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Sue Williams

Sue Williams

Sue Williams is a Sydney-based freelance travel writer, author and journalist who's filed for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations around the world.

Bellevue Hill is Australia’s most expensive postcose.

How much it costs to live in Sydney’s most expensive suburb

Buy an average kind of house in what’s become Australia’s priciest suburb – and you’ll have no change left from a staggering $11 million.

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Investors have been fuelling the number of interest-only loans.

Interest-only loans hit eight-year high fuelled by property investors

A jump in activity from property investors has pushed up interest-only lending, a trend once considered risky. The 2026 federal budget may change that.

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The ancient UNESCO World Heritage-listed village of Ait Benhaddou was built from adobe and raw brick.

The country capturing the imagination of travellers like no other

Tourism is hitting record numbers in this southern Mediterranean nation. Hotels are numerous, food is spectacularly good and prices are pleasingly low.

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Chefchaouen, Morocco’s famous blue city.

The new type of must-do meal on trips don’t involve a restaurant

A home-style meal offering on tours is becoming hugely popular with Australian travellers. And it’s no surprise why.

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Armidale is among the NSW regional areas where house prices have risen.

The unexpected NSW regional towns where house prices rose 20 per cent

Home buyers in high-priced coastal markets may have caught the jitters, but other regions have come to the fore.

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Maria Buzzo has sold her home and bought an apartment.

Holiday of a lifetime: Maria is going on a ‘golden gap year’

Maria Buzzo sold her family house, bought a downsizer apartment and then settled on a plan for the interim that beat renting.

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Tamworth rents have risen, but not as fast as in nearby Liverpool Plains.

The NSW regional towns that boomed most over the past year

Some of the sharper rises were in lesser-known towns outside larger regional centres, but a sea change favourite made the list.

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Jo Cooper with her new dog Loki.

How Jo won a six-year battle to have a dog in an upmarket Sydney building

After a 22-year pet prohibition in the exclusive Horizon apartment block was overturned, blanket bans on animals were outlawed across NSW.

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The Zig Zag Railway.

Beat the petrol price: 10 of the best places to visit by train from Sydney

With fuel prices spiralling on the back of war, it’s so much cheaper to share wheels – especially if they’re gliding along train tracks.

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The stunning Amazon.

Seven spectacular highlights of the world’s largest river

The almighty Amazon flows from the heights of the snow-capped Andean Mountains and rushes through Peru, Brazil and Colombia before pouring into the Atlantic Ocean, 6400 kilometres away.

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