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A question on the 2021 Australian census has sparked fury among mothers who say a targeted question brought back painful memories.

Macquarie University/The Lighthouse What’s the point of the five-yearly Census? Macquarie University geographer Dr Andrew Burridge gives a brief history and explains why it’s important. Households around Australia – locked-down or not – are receiving instructions on how to complete the online form in our first ‘COVID safe’ Census. Moment in time: The Census gives a single snapshot of everyone who lives in Australia. The five-yearly data collection by the Australian Bureau of Statist...

Hopefully, the Magufuli phenomenon would have taught progressive African intellectuals to distinguish between rhetorical anti-imperialism and systemic understanding of the global capitalist-imperialist system

Photo provided by UdeM. Cannabis is now generating more cash income, as a raw commodity, for New Brunswick producers than potatoes, blueberries, or maple syrup. According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, Cannabis generated $244.7-million in farm cash receipts for producers in the province in 2020. Farm cash receipts represent the cash income received from the sale of agricultural commodities as well as direct program payments made to support or subsidize the agriculture sector. Th...

August 28, 2022 set out for digital census 24 August 28, 2022 set out for digital census TANZANIA’s population is projected at 64m people by August next year when the nation conducts its sixth national population and housing census, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has predicted. Government Chief Statistician, Dr Albina Chuwa said here at the weekend that a pilot census is expected to be conducted this August to see if NBS officials are fully versed with the technology to conduct the n...

Article content No worries, says Statistics Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Still time to fill out your Census forms: StatsCan Back to video Canadians are being reminded there is still time to file confidential personal details with the federal government online, by telephone or via the traditional paper forms. By law, not doing your civic part to file the form either online or on paper can lead to a fine of up to $500, said Statistics Can...

The Information Management Working Group (IMWG) supports the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT) to strengthen the coordination of information management activities with government and non-government actors, across different clusters/sectors and areas of responsibility. The IMWG is co-chaired by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the UN Resident Coordinators Office (UNRCO), and aims to bring together information management focal persons from government, national and internatio...

Article content There are times when one wonders if the policy of multiculturalism is a value worth enshrining as a Canadian value or whether it’s a time bomb that is slowly eroding the foundations of our country. Where once we had to bring the Quebecois and Anglo Canadians together and bridge the Protestant-Catholic divide, today we are facilitating endless petty schisms among new Canadians, matters often seeped in the very hostility they escaped. We apologize, but this video has failed to l...

Premium Content Subscriber only Central Queensland households will be put under the microscope of the annual Census in 100 days giving authorities a snapshot of society – and you cold face a fine if you aren’t included. Conducted every five years, the Census provides the most comprehensive data from our nation and tells us about the economic, social and cultural make-up of the country. Executive Director Andrew Henderson said the Census data provides a vital tool for governments of all leve...

This might await us Dismiss Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. This might await us Sandra Ashton expresses a common response to discussion of issues relating to Australian aged care reform (“Good luck with that”, Letters, The Sunday Age, 25/4). One reason the federal government might set wheels in motion to properly address aged care reform is that it is no longer simply a question of paying for “improvements”. ...