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Sigrid Thornton's home crowned most popular in the country

Sigrid Thornton’s home was the most viewed property of 2022 after it was listed for sale. The Sea Change star and her husband Tom Burstall moved into the historic home on 2 Carroll Street, in North Melbourne, Victoria in 1977. The stunning four bedroom, two bathroom house was the most-viewed property of the year across the country as well as topping the most-viewed property for 2022 in Victoria. When the pair listed the stunning home for sale earlier this year, people thought they were “crazy”. "It wasn't gentrified, but we didn't worry about that. We found this building, and we loved it," Thornton told <a href="https://www.nine.com.au/property/homes/domains-most-popular-home-of-the-year-has-a-surprise-celebrity-owner/f4b76f08-20b1-4a74-9a04-dbb3eeaf6d44" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Domain</a>. With a price guide between $3.8 million to $4.1 million, the house went up for auction on October 22. The lucky new homeowner won the bid at $3.9 million before once again being listed for private sale. It is not available anymore. Take a look! Images: Domain/Getty

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Kochie's big Carols in the Domain surprise

The biggest festive event of the year is back, with Carols in the Domain returning in full force. Hosted by Sunrise presenters Kochie and Nat Barr, the country's biggest musicians will be performing the biggest festive hits on the 40th anniversary of the iconic event. With the event returning in full swing, Kochie and Nat are looking forward to getting in the festive spirit. ''Kochie and I can't wait, and I think Australia can't wait too,'' says Nat. ''Last year we needed Carols to brighten up our year after Covid, this year we're all back to normal, but everyone I talk to says they've been shocked at the frantic pace of life." ''I think we all need a break and Carols will signal that it's really Christmas and we can join with our families and friends and relax, reflect and be thankful.'' ''I'm absolutely busting for it,'' Kochie adds. Joining the pair this year will be performers including Todd McKenney, Rhonda Burchmore, The Wiggles, Mark Vincent, Lachie Gill, Paulini and more, with special guest via satellite, Grammy-winning singer Andrea Bocelli performing a duet with his daughter Virginia. Nat has promised there will be big surprises on the night, but kept tight-lipped about what viewers can expect. ''I can't tell you what they are because then they wouldn't be surprises,'' Nat says. ''But I just think the whole night is beautiful (with) gorgeous gowns, incredible singing, some of Australia's most powerful voices combined with an amazing orchestra and choir." ''I really do love being part of it and I know Australia will love what we've got planned for this year.'' The duo said viewers shouldn't hold their breath for a duet performance, but Kochie said he might belt out a tune. ''I belt out Holy City when Mark Vincent is singing it and I reckon I've nailed it after so many years,'' he jokes. ''I reckon I sound pretty good, Nat disagrees, so I think it's time for Australia to decide.'' Carols in the Domain will be airing on Saturday December 17th on Channel Seven. Image credits: Supplied

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Gorgeous historical home hits the market

Hitting the market in Tasmania – and looking for its sixth owner in 37 years – this interesting, convict-built home is offering some lucky purchaser the chance to travel back in time. The perfectly-preserved “time travel” home is a stunning five-bedroom dwelling named “Kent Cottage”, and truly is a portal to another era – all for a humble, historic $849,000. The time-capsule house includes an historic shopfront, designed in the Georgian style that the majority of Tasmanian house-hunters have come to expect from the region, and was a general store until 1881. Later it was a grocer, then an iron monger (a dealer of hardware) and a drapery, and more recently served the small local community as a petrol station and an ice-creamery. The pretty shopfront has soaring sash windows with "SHOP EST. 1833 GENERAL MERCHANT" on plaques above. At the rear, the residence has been gently updated but feels like a time trip, warmly decorated in an antique manner, with a wood-burning stove (alongside mod cons) and a dining room with an exposed brick wall, laid almost two centuries ago by the weary hands of prisoners. Images: Domain

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This could be Australia's most affordable mansion

