Were you refused at the Sydney level? Several people either did not get past Sydney or got asked to provide more detailed word experience letter. Usually you won't even get Sydney PER without complete reference letters. Anyway, did you try reapplying now? Make sure that everything is complete so they won't have any more excuses for rejection.
None of us has heard anything yet. This is starting to feel more and more like late May early june last year, where a lot of applicants started to get processed, until they stopped completely for 6 to 7 months. Hopefully this won't be the same this time. It's really hard to take, especially those that are eventually rejected
Anyway,congrats for those that just got their PER
I think it's hitting that time of the year again where Sydney becomes really active. Hope they won't go back to sleep mode again like lastt year