A Sydney mayor has branded this year’s Vivid festival the “worst experience ever” and called for more support for similar cultural events outside the CBD. And on the whole, he believes the over-regulated and over-tolled city is becoming “more of a headache” for people to visit. “I brought my kidsContinue Reading
Footage from a record-breaking $8.6 million auction in Strathfield in Sydney’s inner-west has sparked heated reaction online, amid suggestions that Australia’s property market is being flooded with foreign cash. But the agent who sold the property has now revealed that the buyer was a “local”. The “uber-luxury” five-bedroom, six-bathroom homeContinue Reading
Four out of five new homes built in Sydney over the next half-decade will be needed to absorb an “unprecedented” international student wave, according to a new report blasting the federal government’s “unplanned” population explosion. The research, published by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) think tank on Monday, foundContinue Reading
Sydneysiders have been urged to “hop on a train” and get back into the CBD, amid growing efforts to revive a city whose night-life has been decimated by lockout laws, Covid lockdowns, working from home and soaring inflation. Longer trading hours, reduced noise restrictions and loosened liquor laws could beContinue Reading
Chinese students struggling to find rentals have complained that they were misled about Australia, saying the “shocking” rise in cost of living is causing others back home to abandon their plans. Speaking to the ABC on Friday, two students described their experiences with the rental crisis in Melbourne, seeing adsContinue Reading
Outspoken tech executive Matt Barrie has blasted the Albanese government’s record high immigration intake as a “national disgrace” in a blistering speech to business leaders and bureaucrats. The Freelancer chief executive, speaking at The SMH Sydney 2050 Summit on Monday, tackled the hot-button issue of migration and housing in aContinue Reading