Census 2016

[Admiral Byng]

Okay - got my letter in the mail last Thursday with my unique code, and directions to a website. there is some bit about ring this number if you want a paper version.

I can understand them wanting people to do it online because it is cheaper. But two questions:

Is every household in Austrlia supposed to log on to the same web server in a single evening??

Aren't they leaving it a bit late for people that want a paper version? I know of a couple of people that only got their first letter today.

Seems a bit dicey to me.

 

[WA ROO]

More worried about 4 year data retention

http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...s/news-story/6c22356a1acaaf48f6abccacb43287ab

 

[kwikfix]

Okay - got my letter in the mail last Thursday with my unique code, and directions to a website. there is some bit about ring this number if you want a paper version.

I can understand them wanting people to do it online because it is cheaper. But two questions:

Is every household in Austrlia supposed to log on to the same web server in a single evening??

Aren't they leaving it a bit late for people that want a paper version? I know of a couple of people that only got their first letter today.

Seems a bit dicey to me.

I received mine today and started filling it out straight away, guaranteed to be a royal **** up.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Might prefill and save mine too

 

[Lebbo73]

It would have to be odds on for the system to crash. And why the **** can they dictate to me that I have to do the census on that particular night under the threat of a fine? Why can't it be done beforehand or later?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

And why the **** can they dictate to me that I have to do the census on that particular night under the threat of a fine? Why can't it be done beforehand or later?

Because people would screw it up with information inaccurate to 9 August 2016.

 

[Lebbo73]

Because people would screw it up with information inaccurate to 9 August 2016.

Who cares really? I am busy. They can get ****ed!

 

[Reppie]

It would have to be odds on for the system to crash. And why the **** can they dictate to me that I have to do the census on that particular night under the threat of a fine? Why can't it be done beforehand or later?

Who would send the fine to?
Never filled one out and never will.

 

[Procrastinator35]

meh.

 

[red+black]

how much can you be fined?

How ****ing stupid that they expect all of the old people without computers to ring and ask for a paper copy.

 

[red+black]

$180 per night is the fine, $1800 for false information.

Should have booked a return flight to NZ months ago.

 

[pazza]

We managed to get them to get out a paper version by acting early.

Meanwhile there is a campaign on by the Reclaim Australia nuffies to have everyone tick the Christian option in the religion question to deny those of the Muslim faith recognition of their religion. What a load of petty crap.

 

[madmug]

Who cares really? I am busy. They can get stuffed!

Their are very strong laws related to compelling people to complete census information.
The information is very important for optimum planning for our future.
Why would you be so childish to the need to supply the information.?

 

[Pessimistic]

We managed to get them to get out a paper version by acting early.

Meanwhile there is a campaign on by the Reclaim Australia nuffies to have everyone tick the Christian option in the religion question to deny those of the Muslim faith recognition of their religion. What a load of petty crap.

So they don't care they are contributing to wastage of part of an essential social tool

Be aware that governments are seriously considering canning the census, a savings measure and spend the money on more pork barreling and false advertising instead presumably

PS - we received a paper copy by default

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

We managed to get them to get out a paper version by acting early.

Meanwhile there is a campaign on by the Reclaim Australia nuffies to have everyone tick the Christian option in the religion question to deny those of the Muslim faith recognition of their religion. What a load of petty crap.

It's the Rise Up Australia mob who are doing that. They think that evil atheist/agnostic Australians not ticking the 'Christianity' box will ensure the landscape is filled with mosques by next Sunday A.D. Check it out;

SOURCE:http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/this-august-2016-australia-will-be-holding-a-census/

Rise up Australia, and laugh derisively at this!

 

[Lebbo73]

Their are very strong laws related to compelling people to complete census information.
The information is very important for optimum planning for our future.
Why would you be so childish to the need to supply the information.?

You really think they haven't got that information already? Get them to contact ASIO if they want to know more!
What do you think, little graham ?

 

[little graham]

You really think they haven't got that information already? Get them to contact ASIO if they want to know more!
What do you think, little graham ?

Thats to good of a post for a sportal troll. what drugs are you on?

 

[FPPF]

More worried about 4 year data retention

http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...s/news-story/6c22356a1acaaf48f6abccacb43287ab

Never mind how long they're keeping it for be worried about the fact your name and address will be linked to it.

Nice online database with everyone's name address and other personal details on there. The government already knows everything about us, but it's a nice treasure trove of 24 million people's personal information all collected up nice and nearly in alphabetical order as well. All up to date as well.

It's not a matter of if but when they'll breach that database and steal all our information.

Going online for this shit is as stupid as voting online or voting machines.

It's not secure and never will be secure.

Instead of spending $17000 on a new oven for Kiribili house or millions of dollars for a new fleet of top of the range luxury and admired BMW's for them selves or giving them selves pay raises worth tens of thousands of dollars each annually that they don't ****ing need, they should have spent it on the paper and envelopes for this bloody census that none of give a shit about.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

More worried about 4 year data retention

http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...s/news-story/6c22356a1acaaf48f6abccacb43287ab

Filled out most of it, saved and exited. It's nice that they give you the option of 'opting out' of having your name and address released to the public after 99 years!!

They want an awful lot of information though. With all systems hackable by those with the tools I'd say the chance of it being compromised at some point in the future is highly likely. They say they can fine you $180 per day that the census remains unsubmitted after the 9th of August.

Not sure how much I like that, to be honest.

 

[ep2018]

It's the Rise Up Australia mob who are doing that. They think that evil atheist/agnostic Australians not ticking the 'Christianity' box will ensure the landscape is filled with mosques by next Sunday A.D. Check it out;

SOURCE:http://riseupaustraliaparty.com/this-august-2016-australia-will-be-holding-a-census/

Rise up Australia, and laugh derisively at this!

Says nothing there about ticking Christianity, it's just saying to mark the section with your religion (or lack thereof) and not leave it blank.

gr8 b8 m8

 

[Scotland]

Which box do I tick for no more construction of new religious buildings of any kind?

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Says nothing there about ticking Christianity, it's just saying to mark the section with your religion (or lack thereof) and not leave it blank.

fail m8

Is it? They say don't leave the 'religion' section blank, but what if you're one of the agnostic/atheistic millions? Are they saying to lie and put your religion down anyway? Christians are gonna mark down 'Christian', Muslims are gonna mark down 'Muslim' and Hindus are gonna mark down 'Hindu'. Can't us teeming millions of irreligionists do the same?

Read it again. Learn to read between the lines and get at the subtext. They ARE saying the threat of millions of atheists and agnostics having no religion leaves a gap that 600,000+ Muslims will fill and so there will be mosques everywhere in the not too distant future (like I said, next Sunday A.D).

I find that utterly laughable.

 

[kwikfix]

I ticked no religion but I think I will revisit that question, I have just turned into a Buddhist monk.

 

[Shane Hird]

Is there a Jedi box to tick for religion.

I'd like to be a Jedi.

 

[Shane Hird]

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Is that you Joe you cheeky bugger?