29 Mar Law & Politics Our parliament needs to become a more inclusive and welcoming place for all 29/03/2023 By Mike Gaffney 0 comments This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Tasmanian Legislative Council 28 March 2023. It is republished with permis...Continue reading
01 Mar Law & Politics Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating 02/03/2023 By Liam Elphick 0 comments In 2018, Australians were shocked to learn that religious schools still had the right to discriminate against LGBTQ students and staff....Continue reading
27 Jan Law & Politics In recognising all faiths and beliefs, we can show fairness and equity 27/01/2023 By David Lewis 0 comments This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Fraser Coast Regional Council on 25 February 2023. It is republished with ...Continue reading
10 Jan Ethics & Religion George Brandis and the Christian persecution complex 18/01/2023 By Hugh Harris 0 comments Attending the Religious Freedom roundtable in November 2015 on behalf of the Rationalist Society of Australia, I was bemused by ...Continue reading
19 Nov Law & Politics Why religious discrimination is okay 20/11/2022 By Gary Bakker 0 comments To ‘discriminate’ is a very useful, indeed necessary, activity. The original and broader meaning of the word is to recognise and unders...Continue reading
15 Oct Law & Politics The need for caution when prioritising employers’ values over individuals’ rights 15/10/2022 By Hugh Harris 0 comments Many would see the removal of Andrew Thorburn from his position as a victory for progressive values over intolerance. While this messy ...Continue reading
07 Feb Law & Politics As parliament returns for 2022, the Religious Discrimination Bill is still an unholy mess 23/07/2022 By Luke Beck 0 comments The Religious Discrimination Bill is due to be debated in parliament this week. This has been a long time coming – Prime Minister Scott...Continue reading
18 Jan Law & Politics It’s time for Shoalhaven Council to practise respect, inclusion and fairness for all 23/07/2022 By Bhante Akāliko 0 comments As a Buddhist monk and a community leader, I have a particular interest in matters of religious discrimination and a strong desire to f...Continue reading
07 Dec Law & Politics The broken message spread through a Christian schools network 07/09/2022 By Si Gladman 0 comments In a podcast interview earlier this year, Reverend Geoff Lin admitted that his Living Hope SA group (with ‘SA’ referring to South Austr...Continue reading
25 Nov Law & Politics New Religious Discrimination Bill will cause damage to Australian society that will be difficult to heal 09/09/2022 By Elenie Poulos 0 comments Australia is not a particularly religious country. Australians have a reputation for being largely ambivalent about the place of religi...Continue reading
24 Nov Law & Politics Third time lucky for the Religious Discrimination Bill? 09/09/2022 By Luke Beck 0 comments The Morrison government has finally provided details of the third draft of its Religious Discrimination Bill. This prompted heated d...Continue reading
11 Oct Ethics & Religion Between swinging arms and chins: The push for ‘religious freedom’ 04/08/2022 By Neil Francis 0 comments This is an excerpt from Neil Francis’ soon-to-be published Part 2 of the Religiosity in Australia research series, commissioned ...Continue reading