Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes Australia’s defence needing to prioritise ‘human’ over ‘hardware’, SA to be hosting its first major tourism trade event, property experts saying that Australia’s regional rental crisis has already peaked, and Sir Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster renewing their vows in Australia.
Nation
Australia’s defence needs to prioritise ‘human’ over ‘hardware’
A major review of Australia’s defence strategies will be released before the upcoming budget next month but Australia needs to think “beyond the hardware” and “address the human”, according to retired Major General Gus McLachlan. Submarines are “all well and good” but there needs to be a priority on investing resources into the training of Australian defence personnel, Mr McLachlan, Sky News Australia has reported.
Business
South Australia to Host First Major Tourism Trade Event
Adelaide will welcome hundreds of travel buyers representing markets from across the globe when it hosts one of the nation’s flagship tourism industry events this October, Mirage News reported. The event will attract up to 500 tourism industry leaders to South Australia for three days of business-to-business meetings, networking events, and a conference program. It is the first time ATEC’s biggest trade event will be hosted in Adelaide and comes as the latest tourism data shows strong growth in international visitor spend. Mirage News has reported.
https://www.miragenews.com/south-australia-to-host-first-major-tourism-984878/
Real Estate
Australia’s regional rental crisis has already peaked
Australia’s rental crisis has “peaked” across regional areas with the latest advice for tenants to move out of the city, Real Estate.com has reported. SQM Research made the bold claim on the back of data that has revealed national residential property rental vacancy rates rose to 1.1 per cent in March 2023. The SQM report stated that regional rental vacancy rates rose sharply as a “sign of a population flow reversal back to the cities”.
Entertainment
Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster renew their vows in Australia
Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster ‘renew their vows in Australia’ – after he ‘spaced out his tour to involve their children in the ceremony’, The Daily Mail UK has reported. Mr Stewart has secretly renewed his wedding vows with his wife Penny Lancaster while touring in Australia. The legendary singer, 79, arrived Down Under with his wife, 52, last month to play a string of shows, and found some time away from the spotlight to reaffirm their marriage. The couple tied the knot in 2007, and are approaching their 16th wedding anniversary.
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