A 1970s fibro beach shack bought for $362,000 about six years ago has gained more than $2m after a lavish makeover.

An unlucky punter is frantically searching for a lottery ticket he left in the pub - after finding out it was worth $39,000.

Someone could score a lifechanging amount of money if they win $20 million in Oz Lotto’s Tuesday draw.

The multimillion-dollar deal penned for a beachfront house that will become a new holiday home for its buyer marks South Australia’s top sale in the past week.

A woman is in shock after receiving a threatening note from her neighbour accusing her of bringing house prices down – because she left her wheelie bin out.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio unleashed a tweetstorm warning that America is “on the brink of a terrible civil war” because of widening inequality.

Vladimir Putin has denied owning a secret £1 billion (AU$1.77 billion) Black Sea palace with a pole dancing boudoir, after vision of its ritzy interiors was released.

Twenty years ago, on January 25 2001, a virtually unknown German supermarket chain quietly opened its first stores in Australia.

Scott Cam and Channel 9 are remaining tight lipped over rumours The Block host has bought the Brighton property at the centre of the show’s “conwoman” scandal.

Real estate agent Brad Caldwell-Eyles can pinpoint the exact day last year that COVID-19 rattled his world, with the loss of $40m in transactions that were poised to exchange.

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Many South Australian homeowners add a modern extension at the back when renovating their historic character homes.

A tangled web of intercompany loans is being unpicked by administrators for Grocon’s collapsed legacy construction business and proving a complex forensic exercise as they seek to determine their recommendation for its future.

The Australian sharemarket finished flat after two straight days of gains, with buy-now-pay-later market darling Afterpay among the winners along with iron ore and energy stocks.

Aussie shares ended the day unchanged from the day before after a late fade out. Improvements for the likes of tech & mining giants BHP & Afterpay weren’t enough to overcome losses across health & retailers.

Aida Hamed, who tragically drowned on the Mornington Peninsula on Wednesday, was “loved by everyone”, her daughter-in-law says.

There’s a trophy home listing at Kurnell, the long overlooked waterfront suburb of Sydney, which comes with record price expectations.

Buyers are back with a vengeance in 2021, and January 30 is shaping up as the first big auction day for the new year.

From an indoor pool guarded by Terracotta Warriors, to a wine tasting room like “the lobby of a luxury Four Seasons hotel” and a Toorak apartment dubbed “Manland”, some out-there luxury remains on the market to kickstart 2021 for those with big bucks and bold tastes.

A Henley Beach South home has been built with love and offers a contemporary lifestyle and more than a touch of elegance.