
On Friday, March 20th, 2020, senior interfaith leaders from almost all Australian States and Territories met electronically. We decided to share this message with the Australian community.
Source: Religions for Peace Australia

The Sikh Volunteers Australia group have rallied around those in Melbourne’s outer suburbs who are struggling to access groceries, delivering free food to people’s front doors.
Source: SBS

Queensland's first Muslim scouting group is proving particularly popular with girls, who are keen to prove they can do anything the boys can do.
Source: ABC

Both Muslim men and women are allowed to divorce in the Islamic tradition. But community interpretations of Islamic laws mean that men are able to divorce their wives unilaterally, while women must secure their husband’s consent.
Source: ABC

One in four high school students do not have a positive attitude towards people of the Islamic and Hindu faiths, a major study of "religious literacy" among Australian teens has found.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Josh Frydenberg's attempt to make fun of his Labor opponent by comparing him to a practicing Hindu has offended many Hindus.
Source: SBS

High school students in government schools will be required to learn a mandatory and more thorough history of the Holocaust in an attempt to increase awareness of Jewish persecution and reverse the rising trend of anti-Semitism.
Source: The Age
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