Australian government forces citizens to answer intimate questions about sex partners or face jail time
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Friday, June 28, 2013 by: Lance Devon
Tags: Big Government, Australia, intrusive surveys
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(NaturalNews) The Australian government finds it necessary to travel door-to-door and collect personal information from random citizens. In an anti-democratic and coercive fashion, the Australian government forces citizens to answer intrusive, personally-disturbing questions or face harassment, fines, and prosecution.
The Australia Bureau of Statistic's "Monthly Population Surveys" have been used since 1960 in order to gather information about the country's workforce. Recently, the questions have begun to perturb citizens. Many are refusing to answer such heinous questions, which include detailing people's current and previous sexual relationships. One resident is speaking out about the forced sexual questions thrust upon him and the demand for information regarding his personal sex life.
One Australian's story
"They can ask me anything they want. There's no limit," said Chris, whose speaking out about the intrusive questions, "And I'm sorry, I'm not going to sit here and be bullied into giving information, when it just doesn't seem right."
On a typical Saturday afternoon, Chris was met with a knock on his door as an ABS field agent introduced him to a mandatory government survey that would include questions about his sex life with his wife. The questions asked absurdities like how many other sexual partners his wife had, or whether either of them would be home alone. Chris refused to answer the questions and the field agent immediately told Chris that if he didn't comply, he would be charged by the Australian statistician and brought before a judge, facing $170 daily fines and jail time.
Listen to Chris's story here: http://www.infowars.com/86240/
Not alone, over 350,000 Australians targeted each year
Upon turning away from the ABS field agent, Chris went online to see if the questions were part of scam. Chris found out that he is not alone and that the questions, in fact, are coming from the government. He read about a similar case, where one guy was asked about his previous sexual relationships.
According to Yahoo Australia, in the past year, the ABS harasses and threatens over 350,000 homes. At least 1,500 Aussies had been persecuted for not answering within that same year and 94 of these people were eventually referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Some people had to use religious exemptions and others changed their address to avoid questioning.
The collection of people's private information at every turn
As government forces collect information on anybody they choose, using coercion and threats to demand compliance - has the human race abandoned the true meanings of life? People were not meant to manage one another's lives, especially their sex lives. As the all-seeing-eye hovers over the bedroom and into the bed sheets, one might begin to wonder whether groups of perverted spies might be listening and watching in through smart phones and satellite DVR lenses, peeping in through digital devices. Do you watch the television or does it watch you? They can listen in through the phone lines and pick through thoughts on emails. Why couldn't they look through live feed on a smart phones or track people down on GPS? How might technology be used to track and question everyone into compliance, slowly, subtly, with mandatory surveys that exploit people's most personal information?
USDA census of agriculture just as outrageous and intrusive
The insane data collection doesn't stop in Australia. The USDA's "census of agriculture" is also a blatant and unnecessary intrusion into the lives of US farmers. The questions posed on USDA forms include anything from "how many blackberries are produced" to "how much grain is stored on the property," to "who works on the farm, including their sex, age, and race."
With these questions, government agencies create a private database, collecting personal information on American's farm assets, personnel, and operations. In this way, the government gains the power to exploit people at their will.
View the USDA's "census of agriculture" insane questions: http://www.naturalnews.com/files/USDA-a ... census.pdf
Read how the US government can exploit farmers: http://www.naturalnews.com
Hey, government, stop managing people's private lives!
Government spying and questioning is out of control all over the world. Coercion is arcane and undemocratic. If people want their sex lives approved and managed by the government, than that's what they will get, but it's time, more than ever, for people to stop managing other people's lives. It's time to begin living free inside. What is harming no one is nobody's business. The government should have no place in the bedroom or on the family farm. The government should start prosecuting itself and dismembering its own abusive micro-management policies, effectively changing its own cultural dysfunction of power and abuse. From Australia to America, the government has no right to be in the bedroom, reading emails, or micromanaging what people raise on the family farm.
Sources for this article include
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http://www.naturalnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/files/USDA-a ... census.pdf
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Just ask "What do you mean sex ? What do you mean a sex partner ? What do you mean - describe it to me, PLEASE".
