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Real wages have gone backwards. Even earning $100,000 isn’t what it used to be

Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4%. For households, however, the number that really matters is what happened to wages after inflation.

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Expectations grow for interest rate hike next week after Australia’s inflation jumps to 3.8%

Rapidly rising consumer prices led to annual inflation growing from 3.4% to 3.8% in the year to December

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Early Christmas for RBA with landmark inflation print

Inflation data will dominate the domestic economic dashboard, while the UK budget and New Zealand rate cuts are on the agenda abroad.

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New study finds 2 in 5 Australians experience traumatic events as children

Some 42% of Australians experience a traumatic event before turning 18 – and it affects their health decades later.

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Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth

All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an essential thread that keeps our economy stitched together.

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Data missing on two of nation’s ‘biggest issues’ as Australian Bureau of Statistics fumbles key survey

Economics expert criticises last-minute cancellation of report that would shed light on cost-of-living and housing crises

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AI business 'wake-up call': teach workers or miss out

Workers need greater training in artificial intelligence technology to tap into future innovations, a study has found, but many are resistant to change.

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Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone

The Australian Bureau of Statistics will roll out a large-scale census test next month.

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All signs point to jobs market holding firm in new data

Forward indicators suggest Australia's unusually low unemployment rate will stay steady in fresh data set to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Your Boss May Not Tell You About This 3.5% Pay Rise, But I Will

Starting July 1, employers must deliver a 3.5 per cent pay increase. Here's how to check if you've received it.

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Whatever happened to the Albanese government’s wellbeing agenda?

The Albanese government devoted time and energy in its first term to developing a wellbeing agenda for the economy and society.

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Who’s eating publishers’ lunch? The rising costs and shrinking margins of Australian books

At the end of March 2025, Penguin Random House announced booming sales, with a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. Even better, their profits rose 11.3%.

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Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria.

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Almost 1 million Australians are LGBTQIA+ – and for the first time, there’s a new national health plan for them

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week shows one in 20 (4.5%) Australians over 16 are LGBTQIA+.

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'We deserve to be counted': LGBTQI data revealed

The estimated number of Australians who identify as LGBTQI has been revealed, after the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the first of its kind data.

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Steady Australian unemployment rate makes near-term interest cut unlikely

The jobless rate in October was 4.1%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Albanese pledges permanent free Tafe places – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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RBA tipped to keep rates steady for 12th straight month

Interest rates have been kept on hold for almost a year and are broadly expected to stay there until cuts start in early 2025, provided inflation keeps easing.

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Property market easing with falls across four capitals

Slowing momentum in home price growth bodes well for those hoping to get a foot on the property ladder as the central bank weighs rate cuts.

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Attorney general considering releasing full robodebt report – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Stalking rates in Australia are still shockingly high – one simple strategy might help

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals one in seven adult Australians have been stalked in their lifetime: one in five women and one in 15 men.

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Strong Australian jobs figures lower expectations of pre-Christmas interest rate cut

Unemployment rate in September was 4.1% – making it unlikely the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates this year

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Afternoon Update: inflation hits three-year low; BoM tsunami warning test prompts panic; and the legacy of Daria

Inflation dived last month to its lowest rate in three years, but the Reserve Bank will wait for a more sustained drop before it starts cutting interest rates.

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Australia’s annual inflation rate in August falls to lowest since 2021 at 2.7%

Lowest CPI rate in three years but Reserve Bank will wait for more sustained drop before cutting interest rates

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Despite all the doom and gloom on Australia’s economy, could the worst be behind us?

We hear about the ‘weakest growth in decades’ and being ‘smashed’ by the RBA, but positive tidings abound – if you want to look for them

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