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  "id": 538098,
  "title": "Australia Introduces Optional Gender, Sexual Orientation Questions In Census",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/australia-introduces-optional-gender-sexual-orientation-questions-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:03:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/australia-introduces-optional-gender-sexual-orientation-questions-in-census-11892596"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia's 2026 census asks residents about sexual orientation and gender identity, for the first time, after Labor reversed course on the questions",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}