Fran Rimrod

Dec 20, 2023 | domain.com.au | Kate Burke |Melissa Heagney-Bayliss |Jim Malo |Fran Rimrod

By Kate Burke, Melissa Heagney-Bayliss, Jim Malo and Fran RimrodDecember 21, 2023Many students who have their university offers now face their next challenge – finding somewhere to rent. There aren’t as many rentals available as tenants might hope, and the national rental vacancy rate is at a record low – 0.8 per cent – on Domain data. More than 1.4 million local, interstate and international students study at Australian universities every year. But students shouldn’t lose hope.

Dec 20, 2023 | smh.com.au | Kate Burke |Melissa Heagney-Bayliss |Jim Malo |Fran Rimrod

Three of Sydney's top universities are within five kilometres of the city centre, where median unit rents sit at about $800 per week. The University of Sydney's main campus is in the inner-west suburb of Camperdown, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is in nearby Ultimo, and The University of New South Wales is in Kensington in the eastern suburbs. All are accessible via at least two modes of public transport, with a mix of buses and nearby train stations or light-rail stops.

Dec 20, 2023 | brisbanetimes.com.au | Kate Burke |Melissa Heagney-Bayliss |Jim Malo |Fran Rimrod

By Kate Burke, Melissa Heagney-Bayliss, Jim Malo and Fran Rimrod December 21, 2023 — 4.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Many students who have their university offers now face their next challenge – finding somewhere to rent. There aren’t as many rentals available as tenants might hope, and the national rental vacancy rate is at a record low – 0.8 per cent – on Domain data.

Dec 3, 2023 | smh.com.au | Fran Rimrod

He then switched to an engineering degree, continuing on his high-flying path with several awards for ranking on top of his cohort. "If I didn't have that high an ATAR, if I maybe got something in the mid-90s or in the 80s maybe I would have just gone straight to engineering because I wouldn't have been able to get into medicine," he says.

Nov 2, 2023 | smh.com.au | Fran Rimrod

A typical day for third-year medical student Katie Shepard starts at 5.30am and ends after midnight. After eight hours on campus, there are a few tutoring sessions to pay the rent, topped off by more study after dinner. Friends or family? They have to take a back seat. Medical students are guaranteed a job upon completion of their degree amid a national doctor shortage, but the path to becoming a doctor is difficult, highly competitive and expensive.