The Census Files: When the bishops pushed back (Part 1)
By Si Gladman
While it was not clear whether the ‘PM’ in the subject line was referring to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the request for talking points by the Treasury’s Department, regarding one topic from a Census to be held in more than two years’ time, suggests strong interest in the matter at the highest levels of the federal government.
The government’s need for information about the ABS' work on the religion question became evident within days of the email to the Treasury Department, as a powerful special interest group, the Catholic Church, launched a public campaign calling for the government to intervene. Read the full article