Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
Instilling values of respect and tolerance can contribute to fostering a more joyful, inclusive, and equitable school environment.
A world-first “personal safety and development” program is being crafted for Victorian Islamic schools, covering difficult cultural subjects such as sexuality, sex education, abortion and contraception.
The rights of trans people have become a highly divisive political issue in the US and UK. Recent events underline how we must be proactive in ensuring Australia doesn’t mirror their transphobic environments.
There are increasing calls for religious instruction to be replaced with religion classes that foster social cohesion and intercultural understanding.
While all cultures celebrate the new year, the Chinese are probably one of the few that use these money-related words as their greetings in the biggest festival of the year.
The bill exposes the culture war within Australia’s biggest religious groups, and runs into constitutional problems.
The current draft still includes a range of provisions overriding federal, state and territory laws to allow for discrimination.
It’s only through dialogue, conversation and interaction that we’ll begin to learn about the multiform realities that shape our world.
While stories of human rights violations, and dire warnings about pandemics and an uncertain economic future seem unconnected, research reveals common roots in systemic inequality and discrimination in Australia.
Last year, despite closed borders, shuttered businesses, and their first recession in 26 years, Australians became more optimistic.
Priests receiving payments under the federal government's wage subsidy scheme is almost certainly unconstitutional – but unlikely to be challenged.
At this time, we need to accept that a powerful healing influence can only be launched when a society knows and acknowledges all episodes of its history.
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