Data analysis
The government social media team giving statistics a sexy rebrand
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has garnered a loyal fan base of followers online for its playful approach to a typically dry topic.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Latest
The budget explained in seven charts
The government is attempting to tiptoe a tricky path out of strife. Here are seven charts that break everything down.
- by Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
Where unemployment is highest (and lowest) in Sydney
Unemployment has ratcheted higher in Sydney. Here’s how the city’s regions compare on jobs.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
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How the digital world is getting better at measuring us up
The advent of computers has allowed businesses and governments to record, calculate, play with and store huge amounts of data. But we’re still in the early days of exploiting this opportunity to be better informed about what’s happening in the economy.
- by Ross Gittins
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Coronavirus pandemic
It was a compelling piece of COVID-19 data. It was also wrong
A freedom of information request has revealed that the Victorian health department wasn’t being transparent in some of its COVID-19 death reporting.
- by Aisha Dow
Exclusive
Renting
Ten charts that explain the rental crisis in Australia
More than three in 10 Australian households rent privately and renters are an increasingly diverse group, new data reveals.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Volunteers honoured for COVID-19 data crunching
When Australians were hungry for up-to-date COVID-19 information at the height of the pandemic, a data analyst and a journalist stepped forward.
- by Aisha Dow
Opinion
AI
AI is revolutionising healthcare, but at what risk for patient privacy and consent?
Artificial Intelligence is now sufficiently sophisticated to re-identify individuals from de-identified health data. We must quickly develop rules for its ethical use.
- by Jon Faine
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Schools
Class warfare: Assaults in schools up by 50 per cent over a decade
Assaults in the state’s schools have jumped 50 per cent in the past decade, rising to a level where police are notified of violence an average of 10 times every school day.
- by Christopher Harris
Love quiz: Where you’re most likely to find your match
Teacher, tradie or Jeff Bezos? Use our interactive tool and enter your requirements for a life partner to determine the statistical chance of finding your soulmate in Australia.
- by Matt Malishev, Nathanael Scott, Luis Araujo and The Visual Stories Team
Interactive: What new census data tells you about your suburb
What do people in your area do for a living? How do they get to work? And how long have they lived there? Type in the name of your suburb and explore our interactive from a new batch of 2021 census data.
- by Craig Butt and Nigel Gladstone
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