Atheists down under say fans should take the census more seriously. By Pip Bulbeck It’s census time in Australia and on Tuesday around 65,000 Australians are expected to mark Jedi as their religion on ...

RMIT University provides funding as a strategic partner of The Conversation AU. Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. A lack of religious literacy by journalists – and ...

Brendan C. Walsh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Australia has been a secular country since Federation in 1901. It means that the State and Church are separate, and as such, the government can’t interfere with the exercise of religion. “What ...

Australian identity is not finished — it is fluid and continually being reshaped through everyday interactions. When we cling ...

Seven years ago, Simon Longstaff, the executive director of the St James Ethics Centre, was approached by a small group of parents. Longstaff’s not-for-profit organization in north Sydney usually ...