'It's fabulous': Canberrans turning Snowy Valleys into national hotspot Former Canberrans are driving one of the nation's fastest-growing regions. The Canberra Times · Nov 11, 2023
Migrants in regional Australia experience social isolation, limited job prospects In Japan, Naomi Wangemann worked as a chef, an accountant, and in various office roles. But in Australia she is struggling to find a skilled job. ABC News · Apr 27, 2023
Bundaberg and Fraser Coast 'new kids on the block' for internal migration in Regional Movers Index Five of Queensland's regions have been labelled the most popular destinations for Australians to relocate to in 2022, according to internal migration data. ABC News · Mar 1, 2023
Young families fuel rural renaissance as inland migration boosts regional towns, data shows Australians are moving further inland and further away from coastal capital cities, creating a rural renaissance in some "unusual" places, internal migration data shows. ABC News · Feb 28, 2023
Hunter's housing hell: report card raises 'alarm bell' Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens have joined the top ten local Government areas in regional NSW with the "highest housing needs" along with Cessnock, Maitland, and Newcastle. Newcastle Herald · Feb 23, 2023
Geelong resident works full-time and has own business but still can't afford a rental Living in regional Victoria is becoming increasingly unaffordable as housing demand exceeds supply ABC News · Feb 11, 2023
Cheap land, rates relief, high-rise apartments: Country towns innovate to ease housing squeeze Regional Australia has plenty of cheap land and would-be buyers, but there are few houses for sale, and no builders to make new ones. Here's how some councils are tackling that. ABC News · Feb 9, 2023
Regional Australia Institute calls for national population strategy for regions The chief economist of the Regional Australia Institute says the federal government needs to ensure enough overseas migrant populations are flowing into non-metropolitan areas. ABC News · Jan 9, 2023
Gold Coast, Melbourne lead decade growth New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Gold Coast's population has boomed in the last decade, while outback and mining towns declined. AAP · Jul 26, 2022
More and more people are moving to the regions around Canberra Millennials and their young families make up the majority of people moving from the city to the country, as regional migration hits a record high. The Canberra Times · Jun 23, 2022
Far Out campaign to coax people like Izzy Coppo to outback Queensland to build a life Izzy Coppo only intended to stay a few months in outback Queensland when she first arrived but she is still there three years later and has no plans to leave anytime soon. ABC News · May 7, 2022
Agritourism, rural weddings and events help farmers weather COVID, drought Producers are diversifying into agritourism as farm stays and rural events grow in popularity, allowing them to stay secure when the going gets tough. ABC News · Apr 14, 2022
Unemployment drops in regional Australia but ballooning vacancies forecast bigger issues Report finds a diminished labour pool is impacting productivity across regions and driving the rapid increase in job advertising The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2022