Tag: ABS
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New home sales barely rise in February says HIA
Figures from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) have shown that new home sales have barely risen in February. New home sales have only risen 0.2%, with almost no movement in the sales of detached and multi-unit homes. “There was very little movement in the two sub-series with detached house sales ticking down by 0.1% in…
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Head of IBM takes full responsibility for Census Fail
This morning officials from both IBM and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have faced Parliament House following a public hearing into the Census Fail. The night of August 9th left millions of Australians frustrated at their keyboards waiting for the website to load however were delayed by almost 40 hours. Earlier in the week, head…
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Census 2016: Hacked
After the Census debacle on Tuesday night, this morning the ABS has claimed that the census website was hacked and subjected to four malicious attacks, probably from overseas.
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Australia’s GDP exceeds expectations
Australia has experienced unexpectedly high growth in its Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter. The GDP rose 1.1% in the March quarter, elevating the annual rate to 3.1% overall. This is much higher than the 0.8% quarterly and 2.8% annual growth that had been projected by economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the…