About 3000 newborn Australians are expected to arrive in time to be counted in this year's census. Census boss Duncan Young said 24 million people will complete the national snapshot on Tuesday night, with more than two-thirds of Australians expected to fill it out online, which the government says will save $A100 million ($NZ106 million). Privacy groups have also raised concerns over the new policy of retaining private data for four years. Elderly residents last week jammed the Australian Bureau of Statistics' phone lines over fears they would be fined $A180 a day if they didn't receive paper forms - which are still available - and return them on time.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2016 01:41 UTC