The Latest Breaking News from ABS

Nearly 10,000 Australians died from COVID-19 last year, the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease has been in the top five killers.

Unemployment rate remains steady at 3.7% in a sign that the economy could avoid a hard landing as impact of 12 interest rate rises is felt by households

Australia’s economy might be just where Philip Lowe wants it – barring any nasty surprise – as he hands over to Michele Bullock

Economists say interest rate pause likely for about a year as ABS releases weaker-than-expected economic data

Larger than expected fall reduces likelihood Reserve Bank of Australia will raise interest rates again

Latest jobless rate higher than economists predicted, Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures show

The wage price index figures show that despite a tight labour market, there has not been a breakout in wage growth

The collision between an ageing population and a housing crisis has left more older people in Australia enduring housing insecurity and homelessness. Our research, released today, explores how the scale of these problems among older people has grown over the past decade.

First annual fall in retail sales volumes since 1991, except for pandemic.

August 2026 may seem like a long way away. Between now and then, there will be at least one federal election, the 2024 Paris Olympics will have been and gone, another Ashes cricket series will have taken place, and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will have just finished.

Check what is likely in and what may be out of the next Census.