Increasing number of young adults aged 20 to 24 are choosing to stay and live in their family home with their parents, according to the Australian Institute of Family Studies. In the most recent data, 43 per cent of 20 to 24-year-olds were still living with their parents in 2016, showing a significa
A real risk linked to platform overcrowding is anticipated as thousands of commuters switch from driverless metro trains to get to the city, according to an internal government document. A delay of only two to four minutes will cause massive overcrowding at Chatswood station as almost 4500 passenger
Australians over 65 have lost over $21.4 million to scammers in 2018, according to the recent Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Targeting Scams report. Scamwatch received over 26,400 reports from Australians aged over 65 in 2018, representing a five per cent rise compared to 2017
The Northwest Metro from Rouse Hill to Chatswood will be open to the public from Sunday 26 May, a week after the federal election. As one of Australia’s biggest public transport project, the $7 billion Metro Northwest line will be the city’s first privately operated suburban line. “This is an exciti
NSW and VIC are the two best performing economy in Australia, according to the new CommSec State of States report. The two states have been ranked number one in the overall economic performance rankings due to strong population growth and job markets, driving retail spending and business investment.
Sydney’s median house prices are expected to drop below $1 million for the first time in four years, according to the latest Domain Q1 House Price Report. The latest median house price in Sydney was $1,027,962, which was down 3.1 per cent over the past three months and 11.5 per cent in the last 12 m
Ahead of the Federal election in May, the Coalition, Labor and Greens have all announced their plans concerning refugees, immigration and visas. The Labor government, if elected, is planning to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake to 27,000 refugees a year. However, the Coalition have claimed th
Australia’s trend unemployment remained steady at 5.0 per cent in March 2019, according to the new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). “In trend terms, we’ve now seen the unemployment rate at 5.0 per cent for five months and the participation rate holding steady at 65.6 pe
Wait times for some Australian family visas have been brought up at the Senate Estimates, revealing that some families may have to wait up to 56 years to be reunited in Australia. According to the Immigration and Visa Services, 75 per cent of partner applications take between 14 to 21 months, and 75
70 new weekly train services will be available from Sunday 28 April, ahead of the Sydney Metro services. This will include more services in the T1 North Shore Line, with additional city service trains departing from Chatswood every three minutes during the peak. In addition, there will be small adju
2019 summer flu has hit a record-high of 27 outbreaks, 7,584 recorded flu cases and seven deaths in NSW. The number of confirmed flu cases in NSW for the first three months of 2019 is more than double the numbers for the same period in 2017 and 2018. “There have already been 7,584 recorded flu cases
Multilingual legal information will be available to international students across NSW through the new app ‘MyLegal Mate’, funded by the City of Sydney. MyLegal Mate will allow international students to access instant legal information in English and six different community languages. Lord Mayor Clov
3 new regional visas have been introduced for the subclass 491 visa as well as the existing General Skilled Migration visas. According to the Federal Government, there will be 23,000 extra regional visa spots where skilled workers will be eligible to apply for permanent residency after living and wo
79 per cent of undergraduate higher education students and 76 per cent of postgraduate coursework students rated the quality of their overall education experience favourably, according to the new results from the 2018 Student Experience Survey (SES). Undergraduate students in study areas of Rehabili
More points will be awarded to applicants who have a skilled spouse of de facto partner, or those without any spouse or partner. The revised points system for subclass 491 visas as well as General Skilled Migration visas has been introduced along with the amendment to the Migration Amendment (New Sk
First home buyers are making up the biggest share of all people purchasing properties in Australia, with its record hitting a six-year high. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the share of first home buyers rose from 26.8 per cent to 27.1 per cent in February. “The share of firs
The Coalition just released the 2019 Federal Budget ahead of the 2019 federal election in May. Josh Frydenberg budget is committed to putting more money back into Australian families, while affecting those who may wish to enter Australia. Regardless of the election results, low to middle-income earn
Australia’s richest and poorest postcodes were revealed in the latest ATO taxation statistics for 2016-17, where 13.9 million Australians reported their tax returns. According to the report, there was a difference of $209,741 in average income between the richest postcode 2108, and the poorest post
The federal government is investing $71 million towards social cohesion programs to ensure multiculturalism across Australia. The scheme is part of the government’s migration plan and will go towards programs to "promote, encourage, celebrate multicultural Australia". The programs will include com
Around 90 per cent of Australian children are spending 10 or more hours looking at screens each week, according to a new report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is nearly double the five hours children spend reading per week. “Our report looks at the activities that childr