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3 Dellview Street, Tamarama NSW
This home's expansive corner block site allows for some of the best things in life – blue-water views, languid space across two levels, and a high-end fitout that's not only sumptuous but sustainably minded too.
It begins with hydronic heating under the Austrian oak floors and extends to the loft of the second level's cathedral ceiling, allowing the sea breezes, sunshine and views to flow through.
In between there are four large, lovely bedrooms, bathrooms decked out in calacatta marble, and a lush living area that flows out through bifold glass to the sandstone al fresco space and manicured garden.
'Absolutely 10 out of 10,' says PPD Real Estate's Alexander Phillips. 'One of the best finishes I've ever seen in the area.'
Rear-lane access is a boon here too, and there's a brilliant rooftop garden above the garage.
Smart cross ventilation, a solar array and battery, and comprehensive home automation are cutting-edge clever. Then there's the view.
The June 21 auction carries a guide of $7 million.
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The Advertiser
06-08-2025
- The Advertiser
Putin meets Witkoff ahead of Trump's Ukraine deadline
US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties. Witkoff was earlier seen taking a morning stroll through Zaryadye Park, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's envoy for investment and economic co-operation. Dmitriev has played a key role in direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in recent months, as well as discussions between Russian and US officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed Witkoff's visit on Wednesday. "We consider (talks with Witkoff) important, substantive and very useful," he said. Donald Trump's deadline for Putin ends on Friday. The US president, increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports. He is exerting particular pressure on India, which along with China is a huge buyer of Russian oil. The Kremlin says threats to penalise countries that trade with Russia are illegal. Putin is unlikely to bow to Trump's sanctions ultimatum because he believes he is winning the war and his military goals take precedence over his desire to improve relations with the US, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters. "The visit of Witkoff is a last-ditch effort to find a face-saving solution for both sides. I don't think, however, that there will be anything of a compromise between the two," said Gerhard Mangott, an Austrian analyst and member of a group of Western academics who have met regularly with Putin over the years. "Russia will insist it is prepared to have a ceasefire, but (only) under the conditions that it has formulated for the last two or three years already," he said. "Trump will be under pressure to do what he has announced - to raise tariffs for all the countries buying oil and gas, and uranium probably as well, from Russia." The Russian sources told Reuters that Putin is sceptical that yet more US sanctions will have much of an impact after successive waves of economic penalties during three-and-a-half years of war. The Russian leader does not want to anger Trump, and he realises that he may be spurning a chance to improve relations with Washington and the West, but his war goals are more important to him, the sources said. Witkoff, a real estate billionaire, has had several long meetings with Putin. He had no diplomatic experience before joining Trump's team in January, but has been simultaneously tasked with seeking ceasefires in the Ukraine and Gaza wars, as well as negotiating in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme. Critics have portrayed him as out of his depth when pitched into a head-to-head negotiation with Putin, Russia's leader for the past 25 years. Critics have at times accused Witkoff of echoing the Kremlin's narrative. In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in March, for example, Witkoff said there was no reason why Russia would want to absorb Ukraine or bite off more of its territory, and it was "preposterous" to think that Putin would want to send his army marching across Europe. Ukraine and many of its European allies say the opposite. Putin denies any designs on NATO territory, and Moscow has repeatedly cast such charges as evidence of European hostility and "Russophobia". with PA US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties. Witkoff was earlier seen taking a morning stroll through Zaryadye Park, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's envoy for investment and economic co-operation. Dmitriev has played a key role in direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in recent months, as well as discussions between Russian and US officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed Witkoff's visit on Wednesday. "We consider (talks with Witkoff) important, substantive and very useful," he said. Donald Trump's deadline for Putin ends on Friday. The US president, increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports. He is exerting particular pressure on India, which along with China is a huge buyer of Russian oil. The Kremlin says threats to penalise countries that trade with Russia are illegal. Putin is unlikely to bow to Trump's sanctions ultimatum because he believes he is winning the war and his military goals take precedence over his desire to improve relations with the US, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters. "The visit of Witkoff is a last-ditch effort to find a face-saving solution for both sides. I don't think, however, that there will be anything of a compromise between the two," said Gerhard Mangott, an Austrian analyst and member of a group of