
As both the federal government and states across the country pass laws cracking down on hate speech, there’s been much debate about where to draw the line on what can and can’t be said.
Source: The Conversation
What happens when art speaks before words do? When words are silenced and replaced by shared experience? That was the spirit of The Universal Language of Art, a multi-faith gathering held by Kingston Interfaith Network and City of Kingston in recognition of the United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week at the Zee Cheng Khor Moral Uplifting Society, on Sunday, February 1st 2026.

Satwant Singh Calais did not set out to build an organisation that would span a continent. He set out to ensure that Sikh children growing up in Australia would not do so without structure, guidance and a confident understanding of their identity.
Source: Asia Samachar

Faith leaders from across Victoria gathered at Parliament House this week to mark the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, joining in a peaceful show of unity amid heightened community tensions.
Source: The Indian Sun

There are only 25 women Torah scribes in the world, compared to thousands of men. One of them is about to become the first woman to write a Torah for Australia.
Source: The Jewish Independent

Several prominent Australian Muslims have been recognised in the 2026 Australia Day Honours, receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for decades of service across education, the arts, multicultural leadership and community development.
Source: Australian Muslim Times

Assistant Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs minister Julian Hill has warned Australia needs to strengthen the “bridging social capital” that holds our diverse society together, or risk further fragmentation.
Source: The Conversation

Lunar New Year is here and we have entered the Year of the Fire Horse — seen as one of the most high-voltage combinations in the Chinese zodiac cycle.
Source: SBS
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