People still remember the 2016 #CensusFail. So how safe is the 2026 census?
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In the second half of 2025 influenza killed more Australians a month than COVID. Here’s how it happened.
With fuel prices still much higher than before the Middle East war began, the risks of further spikes in inflation and more rate rises this year have not gone away.
Results from a new national survey show Australians feel worse about many things than they did during COVID. Now governments need to use these data to do better.
Both private-sector and government spending contributed to the fastest GDP growth since 2022. Yet it’s still well below the growth Australians saw in the past.
The first in-depth analysis of discouraged workers finds they range from young men to mums. Unless we pay more attention to them, we risk misreading the economy.
The latest inflation figures are an important piece of the puzzle for the Reserve Bank ahead of its next interest rate decision in February.
The state breakdown shows growth in the services sector helped to offset weakness in mining and manufacturing.
A horror stretch starting in 2020 saw an entire decade of real wage growth reversed in just three years. It’s a long way back up yet.
Immigration to Australia has surged since the COVID pandemic. But our research shows only about one in five become citizens within seven years.
But the new monthly index might create the impression there’s more inflation than there actually is.
Unlocking this hidden workforce could be a game-changer in strengthening Australia’s social fabric.
Growing use of technology and our willingness to trust it is putting Australians at greater risk of being scammed.
The first-of-its kind report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics looks beyond GDP to a broader measurement of what nature is really worth.
Growth is painfully slow, according to data released on Wednesday. But this could well be seen by next year as the point when Australia started to move into positive territory.
The Northern Territory’s economy might have grown the fastest but Western Australian remains the wealthiest of the states and territories, according to new data.
The government has decided against including questions about sexuality and gender identity in the 2026 Census. How can it make policy for LGBTQI+ people without such basic data?
The headline figures look good, but employment growth is slowing and hours worked are barely growing.
Living standards have fallen for the fifth successive quarter, the longest decline in 40 years.
Australia’s inflation rate has halved, but it’s falling more slowly than it was, and previous high inflation is set to push up student debt.
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Ageing and End of Life, La Trobe University
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