‘Invisible and demeaned’: proposed census question for LGBTQ+ Australians dumped by Albanese government
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6Q83J)
Just.Equal Australia says Anthony Albanese should not march in next year's Mardi Gras for pushing Australians back into the statistical closet'
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An LGBTQ+ lobby group says the prime minister should not march in Mardi Gras after the Albanese government quietly dumped a proposal to include a question about sexuality and gender diversity in the upcoming census.
The assistant minister for treasury, Andrew Leigh, confirmed there would be no changes to the 2026 census more than a year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics issued a statement of regret over the distress felt by the community as a result of being left out of censuses.
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