Questions on gender and sex variations ‘too complex’ for census, social services minister Amanda Rishworth says
The social services minister has offered up the latest explanation for why proposed questions on gender and sex variations were dumped from the next...
Closing arguments expected to be heard on Monday in Reynolds v Higgins defamation trial
Closing arguments in a defamation case brought against Brittany Higgins by her former boss the Liberal senator Linda Reynolds are expected to be heard...
Albanese says ABS, not government, will determine scope of census question on sexuality
Anthony Albanese says the nature and scope of question on sexuality in the next census will be a matter for the Australian Bureau of...
Labor says sexuality questions dumped from census to avoid ‘divisive’ debates
The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, says the government decided not to add questions on sexuality to the 2026 census to avoid “divisive” community...
Elite universities remain ‘implacably opposed’ to international student enrolment caps
Elite universities have warned they remain “implacably opposed” to international student caps, as the federal government announced it plans to limit new enrolments next...