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900 per cent return on Sydney house
Auckland house prices are running hot but in parts of Australia's biggest city the market is something else.
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Mum 'found it impossible to cope'
Police are treating the tragic death of a family of four as a murder-suicide, as neighbours reveal the parents' struggle with disabled children.
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Family bags $4 million mansion for $200
A family got lucky when they won a $4 million Sydney mansion in a raffle
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Call to restrict pet ownership
In Australia a vet is calling for pet ownership to be restricted to permanent residents, after he rehomed a dog that was dumped on the streets by an international student.
![Sydney: Luxury living in a former shipyard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Sydney: Luxury living in a former shipyard
Justine Tyerman slips into another life at a glamorous yet homely property on the edge of Sydney Harbour.
![The Ratpocalypse hits Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
The Ratpocalypse hits Australia
An infestation of rats has hit Australia's biggest city, and it's human's fault. We created the conditions for them to thrive.
![Bridge fire causes chaos in Sydney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Bridge fire causes chaos in Sydney
Firefighters have extinguished a bus fire that closed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in peak hour, but traffic chaos is continuing.
!['Isis-inspired terror attack' in Sydney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Isis-inspired terror attack' in Sydney
A 22-year-old man charged with committing a terrorist act following a stabbing in Sydney's west was inspired by Isis, police say.
![Georgia living her life to the last](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Georgia living her life to the last
Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn
![Iconic Coke sign to be auctioned for charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Iconic Coke sign to be auctioned for charity
The Coca-Cola sign that has looked over Sydney's Kings Cross for more than four decades is up for sale on eBay.
![Granny gunned down over inheritance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Granny gunned down over inheritance
Rodney Boatswain's mother wrote him out of her will, so he killed her friend, an inquest has heard.
![Where is Eric the Eel now?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Where is Eric the Eel now?
His gutsy swim at the 2000 Sydney Games made him a cult figure, but what has become of Eric Moussambani since?
![Let's steal Vivid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Let's steal Vivid
Sydney's buzzy festival has become a mess - but it would thrive in Auckland, writes Chris Schulz.
![Teenager dies after mass stabbing at Sydney party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Teenager dies after mass stabbing at Sydney party
The sister of a teenage boy who died after being stabbed at a Sydney, Australia, party has written an emotional tribute to him.
!['You were not threatening rape'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'You were not threatening rape'
A magistrate's comments during sentencing of a man convicted of cyber-bullying has raised eyebrows.
![Five day trips from Sydney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Five day trips from Sydney
There's so much more to New South Wales than its glamorous state capital.
![TV host caught after years on the run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
TV host caught after years on the run
A former TV host accused of attempting to blow up a sex worker and her boyfriend has been extradited to Australia after decades on the run.
![Sydney: Enchanted evenings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Sydney: Enchanted evenings
Rachel Bache is awestruck by the lights, the music, the street food and the magic of Vivid Sydney.
![Fight begins over storm repair costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Fight begins over storm repair costs
Some homeowners probably won't be insured and fear eviction after tide smashes Sydney coast.
![I lost my pool, my mum and my dog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
I lost my pool, my mum and my dog
The woman who saw her entire back yard fall into the sea in Sydney's superstorm also lost her mother's ashes and her dog's grave
!['Borderline insanity': Surf event on hold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Borderline insanity': Surf event on hold
Some of the world's best and bravest surfers took to the water at Cape Solander in Sydney for the Cape Fear event.
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Australia smashed by storms, freak waves
NSW has been smashed with heavy rain, wild winds and freak waves, with authorities warning people in Sydney and the state's south the worst is yet to come.
![Survivor's guide to Vivid Sydney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Survivor's guide to Vivid Sydney
Festival organisers are so concerned about overcrowding at this year's Vivid they've laid on thousands of extra trains.
![Vivid Sydney: Struck by lighting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Vivid Sydney: Struck by lighting
Kiwi artists are flocking to Australia this weekend for the opening of Vivid Sydney, where their work will be on show alongside artists from around the world.
![Sydney arrest over terrorism plot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Sydney arrest over terrorism plot
Australian counterterrorism police said they arrested a 24-year-old man in Sydney yesterday on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.