Dr Liz Allen
@drdemography.com
Demographer | Demography, populations, social trends, surveys, data, methods, census. Educator, researcher. | Author ‘The Future of Us’.
The original Dr Demography!
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Dr Liz Allen
@drdemography.com
· Nov 21
Deviating demographics with Liz Allen - ABC listen
Dr Liz Allen is a demographer fascinated by Australia's demographic trends. But her own story is a remarkable case study in deviating from the norm
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Hi folks, this is me. I come from a disadvantaged background including youth homelessness, teen parenthood, high school dropout, poverty & more. Education was my passport to life. Demography helped me realise I was never the problem; society is unequal & needs fixing. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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I have many, many favourite Kudelka cartoons but this, from 2011, is possibly one of the best Aus pol cartoons ever drawn.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I have many, many favourite Kudelka cartoons but this, from 2011, is possibly one of the best Aus pol cartoons ever drawn.
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Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic that spread through the concentration camp where she was imprisoned.
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic that spread through the concentration camp where she was imprisoned.
This week west Belconnen had major transport cuts, to accommodate works around Parliament House. ACT govt has been condescending and heartless over the loss for westies. Today govt is crying about the closure of a shop in the same area. Can’t have it both ways, ACT Labor. FFS.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
This week west Belconnen had major transport cuts, to accommodate works around Parliament House. ACT govt has been condescending and heartless over the loss for westies. Today govt is crying about the closure of a shop in the same area. Can’t have it both ways, ACT Labor. FFS.
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NEW: How Measurement Changes Can Exaggerate the Growth of Religious “Nones”
from Matthew Conrad & me https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13-5-89/
from Matthew Conrad & me https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13-5-89/
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: How Measurement Changes Can Exaggerate the Growth of Religious “Nones”
from Matthew Conrad & me https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13-5-89/
from Matthew Conrad & me https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13-5-89/
Great to see politicians show conviction www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘I don’t think this was a good decision’: Labor’s Ed Husic holds ‘deep concerns’ over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit
MP also tells Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast he backs peaceful protests against country’s actions in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Great to see politicians show conviction www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Life was very messy for me growing up. I survived with the encouragement of educators and was able to overcome adversity.
I was lucky. But life shouldn't about luck. Policy can help young people like me thrive. Imagine a place where all kids get a go?! I explore this with The Smith Family.
I was lucky. But life shouldn't about luck. Policy can help young people like me thrive. Imagine a place where all kids get a go?! I explore this with The Smith Family.
February 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Life was very messy for me growing up. I survived with the encouragement of educators and was able to overcome adversity.
I was lucky. But life shouldn't about luck. Policy can help young people like me thrive. Imagine a place where all kids get a go?! I explore this with The Smith Family.
I was lucky. But life shouldn't about luck. Policy can help young people like me thrive. Imagine a place where all kids get a go?! I explore this with The Smith Family.
Back-to-school stories ooze of smiling faces and shiny new things. Rarely do we see stories of those doing it tough. Not because the stories don’t exist in Australia, but because the reality of some young people’s lives is unpalatable. Don’t look away.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916569...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916569...
Spare a thought for families doing it tough this new school year
Please dont look away.
www.canberratimes.com.au
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Back-to-school stories ooze of smiling faces and shiny new things. Rarely do we see stories of those doing it tough. Not because the stories don’t exist in Australia, but because the reality of some young people’s lives is unpalatable. Don’t look away.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916569...
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/916569...
‘Rudd's name has appeared in multiple emails sent to and from Epstein’ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Rudd says he declined Epstein invitation after latest document dump
The newly released Epstein documents show the New York sex offender sought a wide-ranging network of political and financial contacts, including former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd.
www.abc.net.au
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
‘Rudd's name has appeared in multiple emails sent to and from Epstein’ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Essay: On the rise of One Nation and the Coalition crisis
open.substack.com/pub/guyrundl...
open.substack.com/pub/guyrundl...
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Essay: On the rise of One Nation and the Coalition crisis
open.substack.com/pub/guyrundl...
open.substack.com/pub/guyrundl...
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Fair pay. Better universities.
University staff need fair pay that keeps up with the cost of living. Food, rent, and bills haven’t stopped rising and neither should your pay. Hard work, sacrifice, and increased productivity should be recognised.
Join today: nteu.au/join
University staff need fair pay that keeps up with the cost of living. Food, rent, and bills haven’t stopped rising and neither should your pay. Hard work, sacrifice, and increased productivity should be recognised.
Join today: nteu.au/join
January 30, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Fair pay. Better universities.
University staff need fair pay that keeps up with the cost of living. Food, rent, and bills haven’t stopped rising and neither should your pay. Hard work, sacrifice, and increased productivity should be recognised.
Join today: nteu.au/join
University staff need fair pay that keeps up with the cost of living. Food, rent, and bills haven’t stopped rising and neither should your pay. Hard work, sacrifice, and increased productivity should be recognised.
Join today: nteu.au/join
When fancy folk in suits tell you inequality isn’t increasing, show them this! The wealthy get tax breaks for multiple homes while renters and others not lucky enough to own homes pay for the rich’s privilege. WTAF?! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
When fancy folk in suits tell you inequality isn’t increasing, show them this! The wealthy get tax breaks for multiple homes while renters and others not lucky enough to own homes pay for the rich’s privilege. WTAF?! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Your chance to be part of the most progressive census Australia has ever seen! Join the #Census2026au team. www.abs.gov.au/media-centre...
