National Secular Lobby
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Advancing separation of religion and government in Australia.
In Australia, registered charities (such as PBCC) are not allowed to promote, endorse, or oppose specific political parties or candidates. Isn't this disqualifying behaviour?
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Welcome to the 30 May 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 30 May 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 30 May 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-30-may-2026/
6 days ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
7 days ago
In 2024, the ABS had been well on track to test its new 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-question-background
#Census26
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Michael Dove, campaign spokesperson for the "Census - Not Religious?" campaign (in which the NSL is involved) is interviewed on the RSA's podcast about the issues behind the campaign.
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#census2026
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Welcome to the 23 May 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
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Weekend Wrap for 23 May 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 23 May 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-23-may-2026/
13 days ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
15 days ago
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-question-background
#Census26
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Welcome to the 16 May 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
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Weekend Wrap for 16 May 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 16 May 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-16-may-2026/
20 days ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
22 days ago
If you are spiritual but not religious, it's important to mark 'No religion' when you answer the religion question on this year's Census. The question asks about religious affiliation, not whether you are spiritual. Find out more:
censusnotreligious.org.au
#Census26
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Muslim Votes Matter has complained to the Victorian Electoral Commission after an anonymous bid to register a party of the same name — flagged by Avi Yemini as a scheme to funnel Muslim voters' preferences to One Nation via group voting tickets.
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Muslim Votes Matter says anonymous bid to create political party under same name an attempt to ‘mislead’ voters
Push to register unaffiliated party with identical name to grassroots group follows Avi Yemini’s plan to use ‘Free Palestine party’ to funnel votes to One Nation
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/11/muslim-votes-matter-advocacy-group-political-party-under-same-name-ntwnfb
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Two years after the Productivity Commission urged scrapping Basic Religious Charities, the Albanese government still hasn't tabled a response. The ACNC says that exemptions may be eroding public trust; they back reform. Silence persists.
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#charities
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RSA urges federal government act on religious charities, two years on from recommendations | Rationalist Society of Australia
The Rationalist Society of Australia has 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 be...
https://rationalist.com.au/rsa-urges-federal-government-act-on-religious-charities-two-years-on-from-recommendations/
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Private Lives 4, Australia's largest LGBTIQA+ health survey, is now open. La Trobe-led, it will help shape implementation of the National Action Plan 2025–2035, the evidence base behind future fights over religious exemptions. Find the survey here:
latrobearcshs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Private Lives 4 - Australia's LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing survey
Private Lives 4 - Australia's LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing survey
https://latrobearcshs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hFpY1YkZafKV4W?source=survey_main&url=https://latrobearcshs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hFpY1YkZafKV4W
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Welcome to the 9 May 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 9 May 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 9 May 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-9-may-2026/
27 days ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
about 1 month ago
If you don’t want someone else from your household answering the Census religion question on your behalf, don't worry. At Census time this year, you'll be able to access a separate, private Census form from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. More:
censusnotreligious.org.au
#census26
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Child safety reformist Hetty Johnston: "...there's no excuse for Seventh-day Adventists to not be aware of what their responsibilities are … For any organisation, including them, to ignore it, not only is it illegal, but it's immoral and it's unacceptable..."
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Man charged with rape and guilty of family violence ordained in Tasmanian church
A man who is facing a rape charge in Queensland — which he has pleaded not guilty to — has been appointed to a leadership role in a Tasmanian Seventh-day Adventist church.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/deloraine-seventh-day-adventist-church-deacon-mathew-harrison/106615666
about 1 month ago
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A new report from
@gogentleaus.bsky.social
finds that 66% of Australian aged care providers publish no information about their stance on
#assisteddying
. Patients are being kept in the dark and denied their legal right to VAD.
#auspol
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Aged care homes deny terminally ill access to voluntary assisted dying
Victorians living in aged care are being stripped of their agency, doctors say, claiming facilities are unlawfully blocking access to the scheme.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/aged-care-homes-deny-terminally-ill-access-to-voluntary-assisted-dying-20260503-p5zt8m.html
about 1 month ago
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FOI docs show that after cancelling tests of an improved Census religion question, the ABS re-used one its own execs acknowledged may bias responses. Census data must represent all Australians, not religious interests.
#auspol
censusnotreligious.org.au
rationalist.com.au/rsa-urges-mp...
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RSA urges MPs to safeguard ABS’ process from political interference | Rationalist Society of Australia
The Rationalist Society of Australia has urged independent members of parliament and minor parties to help safeguard the integrity of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ process of developing questio...
https://rationalist.com.au/rsa-urges-mps-to-safeguard-abs-process-from-political-interference/
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Welcome to the 2 May 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 2 May 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 2 May 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-2-may-2026/
about 1 month ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
about 1 month ago
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
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Welcome to the 25 April 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 25 April 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 25 April 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-25-april-2026/
about 1 month ago
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A major New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has established that right-wing extremism poses a growing, co-ordinated, and specifically targeted threat to LGBTQIA+ people.
#nswpol
qnews.com.au/nsw-inquiry-...
