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Australian jewellery retailer The Belly Ring Shop has come under fire for a series of belly button rings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha.

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Source: Bandt

A statement from the Multifaith Advisory Group in response to the coronavirus crisis.

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Source: Victorian Multicultural Commission

For Muslims, cremation is not only prohibited, it's viewed as a desecration of the deceased.

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Source: ABC

Siva Singh, a Punjabi Sikh, discovered how deeply racism was entrenched in Australia in 1915, when he appeared in court at Benalla in north-east Victoria.

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Source: ABC

Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria (SICV) and the Sikh Community of Victoria are greatly saddened and condemn the murderous attack on Sikh worshippers in Afghanistan.

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Source: Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria

The Faith Communities Council of Victoria has issued the following statement in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak:

The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has created unprecedented challenges for Victoria’s faith communities.

Public religious gatherings have been cancelled, places of worship have been forced to close, and social distancing laws have made it difficult to assist the most vulnerable in our community.

Hemangini Patel has been attending her temple every Sunday for as long as she can remember. But for the past two Sundays, the religious ritual has looked slightly different.

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Source: ABC

The Fo Guang Shan temple in Perth shut down in February, more than a month before the Australian government announced social distancing measures. Nuns there have been using social media and chat groups to lift the spirits of the community ever since.

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Source: SBS