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Equality advocates want a commitment from Labor to counting LGBTIQA+ Australians in the 2026 Census. just.equal Australia has written to Labor’s shadow assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, asking for Labor’s position and seeking a commitment to questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and variations of sex characteristics. The national advocacy group has partnered with a number […]
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6 Aug 2021 /
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National LGBTIQ+ advocates have welcomed the new guidelines from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) regarding data collection on sex, gender, sexual orientation and variations of sex characteristics. Formerly named the Sex and Gender Standard, the new document expands the scope to include Sex, Gender, Variation of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables. LGBTIQ+ Health […]
Tags: ABS, Census, just.equal, lgbtiq+ health australia, nicky bath, Rodney Croome
14 Jan 2021 |
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics dumped questions about sexuality and gender from the next census because of concerns that there would be a public backlash over their inclusion. The questions were dumped even though two government departments said the data was essential for planning for the future and effective delivery of services. The questions were […]
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4 Dec 2019 |
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics have announced a ‘YES’ result has triumphed in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. After weeks of intensified debate, 61.6% Australian voters have declared that same sex couples should be allowed to marry by way of a unique postal survey devised by the Turnbull Government. The result has been described […]
Tags: ABS, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, plebiscite, postal survey, Same Sex Marriage, yes
15 Nov 2017 |
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the latest count on the number of marriage survey forms returned. A whopping 12.6 million Australians have returned their forms, representing 78.5 per cent of the eligible voters. The response rate is higher than the United Kingdom’s Brexit poll, the Irish referendum on marriage and the last US […]
Tags: ABS, Alex Greenwich, AME, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Marriage Equality, Coalition for Marriage, Freedom Team, Marriage, marriage survey, postal survey
7 Nov 2017 |
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the latest statistics on the marriage postal survey, sharing that a massive 77 percent of Australians have taken part in the process. The Equality Campaign has welcomed the latest estimate of forms received and reminded YES voters that forms can be posted this week and still arrive in […]
Tags: ABS, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Equality Campaign, gay, gay marriage, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equality, marriage survey, Monica Doumit, postal survey, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Tiernan Brady, trans*, transgender, yes
31 Oct 2017 |
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The Equality Campaign has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today that almost three quarters (74.5%) of Australians have returned their marriage surveys. The ABS has released the latest return estimates from the 16 million survey forms sent out last month. The ABS said the estimate is based on a count […]
Tags: ABS, AME, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Marriage Equality, Emily Seebohm, Equality Campaign, Jonathan Palmer, Marriage, Mitch Larkin, Olympian, postal survey, Teirnan Brady
24 Oct 2017 |
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The Equality Campaign has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today that a further 800,000 Australians have returned their marriage surveys. The ABS has released the latest return estimates from the 16 million survey forms sent out last month. With only 10 days remaining until the recommended deadline to get the […]
Tags: ABS, Alex Greenwich, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Bisexual, gay, gay marriage, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, marriage equality, marriage postal survey, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Shirleene Robinson, traditional marriage, trans*, transgender
17 Oct 2017 |
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics have released their second estimate of surveys returned as part of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. 10 million forms (62.5%) are now expected to have been received by the government body, up from the 9.2 million (57.5%) estimated last week. The figures are based on the number of bulk […]
Tags: ABS, Anna Brown, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Equality Campaign, Marriage, marriage survey, postal survey
10 Oct 2017 |
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its first weekly estimate of the number of survey forms received for the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. As of Friday 29 September 2017, the ABS estimates it has received 9.2 million (57.5%) survey forms. The estimate is indicative only as is it based on the bulk containers […]
Tags: ABS, ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics, equality, gay marriage, Intersex, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, postal survey, queer, Tiernan Brady, trans*, transgender, yes
3 Oct 2017 |
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