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Your chance to be part of the most progressive census Australia has ever seen! Join the #Census2026au team. www.abs.gov.au/media-centre...
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Bad guys with guns.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Bad guys with guns.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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Youngest American citizen to be deported in 2025: Two years old.
The stomach-churning numbers behind America’s deadly ICE raids
www.crikey.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Youngest American citizen to be deported in 2025: Two years old.
SILENCED | ‘It’s legally difficult to tell these stories – the fact we’ve received a legal threat proves the point’ www.smh.com.au/culture/movi...
Filmmakers face legal warning over Brittany Higgins’ story
The makers of a documentary about the way the law prevents women speaking out about sexual abuse have been sent a warning letter by lawyers for Linda Reynolds.
www.smh.com.au
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
SILENCED | ‘It’s legally difficult to tell these stories – the fact we’ve received a legal threat proves the point’ www.smh.com.au/culture/movi...
Have they though?
Even the Davos elites have woken up, but they need more than just speeches to survive the end of the old order | Nesrine Malik
Even the Davos elites have woken up, but they need more than just speeches to survive the end of the old order | Nesrine Malik
Mark Carney and other custodians of the order are right to contemplate its death, but are they really willing to unpick the the entire system?, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Have they though?
Frontier violence and introduced diseases saw deaths and devastation to First Nations peoples in Australia from the moment of colonisation. By the 1840s, the First Nations population had been more than halved by the brutality of colonisation. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Frontier violence and introduced diseases saw deaths and devastation to First Nations peoples in Australia from the moment of colonisation. By the 1840s, the First Nations population had been more than halved by the brutality of colonisation. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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“Hundreds of immigrant MOTHERS AND CHILDREN”
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Hundreds of immigrant MOTHERS AND CHILDREN”
‘We need sustained, honest discussions about why we are no closer to closing the gap and addressing our nation’s unfinished business. Instead we get delay dressed up as action.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After the annual frenzy of debate around 26 January comes the political silence. First Nations people know it all too well | Bridget Cama
We need sustained, honest discussions about why we are no closer to closing the gap and addressing our nation’s unfinished business. Instead we get delay dressed up as action
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
‘We need sustained, honest discussions about why we are no closer to closing the gap and addressing our nation’s unfinished business. Instead we get delay dressed up as action.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The entire out-of-home sytem of care is utterly broken www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Children raised in 'broken' care system call for fundamental change
Residential care is often a last resort for society's most vulnerable children, but being raised by a "system" can leave both physical and emotional scars. It's why those who have gone through it are ...
www.abc.net.au
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The entire out-of-home sytem of care is utterly broken www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
"Let's just get up, dust ourselves off. It was a political loss at a point in time, but it doesn't undermine the importance of the key reform that was in there, and that is the Voice to Parliament and constitutional recognition." - Professor Megan Davis www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
What these First Nations leaders want to see on the agenda in 2026
Ahead of the national debate around Indigenous rights and recognition this January 26, the ABC has spoken to First Nations leaders about what they think are the top priorities for Aboriginal and Torre...
www.abc.net.au
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"Let's just get up, dust ourselves off. It was a political loss at a point in time, but it doesn't undermine the importance of the key reform that was in there, and that is the Voice to Parliament and constitutional recognition." - Professor Megan Davis www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
‘When you know their origins, you wonder how they’ve survived in life at all’ - forensic psychologist on youth offenders www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The forensic psychiatrist working with Victoria’s young offenders: ‘when you know their origins, you wonder how they’ve survived at all’
Adam Deacon’s early-intervention program, which has received $27m in government funding, seeks to prevent offending by understanding the child behind the behaviour
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:18 PM
‘When you know their origins, you wonder how they’ve survived in life at all’ - forensic psychologist on youth offenders www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Urgh Davos. Cash-laden out-of-touch privileged folk talking about the world’s problems, all while being the world’s problems.
buzz lightyear from toy story says " there seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere .. "
ALT: buzz lightyear from toy story says " there seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere .. "
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January 21, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Urgh Davos. Cash-laden out-of-touch privileged folk talking about the world’s problems, all while being the world’s problems.
I’m starting to believe - despite being an optimist - that homeownership for middle-aged parents who’ve never owned a home is utterly out of reach. It’s so hard because moving your kids around is so tough. The market works against you. Forever renter I’m destined. 💔
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I’m starting to believe - despite being an optimist - that homeownership for middle-aged parents who’ve never owned a home is utterly out of reach. It’s so hard because moving your kids around is so tough. The market works against you. Forever renter I’m destined. 💔
This divide isn’t the hard working vs the lazy: this is about the lottery of life and LUCK. Success in modern Australia shouldn’t be about who your parents are and where you come from. Inequality is in part created and remedied via the tax system. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian billionaires increased their wealth by almost $600,000 a day on average over last year, report shows
Data collected by Oxfam shows 48 billionaires hold more wealth than bottom 40% of the population – 11 million people – combined
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This divide isn’t the hard working vs the lazy: this is about the lottery of life and LUCK. Success in modern Australia shouldn’t be about who your parents are and where you come from. Inequality is in part created and remedied via the tax system. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...