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Young and Regional: Find Me a Home

Young and Regional

Jay-Anna Mobbs

Blue Mountains residents brainstormed ideas for community-led property solutions at a housing forum in Katoomba, NSW on May 28, 2022. Picture: Saffron Howden

Stories from the frontline of Australia's regional property crisis.

We are young and we are tired: stories from the frontline of Australia's home crisis

Meg Whitfield

ACM reporter Alanna Tomazin, 24, with her brother Nicolas, mother Annmarie, and father Mitch when she and Nicolas bought and built a family home in the NSW Hunter region. Picture: Supplied

'I feel like I'm working so much but not getting ahead': cost of living bites young regional reporters

Overwhelmed and relying on the kindness of strangers: we share your cost of living struggle

Lanie Tindale

Disability support worker Julieann Bailey, husband Richard, son Dylan, 16, and their two dogs Gizmo and Patch live in a tent at Country Capital Caravan Park just outside Canberra in Sutton, NSW. Picture: Lanie Tindale

Julieann works full-time in Australia's national capital. So why does she live in a tent?

Julieann works full-time. So why does she live in a tent?

Dominic Unwin

'I've looked at over 100 properties and been knocked back for them all'

Goulburn single mother Kel Eason worries about the future for her and her son, Levi, given the lack of affordable homes in her NSW region. Picture: Supplied

'I've gone to look at well over 100 [properties] and I've been knocked back for every single one of them.'

'I've looked at well over 100 properties and been knocked back for every single one of them'

Grace Crivellaro

Em Reid, 30, is the owner of Blanc Space Tattoo Studio in Milton on the NSW South Coast. Picture: Grace Crivellaro

High costs, a lack of transport and the poor nightlife makes living in regional Australia tough for young people.

'So much potential': why we desperately need more Uber drivers

Hannah Neale

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher met with young regional journalists from around the ACM network, along with Canberra Times chief political correspondent Karen Barlow and federal politics bureau chief Harley Dennett, in July 2022. Picture: Saffron Howden

'A disproportionate number of young people are getting screwed by the housing crisis.'

How to solve regional Australia's housing crisis

Alanna Tomazin

Lisa Shaw, a single mother and survivor of domestic violence, at Providential Homes emergency accommodation in Lithgow NSW in June 2022. Picture: Saffron Howden 

Lisa Shaw, a single mother and survivor of domestic violence, at Providential Homes emergency accommodation in Lithgow NSW in June 2022. Picture_ Saffron Howden (1).jpg

'There are people who've had four walls, have worked, have raised their families, and they now can't even afford to rent.'

She had it all but now faces homelessness: why we are sharing Lisa's story

Fleur Connick

Wiradjuri woman Christy Stewart, 27, with her youngest son, Elias. Picture: Fleur Connick

'If they're racist, they're racist. I don't want to deal with a racist homeowner.'

'Insanity': why Christy and her three sons have to move house almost every day

Briannah Devlin

The wealthy Southern Highlands south of Sydney in NSW has tree-lined, picturesque streets. Picture: Briannah Devlin

How to live as a house cleaner in one of Australia's most expensive regions.

When $2 million is a starter home: the haves and the have-nots living in the same regional community

Bec Pridham

Brodie White, pictured in Launceston, Tasmania in June 2022, wants people to know that most do not choose homelessness; it is forced upon them. Picture: Bec Pridham

'I wanted to cry, but I've got no tears left.'

Why Brodie, homeless for nine years, is more worried about the new kids on the street

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ON TRACK: Corryong-born and Riverina-raised country music legend Lee Kernaghan is the focus on a new film Boy From The Bush, a documentary meets road movie, which is out in cinemas nationwide on Thursday.

Lee Kernaghan's new documentary road movie delves into the hitmaker's storied career

Boy From The Bush lights up the silver screen

BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

Poliovirus has been detected in sewage in parts of London and New York. Should the world be concerned of its spread?

Polio vaccine campaign launched in UK for first time in 40 years

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare arriving at a press conference to address teacher shortages with state and territory education ministers. Picture: James Croucher

A priority national action plan is to be developed by year's end to address the nation's teacher shortage crisis.

'Screaming out for reform', ministers seek urgent teacher action plan

HALLUCINATING: The female juvenile bear was found to be under the influence of a psychotropic honey. Picture: supplied

The bear can be seen wobbling, whining, and panting heavily under the intoxicating influence of "mad honey".

