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3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Siobhan Marin |Inga Ting |Thomas Brettell

Joselito Cerna Asis knew that moving to Melbourne from the Philippines to become a chaplain would come with some big changes. But he wasn't prepared for one particular aspect of the culture shock he felt — namely, that priests are treated very differently in Australia. "We are all spoiled in the Philippines … [Parishioners] treat the priest just like they're a king.

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Inga Ting |Alex Palmer

Skyrocketing rents have outpaced income growth in every regional area in Australia and all but one capital city, exclusive figures have revealed. In Perth, Australia's least affordable city for renters, median rent has risen 5.2 times faster than income since the start of the pandemic, soaring by 79 per cent between 2020 and 2024, compared to a 15 per cent rise in average rental household income.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Inga Ting |Katia Shatoba |Alex Palmer |Thomas Brettell

This September, Melanie Misuraca and her daughters will swallow their third rent hike in as many years. It will push their rent up to 59 per cent of their household income before tax. The family were forced to move in 2022, after the COVID public health emergency ended. They managed to stay on Queensland's Gold Coast but now pay nearly double for a smaller home — and the rent just keeps creeping up. "I've already signed the lease … it will be going up to $650 a week," says the single mum.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Inga Ting |Katia Shatoba |Alex Palmer |Thomas Brettell

This is Australia’s worst capital city for renters. At the start of the pandemic, just 2 per cent of postcodes were out of reach for the average income rental household. (A postcode is considered out of reach when the median rent reaches 30 per cent or more of household income before tax.)Four years later, close to 70 per cent of postcodes are beyond reach, according to the latest data. That's the situation in Perth. But it’s a similar story across the country.

Jan 9, 2025 | abc.net.au | Inga Ting |Thomas Brettell |Brody Smith |Katia Shatoba

It's the deadly cocktail of factors scientists have long feared: a perfect storm of powerful winds, bone-dry conditions and open land propelling wildfires into densely-packed neighbourhoods at bewildering speeds. Devastating wildfires — two still raging wholly out of control — have encircled Los Angeles, besieging the US' second-most populous city for a third day.