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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

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The Guardian - AU

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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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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

The Guardian - AU

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.”

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Barr disappointed LGBTIQA+ questions won't be in census

The ACT govt will work to improve its own data collection.

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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

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

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?

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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.

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All eyes on retail sales as rates pressure builds

Consumers have been reluctant to open their wallets under tough financial conditions and that trend is expected to continue.

The Guardian - AU

‘There’s 20% more methane than they thought’: new data confirms Australia has been undercounting cattle

The Australian Bureau of Statistics updated its methodology and says there are 4 million more cattle than previously estimated

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Shares dip after weak retail trade figures

The ASX200 has finished 0.3 per cent down after the Bureau of Statistics reported that retail sales rose just 0.1 per cent in April.

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One job for every two unemployed: Hunter labour market tighter than NSW

The Hunter has one job vacancy for every two unemployed people, offering "little wiggle room" for companies looking for skilled staff. The Hunter's April unemployment rate was 3.1 per cent, almost a full point below the state and national levels, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Business Hunter chief…

AAP

Pressure coming off RBA as jobs market loses some heat

The Australian workforce is expanding faster than employers are opening up new positions, which should help the Reserve Bank in its fight against inflation.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s inflation rate slows less than expected to 3.6%, dimming hopes of interest rate relief

Economists had tipped CPI growth for the March quarter of 0.8%, and an annual inflation rate of 3.5%

AAP

Slow progress on inflation tempers interest rate hopes

Australia's annual inflation rate has sunk to a two-year low but is slightly above expectations, which might lengthen the wait time for rate cuts.

AAP

Jobs market holds ground despite rise in unemployment

The official jobs data was more subdued in March as widely expected following a surprisingly strong February result.

AAP

Inflation holds steady but services prove stubborn

Consumer prices are growing at the same annual pace as last month, with Taylor Swift concerts fuelling a minor uptick in hotel prices in the big cities.

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Big city competition shows in population gains

More Australians are calling Melbourne home than any other national city according to a new report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

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