Sue Williams
Sue Williams is a Sydney-based freelance travel writer, author and journalist who's filed for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations around the world.
It’s the only place Rod could afford to live in Sydney. He may have to leave
The Paddington boarding house resident couldn’t imagine living anywhere else – until his home fell under the threat of redevelopment into luxury houses.
- by Sue Williams
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At 47, life almost stopped: How this five-time Archibald finalist reinvented his world
Robert Eadie has not let a near-fatal stroke stand in the way of his artistic passion.
- by Sue Williams
Two experts measured how bad Sydney’s property market is. They got a shock
The researchers set out to discover the Sydney suburbs where workers could buy a home and they said their results were unexpected.
- by Sue Williams
Sydney strata manager appeals 10-year ban for accessing funds without approval
One of Sydney’s highest profile strata managers is accused of failing to act with honesty, fairness and professionalism.
- by Sue Williams
One of the world’s last untouched places is right here in Australia
Indigenous life has an incredibly long history in Arnhem Land, and it feels an absolute privilege to be given a glimpse of it.
- by Sue Williams
The gold-star system driving dodgy property developers out
New home buyers are shunning unit blocks by developers who have been refused a quality rating – and they’ve found out where to look instead.
- by Sue Williams
‘Absolutely idyllic’: Sydney suburbs homeowners never want to leave
When Erica’s father bought his house he declared, ‘I’m never leaving!’ After a working life on the move, he’d found his paradise.
- by Sue Williams
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NSW residential property
Revealed: How this mayor survived Sydney’s housing crisis as a young man
He’s never talked about it before, but when he was a student in an unaffordable neighbourhood, he didn’t have a lot of money or options.
- by Sue Williams
Raymond pays $150 a week to live in Paddington. Developers want him to leave
Sky-high property prices are enticing developers to replace cheap housing with luxury homes. But they probably didn’t anticipate the backlash.
- by Sue Williams
Surprising NSW regional towns where rents rose most
The median weekly house rent in NSW regional and coastal areas is the highest yet, only $175 a week less than Sydney.
- by Sue Williams
How Australia can house a growing population without building more homes
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
- by Sue Williams