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The Lab is prepared to support the distinct needs of each” said Gray and Raymer.  </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Public Sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.025em;line-height:24px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">“During the past several years, most of our work has been targeted at the local level. For example, we have been working with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Education Directorate to produce better models to predict public school enrolment change in the ACT. </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Public Sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.025em;line-height:24px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">“This partnership underpinned the largest capital investment in ACT schools to date and is a prime example of how demographic models can enhance our understanding of population changes affecting society – while also providing more accurate and unbiased projections for planning.” </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Public Sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.025em;line-height:24px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">With the vision to strengthen Australia through data-driven, evidence-based solutions, <em style="box-sizing:border-box;">Poplab</em> is poised to ensure its research has a positive impact on society.    </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Public Sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.025em;line-height:24px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">“We hope that the lab will increase the capacity to address complex issues that are affecting our everyday lives,” said Gray and Ramer. </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Public Sans", sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.025em;line-height:24px;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">“This capacity is fundamentally about building better models and frameworks that take into account Australia’s population needs, and ultimately will be used to improve access to services and enhance social cohesion across our communities.”  </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Public Sans", 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