ABS buckles in face of religious lobbyists to keep biased Census question
We are disappointed that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has missed an opportunity to correct the long-standing and obvious presumption in the wording of the question on religion for the 2026 census.
Premier’s department supports changing religion question
The Victorian Premier’s own department believes the proposed changes to the Census religion question will have a positive impact in fostering greater inclusion of non-religious people.
ABS confirms testing will proceed for proposed new religion question
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is going ahead with testing the newly formulated religion question for the 2026 Census, it has been confirmed.
Census campaign responds to church leaders’ call for government interference
The Census21 – Not Religious? campaign has raised concerns with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Catholic Church’s calls for the government to interfere in the work of reformulating the Census religion question.
ABS now testing proposed filter for religion question
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has confirmed it is testing the proposed changes to the religion question.