‘Wow’: Star calls out ‘cooked’ Census detail

Farmer Dave has fired up over Tuesday night’s census, claiming the form appeared to discourage people from selecting “Australian” as their ancestry – but not everyone saw it that way. The former Big Brother star touched off an online clash after questioning why “Australian” was buried so far down the list, with some agreeing it looked wrong and others saying there was a simple reason for it. David Graham, better known as Farmer Dave, rose to fame when he memorably came out on season six of Big Brother in 2006, garnering support from both his housemates and the Australian public. He made a return in 2022 as part of the “Royalty” lineup alongside other franchise favorites. MORE NEWS Elite school bids to buy entire public street Renter sparks outrage over Aussie flag ban McDonald’s stings customers with surprise parking fees One of this year’s census questions centred on ancestry, with Torres Strait Islander, English, Irish, Scottish, Chinese, Italian and German listed before “Australian” and “Other”. “Mmmmmmmm is it just me or is this years census questions set up to dissuade Aussies from choosing Australia’s most common ethnicity which as far as I knew was Australian?,” Dave wrote o...