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[Decision Reversed] Labor's decision not to include sexuality and gender identity in the next census has drawn dissent from six of its MPs - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
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Six Labor MPs including assistant minister Ged Kearney want their government to change its decision not to include gender identity and sexuality in the census.

Labor frontbenchers have said the decision was made to avoid a "divisive" debate but the MPs say the government should stick to the principle in Labor's national platform.

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is that weird infinity loop thing not new? I figured it must have come with the redesign.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nope. That's been around since the 60s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation#Lissajous_curve_logo

You might be mistaking the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for the American one.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I absolutely am

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Easy mistake to make. The A(ustralian)BC actually predates the A(merican)BC by about a decade!

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would have thought that references to the “Labor Party” and “MPs” (things that do not exist in the USA) was a pretty big hint that this story wasn’t American.

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

You'd think so, yes