Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes early voting on Indigenous Voice opening across Australia, Australian children as young as 10 are being hooked on gambling, Australia’s resources exports plunging $115 billion in value, and the first Hyatt House hotel set to open in Melbourne in 2025.
Nation
Australian children as young as 10 are hooked on gambling
A Guardian Australia investigation has revealed an increasing number of young people are entering adulthood with depression and anxiety, alongside debt and relationship breakdowns, because of gambling in their youth. Data from the Gambling Help Online revealed a 16 per cent increase in the number of young people aged 24 and under contacting the help service in the 2022-23 financial year, with youth aged between 15 and 24 in Victoria accounting for about 600 of those 2,136 requests for help. It was found that children as young as eight find the content of gambling ads appealing and have high brand awareness and detailed recall of the content of those ads.
Politics
Voting on Indigenous Voice opens in Australia
Early voting opened Tuesday across a swathe of Australia on a reform that would recognise Indigenous people in the 1901 constitution for the first time, France24 has reported. The proposal—which would also give First Nations people the right to be consulted on policies that affect them—has only minority support after slumping in the polls. Polling stations opened Tuesday across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. They opened the previous day in the rest of the country.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231003-vote-on-indigenous-rights-opens-in-much-of-australia
Economy
Australia’s resources exports plunge $115 billion in value
Australia’s resources and energy export earnings are tipped to fall by more than $100 billion in value, ABC has reported. The sluggish global growth weighed down by Chinese economic concerns blamed for the fall. Economist warns the slowdown could wipe out much of Australia’s budget surplus From a high of $467 billion in the 12 months to the end of June, the value of Australia’s resources and energy exports is tipped to fall to $400 billion this year, and $352 billion next year.
Lifestyle
First Hyatt House hotel set to open in Melbourne
Holder East has partnered with Hyatt Hotels Corporation to open the first Hyatt House hotel in South Melbourne, Architecture and Design reported. The Hyatt House has been planned as a 97-room hotel, situated within Holder East’s Oasis Residences, a luxurious and elegant urban sanctuary designed by the renowned Hayball Architects. While Oasis Residences is scheduled for completion by August 2024, the hotel is expected to open in 2025.
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/australia-s-first-hyatt-house-hotel-to-open
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