Saturday Magazine

“I think that the Census … is a really important tool to be able to gather data; to be able to gather information that feeds into the delivery of government services to hopefully get better health outcomes,” Burns told ABC television on Thursday.

He said the LGBTIQ+ community “deserves to be included” and the government needed to consider its decision.

Burns also broke  ranks  with  his  party  in  May,  over its decision to back a non-binding United Nations General Assembly resolution that recommended the Security Council “favourably” reconsider Palestinians gaining full membership.