Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity dumped from census

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Australian Bureau of Statistics also won’t ask about respondents’ journey to education and whether they smoke

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has ditched preparations to ask about sexual orientation and gender identity in the 2021 census, although a question whether people are male, female or non-binary is still under consideration.

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