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Key workers to be offered pod housing in Byron shire amid social housing builds
Teachers, police and other "key workers" looking to move into the Byron Shire will be offered accommodation in pod-style cabins originally built to house survivors of the 2022 floods. Byron Mayor Sarah Ndiaye said securing the pods at Brunswick Heads as homes for key workers and others in housing stress was "fantastic" news. "We really do need houses as soon as possible … everything just takes too long and when we have many people, as we do, that are homeless or in extreme housing stress, we need to be able to deliver as soon as possible," she said. "Main thing is … that this great resource, that a lot of money was spent on, isn't going to go to waste and that we are going to be able to utilise it. "We need to deliver some long-term affordable housing options for people." NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson said she was keen to see other councils in the region follow Byron's lead. "We want to have a future for every single one of those pods, none of them are going to end up in landfill," she said. Tweed Shire Council had previously rejected an offer for a similar strategy at its Kingscliff pod village, but Mayor Chris Cherry said she was open to it. "I would be hopeful that our councillors may be able to think about it again and I'd certainly be happy if the state government asked about whether we would reconsider it," she said. The move was announced as the NSW government unveiled plans for a "historic pipeline of housing", which included more than 355 public and community homes to be built across the Northern Rivers by mid-2027. The Tweed Shire is set to get 133 new homes, 69 are slated for the Richmond Valley, and Lismore, Ballina and the Clarence Valley will get about 50 each. "It's actually the largest [housing] pipeline in any part of regional NSW, so we are delivering more homes in this region than we are in the rest of the state," Ms Jackson said. The government announced in February it would transform a former Tweed Heads retirement village into 70 supported temporary accommodation units under its Housing Innovation Fund. It has now purchased the site to make the arrangement permanent. Elderly couple Gloria and Lindsay Judd said they were on the verge of homelessness when they had to move out of their rental home of 30 years, until space was found for them in the temporary accommodation facility. "I was down in the dumps really bad … and I told Linds, 'I'll buy a tent and we can live in a tent on the road'," Ms Judd said. NSW Premier Chris Minns said innovative projects were crucial in a region with more than 4,100 people on the social housing waitlist, including more than 1,200 on the priority list. "We need to be in a situation where we're looking at new ideas to house people in desperate, desperate situations and desperate circumstances," he said. Theresa Mitchell, who operates nearby homelessness outreach service Agape, said 133 new social housing properties in the Tweed was "nothing" compared to the number of homeless people in the area. Ms Mitchell said one client recently entered social housing after 21 years on the waitlist. "It's not going to solve the problem, it's not even going to halve the problem, or a third," she said.
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SBS News in Easy English 31 July 2025
Three million Australian students will have their education debts reduced, after Labor's student debt bill passed through Parliament today. The Albanese government introduced the HECS debt bill to cut 20 per cent from existing university and TAFE debts as its first order of business last week. The laws aim to reduce student debt as well as reform the repayment system. Balances are expected to be revised by the end of the year, saving students and graduates roughly $16 billion. Ukraine has welcomed U-S President Donald Trump's recent actions to pressure Russia into agreeing to a ceasefire, including economic penalties for countries that trade with Russia. President Trump said on Monday he is giving Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to stop the killing in Ukraine, shortening a 50-day deadline he had given the Russian leader two weeks ago. Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy praised the steps taken by the US. "It is precisely now that action is needed to force Russia toward peace. Yes, Moscow wants to keep fighting. But the whole issue comes down to potential, the whole issue comes down to resources for war, to money. That's exactly why sanctions are useful." A Victoria police officer has shot a man dead, after a confrontation in a home in Melbourne's outer east. Officers had been called to a home last night with reports of a man assaulting a woman. The woman, who police believe was known to the man, was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. The coroner and homicide squad are investigating the incident. What could be Australia's heaviest insect has been identified in northern Australia's high altitude rain-forests. The supersized stick insect, which is about 40cm long, was discovered in Queensland's Atherton Tablelands. Identified by James Cook University researchers, the female specimen weighed 44g, significantly heftier than Australia's heaviest insect, the up-to 30g giant wood moth. The next step in identifying and eventually naming the species is finding a male, which is proving difficult, due to the male's significantly smaller size. To sport now and in swimming, 21 year-old Harrison Turner has made history, securing Australia's first world championship medal in the mens' 200-metre butterfly. Taking the bronze medal, Turned toppled a 16-year national record, despite only just scraping into the finals of the event. "If you told me I was gonna win a, sorry a bronze medal at the start of the year with a pb (personal best) of 1.57 (minutes) I would have said nah you're dreaming. So, I am lost for words." Fellow Australian Mollie O'Callahan has also claimed her 10th world title in the 200 metres freestyle.
