Baulking at the backpacker tax
Rural communities are concerned at the impact of the Federal Government’s proposed backpacker tax, writes Madeleine Neale.
Making the games people play now
Video game entrepreneurs aim to transform a childhood passion into a career. Nicholas Gleeson reports.
Traders call for CCTV footage to stop drug trade
Victoria Street, Abbotsford, has long been a destination for Vietnamese food and grocery stores and remains a hub of shopping in the area, but a closer look at the street reveals a darker undercurrent on select street corners and in front of closed shops. Ed Stapleton reports.
Lost in translation
Vietnamese refugees who have settled in Australia in the four decades since the Communist forces took Saigon, fear that younger community members are forgetting their heritage. Chau Nguyen reports
Where have the young Masons gone?
A Melbourne barber in his late 20s is hoping more young people will join a 300 year-old society he says “gives meaning and direction” to his life. Mandi Giannopoulos reports.
DIY housing: a squat to call home
Housing prices, family violence and mental health issues are driving many young Melburnians to squatting and homelessness. Peter Matthews reports.
The price is right in affordable Seaford
As inner suburbs become unaffordable for young buyers “the ripple effect” means they look to suburbs further out, such as Seaford. Mitchell Gardner reports.