What could well be Australia’s cheapest mansion has been found – and it's listed for roughly a quarter of the value of Sydney’s median house price. 89 Harris Street in Queensland's coastal town of Emerald is a Spanish-style property located three hours inland from Rockhampton, and it's on the market with an asking price of just $360,000. With a sweeping footprint, four bedrooms and statement kerb presence flourished by nine handsome arches, it is a true bargain. "EXTENSA MANSIÓN ESPAÑOLA!" headlines the listing. In English it translates to "extensive Spanish mansion". The town has experienced strong house price growth over the past five years. "This sprawling Spanish type mansion is one of a kind for sure. Extremely deceptive from the street, you will not believe the layout of this home," the listing reads. The vendors paid $300,000 for the five-bedroom, Spanish Mission-inspired property nine years ago, Domain's Pricefinder data shows. They scored it for under the asking price at the time, with historical campaign records on Pricefinder showing a $400,000 price guide. A mid-range home in Sydney, Australia's highest-value capital city, hovers around a median of $1,552,000. Inside Harris Street, vast red-tiled floors, wood chandeliers, a fireplace with an ornate chimney and decorative sconces in the living rooms and bedrooms lend character true to the Spanish style. The outdoor zone shows enormous promise, with a deep patio and large, built-in brick barbecue beneath an angled roof, with exposed beams. The median house price in Emerald is $345,000, according to Domain's latest House Price Report. Image: Getty

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Slytherin and secure your very own castle

Die-hard fans of Harry Potter will be flocking to Chicago, after a magical home listed on Zillow resembles a Hogwarts Castle. Going for a cool $US669,999 ($AUD974,878), the five-bedroom, three bathroom property is hard to miss. Featuring steel turret roofs, wrought iron gate and bold orange brick facade the home has been on the market for a while now. Known as a “Bridgeport Castle”, the very unique property is larger than it looks, occupying three levels, over 167-square-metres. Built in 1890, the home contains a living room with a fireplace on the main level, a formal dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. On the lower level is another family room, laundry room, two bedrooms, gym and bar. Public records show the quirky abode was last sold for $US285,000 ($414,687) in 2004. Take a look at this unique property below. Images: Domain

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Inside the house where you can swing from room to room

Dubbed ‘Disney World for adults’ by the selling agent, the owners of this interesting resort style home have dropped the price by AUD $946,400 (USD$700,000) in hopes someone will finally buy the property after a long 18 months on the market. Real estate agent Colleen Henninger of City Center Realty recently re-listed the unusual family home on real estate site Zillow, where it gained huge interest thanks to its design. It’s a fusion between African safari, American wild west, Tarzan's lair and a ride at a Disney resort. For AUD $1.6 million (USD $1.2 million ), the home could be all yours. The outside of this two-storey home features timber and rock walls, while inside you will find massive exposed timber beams, corrugated iron walls and wrought iron walkways connecting the rooms, which are separated by a massive internal void. A life-sized carved timber elephant is on display in the downstairs living room, while a statue of a pirate guards the upstairs area. There is also an elevated stage complete with drum kit and ropes to swing from end to end if you’re feeling like something different. The three-bedroom, three bathroom home in the Los Angeles suburb of Lakewood, California, first hit the market in October 2020, with an asking price of USD $1.9 million (AUD $2.57 million). However, after failing to sell and a brief stint as a rental on Airbnb where it was leasing for USD $730 per night, the owners have decided to drop the asking price. Henninger, who is a friend of the owners, says there had been a great deal of interest in the home, but the majority of those who inspected the property just wanted to look and had no intention of buying. "It's a great house. It's like Disney World," she said. "It was built with fun in mind. It's a unique home and it's going to need a unique buyer. You go in and you either love it or hate it. It needs someone who wants to entertain guests and have fun." Of course if you do get bored, the home is within driving distance to Disneyland Resort, Anaheim which is a short 20 kilometres away. Images: Domain

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Stunning Sydney property on sale for first time in 60 years

A jaw-dropping property in Sydney's inner-eastern suburb of Vaucluse has hit the market with a price guide of $55 million. 69 Fitzwilliam Road is a staggering, bordering on nonpareil estate, which backs onto the iconic Sydney Harbour. Spread over a 1057-square-metre block of the most prime waterfront real estate imaginable, the vast property spans from its tree-lined thoroughfare all the way to the beautiful Parsley Bay. Being listed for sale for the first time in over 60 years, the huge family home boasts six bedrooms, six bathrooms and garage parking for three cars. Features of the multi-storey main residence include a self-contained one-bedroom unit, gallery, reading room and wet bar, family retreat, rooftop terrace and a vast master suite replete with a dressing room, private balcony and ensuite. Outside, the abode benefits from a sizeable harbour-facing swimming pool and lounge area, two deepwater jetties, and, according to the property's listing, one of the largest slipways and private boathouses found anywhere on Sydney Harbour. If the home is sold for the $55 million-plus asking price, it will become one of the most expensive homes sold anywhere in Australia this year. Images: Domain

