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
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
05 Nov Law & Politics A shift towards secularism in Iran 05/11/2022 By Hossein Dabbagh 0 comments My friend was in Tehran during protests after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police (Gasht-e Ersh...Continue reading
22 Jul Education Religious interference in the public school system 30/07/2022 By Jack Galvin Waight 0 comments This article is based on extracts from the new report, Teaching not preaching: Making our public schools secular. The extracts a...Continue reading
16 Jun Education What’s so offensive about secularism? 15/07/2022 By Hugh Harris 0 comments Demonising secularism has become something of a sport for the religious right in the United States. Secularists are routinely painted a...Continue reading
10 Jun Education Why God has no place in public schools 15/07/2022 By Jane Caro 0 comments As I sat in my classrooms at Frenchs Forest Public, Chatswood Public and Forest High, dreaming about my future, I did not think that de...Continue reading
09 May Ethics & Religion Anzac Day: Religious services are turning veterans away 15/07/2022 By Phillip Hoglin 0 comments I didn’t attend the Anzac dawn service this year. In truth, I have not attended a dawn service for over a decade, instead preferring a ...Continue reading
09 Apr Law & Politics A review: The struggle for India’s soul 13/02/2023 By Reg Naulty 0 comments What precipitated Shashi Tharoor’s new book, The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy, is the path t...Continue reading
04 Apr Education 112 years on, Religious Instruction remains controversial in Queensland 08/09/2022 By Alison Courtice 0 comments The genesis – pun intended – of Religious Instruction (RI) in Queensland state schools has its roots in a 1910 referendum. When Quee...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