Western academics who have met regularly with Putin over the years. "Russia will insist it is prepared to have a ceasefire, but (only) under the conditions that it has formulated for the last two or three years already," he said. "Trump will be under pressure to do what he has announced - to raise tariffs for all the countries buying oil and gas, and uranium probably as well, from Russia." The Russian sources told Reuters that Putin is sceptical that yet more US sanctions will have much of an impact after successive waves of economic penalties during three-and-a-half years of war. The Russian leader does not want to anger Trump, and he realises that he may be spurning a chance to improve relations with Washington and the West, but his war goals are more important to him, the sources said. Witkoff, a real estate billionaire, has had several long meetings with Putin. He had no diplomatic experience before joining Trump's team in January, but has been simultaneously tasked with seeking ceasefires in the Ukraine and Gaza wars, as well as negotiating in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme. Critics have portrayed him as out of his depth when pitched into a head-to-head negotiation with Putin, Russia's leader for the past 25 years. Critics have at times accused Witkoff of echoing the Kremlin's narrative. In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in March, for example, Witkoff said there was no reason why Russia would want to absorb Ukraine or bite off more of its territory, and it was "preposterous" to think that Putin would want to send his army marching across Europe. Ukraine and many of its European allies say the opposite. Putin denies any designs on NATO territory, and Moscow has repeatedly cast such charges as evidence of European hostility and "Russophobia". with PA US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties. Witkoff was earlier seen taking a morning stroll through Zaryadye Park, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's envoy for investment and economic co-operation. Dmitriev has played a key role in direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in recent months, as well as discussions between Russian and US officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed Witkoff's visit on Wednesday. "We consider (talks with Witkoff) important, substantive and very useful," he said. Donald Trump's deadline for Putin ends on Friday. The US president, increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports. He is exerting particular pressure on India, which along with China is a huge buyer of Russian oil. The Kremlin says threats to penalise countries that trade with Russia are illegal. Putin is unlikely to bow to Trump's sanctions ultimatum because he believes he is winning the war and his military goals take precedence over his desire to improve relations with the US, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters. "The visit of Witkoff is a last-ditch effort to find a face-saving solution for both sides. I don't think, however, that there will be anything of a compromise between the two," said Gerhard Mangott, an Austrian analyst and member of a group of Western academics who have met regularly with Putin over the years. "Russia will insist it is prepared to have a ceasefire, but (only) under the conditions that it has formulated for the last two or three years already," he said. "Trump will be under pressure to do what he has announced - to raise tariffs for all the countries buying oil and gas, and uranium probably as well, from Russia." The Russian sources told Reuters that Putin is sceptical that yet more US sanctions will have much of an impact after successive waves of economic penalties during three-and-a-half years of war. The Russian leader does not want to anger Trump, and he realises that he may be spurning a chance to improve relations with Washington and the West, but his war goals are more important to him, the sources said. Witkoff, a real estate billionaire, has had several long meetings with Putin. He had no diplomatic experience before joining Trump's team in January, but has been simultaneously tasked with seeking ceasefires in the Ukraine and Gaza wars, as well as negotiating in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme. Critics have portrayed him as out of his depth when pitched into a head-to-head negotiation with Putin, Russia's leader for the past 25 years. Critics have at times accused Witkoff of echoing the Kremlin's narrative. In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in March, for example, Witkoff said there was no reason why Russia would want to absorb Ukraine or bite off more of its territory, and it was "preposterous" to think that Putin would want to send his army marching across Europe. Ukraine and many of its European allies say the opposite. Putin denies any designs on NATO territory, and Moscow has repeatedly cast such charges as evidence of European hostility and "Russophobia". with PA US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties. Witkoff was earlier seen taking a morning stroll through Zaryadye Park, a stone's throw from the Kremlin, with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's envoy for investment and economic co-operation. Dmitriev has played a key role in direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in recent months, as well as discussions between Russian and US officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed Witkoff's visit on Wednesday. "We consider (talks with Witkoff) important, substantive and very useful," he said. Donald Trump's deadline for Putin ends on Friday. The US president, increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports. He is exerting particular pressure on India, which along