Census - Rationale Magazine

09 Jun

The Catholic Church’s fight to keep ‘cultural Catholics’ at Census time

11/06/2024
By Si Gladman
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The next Census in 2026 will likely be a watershed moment for our nation, with the proportion of Australians identifying as not religio...

25 Nov

Feature series, Law & Politics

The hope for secularism

25/11/2023
By Hugh Harris
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This article is part of our ‘A secular Australian future’ feature series to mark the first Secularism Australia Conference

03 Sep

Ethics & Religion

Reasons to be hopeful for more accurate Census data on religion

04/09/2022
By Michael Dove
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At the 2021 Census, we’d like to think that our Census21 – Not Religious? campaign was moderately influential, at the very least...

30 Jun

Ethics & Religion

A country retreating from faith

15/07/2022
By Hugh Harris
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The 2021 census reveals a society in transformation. In terms of religion, the earth is shifting beneath our feet. Rocketing to 38.9...

03 Jun

Ethics & Religion

The religion question: Counting down to the census results

15/07/2022
By Michael Dove
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The results of the 2021 census are due to be released at the end of this month. One of the questions that has received the most attenti...

19 Oct

Ethics & Religion

Why religious conservatives are hitting the panic button

09/09/2022
By Noel Turnbull
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In the 1950s, Australians were constantly being told to be aware of the dangers of communist infiltration of our institutions. At the s...

15 Oct

Ethics & Religion

The personal stories reshaping Australia’s journey out of religion

04/08/2022
By Si Gladman
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The trend in people 'deconverting' from religion or 'deconstructing' their faith has in recent years triggered viral hashtags on social...

11 Oct

Ethics & Religion

Between swinging arms and chins: The push for ‘religious freedom’

04/08/2022
By Neil Francis
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This is an excerpt from Neil Francis’ soon-to-be published Part 2 of the Religiosity in Australia research series, commissioned ...

01 Jun

Ethics & Religion

The truth by the numbers: Religion in Australian society

04/08/2022
By Paul Monk
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RSA Fellow Neil Francis is producing a multi-part study for the Rationalist Society: Religiosity in Australia. The first installment,

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