Some students will be overjoyed with their ATARs and will be happy to share them publicly.

The Australian Christmas period may be interrupted with cries of “I’m so bored without Insta”, but the Australian government is not done yet.

The failure to investigate the effectiveness of monetary policy setting through a demographic lens has resulted in an RBA which is no longer fit for purpose.

Even indirect questions – “Are you planning to have a baby in the future?” – are not allowed.

Parents and the community can see how schools performed in absolute terms and how their students performed compared to other students with a similar background.

The September quarter national accounts was the final major data release before the Reserve Bank’s meeting on 8–9 December.

More research on such “islands of integrity” could illuminate strategies that work.

For a growing number of Australians, this failure isn’t a future problem – it’s affecting their lives right now.

Economists agree this is the better measure but in most countries the difference between GDP and GNDI is minuscule.

These numbers are not at the level to sustain an argument for a crisis in youth crime, despite the high-profile media attention.