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Iain • 14 hours ago
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The answer is simple: if some moron comes to the door and asks personal questions, just lie. Tell the idiot a load of bullshit and then tell him to f**k off.
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dee • 16 hours ago
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there's one answer to this, don't answer the door lol.
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SandyLittle • 17 hours ago
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Most Americans have probably never heard of "The American Community Survey". It starts with receiving a "feel good" letter that says you have been selected to "participate" and a questionnaire will be arriving for you to fill out. The letter states that it is "mandatory" for you to answer these questions. Next, the "survey" arrives. The questions are highly personal to include your income, amount of taxes you pay, if you have a mortgage, how many bathrooms in your house, what time you leave for work in the morning, etc. You are to provide your name (the survey is addressed to "resident" at your address), your SS number, telephone number, names & ages of everyone living in your house, and the same personal information for each of those people. The survey states that you are helping out your community by answering these questions and that your personal information is "guaranteed" to be secure with severe penalties to any government employee who discloses any of your information.
If you do not return the questionnaire within a set time period, you get a friendly reminder letter (still addressed to "resident") that is full of propaganda and increasingly threatening. Continue to ignore the questionnaire and you will receive a personal visit. By not engaging in conversation with this person other than to state, "I am not answering any of the questions" results in a repeated visit. The visits continue for a few weeks, then you get a FedEX package with very threatening language, although still addresses to resident. You are not required to sign for this package. Ignore that & they give up - for a while.
You get another feel good; helping your community; mandated letter that a survey is coming. This time it is addressed to you personally. A few weeks later, you get a phone call. "Yes, I received the survey and I am not answering any if the questions. You have a nice day!"
Folks, I am not making this up! Just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it isn't happening! Go do your own research if you can't believe "that could never happen here"!
The ACS is a program of the U.S. Census Bureau. They cite the "law" under which they are authorized to ask you these questions and then imply that it also mandates your response. I researched the law. It authorizes the Census Bureau to ask, but you do not have to answer! The questions asked go far beyond the purpose of the census.
I mentioned this to a friend who is a member of Mensa. His response was, "Well, it's the government. You have to answer their questions." NO!!!! I am a PRIVATE CITIZEN of the United States of America and I most certainly do NOT have to answer their questions!!!
I believe what is happening in Australia because I know from personal experience that it is happening here! No one will protect your personal information except you! Say NO!
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1555 SandyLittle • 11 hours ago
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Thanks for this forewarning.
If the letter is from the GOVERNMENT - well the government has our Social Security number. This is the first suspicious bit...and asking when we leave for work, is a definite question that would be asked by someone who would love to rob our homes.
I see lately even phone companies want to know the Social Security number..I always say:"you have absolutely no right to that information...why do you want it?"
and they get off their high horse.
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katie anand riyaz • a day ago
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I would also say that I have lived most of my life in Australia in Sydney which is the largest city in Australia so again I'm finding it very peculiar that I have never heard of this survey occurring if it has been in operation since 1960. I lived in some of the most heavily populated areas in the inner city suburbs of Sydney. I find this story rather strange and I'm not naive I read a stack of alternative news sites and try to keep current with what's going on. As another gentleman stated on here the Today Tonight show in Australia is a JOKE so if that's the ONLY evidence for this to be occurring I would be extremely sceptical!
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speedy oceandude • a day ago
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People would be surprised just how much power some Australian Government Departments have.
Now for all the Aussies whom have posted so far on this website. I have not seen this actual story but Australian Bureau of Statistics does have the power to direct you to answer a survey but it must be in writing and it does have the power to fine you $100 a day until you answer it.
The following departments do not need a warrant to enter your premises -work or home. they have more power than police both federal & state..... Immigration, Tax, Customs & ASIO.
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Andrew H speedy oceandude • a day ago
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ABS is only designed to get a snapshot of a population for planning. The questions aren't intrusive. Just very general information.
And it's no different to taxation, don't do it - you get charged.
