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Hunter staff shortages are some of Australia's worst - and we don't have the data to solve them

'There is not a group we speak to who isn't lamenting huge staffing issues.'

Newcastle Herald

Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush

Industries desperate for workers in regional Australia are talking up the benefits of country life as a campaign promotes the switch.

AAP

Jack Ritchie: Parents of gambling addict who took his own life to receive royal accolades

Liz and Charles Ritchie’s son Jack took his own life in 2017 after becoming addicted to gambling

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Parents of gambling addict who took own life to receive royal accolades

Liz and Charles Ritchie’s son Jack took his own life in 2017 after becoming addicted to gambling.

The Independent UK

Regional Australia Institute report highlights job vacancy crisis, communities missing out on growth

Michael Mbaogu has worked as a GP for 15 years but has never seen a worker shortage this bad. He's one of many business owners who are hiring, but struggling to fill roles.

ABC News

'No jobs in the bush' myth busted but housing critical

The regional jobs market is booming at three times the metropolitan rate but the lack of housing, health care and education remains a major barrier.

AAP

I lost my son to a gambling addiction. Firms must change, not pay fines that are dwarfed by profits

The greed of gambling companies can be linked to hundreds of suicides in the UK every year, says Liz Ritchie of Gambling with Lives

The Guardian - UK

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Regional growth needs better planning

New population shifts mean more planning needed in regional centres

The Canberra Times

5 important conversations couples should have before a baby

Planning a baby or already pregnant? Save yourself some arguments and have these discussions now, says Lauren Taylor.

The Independent UK

5 important conversations couples should have before having a baby

Planning a baby or already pregnant? Save yourself some arguments and have these discussions now, says Lauren Taylor.

The Independent UK

Vision of 11 million in regions by 2032

The Regional Australia Institute has released an ambition for growth in country areas over the next decade, focusing on jobs, innovation, housing and health.

AAP

Millennials still leaving the big smoke

Regional areas continue to see a boom in new arrivals even as the pandemic-induced surge in migration begins to slow.

AAP

Home prices in 'affordable' regional Queensland towns continue to rise as national housing market drops

The Reserve Bank of Australia has once again raised interest rates for the fourth consecutive month, but this Longreach 20-something has no plans to miss out on life.

ABC News

More and more people are moving to the regions around Canberra

Millennials and their young families make up the majority of people moving from the city to the country, as regional migration hits a record high.

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The Guardian - AU

Job vacancies jump by a quarter in regional Australia, outstripping mining boom record

Rural areas now have 84,600 unfilled jobs, far exceeding the 2011 peak, despite constraints of limited housing

The Guardian - UK

Inaction on gambling addiction will bring more grief, says bereaved mother

Exclusive: government proposals to stop gambling deaths are ‘more of same system that killed Jack’, say parents of man who killed himself

The Independent UK

Gambling addict teacher who killed himself was ‘abused by parasites’

Jack Ritchie’s parents attacked gambling companies and the Government following the conclusion of an inquest into their son’s death in Vietnam.

The Independent UK

Gambling warnings “woefully inadequate” before teacher killed himself – corone

English teacher Jack Ritchie died in Vietnam in 2017 aged 24.

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The Guardian - UK

Jack Ritchie: coroner condemns ‘woefully inadequate’ care for gambling addict

Narrative verdict reached in inquest into English teacher who killed himself in 2017

The Guardian - UK

Gambling addiction ‘destroyed’ son, father tells Sheffield inquest

Parents of Jack Ritchie, who killed himself in 2017 aged 24, say state failed to properly address gambling risks

The Guardian - UK

Jack Ritchie death: gambling addiction began as teenager, inquest hears

English teacher who took his own life in 2017 began using fixed-odds betting terminals while in the sixth form

The Independent UK

Tragic teacher became addicted to gambling from young age, inquest told

Hull University history graduate Jack Ritchie died in Hanoi, Vietnam, after years of gambling problems.

The Independent UK

Parents of gambling addict, 24, speak out ahead of his inquest

Jack Ritchie’s family say betting law changes which have been delayed would save lives.

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