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Squash and a squeeze: Inside the skinny home under 2m wide

<div> <div> <div> <div> <div> This charming two-storey, town-centre home in the British locale Dorchester, Dorset, has been listed for sale. The very reasonable asking price of just £175,000 ($305,000) will get you two bedrooms, one bathroom and a dual commercial and residental application – such a bargain. But, as the old saying would have it – if it seems too good to be true, it probably is, and with that being said this exceedingly cheap residence does come with a rather significant caveat. At its tightest, the home is an uncomfortably slender 1.7 metres wide, which would feel like quite a tight squeeze, regardless of any interior designing tricks. Judging from the photos, the slim space hasn't even been adorned with any smart fixtures or fittings to make the most out of its five feet and eight inches. The tiniest part of the home is reserved to just the main bedroom, however, whereas the rest of the residence is wider, measuring a humble three metres across. There's also an arresting rooftop balcony on offer, which provides quaint aspects of neighbouring rooftops and treelines. The total living space in this tiny home is equivalent to 46-square-metres, which is roughly what you'd expect in an average one-bedroom apartment. Buyers who suffer from claustrophobia should probably avoid it, though you’d be snapping up quite the bargain. Images: Domain </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-action-bar-component-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-actions-component" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible;"> <div class="upper-row" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 16px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; height: 24px;"> <div class="right-box-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; color: #323338; font-family: Roboto, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Madonna flips The Weeknd's former LA estate

Music icon Madonna has successfully flipped this Los Angeles-area mansion for a huge profit. The ‘Material Girl’ singer has listed her 3-acre Hidden Hills home for $25.9 million (A$36 million) just one year after buying it from R&B star The Weeknd. That’s $6.7 million (A$9.3m) more than the $19.3 million (A$26.8m) the 63-year-old pop queen paid for the approximately 12,000-square-foot estate, which she bought from the singer in April 2021. This time around, however, the house may actually sell at the steep asking price, thanks to the addition of a new gym and dance studio in the property’s barn. The home features a saltwater pool, a basketball court, a 10-person spa, an indoor-outdoor bar, a formal dining room with a fireplace, a wine cellar, a five-car auto gallery, a home theatre and a two-bedroom, two-bathroom guesthouse with a full kitchen. It also has plenty of room for guests, boasting nine bedrooms and eleven bathrooms throughout the main house and separate guesthouse. All seven of the main residence’s bedrooms have ensuite baths. The interesting compound is also very well hidden, accessed via an “olive-tree lined drive & storybook bridge”. The grounds are located on a “sun-drenched hillside” brimming with redwood trees in the gated Hidden Hills community, which is known for its many current and former famous residents. Images: Domain

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Famous mansion from Scarface hits the market

The mansion that played the prominent role of Tony Montana's home in the 1983 classic Scarface is on the market for $55 million ($USD 39.995 million). Named El Fureidis – which means 'tropical paradise' – the estate is the home Tony bought in the movie after he offed Frank Lopez and became the cocaine kingpin of Miami. It's also where Tony, played by Al Pacino, ultimately meets his violent end. Designed by renowned turn-of-the-century architect Bertram Goodhue, the gorgeous 10-acre grounds feature layered gardens, specimen trees, fountains and pools to give grandeur and romance. Goodhue's design, which pairs a classic Roman villa with Persian water gardens, has hosted world-renowned celebrities and thought leaders, with the likes of Einstein, Churchill and JFK having spent time at the elegant estate. The seven-bedroom, 6.5-plus bathroom stunner was last bought in 2015, for a third of its then-asking price. After languishing on the market for a year, the elaborate estate's $USD 35 million hopes were dashed, and the price was dropped to $USD 12.26 million. At the time the buyer, investment banker Pradeep Yohanne Gupta, stated the home's cinematic association was merely "a data point," according to WSJ. The home underwent a multimillion dollar renovation since the iconic Oliver Stone film, although none of the interiors from the film were shot here. The refurb modernised the living spaces and kitchen, while retaining many of the original fixtures. Remaining luxurious details include a main 'conversation room' in "a Byzantine-style alcove crowned with an 18-foot-high central dome that is decorated with a floral hand painted, gold and blue design in 24k gold-leaf modelled after the church of St. John Lateran in Rome," according to the former listing. The formal dining room features a barrel ceiling "painted in 24k gold leaf and depicting a scene of Alexander the Great conquering Persepolis by Henry Wadsworth Moore," with the artist's original signature on the artwork. There are also views of the Pacific Ocean and even the Channel Islands from the estate. The area is known for its A-list residents. Santa Barbara County is home to the likes of Oprah, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, to name a few. Image: Domain

