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45,000 GOOD VIBES FOR PASIFIKA FESTIVAL Moreton Bay council have given the organisers of a Pacific Islands festival a three-year $45,000 grant. Mayor Peter Flannery says the Pasifika Vibes Festival is returning in 2026. It will be held at the […]
Los Angeles-style urban fires may pose a threat to almost seven million Australians, a new joint report says. The When Cities Burn: Could the LA Fires happen here? report was compiled by former fire chiefs and the Climate Council and
Farmers are ending the year expecting a mostly stable year ahead and a desire to spend more on their businesses. This was the main finding of the fourth quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey that was just released (December 17). Despite
Waterbirds are not breeding at anywhere near their historic levels even as they stage a slow recovery from a mysterious drop in population last year. New data from an annual waterbird survey led by UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science with the NSW
Sydney’s rental affordability is showing some signs of marginal improvement after years of rapid decline, says a new study. The 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index compares rents with incomes. It found that the average household weekly
Canberra rentals remain unaffordable for many low-income residents despite reports suggesting otherwise. The finding was made by the 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index. The study, which compares rents to average incomes, found a 4% improvement in
Renting in Adelaide is just as unaffordable as Sydney with even the outskirts of the city now out of reach to average earners. That is the finding of the 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index. The Index,
Rental affordability is somewhat stable in Brisbane but, like Melbourne, remains at record lows, a new report says. The 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index links rents to incomes; it found Brisbane’s affordability fell 2% in 12 months
Renting in Greater Hobart has become unaffordable even for average income earners with a lack of housing supply partly to blame. The finding was contained in the recently released 11th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index, which
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