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dee Andrew H • 14 hours ago
oh dear dear andrew, i've been reading your posts, you keep telling yourself these things if it makes you feel better, but you really are wasting your time trying to convince the millions that ARE waking up to what's really happening

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Guest Andrew H • 21 hours ago
Andrew, you seem very keen to argue the Government's line here
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Andrew H Guest • 19 hours ago
If you did one of these surveys, you'd understand why. They are so boring. There is nothing of interest, or nothing incriminating. There is nothing personally identified in the results
Australian's hate doing them, because of how boring they are, lol.
Also, results are publicly available.
abs (dot) gov (dot) au (/) census
It clearly states about the information is private and gets destroyed, blah, blah... they even go so far to say, they won't share the information with other government agencies...
As said before, the information they ask for is so boring, you wouldn't care if anybody knew. They are definitely questions related to public planning.
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Marc Authier Andrew H • 16 hours ago
Well we had a scandal like that in Canada at the census bureau. They gave us the assurances it was not retraceable. Well guess what ? It was ! and is still is. Hitler used the census bureau ot the 3rd Reich to process more rapidly the extermination of Jews and Gypsies. Oh by the way Australia collaborates like Canada this poodle to Echelon and bet you these same people are also in collaboration with the NSA. They also have in Austrailia a project to evnetually censure the internet China style CISPA style the internet.And I am sure mass collection if going on in Australia and Canada. For what purposes ? To make profiles. Profiles for what and for who ? You are very canadian in your mentality and very naive.
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Andrew H Marc Authier • 16 hours ago
The personal information is destroyed after the data is processed. It says it is not allowed to be shared with other government agencies. I don't live my life paranoid like you, but if there was a scandal, then I may have reason to be alarms.
They actually only want to block porn sites with children in it. Every time the policies get put into the Senate, they get kicked out because there is no support for them.
We actually have a very liberal Green party which is in Senate. They continually make sure that these kind of things don't get through. I am not naive, These issues are spoken about in Australia daily. Our public is concerned.
Don't generalise your country to be the same as mine.
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1555 Andrew H • 11 hours ago
Andrew - they TELL you the personal information is destroyed - and do you REALLY believe them ?
They TOLD us all that "nothing shows on the pornoscanners" til lthe pictures surfaced, and there were detailed pictures and lenghts of sexual organs, etc.
Now in the USA there are women sewing the TSA because the wife has to be x-rayed 4x5 times - and the husband goes right through.
Why is she x-rayed many more times ? "We don't have a nice clear picture ..." - No the real reason is that ALL these women have nice girly figures with small waist, nice butt, and ample bosoms.
Didn't' you mom tell you not to believe everything we hear ?
Mine did, and I am grateful to her for it.
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Andrew H 1555 • 6 hours ago
Yeah, I live here. We aren't apathetic. If this were happening, I'd know about it.
Go on believing this crap. Written by a non-Australian, not interested in any facts, just trying to further their agenda.
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Guest Guest • 19 hours ago
If you did one of these surveys, you'd understand why. They are so boring. There is nothing of interest, or nothing incriminating. There is nothing personally identified in the results
Australian's hate doing them, because of how boring they are, lol.
Also, results are publicly available.
http://www.abs.gov.au/census
It clearly states about the information is private and gets destroyed, blah, blah... As said before, the information they ask for is so boring, you wouldn't care if anybody knew. They are definitely questions related to public planning.
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speedy oceandude Andrew H • a day ago
I don't agree with you there Andrew....that is their structure...what they tell you.
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Andrew H speedy oceandude • a day ago
So what information are the getting speedy oceandude?
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speedy oceandude Andrew H • a day ago
I am not sure what they are getting but I have had several run ins with govt dpts and they had info about me they shouldn't have had. they have long memories and don't like getting caught out. Unintentional Couch surfing for 6 months is not fun, swapping phones, etc. I do not trust any government department - I play by the rules but am also ready to leave my current life very quickly.
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Andrew H Andrew H • a day ago
I've done the census - the information is very vague. How many people in your home, what kind of career, ect. Nothing extremely personal like this article suggests.
