Some international students are frustrated by a lack of help from universities as they face ‘mind-blowing’ rentsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUniversities have failed incoming international students and exacerbated problems for those already struggling to find a place to live by selling off student accommodation to private providers during the Covid period, student advocates say.About 40,000 international students are expected to rush to Australia in time for first-semester classes, after the Chinese government on Monday announced a snap ban in recognising online degrees obtained from foreign institutions. Tenants’ Union says some form of rent control is needed to alleviate pressure during a ‘nasty’ time in the marketFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMillie Bannister was already anxious about how much the rental market had skyrocketed in Sydney when she received a letter from her landlord saying they wanted to increase her rent by 35%.“Last time, it only increased by $60, but now it’s going to increase by $270 a week, which is a 35% increase, and around $12,000 per year. For me and my roommate, two people in their mid-20s, it is not [easy] to wrangle with.”Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/02/report-into-alice-springs-unrest-recommends-urgent-alcohol-ban-in-central-australian-communities
bans would remain in place until communities have time to develop their own alcohol management plans.Sign Tenants’ Union says some form of rent control is needed to alleviate pressure during a ‘nasty’ time in the marketFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMillie Bannister was already anxious about how much the rental market had skyrocketed in Sydney when she received a letter from her landlord saying they wanted to increase her rent by 35%.“Last time, it only increased by $60, but now it’s going to increase by $270 a week, which is a 35% increase, and around $12,000 per year. For me and my roommate, two people in their mid-20s, it is not [easy] to wrangle with.”Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/05/university-property-sell-offs-heighten-dire-housing-shortage-as-students-return-to-australia
bans would remain in place until communities have time to develop their own alcohol management plans.Sign Some international students are frustrated by a lack of help from universities as they face ‘mind-blowing’ rentsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUniversities have failed incoming international students and exacerbated problems for those already struggling to find a place to live by selling off student accommodation to private providers during the Covid period, student advocates say.About 40,000 international students are expected to rush to Australia in time for first-semester classes, after the Chinese government on Monday announced a snap ban in recognising online degrees obtained from foreign institutions.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/sydney-renter-hit-by-35-hike-as-housing-crisis-sparks-calls-to-cap-increases
Summary automatically generated by NewSUM A.I. from the following sources:
- University property sell-offs heighten ‘dire’ housing shortage as students return to Australia (the guardian)
- Report into Alice Springs unrest recommends urgent alcohol ban in central Australian communities (the guardian)
- Deaths from Covid in Australian aged care pass 5,000 after monthly fatalities double in January (the guardian)
- Sydney renter hit by 35% hike as housing crisis sparks calls to cap increases (the guardian)
