Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remains under pressure for not including questions in the census on trans and intersex Australians.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at suggestions he is limiting the scope of the census’ data collection on LGBT Australians to just one question, as he continues to deal with the fallout of the past week from members of his own party, the opposition, and advocates.
“No, there’s a range of other questions, including there’s already an identity question in the census. The ABS will work these things through, you’re talking about 2026 and it’s 2024,” he said. “They’re going to test for a new question, one question about sexuality, sexual preference,” he said on Friday.“Nothing has changed. We are consistent about having a common-sense approach to these issues, we want to make sure that everyone is valued, regardless of their gender, their race, their faith, their sexual orientation, we value every Australian,” he said.
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