pinning the blame for \u2018hate speech\u2019 during the marriage debate<\/a>\u00a0on supporters of equal marriage.<\/p>\nKalisch also conceded that there were some sensitivities around the sexuality and gender questions, which could \u201cchallenge\u201d some people in the wider community.<\/p>\n
The National LGBTI Health Alliance, the peak body for queer health in Australia, has renewed calls to include new questions on sexuality and gender in the upcoming 2021 census.<\/p>\n
It is disappointing that the decision to exclude questions on sexual orientation and gender identity in the Census test by the ABS seems to have not been based on good process or been informed by the evidence presented during the public consultation processes and community testing,\u201d Alliance chair Philippa Moss said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears that the decision has come down to personal opinions of individuals who have negated the huge need for this data, a need that has been voiced by a significant number of health experts, academics and community organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nicky Bath, Executive Director of the Alliance, added that there is a clear data need for these questions to be included in the Census.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir exclusion means that vital data indicators will remain excluded from important data sets that are used across community, primary and tertiary health care services and programs. Currently, there are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet these needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we are not successful in the inclusion of these questions in the upcoming 2021 Census we will need to wait and advocate again for inclusion in 2026. This is too long; we desperately need to gain the insights that the Census will provide to us so that health and social services are better able to respond to the significant health disparities LGBTI people experience by making better use of their resources\u201d Bath said.<\/p>\n
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has also responded to the minister\u2019s alleged involvement, saying the move is \u201cdeeply concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is now clear that the Minister\u2019s office\u00a0 has interfered with the ABS Census process,\u201d Jones wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t want to ask questions on Sexual Orientation. Does this come from the PM?\u201d<\/p>\n
Source : Outinperth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kathmandu (Pahichan) October 24 – Reports have emerged that new questions that included sexuality and gender identity were dumped from the census after feedback from government minister Michael Sukkar.
\nThe Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed to Senate Estimates that of the 40,000 test forms of the census, 20,000 of those which featured new questions about gender and sexuality were destroyed.
\nAustralian Statistician David Kalisch of the ABS said that while Assistant Treasurer Sukkar \u2018expressed a preference\u2019 for which form he\u2019d prefer, but that the final decision was Kalisch\u2019s \u201cultimate call.\u201d<\/p>\n
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