Tags: Australia
Australian ‘religious freedom’ review prompts discrimination row
Posted: Fri, 19 Oct 2018
Australia's government looks set to allow religious schools which receive public funds to sack teachers for their sexuality nationwide. Read More »
Australian state considers making religious charities justify status
Posted: Wed, 04 Apr 2018
The Australian state of Victoria is considering a bill which would require religious charities to justify the benefits granted to them. Read More »
New call for mandatory reporting after Catholic Church in Australia admits “devastating” scale of child abuse
Posted: Wed, 19 Apr 2017
Five secularist organisations, including the NSS, have called for the Catholic Church to take real action to ensure justice for victims of clerical child abuse. Read More »
Australian Catholic schools criticised for distributing anti equal marriage propaganda
Posted: Wed, 10 Jun 2015
The Catholic Church has sent a booklet entitled "Don't Mess With Marriage" to 56 primary and secondary schools in Australia, prompting criticism from Australian secularists. Read More »
I’m keeping Canberra secular, says Chief Minister
Posted: Tue, 22 Jan 2013
A spat about the separation of religion from governance has broken out between politicians in the Australian capital of Canberra. Read More »
