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religion November 27, 2021
What the religious discrimination bill is really about
The Morrison government’s religious discrimination bill is being rushed into parliament ahead of the election, although it fails to clarify key aspects of discrimination, including the treatment of queer school students.
religion September 25, 2021
Exclusive: George Pell returned to Australia ahead of church reforms
Cardinal George Pell has spent the past several months in Sydney, as the Catholic Church prepares for its first reform conference in more than 80 years.
religion September 4, 2021
Family ties crucial to coping with the pandemic
In Western Sydney, multigenerational families living in migrant households are finding new ways to confront the pandemic.
religion August 28, 2021
Afghans in Australia: ‘I am human first of all’
In Sydney, a Hazara refugee wakes each morning and waits to hear from his mother in Kabul. He says he is drowning in fear.
religion August 21, 2021
Exit Afghanistan: fear and retribution as Taliban takes control
As the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan, people connected to the West and trapped in the country describe scenes of fear and violent retribution.
religion July 10, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: For 20 years, Australia has listed terrorists whose assets can be frozen – although it appears to have done so unlawfully. The error was discovered as the scheme was being expanded to cover cyber attacks.
religion June 26, 2021
How the religious right is trying to take over the Liberal Party
The South Australian Liberal Party has frozen new memberships after an apparent Pentecostal takeover, but the move speaks to a vulnerability both feared and exploited in conservative politics.
religion March 6, 2021
Santiniketan Lodge and The Family
Melbourne’s notorious cult The Family – the subject of a Supreme Court class action by survivors – has bequeathed the site of its former headquarters to Victoria’s Tibetans.
religion December 5, 2020
The Vatican’s financial scandals
As the Vatican reckons with scandals involving hundreds of millions of euros, the Holy See’s former treasurer George Pell has given his first interview since returning to Rome.
asia pacific August 29, 2020
Lessons of the NZ mosque attacks
As the Australian-born terrorist who killed 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques was sentenced to life without parole this week, questions are being raised about the Australian government’s ability and willingness to monitor far-right extremism.
religion December 14, 2019
Sexual abuse survivor rebukes Hillsong head
While Brian Houston celebrates Hillsong’s new multimillion-dollar church in New York, a victim of his father’s sexual abuse crowdfunds to pay for cancer treatment.