with China is a huge buyer of Russian oil. The Kremlin says threats to penalise countries that trade with Russia are illegal. Putin is unlikely to bow to Trump's sanctions ultimatum because he believes he is winning the war and his military goals take precedence over his desire to improve relations with the US, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters. "The visit of Witkoff is a last-ditch effort to find a face-saving solution for both sides. I don't think, however, that there will be anything of a compromise between the two," said Gerhard Mangott, an Austrian analyst and member of a group of Western academics who have met regularly with Putin over the years. "Russia will insist it is prepared to have a ceasefire, but (only) under the conditions that it has formulated for the last two or three years already," he said. "Trump will be under pressure to do what he has announced - to raise tariffs for all the countries buying oil and gas, and uranium probably as well, from Russia." The Russian sources told Reuters that Putin is sceptical that yet more US sanctions will have much of an impact after successive waves of economic penalties during three-and-a-half years of war. The Russian leader does not want to anger Trump, and he realises that he may be spurning a chance to improve relations with Washington and the West, but his war goals are more important to him, the sources said. Witkoff, a real estate billionaire, has had several long meetings with Putin. He had no diplomatic experience before joining Trump's team in January, but has been simultaneously tasked with seeking ceasefires in the Ukraine and Gaza wars, as well as negotiating in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme. Critics have portrayed him as out of his depth when pitched into a head-to-head negotiation with Putin, Russia's leader for the past 25 years. Critics have at times accused Witkoff of echoing the Kremlin's narrative. In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in March, for example, Witkoff said there was no reason why Russia would want to absorb Ukraine or bite off more of its territory, and it was "preposterous" to think that Putin would want to send his army marching across Europe. Ukraine and many of its European allies say the opposite. Putin denies any designs on NATO territory, and Moscow has repeatedly cast such charges as evidence of European hostility and "Russophobia". with PA
Perth Now
06-08-2025
- Perth Now
US envoy Witkoff lands in Moscow, Putin talks possible
US envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow on a last-minute mission to seek a breakthrough in the Ukraine war, two days before the expiry of a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to peace or face new sanctions. Witkoff was greeted by Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's investment envoy and head of its sovereign wealth fund. State media showed the two men strolling together through a park near the Kremlin, deep in conversation. A source familiar with Witkoff's schedule told Reuters in Washington that Witkoff would meet with the Russian leadership on Wednesday. The Kremlin said he may meet President Vladimir Putin, but talks have not been confirmed. Trump, increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports. He is exerting particular pressure on India, which along with China is a huge buyer of Russian oil. The Kremlin says threats to penalise countries that trade with Russia are illegal. Putin is unlikely to bow to Trump's sanctions ultimatum because he believes he is winning the war and his military goals take precedence over his desire to improve relations with the US, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters. "The visit of Witkoff is a last-ditch effort to find a face-saving solution for both sides. I don't think, however, that there will be anything of a compromise between the two," said Gerhard Mangott, an Austrian analyst and member of a group of Western academics who have met regularly with Putin over the years. "Russia will insist it is prepared to have a ceasefire, but (only) under the conditions that it has formulated for the last two or three years already," he said. "Trump will be under pressure to do what he has announced - to raise tariffs for all the countries buying oil and gas, and uranium probably as well, from Russia." The Russian sources told Reuters that Putin is sceptical that yet more US sanctions will have much of an impact after successive waves of economic penalties during three-and-a-half years of war. The Russian leader does not want to anger Trump, and he realises that he may be spurning a chance to improve relations with Washington and the West, but his war goals are more important to him, two of the sources said. Witkoff, a real estate billionaire, has had several long meetings with Putin. He had no diplomatic experience before joining Trump's team in January, but has been simultaneously tasked with seeking ceasefires in the Ukraine and Gaza wars, as well as negotiating in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme. Critics have portrayed him as out of his depth when pitched into a head-to-head negotiation with Putin, Russia's leader for the past 25 years. Critics have at times accused Witkoff of echoing the Kremlin's narrative. In an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson in March, for example, Witkoff said there was no reason why Russia would want to absorb Ukraine or bite off more of its territory, and it was "preposterous" to think that Putin would want to send his army marching across Europe. Ukraine and many of its European allies say the opposite. Putin denies any designs on NATO territory, and Moscow has repeatedly cast such charges as evidence of European hostility and "Russophobia".
