28th April 2016: Australia Bureau of Statistics meeting today with National Census Program Head regarding the prominent inclusion of Australian South Sea Islanders on Question 18 for the 2016 Census form.

We discussed the ABS strategies and roll out from an electronic and community education perspectives.

In the photo (left to right) Graham Mooney (BASSIMWG), William Swain – (ABS Indigenous), Duncan Young (National Census Program Head), Liz Bolzan (Director NSW/ACT Census Regional Management Unit), Zac Wone (ASSIPJ Deputy VP), Alex Greenwich (Member for Sydney), behind David Keys (Manager – Targeted Strategies (CaLD), front Shireen Malamoo (ASSIPJ Board), Marie Geissler (ASSIPJ Strategist), Emelda Davis (ASSIPJ Chair).

CENSUS date is 9th August 2016.