Federation Chamber (part 1 of 2)
11 August 2026
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Federation Chamber Australian Parliament
10:02 - 10:14
Speaker 2
Honourable members, the Deputy Speaker.
10:14 - 10:19
Speaker 1
Are there any constituency statements by honourable members? And I give the call to the member for Fowler.
10:19 - 11:13
Speaker 3
Thank you, Deputy Speaker. In recent weeks, I've received numerous and a wave of messages regarding from from constituents regarding the census, and they were very upset and angry that they're being required to fill the census out. People are asking, why does the government need all this information about me and my family? And I'm disappointed that you are encouraging our data to be unsafely collected by the government. I want to acknowledge those concerns honestly, because they're real and are widespread.
The census at its core is important. If we want fair funding for Western Sydney, if we want accurate numbers for aged care, NDIS, transport, and local infrastructure, we need good data. Without it, our communities miss out. But people are not imagining their distrust. Over many years, governments of all stripes have made decisions about data and privacy that have chipped away at public confidence.
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