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. The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025
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. AAP · Jul 13, 2025
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. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 29, 2025
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. The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025
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%. The Conversation · May 1, 2025
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. The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025
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+. The Conversation · Dec 19, 2024
'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. AAP · Dec 19, 2024
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 The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2024
Albanese pledges permanent free Tafe places – as it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024
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. AAP · Nov 2, 2024
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. AAP · Oct 31, 2024
Attorney general considering releasing full robodebt report – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2024
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. The Conversation · Oct 24, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024 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.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2024 Australia’s economy fares better than expected but still weakest since early 1990s, excluding pandemic June quarter GDP expanded by 1% from a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said – slightly above forecasts
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 29, 2024 Government Backflips On Decision To Omit LGBTQI+ Focused Questions In 2026 Census After Backlash “We’ve been talking with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and they’re going to test for a new question, one question about sexuality, sexual preference.”
The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2024 There were 99 men for every 100 women in 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says Darwin was the youngest city and had the highest disparity between numbers of men and women
The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2024 Sex discrimination commissioner urges Labor to reverse decision excluding gender and sexuality census questions Anna Cody worries the Albanese government’s backflip could ‘strengthen the voices of discrimination’
The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2024 Dumping gender and sexuality questions from the census doesn’t make us less gay – it leaves us uninformed Australian democracy depends on the census. So why has it been undermined?
AAP · Aug 25, 2024 LGBTQI people to be 'rendered invisible' in 2026 census The next census won't ask questions about sexual orientation or variations of sex characteristics despite an outcry from the LGBTQI community.
AAP · Jul 17, 2024 Mixed jobs data highlights rate balancing act for RBA Demand for labour is still strong enough to soak up extra workers as the population grows, according to fresh Australian Bureau of Statistics jobs data.