Labor took out LGBTIQ plus Census questions to avoid a distressing debate. It's still getting one.

The federal health department estimated in 2019 that about one in 10 Australians identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or gender diverse. Before the last election, Labor promised it would include questions on sexuality and gender in the next Census, citing a need for better data. Now it says that won't be happening, maintaining it would lead to fear and division in the community. Advocates and L-G-B-T-I-Q+ activists have condemned the government for the move.