SARAA endorses the LGBTIQA+ Health Australia (LHA) and Equality Australia (EA) statements on the 2026 Census. SARAA stands firm to endorse that all LGBTIQA+ people need to be counted in the 2026 Census. Not only has the government missed an opportunity to finally reflect the real diversity of the Australian community, but it will fail to gather crucial information to inform its own planning, financial assessment, policy development and service delivery. This is despite repeated calls for this baseline population data from service providers, health entities, government departments, bureaucrats, businesses, academics and even the Labor government in 2023. An accurate census is incredibly important because we all rely on the census to understand our country’s economic, social and cultural make-up.
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