Theft, fraud and glitter: shortcomings of postal survey revealed by ABS
The ABS will spend $6 million on the survey before the High Court decides next month whether it is legally valid.
Peter Martin is the economics editor for The Age, based at Parliament House
The ABS will spend $6 million on the survey before the High Court decides next month whether it is legally valid.
On a practical level, the ABS is the worst-placed organisation to conduct a postal plebiscite. Remember the census debacle?
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