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Australians To Be Fined If They Don’t Complete The 2026 Census
CBS News ^ | August 11, 2026

Posted on 08/13/2026 12:56:38 PM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701

Those who fail to complete the Australian Census will be fined if they do not complete it.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: census; crime; fine; policestate
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Can you believe this? CBS News' Sydney branch has this. If you don't complete the Australian census, you will be fined.
1 posted on 08/13/2026 12:56:38 PM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

I ALWAYS COMPLETE THE BASICS...

BUT I REFUSE THE LONG FORM WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MANY BATHROOMS I HAVE OR HOW FAR I DRIVE TO WORK.

I WAS SELF-EMPLOYED 1980 TO 2004. MY DAILY DRIVE WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EVERY DAY.


2 posted on 08/13/2026 1:00:55 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701
You can be criminally charged in Canada if you don't fill out a census... Participation is mandatory.

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Filling out the Statistics Canada Census is required by law under the Statistics Act. If you do not complete it, you may face follow-up contacts, reminder letters, in-person visits from census workers, and potential fines of up to $500, though actual criminal penalties and fines are rare.

They typically hound you until you actually do fill it out.

3 posted on 08/13/2026 1:01:50 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: jerod
They typically hound you until you actually do fill it out.

Does a brown smear down the middle count?

4 posted on 08/13/2026 1:03:07 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: jerod

Yes I completed mine here in Canada. It was very short and basically wanted to know about the makeup of my household. It is done online and I honestly don’t believe authorities have any way to police participation. This is a government that take 6 months to answer phone calls with the CRA.


5 posted on 08/13/2026 1:21:11 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Will they kill every first born male under 5 years old too?


6 posted on 08/13/2026 1:40:35 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

They also fine you if you don’t vote. Now in my case they don’t touch me since I’m not allowed to vote overseas. I was born there and hold citizenship but they say you must live in Australia to vote. I assume the same for the census since I’ve never been contacted about it ever.


7 posted on 08/13/2026 1:41:28 PM PDT by xp38
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

8 posted on 08/13/2026 1:42:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Also happens in the USA:

https://people.howstuffworks.com/question345.htm


9 posted on 08/13/2026 1:47:51 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: BenLurkin

Metropolis. A very good (and silent) movie.


10 posted on 08/13/2026 1:52:37 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Just do what they did during Covid. Send the cops to beat them up.


11 posted on 08/13/2026 1:54:06 PM PDT by roving
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To: Sam Gamgee; NorthMountain

The latest Canadian census was far less intrusive than historical censuses... Census records from 1911, 1921 and 1931 record your job, your religion and even how much money you made.

The latest census recorded the following.

Names and contact info: Phone number, email, and names of household members.

Household relationship: How household members are related to one another.

Age and date of birth.

Sex and gender.

Language: Languages spoken at home and knowledge of official languages.

Only 25% of Canadian’s needed to fill out a long form census with about 60 questions.

Census info in Canada is typically recorded in the first year of the decade... 2021 for instance. I think this particular census being held in 2026 was trying to determine how many people in Canada can speak either English or French... There are a ton of immigrants who can’t speak either... And most of them are the ones likely being visited for not filling out the census... Because they can’t speak any official language.


12 posted on 08/13/2026 1:59:28 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Vendome

Only the Jewish ones under two wink


13 posted on 08/13/2026 2:14:16 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: ridesthemiles

The last census I barely completed in the US asked completely intrusive questions that seemed more like a demographics/fishing expedition. They wanted to know how many bathrooms, how many bedrooms, of course how many people etc. I filled out nothing except how many people lived at my house. I got knocked on my door for a couple of months, a few letters and finally told one census person when I finally answered the door that I already filled it out but if they didn’t like my answers that’s not my problem


14 posted on 08/13/2026 2:18:33 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

The Aussies have mandatory voting too so it kinda fits.


15 posted on 08/13/2026 2:42:47 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701; Sam Gamgee; jerod; ridesthemiles

For some reason, I got a Nancy Palosi questionnaire a few years back. I completed it saying I was a divorced black woman in Long Beach with two kids, an MBA, and working as a management consultant. For years I enjoyed answering emails with responses I am sure they considered outrageous. I would complete the census with the same attention to accuracy.


16 posted on 08/13/2026 2:51:02 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Is I dont know sufficient?


17 posted on 08/13/2026 3:07:45 PM PDT by Jonty30 (When I go to the kitchen to find food, I get disappointed because all I find are ingredients.)
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To: ridesthemiles

I didnt send in the last census. I feel the information is abused and corrupted. I ignored all mail regarding the census. The many calls from the census bureau and every door knock that came with it…. Ignore. I ended up with my own government stalker- Sylvia. I won lol.


18 posted on 08/13/2026 3:20:37 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Sam Gamgee

This book is written by a lefty but tells a very interesting story of US Census lying and abuse:

https://www.amazon.com/Misuse-United-States-Census-Incarceration/dp/3031386183/

All they need is a crisis—and none of the “rules” apply anymore.


19 posted on 08/13/2026 3:29:47 PM PDT by cgbg (Four seconds is all it takes to beat the brainwashing.)
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To: Maskot
I got knocked on my door for a couple of months, a few letters and finally told one census person when I finally answered the door that I already filled it out but if they didn’t like my answers that’s not my problem

That happened to me also. I filled it out with answers I thought were pertinent and not invasive. For 3 months or so a census person kept knocking on the door, hanging around outside, and asked my neighbors to get me to come out. Nope, completely avoided him and while in the back yard loudly told my neighbors that the census guy could go to hell. This isn't commie North Korea (yet).

20 posted on 08/13/2026 4:59:32 PM PDT by roadcat ( )
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