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A drone shot of a new housing estate, with houses stretching as far as the eye can see
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National house prices have continued rising amid interest rate cuts and expectations are that as more buyers return to the market, property values could rise by up to 10 per cent by early 2026. 

A wall of rocks at the shore of a thin strip of land with buildings on it, surrounded by ocean and a lagoon.
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New seawalls are appearing across the Pacific as sea levels rise, but climate researchers say they have a legacy of dashed hopes and unwanted side effects.

The 21-year-old is the first to achieve the feat since Patrick Johnson's 9.93 Australian record in 2003. 

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Once thriving with mining, farming or railways, it all came to an end in these places. Such is the history of Australia's many ghost towns.

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