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 ...

Australia is becoming a less fair country at the base while opportunity narrows at the top — hence fewer people feel free, or ...

As we have noted previously, marriage equality opponents in Australia have shifted gears after the overwhelming public vote in favor of marriage equality, and are now focusing on passing broad ...

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 ...

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 ...

Al Gore blames the climate crisis; Barack Obama says Australia’s bushfires are the very real, very urgent consequences of climate change. Hillary Clinton declares we are in a climate emergency. More ...

Australians are angry about new reports that have surfaced over the past few days, alleging The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has done an end run around the Australian government. As “60 ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Religion isn’t a welcome dinner subject for most Australians. The country has grown increasingly secular, and in one recent poll a majority said religion did more harm than good.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Vatican investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against Saunders began in 2022. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with ...