News Rundown
Too time-poor to keep up with Australian news? We’ve got you covered!
Check out these non-paywalled, news compilations that give a quick snapshot of Aussie news:
2023
Migration
- Australian Student Visa Reforms Open Way for Migration
- One student’s journey through Australia’s migration system
- 11 Changes to Australian migration from 1 July 2023
- Global Migration Boom Keeps Housing Costs High
- Australia requires 500,000 homes in four years just for migrants
- Immigration Update May 2023
- Townsville is the most popular destination for internal migration
- Albanese announces migration deal with India
- What’s behind the recent surge in Australia’s net migration – and will it last?
- Australia migration system “not fit for purpose”, say universities
- Health matters: Medical conditions that could halt your plans for Australian migration
- Albanese government makes Australian citizenship easier for New Zealanders to obtain
- A new High Court ruling could see hundreds of visa decisions in Australia revisited
Policy
- Australia’s new International Development Policy and Development Finance Review
- Big tech urges government to go slow on AI rules
- What Australia’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ aid policy tells the Pacific about its priorities
- Safe and responsible AI in Australia
- The future of Australian immigration policy
- KPMG and Deloitte refuse to join PwC in banning political donations in Australia
- Australia to overhaul immigration policy, joining race for talent
- Responsible AI in Australia: have your say
- Australia to launch policy evaluation centre to ‘build a better feedback loop in government’
- Australia 2023 – Energy Policy Review
- Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
- Education policy across contexts: Complexifying global, national and local scalar relations
- It’s messy and slow and drowned in noise, but a change in Australia’s climate policy is under way
- Strategic Divergence with Indonesia: an Australian Perspective
- Labor’s electric vehicle policy drives Australia forward – but not far
Jobs
- Almost 10% of Australian jobs to be automated by 2027: ServiceNow
- Artificial intelligence reshaping the jobs market in Australia’s biggest cities
- Payroll jobs rise 0.3% to mid-June
- New microcredential courses to support in-demand jobs
- Australia on track for 1.2 million tech jobs by 2030
- Highest Paying Jobs in Australia
- Unemployment rate holds steady as Australian employers add 72,000 full-time jobs
- The late resignation? One third of Australian workers are considering quitting their jobs
- Jobs & Skills Australia Legislation Requires Amendment
Health
- What’s going on with private health insurance in Australia?
- Australia is registering 5000 new healthcare workers a month. So why is there still a staffing crisis?
- AI will transform healthcare: Australia should seize the moment
- Changing Australia’s approach to managing COVID-19 pandemic may help reduce burden on health system
- Consultation on Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy now open
- Your Aged Care Update
- Australia Private Health Insurance Market Size, Share, Industry, Forecast to 2029
- An analysis of health and welfare in Australia
- Strengthening Medicare with $220m in GP Grants
- $50 million boost for long COVID research as parliamentary inquiry hands down report
- Out‐of‐pocket fees for health care in Australia: implications for equity
- Challenges for Medicare and universal health care in Australia since 2000
- Long COVID: The health and economic impacts in Australia
Superannuation
- What Age Can You Access Super?
- Hundreds of thousands could be paying tax on super unnecessarily
- The Australian dollar is falling, should I switch my super?
- What superannuation changes take effect from 1 July 2023?
- How did Australia’s largest super funds perform in FY22–23?
- How To Change Super Funds
- How much super do I need to retire?
- How to manage retirement with a low super balance
- Three super takeaways from the 2023 Budget
- Super news for May
- Super tax concessions: A simple explainer
- ‘A no-brainer’: paying attention early can supercharge your super
- Australia: Super funds shift to fixed income
- Who’s really winning from tax perks in Australia
Childcare
- South Australia set to receive ‘major expansion’ of out-of-hours school care
- Julia Gillard-led royal commission recommends universal preschool access
- Childcare subsidies are increasing — Here’s what you need to know
- Childcare fees in Australia outpace inflation with rises of up to 32%, report finds
- Rising fees and staff shortages: the crisis in Australia’s childcare system
- Childcare will be cheaper in Australia from July. Could it ever be free?
