Baby drought:The suburbs with Perth’s lowest fertility rates

Baby drought:The suburbs with Perth’s lowest fertility rates

A fertility fault line divides the regions of greater Perth with only one suburban area having enough babies to maintain a stable population.

  • bySarah Brookes

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Why Parramatta offers a better quality of life than Lane Cove
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Why Parramatta offers a better quality of life than Lane Cove

While many in Sydney have assumed that life is great on the east and north,while the west is struggling,new behavioural data suggests it’s not true - if it ever was.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Living standards at risk without big data and artificial intelligence

Living standards at risk without big data and artificial intelligence

AI and big data sound like something from dystopian sci-fi films,but the Productivity Commission says without making use of them our living standards will fall.

  • byShane Wright
‘Stats nerd’ Leigh in dream job on the eve of census

‘Stats nerd’ Leigh in dream job on the eve of census

Economics academic turned Assistant Minister for Treasury Andrew Leigh says he’s been training for 20 years for this job of overseeing the census.

  • byRachel Clun
‘This has got away from us’:Experts call for oversight on ‘wild west’ of athlete data collection

‘This has got away from us’:Experts call for oversight on ‘wild west’ of athlete data collection

Massive amounts of data is being collected from modern athletes in the pursuit of a competitive edge but experts have found the practice is invasive,unchecked and in ‘urgent need’ of attention.

  • byIain Payten
One in six Victorians caught COVID-19 this year. But where did cases peak?

One in six Victorians caught COVID-19 this year. But where did cases peak?

Using this map,you can see how many cases have been confirmed in your area since January 1,as well as the estimated percentage of the area’s population that has tested positive so far this year.

  • byCraig Butt
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Beef capital gets a raw deal
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Beef capital gets a raw deal

And should gamble on a name change.

Lies,damn lies and modelling? Why COVID forecasts haven’t all come to pass

Lies,damn lies and modelling? Why COVID forecasts haven’t all come to pass

Modelling has gained new-found fame (and infamy) thanks to the pandemic. But it’s best used to shape decisions that will prevent its worst predictions.

  • byRachel Clun
The charts you need to understand the climate emergency

The charts you need to understand the climate emergency

Climate change didn’t occur overnight. Here are 10 graphs that show the state of emergency.

  • byLaura Chung
Five graphics that explain how Victoria’s outbreak is tracking

Five graphics that explain how Victoria’s outbreak is tracking

Victoria’s COVID-19 case numbers this week made grim reading,but a deeper look at the data shows there is some cause for optimism.

  • byCraig Butt andLiam Mannix
Where COVID-19 cases are on the rise and where they’ve fallen

Where COVID-19 cases are on the rise and where they’ve fallen

The Premier said health authorities were concerned by rising case numbers in Sydney’s Bayside,Burwood and Inner West council areas.

  • byMary Ward andNigel Gladstone