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Advocates say the federal government's housing plan is a good first step but is "insufficient" to help women aged 55 and older who are facing the highest rate of homelessness in a decade.

The world's population is about to hit 8 billion. So what does it mean for society? ABC data analyst Casey Briggs and ANU demographer Liz Allen answered all your questions

Brisbane mum Bernie Turnbull always knew she wanted kids, but like many Australian women her path to motherhood was anything but straightforward.

Small towns once considered contenders to become the new capital city of Australia are now struggling to keep essential services afloat, despite nearly $400 million being pumped into tourism in the NSW Snowy Mountains.

In the midst of a housing crisis, there were more than one million homes sitting vacant on census night, according to the latest data. A demographer says a lot of those dwellings could be used to help people in need of secure housing.

Good morning, early birds. We have never seen this high inflation with this high debt according to the world’s central bank, and Labor Leader Anthony Albanese will reportedly hold a referendum about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament even if the Liberals and Nationals don’t want to. It’s the news you…

The 2021 census was taken when much of Australia was in lockdown. The data will be a snapshot of the ‘enormous ripple effect’ of the pandemic

Its mountains may not quite compare to the peaks of Nepal, but Tasmania is becoming home to more and more Nepalese people.

Melbourne is still forecast to become Australia's biggest city despite over 60,000 people leaving during the height of the pandemic — the biggest population drop of any capital city.

Non-urgent elective surgeries are suspended, again, and experts are worried the effect on our near-standstill population will be permanent.