Women Illawarra have paid tribute to the women who have suffered from domestic violence and have honoured those victims who have died as a result of family, or sexual violence. ABS head of Crime and Justice Statistics, Will Milne, said that 4.2 million Australians suffered from domestic violence in 2021-22, with most being women. In 2022-23, 34 women were murdered by a current or prior partner, eight more than the previous time period. “The survey found that 27 per cent of women and 15 per cent of men had experienced violence or abuse by a partner,” Mr Milne said. Domestic…
Author: Anh Nguyen
Food consumption in Australia has declined in all major food groups in 2022–23, with vegetables, fruit, and milk products accounting for most of the decrease. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that in 2022–23, Australians purchased approximately 3.9 per cent less food than the previous year, which is 337 kJ per day or 63 grams less. Vegetable consumption decreased the most, by 14 grams per individual per day. Subsequently, fruit and milk products experienced respective reductions of 12 grams and 11 grams. ABS health statistics spokesperson, Paul Atyeo, stated in a report that the decline in Australian food consumption…
According to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, the rate of property crime in regional NSW was 59 per cent higher than in Sydney, and the rate of violent crime in regional NSW was 57 per cent higher than in Sydney last year. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research executive director, Jackie Fitzgerald said in a statement that the larger gap in regions’ crime rates relative to Sydney was the result of a police crime reductions campaign, resulting in Sydney outpacing those in the regions between 2004 and 2023. “A long-standing feature of crime in NSW…
Australia is dealing with population and economic growth problems in the next 40 years due to the decline in the birth rate. Recent data from the Bureau of Health Information reveals that only 15,868 babies were born in public maternity wards between January and March 2023, the lowest since 2010. Projections indicate that Australia’s total fertility rate, which stood at 1.66 babies per woman in 2022-23, is anticipated to dip further before stabilising at 1.62 babies per woman from 2023-31. And the fertility rate is expected to remain at this level until 2062-63 as reported by Intergenerational Report 2023. The…
University of Wollongong’s standing has improved in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) list while rankings of Australian universities in general experience a significant decline. Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University of Wollongong’s ranking has risen from the group of 251-300 in 2023 to the group of 201-250 in 2024. The UOW’s standing is in the same group as Swinburne University of Technology, University of Newcastle, and Curtin University, and higher than Deakin University, Griffith University, La Trobe University, RMIT University, and University of Tasmania. According to the University of Wollongong Australia, this success is attributed to…