Alexandra Koster

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Alexandra Koster

If it feels like renting is more expensive these days, that's because it is. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows rents have been climbing steadily since the COVID-19 pandemic — especially in capital cities. In some states, that means an increase of over $250 a week compared to pre-pandemic levels. READ MOREOver the past six years, rents have surged in every state and territory. Back in 2019, NSW and the ACT had the highest median rents at $480 per week.

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Alexandra Koster |Alexandra Rosellen Jones

للاستماع إلى أحدث التقارير الصوتية والبودكاست، اضغطوا على الرابط التالي. بدأت كيلي مورغان بالفعل بإزالة الجدران والأسوار في منزلها ببلدة غلينثورن في نيو ساوث ويلز، بعد أن غمرته الفيضانات مجددًا. وقالت لشبكة SBS News: "علينا أن نزيلها ونجفف المكان قبل أن يبدأ العفن بالنمو". اقرأ المزيدتضرر منزل مورغان بالكامل من المطبخ والمغسلة، إلى منافذ الكهرباء ومكيفات الهواء، رغم أنه خضع لتجديدات دقيقة بعد فيضانات عام 2021، ولكن بعد فيضان الأسبوع الماضي، وجدت نفسها تبدأ من الصفر مرة أخرى.

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Alexandra Koster

事發周日（5月25日）下午2點半左右，警方和救援人員接報，墨爾本北區Preston的Northland購物中心美食廣場內有青少年持刀群毆。 大批警員蜂擁而至，購物中心被封鎖，顧客要躲在商店內。事件中有兩人被捕，包括一名15歲男童當場被捕。另有一名男子受傷送院，傷勢嚴重但穩定。警方繼續調查期間，事發中心保持關閉。 維州警方表示，另有8名涉事者的身份仍在確認中，仍在追捕所有涉案人士。警司Kelly Lawson在周日晚上的新聞發布會上表示：「有兩個敵對幫派，事先約好在購物中心見面，但在現場發生了鬥毆。」 她指事件或涉及「報復行為」，強調事件並非隨機襲擊，公眾無須恐慌。「這不是偶然發生的事情，這是一次預先組織的團夥聚會。」 「部份涉案人士的身份已確認，警方正積極追查其餘涉案的幫派成員。正如大家所知，維州警方透過『聯盟行動』（Operation Alliance）專注處理幫派活動，我們會知道他們是誰，拘捕他們只是時間問題。」...

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Alexandra Koster

Two people have been arrested and a third man hospitalised after a machete brawl between youth gang members at a shopping centre in Melbourne's north. Police and paramedics were called to Northland Shopping Centre in Preston just after 2:30pm on Sunday, following reports of several people fighting each other and wielding machetes. The shopping centre was put into lockdown, with shoppers hiding inside stores as police swarmed the scene. The centre remains closed while police continue investigations.

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Alexandra Koster

As floodwaters begin to recede across NSW, a new concern is emerging for many residents: mould. About 32,000 people remain isolated by floodwaters after deadly weather swept through coastal communities, with the NSW State Emergency Service estimating around 10,000 properties have been affected. Once waters recede, damp homes, pooled water and limited ventilation create the ideal conditions for mould to grow – sometimes within just 24 hours.