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12 things you never knew about the ‘Happy Birthday’ song

The Happy Birthday song's original lyrics were different “Happy Birthday to You” was originally composed in 1893 as “Good Morning to All” by Patty Smith Hill, a kindergarten teacher and principal in Louisville, Kentucky, and her oldest sister, Mildred Jane Hill, a pianist and composer. Its lyrics went like this: Good morning to you, Good morning to you, Good morning, dear children, Good morning to all. The Happy Birthday song had a deeper meaning The song was part of a larger project of the sisters to create simple music that catered to children’s limited abilities. They workshopped songs on Patty’s class so that “even the youngest children could learn with perfect ease,” with Patty writing the words and Mildred setting them to melodies. They published “Good Morning to All” (GMTA) in their 1893 book, Song Stories for the Kindergarten. Just like us, the sisters loved simple, shareable sentiments. The origins of the song's birthday lyrics are unclear It’s unclear where the birthday lyrics originated, but they appeared with the GMTA tune (unbeknownst to the Hill sisters) first in a piano manufacturer’s 1912 songbook, then in the Hall & McCreary Company’s The Golden Book of Favorite Songs in 1915 and in Robert H. Coleman’s Harvest Hymns in 1924, eight years after Mildred’s death. After The Birthday Song cropped up in the 1931 Broadway musical The Band Wagon and, two years later, the musical As Thousands Cheer, Patty and Mildred’s sister Jessica took legal action. In 1934 and 1935, with the Hill family’s blessing, the Clayton F. Summy Co. published and copyrighted all six versions of “Happy Birthday to You” (HBTY), crediting Mildred and Patty as the authors. According to some scholars, the Happy Birthday song's tune may be derivative of other 19th-century works Scholars have drawn comparisons between GMTA and piano company founder Horace Waters’ “Happy Greetings to All” (1858), as well as “Good Night to All” (1858), “A Happy New Year to All” (1875), and others. Legal battles raged over the Happy Birthday song's ownership For years, legal battles raged over the Hill sisters’ ownership of the Birthday Song and whether or not it should be in the public domain. A 2013 class-action lawsuit initiated by a New York filmmaker challenged the song’s copyright and demanded that the current copyright owner return all previous royalties it had collected for HBTY. In May 2015, US District Judge George King was still hearing arguments for Good Morning to You Productions Corp vs Warner/Cahppell Music. In February 2016, Warner Music finally ended the long-fought battle when it paid US$14 million to put “Happy Birthday” into the public domain. In June of the same year, judge approved it. Before Warner's 2016 settlement, you couldn't sing HBTY in a movie without paying a royalty The Clayton Summy Co eventually became Birchtree Ltd, which Warner/Chappell Music (Warner Music Group’s music publishing division) acquired in 1988 for US$25 million. Before 2016, the company pulled in about US$2 million in licensing fees every year just from that song. Movies and television shows typically avoided using the song, but have sprung for it in special cases: while directing Hoop Dreams (1994), documentarian Steve James shelled out US$5000 to include a poignant 18th birthday party scene, using the Happy Birthday song. The Happy Birthday song was the first-ever singing telegram The Happy Birthday song was used in the first-ever singing telegram when George P. Oslin, the Western Union executive who pioneered the festive greeting, sent one (sung by operator Lucille Lipps) to cherished entertainer Rudy Vallée on his birthday in July 1933. Western Union discontinued its singing telegrams in 2006, but relaunched them in 2011 as an e-mail service through which you could have musicians like Snoop Dogg and Timbaland serenade your loved ones. Singing the Happy Birthday song may actually make birthday cake taste better According to a study by researchers from Harvard University and the University of Minnesota, indulging in a ritual before eating heightens our enjoyment of the food and helps us savour it. It's probably the most-sung English song in the world The Happy Birthday song is arguably the most frequently-sung English song in the world, giving “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and “Auld Lang Syne” a run for their money. There are a few other songs that sound a bit similar Igor Stravinsky’s “Greeting Prelude”, a 45-second orchestral piece that he composed for conductor Pierre Monteux’s 80th birthday in 1955, might sound a bit familiar: though it deconstructs the song’s notes and leapfrogs across octaves, the spirit and melody of the Happy Birthday song ring through loud and clear. Aaron Copland’s “Happy Anniversary” is also based on the tune, and was played when President Nixon presented the Medal of Freedom to Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Eugene Ormandy. June 27th is the 'birthday' of the Happy Birthday song The anniversary of GMTA’s composition is widely celebrated as June 27, Mildred Hill’s birthday. Mildred, who would be 158 this year, shares her special day with Helen Keller, Ross Perot and Vera Wang. The song's writers were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Mildred and Patty Smith were honoured posthumously at the 1996 Songwriters Hall of Fame award and induction ceremony with the Towering Song Award, which celebrates songs with lasting cultural impact. Image credit: Shutterstock This article first appeared in <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/12-things-you-never-knew-about-the-happy-birthday-song?pages=1" target="_blank">Reader's Digest</a>.

