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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
Concerns over NSW police discretion as Aboriginal drug diversion rates lag
Aboriginal people in New South Wales are being diverted away from the criminal j...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Mar 2026
First Nations business on the march, but more to be done in regions: Snapshot 4.0
The nation's most comprehensive data project tracking the impact of Indigenous e...
David Prestipino 19 Nov 2025
Peak bodies call for immediate action as Indigenous suicide rate hits new high
Warning: This story contains information about suicide and distressing statistic...
Joseph Guenzler 14 Nov 2025
Community-led solutions key, expert says as new data reveals dire Indigenous diabetes and cholesterol figures
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals Aboriginal and Torres...
Giovanni Torre 8 May 2025
ABS and AIATSIS partner to revise National Language Classification

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the updated Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), aiming to better reflect the languages spoken at home by Australians.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 29, 2025
'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need to travel more than an hour to visit a primary health care service. There are 131 of 412 Indigenous areas where more than 200 people live...

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Keira Jenkins Dec 4, 2024
Indigenous incarceration in NSW is at a record high

The number of Indigenous adults in NSW prisons is at an all-time high as domestic violence offences creep up. There were 4103 Aboriginal adults in custody in September, according to figures released o...

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Neve Brissenden Nov 14, 2024
Indigenous people over represented in NSW youth crime data

Young children appearing in NSW courts are overwhelmingly from disadvantaged backgrounds and often Indigenous, new data shows, as debate swirls about raising the age of criminal responsibility.

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Alex Mitchell Aug 14, 2024
Indigenous population reaches more than one million

The population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia has reached one million. Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Wednesday projected the population of Indigenous p...

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Keira Jenkins Jul 24, 2024
Gomeroi artist Kobie Dee releases new single ‘Statistic’

Recognised as one of Australia's most admired and genuine rappers, Gomeroi rapper Kobie Dee launched his new single and lyric video, "Statistic".

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jan 26, 2024
Advocates slam politicians for failure on homelessness

Indigenous advocates are calling on politicians to stop playing games with housing. As the national homelessness crisis continues to bite, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data from th...

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Rudi Maxwell Jun 28, 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 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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