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Rise in number of people ditching cities for a home among the gum trees

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A growing number of Australians are trading-in city living for country communities to manager the rising cost of living. The Regional Australia Institute says millennials and overseas-born nationals are spear-heading the transition fostered by a strong jobs market and other lifestyle benefits.
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