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Ready to quit the city? The bush might not be ready

The number of city-slickers looking to escape to the country is growing, but progress to improve housing, education and health in the regions has stalled.

AAP

Circular start-up turns fish guts into flowers

A start-up that turns marine waste into a resource is a pioneer in circular business, as research urges support for regional areas on the path to net zero.

AAP

Love at first sight in the bush? Data counts the ways

Housing affordability continues to drive Australians to the regions, with a new data tool helping prospective tree changers find their good life.

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ViewJobs powering up for renewable energy rollout in regional Australia

Regional communities say they want to 'grow their own workforce'.

Newcastle Herald

Big city life on the slide as people try to get by

High housing prices and cost-of-living pressures are driving an exodus from cities, data reveals, with one capital losing residents to the regions in droves.

AAP

Regional cabinet could stop the bush singing for supper

Health, housing and childcare need investment if regional Australia is to lead the way on new clean energy industries, as rural groups lobby for budget support.

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Lake and Maitland popular with Sydneysiders looking to relocate

Regional movers index shows Lake, Maitland and Cessnock are popular destinations.

Newcastle Herald

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High-rise hopes to fix housing squeeze in the regions

Offering more medium to high density housing in the regions would ease housing shortages and attract essential and other key workers, a summit has heard.

AAP

Lake Macquarie in Top 5 places city buyers are moving to: report

'Affordability is a massive driving force for Sydney buyers.'

Newcastle Herald

The race to the regions is no short-term trend: report

Sydney continues to lose the most residents to the Australian countryside, as young city slickers seek a slower pace and greater affordability.

AAP

Hunter staff shortages are some of Australia's worst - and we don't have the data to solve them

'There is not a group we speak to who isn't lamenting huge staffing issues.'

Newcastle Herald

Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush

Industries desperate for workers in regional Australia are talking up the benefits of country life as a campaign promotes the switch.

AAP

Jack Ritchie: Parents of gambling addict who took his own life to receive royal accolades

Liz and Charles Ritchie’s son Jack took his own life in 2017 after becoming addicted to gambling

The Independent UK

Parents of gambling addict who took own life to receive royal accolades

Liz and Charles Ritchie’s son Jack took his own life in 2017 after becoming addicted to gambling.

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Regional Australia Institute report highlights job vacancy crisis, communities missing out on growth

Michael Mbaogu has worked as a GP for 15 years but has never seen a worker shortage this bad. He's one of many business owners who are hiring, but struggling to fill roles.

AAP

'No jobs in the bush' myth busted but housing critical

The regional jobs market is booming at three times the metropolitan rate but the lack of housing, health care and education remains a major barrier.

The Guardian - UK

I lost my son to a gambling addiction. Firms must change, not pay fines that are dwarfed by profits

The greed of gambling companies can be linked to hundreds of suicides in the UK every year, says Liz Ritchie of Gambling with Lives

The Canberra Times

Regional growth needs better planning

New population shifts mean more planning needed in regional centres

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The Independent UK

5 important conversations couples should have before a baby

Planning a baby or already pregnant? Save yourself some arguments and have these discussions now, says Lauren Taylor.

The Independent UK

5 important conversations couples should have before having a baby

Planning a baby or already pregnant? Save yourself some arguments and have these discussions now, says Lauren Taylor.

AAP

Vision of 11 million in regions by 2032

The Regional Australia Institute has released an ambition for growth in country areas over the next decade, focusing on jobs, innovation, housing and health.

AAP

Millennials still leaving the big smoke

Regional areas continue to see a boom in new arrivals even as the pandemic-induced surge in migration begins to slow.

ABC News

Home prices in 'affordable' regional Queensland towns continue to rise as national housing market drops

The Reserve Bank of Australia has once again raised interest rates for the fourth consecutive month, but this Longreach 20-something has no plans to miss out on life.

The Canberra Times

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 Guardian - AU

Job vacancies jump by a quarter in regional Australia, outstripping mining boom record

Rural areas now have 84,600 unfilled jobs, far exceeding the 2011 peak, despite constraints of limited housing

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