Bonus: Census 2026

The Prime Ministerial captain’s call on the 2026 census and the multiple excuses and backlfips required to ensure that the government ended up in almost the same position as they were in prior to Anthony Albanese’s intervention. You couldn’t make this up. Show Notes The Daily Aus podcast on the Census backlash and backflip Sign the Equality Australia Count Us In petition to ensure everyone is represented in the 2026 Census Support Wear It Purple Laura Tingle reveals the Census questions Albanese vents his frustratio n in Cabi net Ross Gittins on why Albanese tried to pre-empt a culture war How this blew up in Albanese’s face Why this episode reveals the government to be peculiarly weak Backbenchers intervene here and here Draft questions were “too complex” Draft questions “weren’t appropriate” Australian Democrats the first party to have a written policy requiring the decriminalisation of homosexual activity Australian Democrats the first party to be represented as a candidate by a trans person . Find out more about the phenomenal Julie Peters here