Most market analysts spend little time thinking about demographics, which is a shame because they pose a significant threat to the Australian and global economies. Japan’s experience suggests that ...

Australia has entered into an unofficial election campaign. Although an election doesn’t have to be held until May (it may be held sooner), political parties have started test driving new slogans, and ...

Dr Allen is an elected member of The Australian National University Council. Liz is a member of the National Foundation of Australian Women Social Policy Committee. Population is far from the ...

SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The COVID pandemic has blown a million-person hole in Australia's population projections in a challenge for an economy that has relied on having more consumers to drive ...

SYDNEY—Australia’s population grew 2.2% to 26.5 million people in the 12 months to the end of March, fanned by a surge in immigration led by returning university students following the lifting of ...

Australia’s population is set to hit a significant milestone in 2026, reaching 28 million people. But here’s the twist: the country’s population growth is slowing down. Despite the expected population ...

A woman holding a walking cane walks along a street in Sydney, Australia, on April 1, 2015. Australia’s facing a major demographic shift in the coming four decades, with the number of elderly citizens ...

Get ready for more students, more 80 year olds, and a rise in 40-somethings. These trends over the next five years will create massive implications for the property market. The most relevant part of ...

The most relevant part of any official population projection (to business) isn’t so much the headline-grabbing “Australia to pass the 40 million mark”, it is the impact on consumer demand of age-based ...