EVs. The big one is acceleration. Our MG4 has fantastic acceleration from the moment you push on the accelerator and there are no gear changes. It has maximum torque right from the...

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2024 Property Prices Should Rise

Caught in a cost-of-living crisis, with mortgage repayments having surged and electricity bills following suit, many homeowners can take solace in one reassuring fact: property values across most of the country are forecast to rise through 2024. The...

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Diary of an EV Driver: 1 month in

I have now had my EV for a month. I just slip into the driver’s seat with the ease of putting on a well-worn pair of shoes. I comfortably know where most of the controls live, which makes life easier. And the comfort extends to driving, with...

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Driven: 2024 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GSR

It’s sometimes ignored in favour of more hyped 4WDs, but the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport deserves more attention and respect. It has a solid reputation as a very capable off-road wagon and it also functions well as a daily driver, without ever being...

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Rise of the Climate Safe Room

Great communities thrive by looking after those who are less advantaged amongst us. One of those great local charities is SAHSSI. They provide supported accommodation and homelessness services. Although modest in its first year, the profits from the...

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Driven: 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe

Jeep Australia’s first large plug-in hybrid SUV, the Grand Cherokee 4xe, is leading a large hybrid push into the Aussie market. But is a five-seater plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in range-topping Summit Reserve spec enough to see off any...

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