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The federal government announces it will begin collecting ethnicity data as part of measuring diversity, a move long demanded by experts and multicultural groups.

When Labor leader Anthony Albanese couldn’t quote Australia’s unemployment rate in the first week of the election campaign, many said it didn’t matter: the Australian Bureau of Statistics figure was “meaningless”; “fudged”; “manipulated”; and didn’t count all those who had registered for JobSeeker.

Consumer confidence has barely moved in response to the federal election result, which has seen Labor secure sufficient seats to run a majority government.

Governments have long ignored a fast-growing cohort of people who live with illness or disability that prevents them from working

Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition is responsible for getting the level of first home buyers to its highest in 15 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

Counter-offers are flying in today’s abundant job market. With so many positions unfilled – 423,500, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics –

A record number of Australians are taking on extra jobs as the cost of living skyrockets. Here's how some of them are trying to keep up.

The second leaders' debate on the Nine Network was full of accusations and acrimony. RMIT ABC Fact Check cuts through the shouting to bring you the facts.

The biggest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve in 22 years could be an indication of the measures the Reserve Bank may need to take to curb inflation.