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Matthew Wright (far right) is leading a campaign to make public transport permanently free in Victoria, with help from his niece Maya Wright (middle right) and fellow advocates Andrea Bunting (far left) and Dave Holmes (middle left).

Victorians enjoyed a free ride for two months. That ends on Monday

After two months, public transport is going to cost us money again. But some are making the case to make it free forever.

  • Bridget McArthur

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The childcare sector is facing a reckoning after a slew of scandals.

A year after scandal, childcare giant faces financial peril and mass closures

G8 Education might have to dump thousands of kids from care to stay profitable. That comes at a cost to parents.

  • Colin Kruger
Kilmore East resident Mandy McCracken.

This is Melbourne’s ‘new growth front’. So where are the facilities?

Facing a population projected to more than triple over the next two decades, concerned locals are worried about already struggling services keeping pace.

  • Gemma Grant
Dancers wait to perform at a Diwali Festival in Blacktown, NSW. Australia’s Indian community is part of a global diaspora numbering 35 million

India pips England to become Australia’s top overseas country of birth

The overseas-born share of the national population has climbed to 32 per cent – the highest since 1891.

  • Matt Wade
Where migrants settle in Brisbane.

They come from around the world. Which migrants are choosing Brisbane over Sydney and Melbourne?

What is the most common overseas country of birth in your suburb? Search our interactive map.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Craig Butt
Sydney’s population is experiencing uneven growth and decline.

How much your Sydney suburb grew (or shrank) last year

These six charts reveal how Sydney’s population is changing – and the area of the city losing the most people.

  • Matt Wade
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The prime minister doubled down on his Future Made in Australia vision in his speech to the National Press Club last week.

These regions are key to Albanese’s Future Made in Australia vision. Why are people leaving?

Population decline is complicating Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s mission to prop up the nation’s ailing critical industries.

  • Brittany Busch and Shane Wright
Population growth in our capital cities has eased to one of its lowest rates this century outside of the pandemic.

House values ease as Sydney and Melbourne population growth slows

Cotality says a recent run-up in prices had made homes unaffordable for a growing number of potential buyers, coinciding with falling auction clearance rates.

  • Shane Wright
Australia is already reaching uncharted territory with a birth rate of 1.5.

It’s one of the greatest challenges we face, but oh baby, simplistic solutions won’t fix it

Just because some commentators fail to grasp what is morally at stake or because they offer misguided solutions doesn’t mean we don’t have a serious problem on our hands.

  • Luara Ferracioli
Australia’s population growth isn’t an issue – the planning is.

Are we having the right debate about population growth?

The narrative that our population growth is “too fast” is resurfacing again now, fuelled by concerns about rents, congestion and the cost of living.

  • Alan Duncan