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On Tuesday 1st of April 2014, the National Council of Jewish Women in Australia (Vic) together with Jewish Aid hosted a Women’s Intergenerational Interfaith Model Passover Seder, the purpose of which was to provide opportunities for people of diverse faiths to learn about Jewish festivals and traditions in a participatory experience, whilst promoting friendship and understanding.

Religious diversity in Australia is here to stay — and this fact raises several important theological questions. Does only my faith tradition enshrine truth? How do other religions deal with matters of ultimate concern? How can we best tackle societal ignorance about other faiths? With these questions in mind, a cluster of academics from the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at Australian Catholic University set off from Melbourne on Thursday March 27 to attend the Shiva Yoga Interfaith Lecture 2014 on the Mornington Peninsula.

On Wednesday 26th March 2014, Gippsland Interfaith in conjunction with the Gippsland Ethic Communities Council (GECC) conducted the first Talking Faith Program in Traralgon Library.  Titled “People of the Book” the program presented a panel of Gippsland based Muslims (from the Gippsland Australian Muslim Community Inc – GAMCI, and the United Muslim Sisters of the Latrobe Valley - UMSLV) and Mormons (from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – LDS, Moe) discussing a range of everyday issues based around their religious beliefs. 

On Sunday 23rd March 2014, the Mornington Peninsula Interfaith Network celebrated Harmony Day with a Listening to the Land program at Green's Bush, Main Ridge.

On Thursday 20th March 2014, over 100 people gathered at the Melton Library and Learning Hub to celebrate Cultural Diversity Week and to launch the Melton Interfaith Network.

On Sunday 16th March 2014, the Frankston Interfaith Network celebrated Harmony Day with a panel discussion on 'Religion, Society & Interfaith' at Frankston Library. The discussion was faciliated by Norman Currie from Channel 31's Diversity in Harmony program.

Most overseas publications say 67% of Australians are Christian. Most Australian publications say it is 61%. Both figures are based on the 2011 Australian Population Census, but interpret the data differently.

Religions for Peace Australia supports the construction of Mosques in regional Australia. The Chair of Religions for Peace, Professor Des Cahill of RMIT University, said recently that there are many challenges to be met in rural interfaith and intercultural relations in Australia.