Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, February 11.
Making headlines today, Western Australia is leading the nation for soaring rents, with new research revealing prices have climbed by two-thirds over the space of five years, pulling the state’s housing affordability crisis into sharp focus.
There are fresh concerns for rental affordability as new Cotality data shows rents have outpaced wage growth in almost every Australian jurisdiction bar the ACT.
Meanwhile, hundreds of lecturers at Perth’s biggest university have pledged to stay off campus as semester one begins over claims of unsustainable workloads, unfair pay and “draconian limitations” on work-from-home opportunities.
And, in case you missed it, Fremantle gun Caleb Serong has refused to entertain Victorian rivals, signing a bumper seven-year deal to become the equal longest-contracted player in the AFL.
The Dockers on Tuesday locked in the three-time All-Australian midfielder until 2034.
Stay with us as we bring you the news of the day, as it happens.
