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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

The Guardian - AU

Queer Advocates Slam Decision To Omit LGBTIQ+ Focused Questions From 2026 Census: ‘A Betrayal’

The government has been criticised by the LGBTIQ+ community for not including questions about gender and sexuality in the next census.

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Health care providers are adding cloud tech, but need to dream bigger

Currently, the application of cloud in the health care space is choppy.

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NSW Labor eyes vacant offices as option to boost social housing stock

Exclusive: Minister says providing incentives to developers to convert surplus commercial space presents a ‘good opportunity’ for the state

The Guardian - AU

Census website struck by a billion attempted cyber-attacks, Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals

Revelation that ABS fended off attacks in 2021 comes as Australia reels from ransomware attacks on Medibank and Optus

The Guardian - AU

Census data shows technology and an ageing population are reshaping Australia's workforce

Census data shows most Australian adults gain a qualification, yet the nation still relies on migrants to fill critical skills gaps.

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Fewer Australians working a traditional 40-hour week

School principals worked as many hours as surgeons.

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Australia’s inflation rate eases slightly to 6.8% in August thanks to modest fuel price rises

Consumer prices rose 7% in the year to July before easing in August, with construction and fruit and vegetables the largest contributors

The Guardian - AU

PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened

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‘Greater insight’: ABS unveils monthly inflation reports as cost-of-living crisis bites

Households and the Reserve Bank will get a much closer look into when soaring inflation peaks later this year with monthly price reports coming.

The New Daily

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

‘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

Australia's 2021 Census: five graphs that show a rapidly changing country

Australia has become more diverse in the past five years, with new official data revealing soaring migration and far fewer people identifying as Christian.

The New Daily

Australia's 2021 Census data shows we're a very different country from five years ago. Here are some highlights

Australia looks very different from five years ago: There are as many millennials as baby boomers, there are more than one million single-parent families and there has been an "unexpected" move to high-rise living. Here's what the latest census data tells us.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased, but the census lacks detail in other facets of Indigenous lives

The census counted 812,728 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on census night, making up 3.2% of the total people counted. That’s up from 649,171 in the 2016 census, an increase of over 25%.

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Census 2021 data shows Australians are less religious and more culturally diverse than ever

For the first time, census data shows fewer than half of Australians say they are Christian, while almost as many say they have no religious beliefs.

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