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Scammers targeting Victorians with ABS Scam
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is advising the Victorian community to be aware of a scam which tries to obtain personal and financial information over the phone. “The scam is a concern because it is seeking to obtain personal and financial information purporting to be from, or representing, the ABS,” said ABS Chief Operating…
Here is something to think about
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According to a recent article released by the Australian Bureau of statistics (ABS) Australian Social Trends, if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had the same levels of education as non-Indigenous people, the gap in labour force participation would decrease by half. “While health and remoteness have some effect, we found that for Aboriginal or…
AST Research: One in four women has experienced emotional abuse by a partner
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According to the latest Australian Social Trends (AST) article released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) more than 2 million women and 1.2 million men have experienced emotional abuse by a partner. “This is equal to one in four Australian women and one in seven men experiencing abuse such as a partner constantly insulting…
ABS launches Run That Town
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has launched a game Run That Town which, promotes the release and application of Census data. Run That Town is the first game to be released by a national statistical agency using real Census data. The Game puts the player in charge of any Australian neighborhood and challenges them to…
Record number of Australian University offers
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New research from the department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education shows that 220,000 University offers have been made this year. That number is up 4% on the same time last year. Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans commented that in 2012 the Gillard Government expects to fund more than 500,000 undergraduate…