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Major private hospital operator to be broken up after lenders back consortium bid
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (437+ words) September 14, 2026 — 10:40am Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator Healthscope is set to be broken up, with Sydney’s Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Melbourne’s Knox Private Hospital to be sold to private equity under a deal announced on Monday. Lenders to the…...
Downsizers make an unusual bid to win Armadale home for $1,585,000
2+ week, 1+ day ago (752+ words) August 30, 2026 — 4:30pm A three-bedroom Armadale home sold under the hammer for $1,585,000, and was called on the market after just two bids at auction on Saturday, following a curious opening bid. The cute-as-a-button home at 1/55 Kooyong Road was snapped up by a…...
Rescuers race to save whale after it beaches itself off Port Kennedy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (196+ words) August 26, 2026 — 2:31pm Authorities are racing to save a humpback whale that has beached itself off Perth’s south coast. The Department of Biosecurity, Conservation and Attractions confirmed officers are at Port Kennedy beach where the humpback whale has begun to become stranded....
Thredbo’s woes: Is a ski resort without snow like a pub with no beer?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (663+ words) August 25, 2026 — 2:44pm For sale: large Australian ski resort with unreliable snow. All offers considered. It is more than 10 years since James Packer saw the writing on the wall – or at least the patches of grass popping up from the snow on…...
The national weather forecast for Tuesday, August 25.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (21+ words) The national weather forecast for Tuesday, August 25. August 25, 2026 — 7:16am...
Young family buys $3.92m renovated heritage home in Kew in hot auction
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (784+ words) Updated August 24, 2026 — 11:42am,first published 11:25am A young local family paid $3.92 million for a charming clinker brick house in Kew at auction on Saturday, beating a buyer’s agent in what the selling agent called one of the first competitive auctions he had…...
Never mind the shagpile and lino: Auchenflower house sells for millions
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (851+ words) August 24, 2026 — 11:00am A century-old house with shagpile carpet and mustard-coloured lino that has never changed hands has now sold for a reserve-smashing $3.225 million. Perched on an 899-square-metre parcel with city views, the unrenovated three-bedroom house at 74 Agnes Street in Auchenflower was…...
Adelaide faces wettest winter in 20 years
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (45+ words) Adelaide is facing its wettest winter in more than 20 years, with a low pressure system moving towards the city. August 24, 2026 — 5:45am...
This Sydney motorway was set to open in 2028. Now there’s no date
3+ week, 3+ day ago (399+ words) August 21, 2026 — 3:38pm The NSW roads minister has admitted there is no completion date for the $3 billion M6 motorway in Sydney’s south, despite earlier advice from the state’s transport agency that it would open to motorists by late 2028 as work was more than…...
Hotel giant swoops on two popular Sydney pubs in $90m deal
3+ week, 3+ day ago (741+ words) August 21, 2026 — 9:12am Two popular Sydney pubs, The Clock in Surry Hills and The Bank in Newtown, have changed hands in a deal said to be worth $90 million-plus. Pub giant Australian Venue Co swooped on the two venues after they were offered…...