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Rates rise to 1.35% – and there's no stopping now the RBA's on a mission to whip inflation

There was no suprise in the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting interest rates at its July meeting. The only question was by how much.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2022

Young LGBTQI+ people want their diverse experiences reflected in census data, research finds

Australian Bureau of Statistics chief statistician David Gruen says gender identity and sexuality questions will again be reconsidered for the 2026 Census after the previous federal government directed the ABS not to include the questions in last year’s national survey.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

‘Wealth determines health’: young median age in Indigenous areas reflects lower life expectancy

Experts say Australian census data linking income level and health outcomes is unsurprising and focus is now on how to change it

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022

One in two young Australians experienced stressors during pandemic, data shows

People aged 18 to 24 had to deal with mental ill health or job woes far more than older people, Australian Bureau of Statistics finds

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022

Multicultural groups welcome federal government's move to collect ethnicity data

The federal government announces it will begin collecting ethnicity data as part of measuring diversity, a move long demanded by experts and multicultural groups.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

How we invented 'unemployment' – and why we're outgrowing it

When Labor leader Anthony Albanese couldn’t quote Australia’s unemployment rate in the first week of the election campaign, many said it didn’t matter: the Australian Bureau of Statistics figure was “meaningless”; “fudged”; “manipulated”; and didn’t count all those who had registered for JobSeeker.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022

Twice as many Aussies heading overseas since borders opened, but numbers still lag well below pre-pandemic norm

Australians continue to tentatively return to overseas travel, but only one demographic has come anywhere near its pre-pandemic peak.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Home lending plunged 6.4 pct in April

Borrowing for housing fell 6.4 per cent to $30.99 billion in April, representing a steeper fall than economists were expecting.

AAP · Jun 2, 2022

Building approvals show more modest fall

Building approvals showed a more modest decline in April after the wild swings recorded in the early stages of 2022.

AAP · May 30, 2022

In an age of low unemployment in Australia, what about those locked out of the jobs market?

Governments have long ignored a fast-growing cohort of people who live with illness or disability that prevents them from working

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022