Sarah Webb

Metro

Science writer @krellinst, Podcaster @scienceinparall, Editor @AmSciMag, journalist, science café organizer #chattaboutscience, Ph.D. chemist. Opinions mine.

Articles

Sold for millions: One of West End’s last untouched Queenslanders

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Webb

By Sarah Webb June 2, 2025 — 11.43am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. One of West End’s last untouched Queenslanders has sold for $2.5 million in a heated auction that drew a crowd of more than 100.
Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months sells for $3.91m

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Sarah Webb

By Sarah WebbMay 27, 2025A Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months has sold for $3.91 million at auction, with a local couple placing the winning bid 40 minutes after seeing it for the first time. Dubbed Casa Agape, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom showstopper at 68 Burn Street, Camp Hill, features soaring three-metre-high ceilings, a luxe pool house and a media room – and now holds the street’s house price record.
Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months sells for $3.91m

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Webb

By Sarah Webb May 26, 2025 — 11.11am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months has sold for $3.91 million at auction, with a local couple placing the winning bid 40 minutes after seeing it for the first time.
Ryan, Longman still too close to call; Suncorp Stadium to host Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo; Police probe alleged assault at prestigious club

1 month ago | smh.com.au | William Davis |Sarah Webb |Shane Wright |Catherine Strohfeldt

Pinned post from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet in Canberra this afternoon, with about half a dozen key changes. With Mark Dreyfus dropped from cabinet last week, Michelle Rowland, a lawyer known for her diligence, will shift into the attorney-general portfolio from her communications role. Up and comer Anika Wells, the MP for the Brisbane seat of Lilley, will take communications from Rowland, and continues as the minister for sport.
15 interactive and fascinating fact books to get children off their screens

1 month ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Webb

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Father bidding on behalf of young couple wins $1.26m retro two-bedder

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Sarah Webb

A father bidding on behalf of a young couple expecting their first child beat a buyers’ advocate to a two-bedroom retro villa in Sandringham that sold for $1.26 million on Saturday in front of about 150 people. The home, at 2/16-18 Georgiana Street, had a price guide of $850,000 to $935,000 and a $935,000 reserve and boasted 1960s vibes, hardwood floors, one bathroom and a location within a stone’s throw of the foreshore.
Father bidding on behalf of young couple wins $1.26m retro two-bedder

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Webb

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Bidders show up late, win auction for Red Hill Queenslander in seconds

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Sarah Webb

By Sarah Webb May 5, 2025 — 11.15am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A late-arriving couple who slipped into a Red Hill auction seconds before the gavel fell snapped up a rare three-bedroom cottage for $1,755,000.
Bidders show up late, win auction for Red Hill Queenslander in seconds

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Webb

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Sprawling apartment in Brisbane’s bohemian suburb sells for millions

2 months ago | domain.com.au | Sarah Webb

By Sarah WebbApril 14, 2025A sprawling apartment in a suburb traditionally known for its boho vibes rather than prestige penthouses claimed one of Brisbane’s top auction results of the week, fetching $3.25 million under the hammer following a six-minute bidding war. The luxury three-bedroom unit, at 40/37 Duncan Street, West End, drew fierce interest from six local buyers, with one family outlasting the pack after bidding leapt from $1.5 million to $3 million in a couple of minutes.

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