More interactive animations thanks to the University of Sydney’s Adam Kamradt-Scott and ‘The Conversation’ Data on COVID-19 testing rates per thousand people show that Australia [...]

Adrian Esterman, of University of South Australia writes about the Victorian state government’s measures to wrest back control of the outbreak, or risk unbridled community transmission [...]

Bayesian statistics help decide what email you get is spam. It can assess security and medical risks, decode DNA, enhance blurry pictures, help explain stock market volatility, predict the spread [...]

Reserve Bank of Australia economist Stephanie Parsons provides an insight in the latest RBA quarterly bulletin on Quality Change and Inflation Measurement. Read more.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced it is working with industry sector experts using new data sources and methods in producing official agriculture statistics. This co-design [...]

Breastfeeding is important, just like immunisation. It protects children against illness and disease, yet still there is no funding available for a national data collection network, despite its [...]

Interactive data mapped by the Mitchell Institute shows how international students are intertwined in the social and economic fabric of Australia’s cities. Read more in The Conversation.

Check the stats by state and municipalities in ‘The Australian’ [News Limited paywall access may be required].

Lifelong contributions to society through mathematics, statistics and the sciences have been recognised and celebrated through this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Recipients of [...]

New Zealand is now very close to its elimination target, but a 5% chance of undetected cases remains according to university researchers. Read more in The Conversation.