Published April 3, 2024 on The Age, SMH, Brisbane Times and WA Today It is more expensive than ever to build a new house in Australia, as experts warn of a lack of skilled tradespeople and ongoing growth in material costs. The average cost to build a new home was about $490,000 in January this…

Published on February 27, 2024 on The Age, SMH, Brisbane Times and WA Today The gap between wages and house prices just got wider, and experts say it will continue to grow unless there are sweeping changes to tax and planning policies. Wages increased by 0.9 per cent in the December 2023 quarter, according to…

Published in Domain Review magazine, April 5, 2023 In 2021, deep in the time of COVID restrictions, Stefanie Jones stood on a stage in London’s West End to audition for the lead in a show. It was the last in a string of call-backs for the part, but this time she was in front of…

In the 1990s in Melbourne’s undulating outer-eastern suburbs, a second-generation potter was teaching his craft to his children. Three of them would one day go on to take over the family business, which was, and still is, one of Australia’s best-known and loved homewares brands – Robert Gordon.