Crime in NSW has been dropping for more than a decade. This is why

Crime in NSW has been dropping for more than a decade. This is why

Crime has declined in NSW for more than a decade but the number of people going to jail has risen to reach record numbers this year.

  • byNigel Gladstone

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Rising inequality is hollowing out the Australian middle class

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Are you the average public servant?

Are you the average public servant?

The latest data from the Australian Public Service Commission shows how the APS is changing - and how it is staying the same.

  • bySally Whyte
Benefits from big data at risk from untrustworthy,bungling politicians

Benefits from big data at risk from untrustworthy,bungling politicians

Government penny-pinching doesn’t give the data gatherers enough funding.

  • byRoss Gittins
A Queensland spider collection's fascinating tale of survival

A Queensland spider collection's fascinating tale of survival

A German woman arrived in Queensland with the mission to send back species of spiders to a German museum,which led to the creation of a 2000-page book that has survived two world wars.

  • byJocelyn Garcia