In 50 years, the average vertebrate population has shrunk by 73%. But within that collapse, something unexpected is happening — some species are coming back, some ecosystems are healing, and a growing body of evidence suggests we know how to make it happen deliberately. This is that story.

This report was created for Assignment 3, Storytelling with Open Data, in MATH2270 Data Visualisation and Communication. The report explores Australia’s waste challenge through five interactive charts using data from the National waste and resource recovery report 2024. The visualisations examine total waste generation, waste source streams, material types, waste management methods, and differences in recovery performance across states and territories.

An interactive data story exploring how public confidence in artificial intelligence differs across countries, regions, experts, generations and income groups. Using recent global AI attitude data, the article shows where optimism is strongest, where concern remains high, and why the people building AI often see its future very differently from the general public.

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Victoria’s Theft Hotspots: Tracking a Decade of Change (2016–2025)

Five interactive data visualisations exploring Australia's housing affordability crisis, published in the style of The Conversation. The charts track the growing gap between dwelling prices and household incomes, deposit timelines across capital cities, rental stress among low-income households, the collapse of homeownership among young Australians, and the strain on homelessness services.

A data visualisation story about electricity price inequality in Australia