Census leaves Aussies so angry they're ripping it up: 'Zero brain cells'
Some Australians are protesting the compulsory national census by destroying their forms, citing concerns over government surveillance and data privacy. Experts suggest this skepticism is growing but argue that the census remains a vital tool for demographic data.
Why it matters
Reflects rising anti-government sentiment and privacy concerns regarding state data collection.
Lawyer Jahan Kalantar suggests the anger some people are feeling towards the census is misplaced. Source: Jade Mccabe, Instagram/Executive Law Group
This month's census is compulsory for everyone in Australia , but there have been a handful of Aussies who claim they will refuse to fill out the form. Some are going so far as to destroy it.
Online, images and videos have been circulating of some Aussies tearing an envelope from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that was sent to households with instructions to complete the census online on the night of August 11. In the envelope, a paper form to fill out the census by hand is included.
" No need to comply. Move forward. Bin this rubbish," one woman wrote in a post shared to Instagram with a picture of a torn-up ABS census envelope.
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