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Rental prices may have levelled out in Melbourne but affordability remains at a record low. That was the finding of the 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index, which compares rents to incomes. It found Melbourne’s affordability did […]
Buffer riding teenagers in Sydney has become so rife that services are being delayed with nearly 300 reported cases this year. And metal ‘nose cones’ are to be fitted to Tangara trains to stop them, NSW Premier Chris Minns says.
Perth remains the country’s most unaffordable capital for renters while regional WA saw biggest fall in affordability, a new report says. The 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index compares median rents to average incomes. It found Perth is
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is warning residents to be wary of disaster chasers who offer quick-fix clean-up, repairs and inspections but wants cash upfront for shoddy work. As of Wednesday, the ICA says insurers received more than 27,800
A historic-themed food truck and track repairs by two Ipswich heritage rail groups are among the targets for new state grant funding. The government is giving $160,000 in community grant funding for eight non-profit groups as part of Qld Rail’s
A severe storm deprived houses across Moreton Bay of power for up to 24 hours with large hailstones, destructive winds and heavy rainfall wrecking havoc. And South-East Queensland is bracing for another storm tonight. A council spokesman says that by
Green turtle eggs are being moved between islands to ensure more males are born as warming nest sands threaten the endangered species. Some 3000 eggs between Raine Island and Sir Charles Hardy Islands in Wuthathi National Park (Great Barrier Reef)
A former World War II naval shipyard in Brisbane is to be brought back to life under a $2.5 billion plan by the Queensland Government. Keen to use the Cairncross Dockyard for vessel maintenance, the government empowered itself to streamline
‘Never bin a battery’ is the theme of a new NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) campaign that will run across New South Wales until next June. The campaign’s goal is to educate people about properly handling and disposing of household
Salvaging dead Huon pine from remote areas of Tasmania with helicopters is under consideration by the state government. Industry and Resources Minister Felix Ellis says they are studying the concept to see if it can ensure continual access to the
