Another near miss at Sydney airport + The Census: AI, lies & influence

Monday Headlines:

Parliament returns, support for Labor slumps to decade low
Two airport workers stood down after another near miss at Sydney airport
Netanyahu rejects US peace proposal for Gaza
Ukraine says 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed to fight for Russia
90,000 take part in world’s biggest fun run in Sydney

Deep Dive: Tomorrow is census night, and this year the form looks a little different.

For the first time, Australians are being asked directly about their sexual orientation and gender - and for the first time, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says artificial intelligence is helping process the millions of responses that pour in.

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou goes behind the questionnaire with someone who's helped shape it for the best part of thirty years. How does the ABS land on which categories make the cut? Where do your name and address actually end up? Can the online system survive the night after its infamous 2016 collapse? And in an era of shaky faith in government, does the ABS really expect all of us to tell the truth?

Chris is joined by Jenny Telford, General Manager of the Census and Population Division at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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