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'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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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