Watch: Bear staggers under influence of hallucinogenic honey

'Old-school' Wollongong agent still running successful business at age 90

Bob Onofri at his Wollongong office. Pictures: Anna Warr

Technological advances have ensured the property industry has evolved considerably over the years.

How 'old school' Wollongong agent Bob Onofri still runs a successful business at age 90

Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian was reserved in his comments at the National Press Club this week. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

You'll hear it in Beijing: Taiwan is not really part of China. But a key voice is going unheard in the conversation

How Chinese think about Taiwan

It's looking likely to be a wetter than usual spring.

Third La Nina signs are becoming stronger

The animal tried to get through the front gates of the embassy's compound on Thursday, failed and tried again and then gave up.

Ukraine's new ally - a confused kangaroo in Canberra

Crowded House's Dreamers Are Waiting national tour will begin in Darwin on October 29 and end in Perth on November 27 with concerts in Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne. 

Australian music legends Crowded House are making their way Down Under this spring.

Hey Now, Hey Now! Crowded House announce regional Australian tour dates

NSW Premier Dominic Perrotte. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

One in five people who work in NSW parliament have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years.

NSW parliament has become toxic: Perrottet

Using antibiotics for the flu or COVID-19 can harm the patient and contribute to antibiotic resistance

'A wicked problem': Doctors warn against antibiotic overuse in bumper flu season

Education Minister Jason Clare will work on a national approach to education workforce shortages. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Stop bagging teachers: education minister

TOP TASTES: (clockwise from top left) Kylie Minogue, P!nk and George Clooney are among the celebrities to launch their own alcohol brand. Pictures: Twitter, Instagram/@kyliewines, @pink, @casamigos

'I wanted to make a rose that celebrated our marital bliss': INXS' Kirk Pengilly.

Whet your Whistle: Celebrity signature booze lines overtake makeup and perfume

Pharmacy Guild says anti-virals without prescription will relieve pressure on clinics; but GP's are pushing back

Health Emergency: Make COVID-19 anti-virals available without prescription

Sam Farraway at the Cudal Future Mobility Testing and Research Centre where Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Bus Trial is being conducted. 

The state government wants NSW to be a world-leading adopter of CAV technologies

Would you hop on a bus with no bus driver? Australian first trial ramps up

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has apologised over the government's treatment of war veterans. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Minister apologises for failing veterans

CONNECTED: Is there such a thing as too much connectivity, experts ask. Picture: File

It's hard to see why having phones in schools is going to be a good thing: Expert.

From FOMO to NOMOPHOBIA: Why can't we ignore the call?

Yum yum: Parfait Patisserie apprentice Damien Wrong, baker Alex Miller, owner Troy Hindmarsh and apprentice Jess Drewell. RE, Parfait Patisserie won a suite of categories at the Wollongong Bakery Show. Picture: Robert Peet.

The Kiama patisserie that dominated region's revived bakery competition

The latest weekly respiratory report shows there were 4714 new cases of COVID detected in the region, which is a drop of more than 1000 from the peak two weeks ago.

Record number of COVID-19 deaths for Illawarra

Radio host Kyle Sandilands (left) and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston (right) welcomed their first child, a boy named Otto, on Thursday morning. Photo: WireImage.

The radio host and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston welcomed their first child, a boy named Otto, on Thursday morning.

Kyle Sandilands welcomes his first child, Otto

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Southern right whale with calf taken on the NSW South Coast. Image taken from 100 metres with 7x optical zoom. Picture: Maree Jackson 

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DISAPPOINTED: Alison Coate-Kibeiks, pictured with her daughter Olive, is disappointed her NDIS funding has been slashed, making it harder for her to return to work. Picture: Anthony Brady

A south-west teacher desperate to return to work is concerned she won't be able to do so because her National Disability Insurance Scheme funding has been slashed.

Teacher struggling to return to work after NDIS funding slashed

Court: Elizabeth Tobin outside Wollongong Courthouse on Friday.

A woman was found guilty of two counts of assault, resisting arrest and assaulting police after she lost control in a night with neighbours.

'Where's my teeth': Port Kembla puzzle party ends in blood-soaked rage

The Greens want animals recognised as sentient with rights to a quality of life which reflect that. (David Moir/AAP PHOTOS)

Greens push to recognise animal sentience

Sandra Mullaly is cheerful in her police photo but her time in the force was anything but.

Former cop says she was driven to breaking point by the organisation she once loved.