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Increase in Indigenous languages counted, extra engagement in remote communities for upcoming Census
Key points:- Data will be collected on 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Jarred Cross 13 Jun 2026
Stabilisation in Indigenous early development shows promise, but urgent action still needed
A stabilisation in the developmental progress of Indigenous children suggests ta...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Jun 2025
First Nations housing crisis: research reveals huge gap for affordable rental housing
A major long-term study by AHURI has revealed that one in eight of all Aborigina...
Giovanni Torre 12 Feb 2025
Charity status boosts First Nations business i24s' efforts to tackle homelessness
A Western Australian First Nations business will be able to boost its services t...
Brendan Foster 2 Nov 2024
Lidia Thorpe urges PM to include gender identity and sexuality questions in census
Senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the federal government to commit to including...
Giovanni Torre 5 Sep 2024
Were Aboriginal people counted in the census before 1967?

WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAboriginal people were not counted in Australia's censuses before 1967. OUR VERDICTMixed. Aboriginal people were generally counted as part of the census process before 1967 but exclude...

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William Summers Jul 19, 2023
A growing number of Aussies identifying as Indigenous according to latest Census

Recent Census data has suggested a significant increase of Australians identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that 812,728 people identif...

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Nina Hendy Apr 13, 2023
Census reveals huge boost in number of Australians identifying as Indigenous

A growing number of Australians are identifying as Indigenous, including an increasing number of older people who are for the first time confirming their cultural origins.

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Guest Author Jun 28, 2022
Census helps government meet needs

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is gearing up for the 2021 census on August 10 and census staff have started working in remote Indigenous communities to get the job done.

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Aaron Bloch Aug 3, 2021
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