West Australian
05-08-2025
- West Australian
Dimitri Burshtein & Peter Swan: If RBA slashes rates this month, it will be giving in to political pressure
It may be heresy to say, but the case for an official interest rate cut at the coming RBA monetary policy board meeting is exceptionally weak. Austrian born economist Friedrich Hayek once observed that 'the root and source of all monetary evil is the government's monopoly on money.' In Australia, that monopoly takes form in the RBA — an institution notionally independent, but increasingly susceptible to political pressure. Following recent data which showed inflation remaining within and not below the RBA's target band, the usual chorus of economic commentators and political actors have launched into a ritualistic call for a rate cut. And as the August 2025 Monetary Policy Board meeting approaches, these calls are growing in both volume and vehemence. For the RBA to heed these demands would not simply be an error but it would represent a further descent from a disciplined monetary authority into a compliant servant of political convenience. The RBA's mandate is neither ambiguous nor advisory. It is enshrined in legislation: to ensure price stability, full employment, and the economic prosperity of the Australian people. Nowhere in the RBA Act is there an obligation to underwrite misguided fiscal policies or to provide political cover for governments unwilling to confront the consequences of their own policy malpractice. Yet that is precisely what a rate cut would amount to at this juncture. A backdoor bailout of bad fiscal and regulatory policy suppressing economic growth and productivity all under the guise of independent monetary policy. Evidence of persistent economic pressures across key sectors of the economy abound. These pressures are not being driven by private sector exuberance but by reckless fiscal expansion at all three levels of government. Governments have overstimulated demand while constricting supply through over-regulation, sky high energy costs, and an expanding public sector that absorbs available labour. In this context, a rate cut would simply exacerbate the underlying causes of Australia's economic malaise by further distorting the allocation of capital and labour, rewarding inefficiency while penalising prudence. There is equally no compelling case for monetary stimulus based on labour market data. Unemployment remains historically low. And while there are tentative signs of a slowdown in private sector hiring, the slack is being absorbed by growth in the public and care economy. If the RBA cuts rates now, it will not be reviving a flailing private sector. It will be validating a dangerous economic realignment: one that favours public consumption over private investment, short-term palliatives over structural reform, and ideological convenience over empirical rigour. Prevailing arguments for a rate cut are based in the flawed logic of the Phillips Curve — the mid-20th century economic model that posits a trade-off between unemployment and inflation. But the Phillips Curve has failed repeatedly. It failed to anticipate stagflation in the 1970s, failed to explain the low-unemployment, low-inflation paradox of the 2010s, and fails to grasp the unique drivers of today's price instability. Continuing to base policy on such a model is akin to navigating a storm with a broken compass. Real world outcomes have diverged too often from its predictions to treat it as a reliable guide. To make matters worse, Australia's currency has declined by more than 7 per cent over the past five years. In a country that imports the majority of its essential goods — from fuel to food, electronics to pharmaceuticals — a weaker dollar has a direct effect on household costs. A rate cut now would almost certainly further accelerate currency depreciation, amplifying imported inflation. This risk alone should give any responsible policymaker pause. Yet the calls for easing continue, not because the data demands it, but because habit, ideology, and political cowardice conspire to make it seem palatable. A rate cut in August would additionally punish savers, reward speculators, erode the purchasing power of the dollar, and send an unmistakable message that the RBA no longer takes its inflation target seriously. Worse, it would reinforce the delusion that the bank exists to smooth every bump in the economic road, regardless of whether that road was poorly built to begin with. This is not just an Australian phenomenon. Since the tenure of Alan Greenspan in the US, central banks around the world have morphed from guardians of price stability into crisis managers and economic nannies. The so-called 'Greenspan Put', the expectation that central banks will always ride to the rescue at the first sign of market discomfort has corrupted monetary policy, undermined fiscal discipline, and left global economies addicted to cheap credit. The result has been decades of asset bubbles, rising inequality, chronic debt dependence, and an institutional inability to endure even mild economic correction. Monetary policy must return to first principles: price stability first; everything else second. If the RBA hopes to preserve its credibility, its independence, and its very relevance, it must hold the line, ignore political pressure and not cut the official interest rate. Dimitri Burshtein is a principal at Eminence Advisory. Peter Swan AO is emeritus professor at the UNSW-Sydney Business School.
