Sydney's New Suburbia

Welcome to Sydney's new suburbia: Get the biggest house on the smallest block for the lowest price.

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August 27, 2003, 9:00 AM PDT

"For many people, their initial reaction on first viewing this recent evolution of the great Australian dream is one of horror. Veer off the freeway and drive around the maze of new developments crammed with McMansions... So who are the masses flocking to McMansion Land to build their four-bedroom, spiral staircase, open-plan kitchen-family-dining-lounge, multiple bathroom, study, games room, rumpus room, big-screen media room, barbecue, spa, multi-garage bigger-is-beautiful-is-better houses?"

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: New suburbia: crowded land of the giants

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 in The Sydney Morning Herald

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