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Census data shows WA's population is getting older and richer, with fewer people born overseas

Western Australia's population is getting older — but unlike rest of the country, there's a falling share of millennials compared to baby boomers. And that's not all we found out about the state from the census.

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Australia's only Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster brings visitors to new Pastafarian 'religion'

Pirate Priestess Angela Carter and her husband Captain Colin "Cupcakes" Carter selected "no religion" on the 2021 Census — and their reason lies in Christianity.

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Kaurna remains return to country

The second group of Kaurna Aboriginal ancestral remains held by the South Australian Museum have been reburied at the Wangayarta Memorial Park in Adelaide.

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Australia commits to Pacific islands defence training as China seeks rival meeting

Australia will establish a defence school to train Pacific island militaries, Canberra's new Pacific minister said, amid intensifying competition for security ties and as Beijing seeks to host a rival meeting to the main regional group, the Pacific Islands Forum, next month.

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Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here's how schools can manage the risks

The new federal Labor government is ending the compulsory religious aspect of the A$60 million-a-year National School Chaplaincy Program. The change comes as newly released census data show only 44% of Australians now identify as Christian. The new rules will give Australian schools a fresh choice between a chaplain or…

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Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.

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Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions

The Australian Census numbers have been released, showing women typically do many more hours of unpaid housework per week compared to men.

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Birth certificate program eyes expansion

A program issuing birth certificates to Indigenous Australians to help everyone access essential services is raising funds to expand nationally.

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Two men bogged and lost on SA outback dirt track for two days rescued by police

Two men who were lost for two days in the South Australian outback were close to running out of food and water, police say.

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'It was the beginning of feminism': how higher education paved the way for the women of Albury-Wodonga

Regional women are too often forgotten in Australia’s political movements. The “big teal steal” focuses on the independent candidates from Melbourne and Sydney, forgetting that independent Cathy McGowan stole the seat of Indi from the Liberals a decade earlier.

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Ukrainian embassy could be reopened: PM

Anthony Albanese says the government is considering re-establishing its embassy presence in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

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Unseasonably heavy rain brings renewed flood threat for three states

Australia's east is in for another drenching, as unseasonably heavy rain forecast for Queensland and the Northern Territory spreads across the country.

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Ten things we learned from the 2021 census results: Christianity in decline and Australia hits 25 million

Christianity is in decline, millennials are catching up to boomers, and everyone was at home. Insights from the pandemic census night

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Insurance bill for February floods reaches $4.8b, victims could wait years for repairs

New Insurance Council of Australia figures reveal the damage bill from February's flood disaster in Queensland and New South Wales has reached $4.8 billion with builders saying repairs will take up to two years.

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World bull riding titles in sights of three central Queensland teenagers

They are some of Australia's best young rodeo competitors. Now they have the chance to prove themselves on the world stage.

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Census 2021: Australia Now Has A Migrant Majority, Millennials Dominate We Have Forsaken God

The first round of 2021 census key data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is finally here — remember filling it out in August in lockdown? — and it has revealed Australia is growing, changing and is more diverse than ever before.The official population in August 2021 was 25.4…

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Census results: 2021 ABS data reveals millennials are overtaking boomers as country's largest generation group

The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia. Look back on our blog where we unpacked the data.

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Festival of Voices country music artist Jean Stafford's rise from Tasmania to Nashville

From humble beginnings in rural Tasmania, Jean Stafford is Australia's most decorated female country artist and she is still performing 60 years on.

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Deadly varroa mite has 'potential' to threaten Queensland's bee industry, authorities warn

Authorities are closely monitoring any impact on Queensland's bee populations amid a "worrying" interstate detection of the deadly honey bee parasite, varroa destructor.

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Does Australia need Tasmania to become a multi-billion-dollar 'Battery of the Nation'?

As coal-fired power stations close down, there is a push for the renewables-rich state of Tasmania to become the "Battery of the Nation". The problem is, no one knows who will foot the multi-billion-dollar bill.

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Australia records 75 Covid deaths as data shows fatalities rising since March – as it happened

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The Loop: Ukraine shopping centre attack 'act of terrorism', Australia's millennials overtaking boomers and surprise Capitol riot hearing

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Census 2021 shows India overtakes China in migration, nearly half of all Australians have overseas-born parent

The 2021 census data shows almost half of the population has a parent born overseas, while India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth, behind Australia and England.

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Morning mail: Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for food insecurity, millennials overtaking boomers, Baz Luhrmann’s films ranked

Tuesday: Former defence leaders warn of risks fuelled by war and the climate crisis. Plus: the best and worst of a director whose movies don’t talk – they shout

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Indigenous songwriter Kev Carmody opens up about his secret stolen childhood

An early childhood in hiding, being ripped away from his parents, and a life working the land all helped inspire one of Australia's most beloved and powerful songs, From Little Things Big Things Grow.

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