- Childcare workers’ union to seek 25% pay rise after Labor budget snub
- Declining number of Australian children attending preschool sparks calls for universal free childcare
- OECD education report delivers harsh wake-up call for Australia
- New child safety program launches on Coast
School
- Australia Invests $15M in Future Language Education
- Auslan syllabus to become available to NSW schools for first time
- ChatGPT ban in Australia’s public schools likely to be overturned
- Private school funding increased twice as much as public schools’ in decade after Gonski, data shows
- Understanding the Australian school sectors
- What Australia’s Independent school sector looks like in 2023
- NSW Government begins mobile phone ban in public high schools
University
- Want to study in Australian university? Here is what you must know
- Three Australian universities place in top 20 of QS World University Rankings
- Australia’s happiest students are not at sandstone universities
- British medical schools relocating to Australia
- Australian universities to offer ‘microcredentials’ in key areas to address skills crisis
- The university degrees that earn the biggest pay rises
- All but one of the state’s universities are losing money as student numbers shrink
- Australian universities split on using new tool to detect AI plagiarism
- Responding to The Australian Universities Accord challenge
- Australian university reforms to incentivise Stem degrees over arts have ‘dismally failed’, peak bodies say
- Training Australia’s world class quantum technology graduates
Tax
- Tax on the frontline as calls grow for bolder reform
- Do You Pay Tax On Inheritance In Australia?
- Australia’s upcoming global minimum tax is intended to stop offshore tax evasion.
- How Much Tax Do I Pay In Australia?
- Why is my tax return refund so low this year? What can I claim? And why you shouldn’t rush to lodge your tax return
- Treasurer keen to progress global tax deal at G20
- ‘Criminal offence’: ATO’s tax return warning for 2 million Aussies
- About 5 million Aussies claim work from home expenses but this tax time there are new rules
- ATO focus areas for tax time 2023
- Guide To Tax Deductions In Australia
- Take-home pay to be slashed as 10 million Australians hit with tax hike
- Stage 3 tax cuts to benefit rural Australia the least, analysis shows
- Why Australia lags behind the rest of the world in taxing oil and energy giants
Opportunity/Grants
2022
See the top 10 news items of 2022 curated just for global Australians.
2021
Migration
- Australia likely no longer key migration destination
- Streamlining skilled migration
- Is now a good time to move to Australia?
- Immigration update: Australian states open skilled visa nomination programs for 2021-2022
- Australia – Skilled Migration Rules Updated
Policy
- Australia announces visa changes and tougher rules for business migrants
- Australia now has a work + family policy blueprint and big business is on board
Jobs
- Need to find a cofounder?
- The hidden jobs shift during COVID-19
- Changes to casual employment: A guide for Australian employers
- Best Career Choices: 51 Skills in Shortage and Forecast for Future Demand
- How Australia’s job market has changed over COVID
Health
- Young people can stay under their parents’ health insurance until the age of 31 from this year as more are expected to stay in education and live at home longer
- Enrolling in Medicare
- Millenial’s guide to private health insurance in Australia
- Doctors to unveil plan to improve Australia’s healthcare system
- How does Australia’s health system rate internationally? This year it wins bronze
- Health insights for a year with COVID-19 in Australia
Superannuation
- Money traps to avoid when moving back to Australia
- Superannuation increase to be taken out of wages
- Top four superannuation mistakes Australians are making according to finance expert
- Changes to employee superannuation fund choice rules
- Your super may not be reaching your account. Here’s how to find out if you’ve been underpaid
- Superannuation: Must-read tips and tools to help you plan your retirement
Childcare
- How much it costs to raise a child in Australia
- Sydney Childcare Costs: Who’s paying the most and least
- Child care subsidy & family tax benefits: How to navigate at tax time
- Childcare Investing for Stable Income Returns
School
- Top scholarships offered to international students in Australia
- Most expensive city to send your child to school
- Did you know Queensland’s senior schooling system has changed?
University
- Huge increase in demand for postgraduate courses as Australians look to upskill
- Australia’s universities dominate global impact rankings
- The Australian universities with the most employable graduates
- Australian universities are outpacing their global counterparts
Tax
- Australian expats warned of tax bills on return post-pandemic
- Expat tax shake-up stokes fears of ‘harsh outcomes’
- Australian Tax Office says it can’t rely on crypto users’ own records
- How to claim investments and EFTs on Australian tax returns
Opportunity/Grants
- A guide to all the grants available to your small business organised by industry
- First space techs awarded ‘Moon to Mars’ grants
- Australia launches grant program to widen Indo-Pacific partnership with India
- The Australian Cultural Fund is a fundraising platform for Australian artists
- Women’s grants program now open for applications