Katia Shatoba
Katia is an editorial developer with the ABC's Digital Story Innovations team.
Latest by Katia Shatoba
Nurse, teacher, surgeon — is your job likely to win from the revised tax cuts?
Which neighbourhoods, occupations and age groups are more likely to benefit or miss out from the redesign of the stage 3 tax cuts? We've delved into the data to find out how different parts of Australia compare.
'I feel like we've all been lied to': Fund members shocked to find green retirement savings invested in fossil fuels
An ABC investigation into the financial disclosures of sustainable or ethical-labelled super options finds extensive investment in shares of companies in the fossil fuel, gambling, alcohol and weapons manufacturing industries.
'It's basically dead': The legacy of decades of logging
An AI-based analysis of 20 years of logging by VicForests, shared exclusively with the ABC, shows for the first time the potential scale of failed regeneration in Victoria's state forests.
An El Niño could be declared as early as next week: This is what it looks like when it forms
It’s the phenomenon behind some of Australia’s hottest, driest years, and climate change could be making it more extreme. Here’s why that doesn’t guarantee catastrophe this year — or in the future.
With the world's oceans in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave, scientists are worried
Climate scientists say natural "anaesthetics" have been masking the true impact of climate change for years but have now worn off. Here's why the world's ocean temperatures are at record highs and what they could bring.
From the age of 4, Gordi played contact sports. See how it has impacted his brain
The effect of head knocks over Gordi Kirkbank-Ellis's decades-long sporting career isn’t immediately obvious. That is, until you see what’s happening to his brain.
A stutter in Earth's icy heartbeat has 'gravely concerned' scientists searching for answers
Antarctica's sea ice is now reforming as the continent moves deeper into the austral winter, but it's currently the smallest it has ever been for this time of year on record. This blip in the Antarctic pulse is the latest in a string of record lows that is being watched carefully by scientists.
India is on a mission to manage its booming population, and women are bearing the cost
India will soon replace China as the world's most populous country. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a global superpower, but India will need to carefully manage the boom without revisiting its dark history of population control.
Why this year's Hottest 100 was the worst for dancing in a decade
An analysis of nearly every one of the 3,000 songs to have made it into triple j's Hottest 100 since 1993 reveals fascinating insights into the changing tastes of young Australians.
From 'moonscape' to 'oasis', the pitfalls of controlling water in worsening climate extremes
Tracing the epic journey of rivers from source to sea highlights the complexities of managing water in Australia as drought and flood extremes intensify.
'Don't tell mum…': Inside the terrifying final journey of Gulf Livestock 1
An ABC investigation can reveal the owner of a ship that sank in a typhoon two years ago, killing 41 people, had repeated safety concerns flagged by maritime authorities and may have been operating while insolvent, according to auditors.
There's a woman haunting the internet. She was created by AI. Now she won't leave
New mind-bending technology that creates media from scratch is evolving rapidly, and it’s billed as the next big disruption.
When Sam Kerr honed her 'bat sonar', her goal scoring went into overdrive
Over the past 13 years, Sam Kerr's trajectory has paralleled the rise of women's football. Now she's a finalist in the Ballon d'Or, world football's most prestigious individual award. This dataset traces her evolution from nervous teen to goal-scoring superstar.
Priced out: These maps show Australia's red zones of rental despair
Advertised house rents have hit record highs in 85 per cent of suburbs profiled in exclusive new data. These maps reveal the areas facing the biggest hikes in rent since the start of the pandemic.
Insurance costs are set to soar for thousands of Australians. These areas face the biggest hikes
One million households in Australia already face "extreme" levels of insurance stress, new research warns. Exclusive new data reveals how every council area ranks.
Do you live in a 'millennial hub' or 'boomer base'? Census maps reveal what's special about your neighbourhood
From the remote town leading the nation on housework to the "man-drought" in our wealthiest suburbs, few datasets shine a light on our neighbourhoods quite like the census. See what's happening in yours.
Gambling groups donated $18m to the states. One party came out far ahead
One party comes out well in front, according to the first investigation to analyse gambling-related political payments across all seven state and territory databases.
Buddy Franklin is a footy outlier and here's the data that proves it
An analysis of Lance Franklin's goal kicking reveals how he stacks up against the thousands of other players who have take the field in league football's history.
These maps show why not everyone gets a fair go. And it happens even before you are born
The first project to map childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one third of Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places.
Seafloor data reveals the true extent of Tonga's enormous underwater volcano
As disaster response teams work to deliver aid, scientists are also scrambling to piece together an unprecedented cascade of events that led to and followed an enormous volcanic eruption in Tonga.
Hi-res terrain data reveals evidence of widespread illegal logging in critical drinking water catchments
High-resolution spatial data and information obtained as part of an ABC investigation sparks allegations of widespread and systemic illegal logging in protected Victorian water catchments.
How Australia's most persuasive political operators sway votes and swing seats
When Andrew Wilkie took on the country's most persuasive political operators, he wasn't prepared for the bloodbath that followed.
As Victoria's COVID vaccination rate gathers pace, how is your suburb faring?
As Victoria's COVID-19 case numbers stabilise and the vaccination rate climbs, updated data shows how suburbs are faring against the state's targets.
Search your postcode to see COVID vaccination rates in Victorian suburbs
As Victoria's COVID-19 case numbers reach record levels, fine-grain data is released, showing how suburbs are faring in the race to reach the state's vaccination targets.
Data reveals NSW postcodes still at risk as state hits 70 per cent vaccination rate
Vaccination rates are as low as 30-40 per cent in some areas. And in some neighbourhoods, COVID-19 infections are still rising. See how vaccination rates and case numbers compare in your area.