National Secular Lobby

Welcome to the 4 April 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism nsl.org.au/columns/weeken…

The nation’s most important site of commemoration, the Australian War Memorial, will ignore the concerns of non-religious veterans and again impose religious worship on attendees and viewers of next month’s Anzac Day Dawn Service, it can be revealed. More: rationalist.com.au/war-memorial-s…

Welcome to the 28 March 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism nsl.org.au/columns/weeken…

A great example of what becomes acceptable once the right-wing religious faction takes over the entire party. #saparli #savotes youtu.be/fDDm4A9GvXc?si…

The ACL are referencing the widely-debunked "Dublin Declaration", which maintains that abortion is never "medically necessary to save the life of a woman", in the lead-up to the SA election. Researchers describe it as "flawed to the point of being misinformation." #saparli

If you’re considering marking ‘No religion’ when you complete the Census this year, here are three good reasons for why you should: Authenticity; Fairness; and Integrity. Find out more on our campaign website: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious

The NSL is proud to once again be involved in the 'Census - Not Religious?" campaign in 2026, which aims to improve the accuracy of Census data. The campaign website is now live at censusnotreligious.org.au. #auspol #Census26

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: Leading up to Census day in August 2026, we'll be running another public campaign to encourage Australians to mark 'No Religion' if they are no longer religious. Check out the campaign website: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious

Anthony Albanese has announced tougher hate speech laws in response to the attack at #Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. The reforms aim to crack down on #antisemitism and extremist rhetoric, including targeting preachers who promote violence. #auspol bit.ly/4s8uK32

Documents obtained under FOI reveal that the ABS rejected arguments from religious groups that changing the biased census question on religion would be problematic — but went ahead and confirmed the use of the same question in 2026 anyway. #auspol nsl.org.au/g...

A hotline set up in 2023 claims to have identified more than 200 alleged historical child abuse offenders in the secretive Christian sect known as the Two by Twos. #auspol abc.net.au/news/2025-12-0…...

Welcome to the 14 December 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism nsl.org.au/columns/weeken…

This is a truly shameful attempt at fearmongering by Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher. To refer to VAD "kill teams" and imply that aged care residents are at risk if another resident chooses VAD is a desperate and unworthy misrepresentation. nsl.org.au/go/archbi...

Welcome to the 7 December 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism nsl.org.au/columns/weeken…

Welcome to the 30 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism nsl.org.au/columns/weeken…

"The leaders of extremist religious sect the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church this week tightened their grip over every aspect of their members’ lives and finances, while rejecting the prime minister’s accusation that they’re a cult." #auspol bit.ly/4ocz2n2

"LGBTQIA+ and religious young people are erased in this legislative environment, because it assumes that religious and LGBTQIA+ communities do not overlap. Our research shows this isn’t the case." #auspol theconversation.com/school-exempti…...

Barrister Rachel Doyle, SC, has taken aim at judges and barristers who wear formal court robes to the Catholic Red Mass, saying it risked creating a perception of connection between the secular institution of the law and the religious institution. #auspol bit.ly/4pkXYcO

Welcome to the 23 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism nsl.org.au/columns/weeken…

The NSW Legislative Council this week voted 23–16 against a Bill that would have allowed faith-based aged care facilities to decline offering Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) on site. #nswpol theweeklysource.com.au/controversial-…