MLB’s ABS Challenge System Has Little-Known Wrinkle That May Trip Up Hitters There's not much time to think it over. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Reserve Bank governor denies inflation is ‘taking off’ amid fears of fresh rate hikes End of government subsidies drives electricity costs up by 19% in the month and leaves power bills nearly a third higher than they were a year earlier The Guardian - AU · Feb 25
Umpire Embarrassed by ABS After Three Overturned Calls in First Two Innings Umpire Mitch Trzeciak had three calls overturned in the first two innings of the spring training matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Sports Illustrated · Feb 24
Signs point to RBA fine tuning, rather than hike spree Softer labour market data and consumer confidence levels reveal an economy coming back towards balance and not in need of major monetary tightening. AAP · Feb 10
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 The Guardian - AU · Jan 28
Gen Xers the new baby boomers: analysis identifies Australia’s richest landholders by generation Those born between 1965 and 1980 own an average of $1.455m in housing and land, KPMG report finds The Guardian - AU · Jan 21
Oasis tour tunes up economy but clouds rate cut hopes Britpop giant Oasis and Black Friday bargains have helped bring Australia's economy back in tune, adding to the case against Reserve Bank rate cuts. AAP · Jan 12
RBA official's advice to borrowers over inflation data Mortgage holders have been warned not to expect relief anytime soon with the latest inflation figures unlikely to significantly influence the RBA's thinking. AAP · Jan 7
Inflation cooled more than expected in November. But rate cuts remain unlikely anytime soon Annual inflation cooled in November. The Conversation · Jan 7
Illegal tobacco is messing up economic data. That won’t stop until it’s managed like alcohol Most Australians have probably noticed the proliferation of tobacconists and “convenience stores” in the last few years. These stores aren’t making much from the limited offerings on public display. Rather, their profitability comes from under-the-counter sales of untaxed tobacco and illegal vapes. The Conversation · Dec 8, 2025
There are two big drivers of Australia’s economic growth – but shape matters as much as size Income from rooftop solar panels and investment in data centres are helping to power the economy, which leads us to the question: is all growth good? The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025
Australian economy crawls back into growth mode thanks to datacentre boom and household spending uptick Analysts say national accounts figures show how far the economy has come, with annual GDP growth hitting 2.1% compared to 0.8% this time last year The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025
Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say Youth crime is never far from the public consciousness, but Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement of “adult time for violent crime” has brought the issue back into sharp focus. The Conversation · Nov 30, 2025
Inflation surges as energy rebates run out of gas Lower energy rebates and higher housing costs than a year ago have propelled the headline inflation rate to its highest level in 16 months. AAP · Nov 25, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2025 Property investors make up two in every five Australian home loans amid record borrowing Investor home borrowing surges nearly 18% in the September quarter compared with previous three months, prompting calls to ‘urgently rein in overheated credit market’
AAP · Nov 3, 2025 Illicit cigarettes surge clouds modest spending lift A 0.2 per cent rise in household spending in September would have been twice as strong if not for a fall in legal tobacco sales, according to official figures.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2025 Head of ABS defends debunking far-right ‘mass migration’ claims after censorship accusations Chief statistician David Gruen says bureau did not censor anyone and is ‘trying to take the side of truth’ after misuse of overseas arrivals figures
AAP · Sep 28, 2025 Interest rate decision to dominate economic agenda Mortgage holders are unlikely to get a leg up from the Reserve Bank this week, with markets and analysts predicting the cash rate to remain on hold on Tuesday.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2025 Nobody wanted to say ‘mission accomplished’ on inflation – certainly not Jim Chalmers. But he was surely thinking it Economists are revising their rate cut predictions after the latest ABS figures revealed inflation is trending back up
Sports Illustrated · Sep 23, 2025 Robot Umps Are Coming to MLB: Here's Everything You Need to Know Starting in 2026, teams will be able to challenge balls and strikes. Here's a complete breakdown of how the new system will work.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2025 Labor’s Measuring What Matters is a worthy goal – but one that has utterly failed to live up to its promise The wellbeing framework has become little more than a data dump – but at least it highlights how little stock we should put in productivity figures
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025 Healthy, safe and getting along with each other: Australia attempts to look beyond GDP to measure what matters The Measuring What Matters wellbeing report shows increased concern over security and access to healthcare and a stalling in Australia’s emissions reduction
The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2025 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
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025 Latest data suggests Australia is overcoming its sugar addiction Australia is now meeting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines on sugar, which recommend keeping sugar below 10% of daily energy intake.
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025 1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food Around one in eight (1.3 million) Australian households experienced food insecurity in 2023. This means they didn’t always have enough money to buy the amount or quality of food they needed for an active and healthy life.