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Commercial surrogacy, gender self-identification on birth certificates, and the safety of women-only spaces were at the forefront of a roundtable discussion of interfaith leaders and NSW state Liberal MLC Susan Carter.

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Source: Catholic News

Wyndham City Council has come under fire for replacing its traditional opening prayer with a secular “opening pledge” without consulting the community.

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Source: Wyndham TV

Award-winning journalist Rachael Kohn says true democracy needs all Australians, regardless of religious belief, to “work together in common cause”.

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Source: Catholic News

The Australian Human Rights Commission this week launched the National Anti-racism Framework. For the first time, the country has a comprehensive approach to tackle, if not eliminate, racism in all sectors of society and across different levels of government.

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Source: The Conversation

A coalition of 25 Australian organisations is set to gather at Melbourne’s Federation Square this Sunday, December 1st, to protest against the detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, popularly known as Chinmoy Prabhu, a revered ISKCON monk and human rights advocate.

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Source: Australia Today

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

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Source: The Conversation

The appointment of the “special envoy” to combat Islamophobia in Australia has sparked a wave of controversy.

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Source: ABC

Melbourne is renowned for its cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. The population reflects a wide spectrum of faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.

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Source: Insider Guides