Hi all!
I've been trawling the internet to beef up my contemporary examples for essays, and I've found some really useful facts and statistics to quote from the 2011 census.
As the 2011 census is the most recently-taken one, is it still counted as an outdated source for statistics/examples?
Thanks 
Hey there!
Personally, you'll find contemporary examples are much easier to find for Unit 3 AOS 2 (and at times Unit 4 AOS 2), but it can generally be more difficult to find new examples of Australian colloquialisms (e.g. how often do we have a new 'mate' and a new 'no worries'?). That's why these body paragraphs may often seem a bit repetitive every year in the essay section. For generational slang and formal language, it is generally much easier to find modern examples (and by examples I don't mean linguist quotes!). For an essay to be excellent, it must be supported by both LINGUIST QUOTES and MODERN EXAMPLES, and not just either one.
To find examples, you need to be linguistically aware (if that makes sense?). You'll find that you'll pick up on things that other may not be able to explicitly see. For example, last week I noticed that PM Turnbull used 'Violent Extremism' to talk about the current terrorist attacks/threats (BY WHO?). By nominalising 'Extreme' to 'Extremism', Turnbull can remove the agent (Muslims?) and therefore create social harmony due to the prevention of Islamophobia.
I hope that makes sense