Also - this information is information the Government already has access to.
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speedy oceandude Andrew H • a day ago
I have done numerous census' but have never done a survey for them but they do have the power to do it and enforce it.
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Andrew H speedy oceandude • a day ago
If you are ordinarily boring like me... I doubt you'll have anything to worry about.
What kinds of information did they have about you? And why did you have run ins with them?
If I was uncomfortable with any survey they asked me, I'd give them the most boring answers possible. lol.
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dee Andrew H • 16 hours ago
if you went into your boss' office and started going through his desk drawers and computer, what do you think he'd say if you said to him "it's ok, if you've got nothing to hide" do you think he would be happy to let you continue looking? NO HE WOULD NOT, and you should expect the same treatment for yourself.
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Andrew H dee • 6 hours ago
You've taken what I said out of context, I'm telling you, these kinds of surveys are just to get generalised statistics of the kinds of families living in which areas. It is used for public planning. I am telling you, the information is boring and NOT incriminating.
We have public services, it is important to know these kinds of information. Seriously though, there is no question they ask you that is as pervasive as this article suggests. And there is nothing sinister they could do with this information.
Not everything is some big privacy invasion, conspiracy garbage. This is as it seems.
And stealing data, is very different to giving it. Your example is poor.
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Marc Authier Andrew H • 16 hours ago
This is where you are making an error. A lot of people were thinking like that the same way in Germany and Russia. For that matter a lot of german Jews or Gypsies were thinking like that. '' I am just a poor boring person that couldnf do no harm to anyone,'' so why would i matter for Hitler or Stalin. Well guees what ? Even if you are boring,it does matter and a lot. I am a borin person, I have nothing to hide. So no problem. Really ? You think so ? Naturally these things could never happen to english speaking people since you all have democracy in your genetic code !

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Andrew H Marc Authier • 6 hours ago
Yeah, I really don't think the entire country is being attacked because they want to know how many people live in my home, or how many cars I own. There is not 1 piece of information that could be used against me personally. It's generalised and incredibly boring.
The whole country does these surveys. Not just a targeted few.
Anyway, feel free to have your paranoid fantasies about the world. I will not. Perhaps if I was America, I might feel this way. But the same does not hold true for my Government.
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Marc Authier Andrew H • 6 hours ago
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Boring question during the 3rd Reich. What is your religion ? Guess what happened after ? I receive these census papers also from the ''loving'' government and I answer catholic knowing far well that eventually the ''boring'' facts like these can always and will be utilized even if the government guarantees it respect the Constitution and the Charter of Human Rights.
What's wrong with you anyways ? We have just seen an example of NSA spying on 330 million Americans (all their telephones conversations, all their e-mails, all internet activities in a file somewhere with the IP address well identified). By the way a real ''paranoid'' wouldnt write anything on internet. You are like most naive people that think that english speaking people are different and the ''government'' that omnipotent God like entity will keep its word. The NSA is just there IN YOUR FACE, the TSA in your pants, the IRS in your bank account, the IObamacare in your veins. Government guarantees are all bullshit. So keep on dreaming that we will all be OK because anglos dont have dictatorship. Wiith what I am seing going on in USA and dont think because an ocean separates you it wont happen in Australia I am less and less sure. You are even more naive than me.And you stay with your fantasies of your loving democratic government for eternity.
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Andrew H Marc Authier • 6 hours ago
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Dude. We don't have any kind of regime going on in Australia... Our political parties aren't exciting enough, or bold enough to come up with any

Most Australian's are outraged by what happens in USA. We have just released legislation to stop American spying and legislation to ensure Internet data receives a warrant before its released.
Our country is very different to what your saying. We aren't 'big enough' to have any concerns yet.
Every time serious oppressors issue have risen, like Internet filter, eavesdropping there is huge public backlash.
I know the potential is there, for sure. But not at the moment.
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speedy oceandude Andrew H • 21 hours ago
Andrew not sure why my reply got censored. might try again tomorrow
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