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Harry and Meghan secretly purchased domain names for Lilibet before birth

A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan have confirmed that the couple purchased the internet domain names "Lilibet Diana" and "Lili Diana" before their daughter's name was approved by Queen Elizabeth. A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they had purchased a "significant" number of domain names covering the different baby names they were soldiering, The Telegraph reports. After the admission, questions are being raised as to whether the couple asked for the Queen's approval for naming their child Lilibet, the monarch's own childhood nickname. The registering of several domain names suggest the couple had a Plan B if the Queen had not approved the name Lilibet Diana. The domain name lilibetdiana.com was registered in the US on June 4, The Telegraph reports. June 4 was the day baby Lilibet was born and two days before the announcement was made public. The domain name lilidiana.com was registered several days earlier on May 31 - indicating the baby girl’s name was well and truly settled on before her birth. It’s likely the domain names were bought to stop others from cashing in on the baby’s name, or to launch a foundation in her name later on. “Of course, as is often customary with public figures, a significant number of any potential names that were considered were purchased by their team to protect against the exploitation of the name once it was chosen and publicly shared," the spokesperson said. Lilbet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born at 11:40 am local time on June 4.

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An elaborate phishing scam targets rental applicants

An elaborate phishing scam has left Australian rental applicants out of pocket, after real estate listing portal, Domain, was hit by a cyber attack. Domain CEO Jason Pellegrino confirmed in a statement that an unauthorised third party had gained access to the site’s administrative systems. This resulted in some users who had made rental enquiries being contacted by the scammers via email with requests to pay a deposit to secure their desired property. “We have identified a scam that used a phishing attack to gain access to Domain’s administrative systems to engage with people who have made rental property enquiries,” Pellegrino said. “We understand the scammers then contacted some of these people by email to suggest that they pay a ‘deposit’ to secure a rental property on a website nominated by the scammer. “While this is a serious matter, at this point our investigation shows only a small number of people may have engaged with the scam. “Clearly, people are becoming more aware of how to spot suspicious online behaviour and taking protective measures not to engage in such activity. “Unfortunately, since COVID, scams like these have been on the rise. It is disappointing for us to find out that after such a challenging past twelve months for many of us, some see this as an opportunity to take advantage of others.” Since the incident, Pellegrino said Domain had implemented “several additional security controls” and had “elevated our level of monitoring even further”. “We continue to implement further ways to identify and prevent phishing and have engaged external security consultants to provide further expertise in the management and prevention of online scams,” he said. Phishing scams attempt to trick individuals into sharing personal information such as bank account numbers, passwords, and credit card numbers with scammers. According to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s ScamWatcch, $227,872 had been lost to 4460 scams in April alone.

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Are Bunnings’ glory days over?

