If We Don’t Count It… It Doesn’t Count! Towards consistent national data collection and reporting on cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity

Research library / Peak body / NGO report

Written by

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA)

Year

2020

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

An issues paper arguing that Australia collects data on cultural, ethnic and language diversity poorly and inconsistently, including in health and mental health services. It calls for national data standards.

Topics

• Data and measurement
• Policy and systems

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