Experts warn 2021 census will be a magnet for cyber criminals

Has the ABS learnt lessons from the 2016 census failure and will they pay off?

5 August, 2021

Health survey info added to massive central database

Information from a national health survey has been added to a massive government data integration program.

14 February, 2020

ABS updates ‘cluttered’ website

The ABS website is getting its first revamp in two decades.

20 January, 2020

Some regions are booming – others need ‘managed decline’

Government assistance to Australia’s regions has often been poorly directed, says the Productivity Commission in a major new report. It wants a more efficient system, which would admit that some regions are in decline and will remain so. The report, ‘Transitioning Regional Economies’ is the latest in a series of reports by the Productivity Commission […]

14 December, 2017

Immigration up, most going to NSW and Victoria

Increased discussion about immigration to Australia has done nothing to stem the tide of people coming to Australia. In fact, the numbers are rising, not falling. Overseas immigration into NSW alone last year exceeded the combined populations of Wagga Wagga and Tamworth, two of the state’s largest regional cities. Figures released by the Australian Bureau […]

14 December, 2017

More families moving to apartments

Nearly one third of Sydney’s households now live in apartments, with the proportion set to grow to one half within a generation. That means more and more families are opting for apartment style living, for both financial and lifestyle reasons. But as their children grow they are more likely to live in detached houses. Development […]

11 December, 2017

Public sector employment – feds down, state and local up

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has published its annual data on the number of public sector employees in Australia. There are more than ever before – nearly 2 million (1.957 million), a slight increase on the year before. Commonwealth numbers are down, by just 3,400 to 239,300, but state numbers are up by nearly 30,000 […]

9 November, 2017

NSW releases graphical statistics dashboard

The NSW Government has released an online tool that shows graphically key demographic attributes of the state’s regions. The People and Places Dashboard shows data such as population age groups, household composition, and land usage. The data is projected 20 years into the future. The website was launched by Minister for Planning and Housing Anthony […]

16 October, 2017

Government answers #CensusFail recommendations

Australian Signals Directorate to assess 2021 eCensus cyber security.

28 February, 2017

Australians fear robots will replace more of their jobs

The rise and rise of machines.

20 February, 2017

Best of 2016: Centrelink, the Tax Office and ASIO could use Census 2016 data: privacy groups

Mass Census boycott possible.

20 December, 2016

Best of 2016: Census staff spill the beans and it’s not pretty

From paralysis to analysis.

20 December, 2016

Best of 2016: ABS moves to quell Census panic on social media

Lost log-ins melt hotline.

20 December, 2016

Botched Census shakes public’s faith in digital government, says Turnbull’s ICT supremo

ABS culture slammed.

27 November, 2016