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Dominic Giannini

Fight for gender question as Labor wants 'clear' census

The LGBTQI community want the census to adequately cover the number of trans and intersex people. (David Moir/AAP PHOTOS)

The census needs to be clear and simple for Australians to complete, one minister says, as the government is under pressure to ask about gender identity.

Labor backtracked on scrapping a planned question about sexuality following anger from LGBTQI groups and one is set to be included in the 2026 national snapshot for the first time.

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