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Australia census plan prompts LGTBQ boycott threat

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Australia scrapes tentative plans to ask Australians about their sexual and gender identity in the 2026 census.

Finance minister Jim Chalmers says the decision was made to avoid an ugly and potentially divisive public debate.

But some have voiced anger at the U-turn, saying not being properly counted "would be deeply hurtful".

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informal

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English

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46

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