Bureau of Statistics merger off but fate of census still undecided

By Peter Martin
Updated March 28 2015 - 2:13am, first published 12:15am
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.
The government is expected to decide the fate of the 2016 census before the budget in May. Cancellation would require an amendment of the Census and Statistics Act.

The Abbott government has rejected a plan to merge the Bureau of Statistics with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, part of a suite of measures put forward by the bureau to help it find savings to upgrade its aged computer systems.

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