The Migrant

Articles

Renting out via airbnb

Your Airbnb guest could be a tenant. Until the law is...

A Victorian court decision that an Airbnb agreement had the status of a lease has profound...
Property + Investment
4
minutes
blaze

How does poor air quality from bushfire smoke affect our health?

Brian Oliver, University of Technology Sydney New South Wales and Queensland are in the grip of a devastating bushfire emergency, which has tragically resulted in...
Arts + Culture
4
minutes
How your house survives a blaze

12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homes

There are no guarantees in bushfires, but you can improve the odds your house survives a...
Arts + Culture
4
minutes
Pelican Bay in 2006

Where to take refuge in your home during a bushfire

Fire threatening a house in Pelican Bay in 2006. If you need to shelter from a...
Arts + Culture
4
minutes
Bushfire in Australia

How a bushfire can destroy a home

Douglas Brown, Western Sydney University Ten years after the devastation of Black Saturday, building design has largely been unrecognised as an area worthy of research....
Arts + Culture
5
minutes
child with Down syndrome

Many sick and disabled people are refused permanent visas. We need...

Australia has changed the way it decides whether children with Down syndrome, and other conditions, can...
Migration
3
minutes