Federal budget 2015: Census saved, $250m investment in Bureau of Statistics

By Peter Martin
Updated May 8 2015 - 6:30pm, first published May 7 2015 - 3:32pm
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Australian Bureau of Statistics chief David Kalisch. Photo: Rohan Thomson

The census has been saved and the Australian Bureau of Statistics will get a $250 million funding boost as part of the biggest technology upgrade in its 110-year history.