Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes The Australian Energy Market Operator saying LNG exports may need to be diverted to avert winter gas shortage, Australia’s population increasing by 1.6 per cent in the last 12 months, international students going up 111 per cent, Melbourne being awarded as the best airport in Australia, and Australia’s First-Ever Angelika Film Centre to open in Brisbane.
Nation
Australia’s population is up 1.6 per cent
Australia’s population grew by 1.6 per cent in the 12 months to 30 September 2022, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported. “Our population on 30 September 2022 is 26.1 million people after we recorded an increase of 418,500 people over the year. That’s 1.6% growth, which is similar to what we saw in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic began.” The natural increase was 114,800 people, a decrease of 18.1 per cent from the previous year. There were 302,900 births and 188,000 deaths registered during the period. There were 536,900 overseas migration arrivals and 233,200 departures, resulting in Australia’s population growing by 303,700 people from overseas migration.
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/australias-population-grew-16-cent
Economy and Business
LNG exports may be sidetracked to prevent winter gas shortage
Australia’s east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters may need to divert excess gas supply for domestic customers to stave off any potential supply shortages this winter in the country’s south, Business World online has reported. The Australian Energy Market Operator said despite increased production commitments from the industry since last year, the supply in southern Australia is declining rapidly, raising risks of near-term shortages and long-term supply gaps. Though Australia produces more gas than it needs to meet its domestic demands, most supply is contracted for export.
Education
International students in Australia up 111 per cent
A total of 59,240 international students arrived in Australia in January this year, a 111 per cent increase compared to the same month last year, when some 28,030 students entered the country, erudera.com has reported. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicated that of all students entering the country in January, the majority (30,250) are enrolled in higher education institutions, up from 19,770 in January of the previous year.
https://erudera.com/news/australia-111-increase-in-international-students-in-january/
Travel
Melbourne has the best airport in Australia
The latest Skytrax awards chose Melbourne as home to the best airport across Australia and the Pacific, Sky news has reported. Melbourne Airport was the only airport across Australia and the Pacific to make it into the top 20, listed as number 19, up seven places in 2022. The airport also received the award for ‘Best Airport Staff in Australia and the Pacific’. Meanwhile, Gold Coast Airport won the ‘Best Regional Airport in Australia and the Pacific’.
Entertainment
Australia’s First-Ever Angelika Film Centre to open in Brisbane
Angelika Film Centre’s opening in Brisbane mid this year marks the first Aussie site—and the first outside of the US—for the brand. The brand started in Soho in New York City in September 1989 and has grown to nine American locations since. Filmgoers can look forward to an eight-screen, 400-seat cinema complex, which will span 2,500 square metres. The centre will also feature an elevated alfresco bar area, as inspired by the chain’s OG Big Apple site, with views over the precinct, Concrete Playground has reported.
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