Labor’s 11th-hour decision on LGBTQ+ census questions prompted weekend scramble, documents reveal
Australian Bureau of Statistics officers cancelled media briefings and social media promotion after Albanese government’s last-minute decisionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government’s last-minute rejection of proposed questions on sexuality and gender diversity in the upcoming 2026 census sent bureaucrats into a weekend scramble, new documents show.In the late hours of Friday 23 August and Saturday 24 August, officials at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) agreed to cancel a scheduled media briefing on Monday 26 August and the rollout of its “large-scale” test census to 50,000 households from Tuesday 27 August as a result of the 11th-hour decision. Continue reading...
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