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As our spokesperson Michael Dove explains, when religious lobbyists demanded the Bureau of Statistics re-use the leading religion question for the 2026 Census, they wanted comparability with past Censuses – not accurate data. More: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious

@MFWitches Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

As an atheist, I never thought in a million years I’d be in furious agreement with and eagerly re-tweeting … the Pope.

Despite the eye-watering wealth of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches, the Albanese government is re-directing tens of millions of taxpayers’ dollars to renovation projects at these churches’ facilities. Here’s the bill. Read more: rationalist.com.au/federal-govern… #auspol

Speaking at a Christian event this week, Labor Senator Deb O’Neill seemed to suggest that children raised without religion are somehow less fortunate. Yet, Aussies are walking away from religion in their droves. ‘No religion’ is set to overtake Christianity at the 2026 Census.

According to media reports, the federal Liberal-National coalition will back legal rights for private schools to hire and fire teachers and enrol students based on religious doctrine. Read more: cathnews.com/2026/05/26/coa… #auspol

In 2024, the ABS had been well on track to testing its new Census religion question – ‘Does the person have a religion?’ But then religious lobbyists put their foot down and demanded the Albanese government intervene. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au/census-questio… #Census26 #NotReligious

Australian taxpayers are coughing up millions of dollars to fund restoration works at the headquarters of a church that has faced public criticism for purchasing a harbour-side Sydney property. Read more: rationalist.com.au/federal-govern… #auspol

🎧In our latest episode, Michael Dove, of the @CensusNR campaign, speaks about the flawed religion question that will feature in this year's Census, and the grassroots effort to help deliver more accurate data. Listen on major podcast apps or here: rationalist.com.au/podcasts/ #auspol

A committee of religious clerics appointed by the New South Wales government has been demanding that state schools ask for the religious identity of children as part of the enrolment process, documents reveal. Read more: rationalist.com.au/faith-committe… #NSWpol

When religious lobbyists realised that the ABS was proposing to change the Census religion question to remove its 'leading' nature, they mounted a media campaign and called for government intervention. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au/census-questio… #Census26 #NotReligious

The Victorian Labor government – which has failed to deliver on its 2021 promise to remove daily Christian prayers from the state parliament – will tonight host a taxpayer-funded dinner for Christian groups. Read more: theage.com.au/politics/victo… #SpringSt

A committee of religious clerics appointed to advise the NSW government on policy matters considered making a statement urging citizens to “moderate expectations about luxurious living” to address housing affordability, documents reveal. More: rationalist.com.au/faith-affairs-… #NSWpol

On The Big Tent, demographer @BernardSalt claimed that, at the 2021 Census, 58% said they "believed in something - Christianity or whatever". But the ABS reported Christianity at 43.9% & 'other religions' at 10%. Also, Bernard, what effect does the leading religion question have?

As documents obtained under FOI laws show, even Christian chaplains appointed to preside over Anzac Dawn Services at the Australian War Memorial are now starting to raise concerns about the religious nature of the event. Read our article from last week: rationalist.com.au/military-chapl…

We have again urged the federal government to get on with reforming religious charities to restore public confidence in the nation’s charities system, noting it has been two years of inaction since receiving key recommendations. More: rationalist.com.au/rsa-urges-fede… #auspol

If you don’t want someone else from your household answering the Census religion question on your behalf, don't worry: you'll be able to access a separate, private Census form from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Learn more: censusnotreligious.org.au #census26 #notreligious

The Liberal Party’s newly elected MP for Nepean in Victoria, Anthony Marsh, previously spearheaded the push to remove religious observances from Mornington Peninsula council meetings in 2020. Follow our campaign to remove prayers from parliament: rationalist.com.au/campaigns/pray… #SpringSt

We have urged independent MPs & minor parties to help safeguard the integrity of the Bureau of Statistics’ process of developing questions for censuses, raising concerns about “highly unusual circumstances” regarding the religion question in 2024: rationalist.com.au/rsa-urges-mps-… #auspol

The Census religion question – ‘What is the person’s religion?’ – assumes every respondent has a religion. This leads to inaccurate responses with results that overstate the number of religious people in Australia. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious

For another year, one religion – Christianity – had a privileged place in Anzac Dawn Services held across Australia and overseas, including at Gallipoli. If you agree that organisers of the commemorations should stop imposing religion, sign our petition: change.org/p/stop-imposin…