The weekly pilgrimage to Bunnings for a browse and a snag-in-bread may be losing numbers fast, with Morgan Stanley analysts predicting the hardware retailer’s sales growth will halve this year as a result of cooling house prices. Increasingly cautious consumers and growing pressure on household cashflow are likely to see spending on home improvement fall from the lofty highs seen during the peak of Australia’s capital city property price boom, according to Morgan Stanley stock analysts. Parent company Wesfarmers, which also owns Coles, Kmart and Target, is set to release its first-half financial results on February 21 but attention could quickly fall to Bunnings due to its particularly high exposure to a “deteriorating housing market”. “The housing market is cooling, particularly in NSW. Our macro team’s housing indicator suggests that price declines are set to continue over 2018,” analysts led by Thomas Kierath and Monique Rooney wrote in a report to clients. “Also, our banks team thinks that higher mortgage rates and tighter lending standards have increased the risk of unintended consequences, including more pressure on household cash flows, weaker economic growth, higher non-housing loss rates, and lower house prices.” And as homeowners tighten their budgets, spending on odd jobs around the house could be put on the back burner, leaving Bunnings to face weaker sales growth figures. “We think Bunnings is affected in this environment and expect Bunnings [Australia and New Zealand like-for-like sales growth] to slow from 10.8 per cent in 1Q18 [the first quarter of fiscal 2018] to 5 per cent across 2H18 [the second-half of fiscal 2018].” But not all in the market agree, with Charles Schwab Australia market analyst Ben Le Brun saying Bunnings remains “an absolute cash cow”, and that talk of cooling house prices have been around some time but have yet to noticeably damage the retailer. “It’s a terrific business that may see some like-for-like sales depreciation, but we’re coming off a very high base and I don’t think there’s going to be anything to significantly derail the story,” Mr Le Brun told Domain, adding that he’d be surprised if Morgan Stanley’s prediction of halving sales growth proved accurate. In growth terms, Bunnings is a “star performer” for the Wesfarmers conglomerate, according to Mr Le Brun, and the retailer is still benefiting from the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/signs-down-lights-out-doors-close-on-masters-now-the-rebirth-20170213-gubyjy.html" target="_blank">closure of rival Masters in late 2016</a>. A decade of booming house prices, and strong management, have been good to Bunnings, with Morgan Stanley noting that in 2007 the business pulled in $528 million – a number predicted to be closer to $1.4 billion this year. But while the Christmas trading period was solid for Bunnings, the analysts say any strength seen in the Australian and New Zealand arms will be offset by weakness in <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/bunnings-says-its-losses-in-the-uk-are-about-to-get-even-worse-20171116-gzmtnc.html" target="_blank">Bunnings’ struggling UK venture</a>. What are your thoughts? Do you think the glory days are over? Written by Chris Kohler. Republished with permission of <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/money-markets/house-price-weakness-casts-a-cloud-over-bunnings-glory-days-morgan-stanley-20180130-h0qgde/?benref=smh" target="_blank">Domain.com.au</a>.

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Just how much David Koch’s controversial jacket at Carols in the Domain cost

David ‘Kochie’ Koch’s dress style lit up social media last night as he hosted another successful Carols in the Domain last night. The 61-year-old sported an outlandish red and green floral suit jacket, a stark contract to his co-host Mark Beretta's traditional white tuxedo. And you won’t believe just how much the jacket is worth! The Joe Bananas Australia blazer cost a whopping $16,500. <img src="https://media.apnarm.net.au/media/images/2017/12/18/imagev16e068e278ac2e62df7ce1781cda167e4-5oxl8ocqjri6eh34gp2_t460.jpg" alt="David Koch at carols in the domain last night in Sydney. Picture: Facebook." style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/> The Sunrise host plugged the designer twice during the night. "The boys set for Woolworths Carols in the Domain. Thanks Joe Bananas Australia for the incredible jacket. Very special," he wrote. Another post said: "For those who are interested Joe Bananas Australia, whose jacket I'm wearing, is an Australian business which has been going 30 years. It's such a great success story in a really tough industry. "Their secret is to be creative and unique. Their clothes are like a piece of art." Kochie was joined by Samantha Armytage, Natalie Barr and Mark Berretta at the event which was attended by thousands of people and families.

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Sigrid Thornton's home crowned most popular in the country