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NSW inquiry finds LGBTQIA+ people among key targets of right-wing extremism
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
https://qnews.com.au/nsw-inquiry-finds-lgbtqia-people-among-key-targets-of-right-wing-extremism/
about 1 month ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
about 2 months ago
The religion question that will appear in the national Census in August asks for your religious affiliation. It’s asking about who you are now, not affiliations you may have had in the past. Find out more:
censusnotreligious.org.au
#Census26
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about 2 months ago
If you think the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial should be secular – instead of imposing religion – then sign our online petition:
www.change.org/p/stop-impos...
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Welcome to the 18 April 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 18 April 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 18 April 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-18-april-2026/
about 2 months ago
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The City of Greater Geraldton has been accused of providing "tacit endorsement" to a Pentecostal church event by approving a multi-day evangelical festival on public foreshore land - with the flyers listing healing from medical conditions as outcomes of faith.
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www.smh.com.au/national/wes...
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WA council taken to task over ‘tacit endorsement’ of evangelical event claiming to heal asthma, ‘deaf ears’
A former Nationals MP has raised concerns about an evangelical festival set to be held on the Geraldton foreshore – taking particular issue with advertising from the event’s organisers.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-council-taken-to-task-over-tacit-endorsement-of-evangelical-event-claiming-to-heal-asthma-deaf-ears-20260415-p5zo8u.html
about 2 months ago
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Queenslanders for End of Life Legal Options
about 2 months ago
Join Go Gentle's free 1-hour webinar with Dr Linda Swan and expert panelists to get the facts on navigating the VAD assessment process - a step by step guide. It's on April 21, 2026.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Navigating the VAD assessment process - a step by step guide. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
VAD is now available in all six Australian states. However many people are unsure about the application process and what's involved. Hosted by Go Gentle’s CEO, Dr Linda Swan, this free one-hour webin...
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_btt7obDiQ9Wqm5V0V6MBqQ#/registration
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Welcome to the 11 April 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
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Weekend Wrap for 11 April 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 11 April 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-11-april-2026/
about 2 months ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
about 2 months ago
If you’ve moved away from religion, it’s important that you reflect this at Census time. When the national Census is held in August, you will have the opportunity to mark ‘No religion’ if you’re not religious anymore. Find out more:
censusnotreligious.org.au
#Census26
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Welcome to the 4 April 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 4 April 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 4 April 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-4-april-2026/
2 months ago
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Welcome to the 28 March 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
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Weekend Wrap for 28 March 2026 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 28 March 2026.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-28-march-2026/
2 months ago
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What happens when the right-wing religious faction takes over the entire party...
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#savotes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDDm...
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South Australia’s Election Is A Mess
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDDm4A9GvXc&t=341s
3 months ago
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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."
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#savotes
3 months ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
4 months ago
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
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Some positive news in the effort to prevent cults and other coercive control groups from operating as religion-based charities.
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5 months ago
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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
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#auspol
#Census26
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Census - Not Religious?
Not religious? Mark "No religion".
https://censusnotreligious.org.au
5 months ago
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Census – Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'.
5 months ago
📣 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
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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
https://bit.ly/4s8uK32
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'I'm not perfect': PM's concession as he reveals hate speech law reforms
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced sweeping reforms to crack down on antisemitism in the wake of the deadly terror attack on Sydney's Jewish community.
https://bit.ly/4s8uK32
6 months ago
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Welcome to the 14 December 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
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Weekend Wrap for 14 December 2025 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 14 December 2025.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-14-december-2025/
6 months ago
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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
https://www.nsl.org.au/go/abs-census-2026-foi
6 months ago
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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
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/aus-hotline-identifies-200-alleged-offenders-in-christian-sect/106044742
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Exploitation and sexual abuse claims in Christian sect emerge via hotline
Jillian Hishon has devoted hundreds of hours, listening to an estimated 280 victims of historical child sexual abuse from within the fundamentalist Christian church she grew up in.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/aus-hotline-identifies-200-alleged-offenders-in-christian-sect/106044742
6 months ago
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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.
https://www.nsl.org.au/go/archbishop-vad-kill-teams
6 months ago
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Welcome to the 7 December 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
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Weekend Wrap for 7 December 2025 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 7 December 2025.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-7-december-2025/
6 months ago
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Welcome to the 30 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
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Weekend Wrap for 30 November 2025 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 30 November 2025.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-30-november-2025/
6 months ago
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"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
https://bit.ly/4ocz2n2
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‘We’re not a cult’ and a call for $250 million: Inside Exclusive Brethren’s rallying call to members
Leaked recordings reveal the church’s leadership swinging back at the prime minister labelling it a cult and how it plans to deal with a Tax Office probe.
https://bit.ly/4ocz2n2
6 months ago
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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
https://bit.ly/4pkXYcO
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Judges lashed for ‘rear guard action’ to rehabilitate Dyson Heydon
Rachel Doyle, SC, told a courtroom that women in the legal profession felt there was “a sunset clause” on caring about workplace sexual harassment.
https://bit.ly/4pkXYcO
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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
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-23-november-2025/
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Weekend Wrap for 23 November 2025 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 23 November 2025.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-23-november-2025/
6 months ago
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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
https://www.theweeklysource.com.au/controversial-changes-to-nsw-vad-laws-rejected/
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Controversial changes to NSW VAD laws rejected
Alex Greenwich, who introduced the original VAD legislation in 2021, said, the bill "would have cruelly limited access to voluntary assisted dying in aged care homes".
https://www.theweeklysource.com.au/controversial-changes-to-nsw-vad-laws-rejected/
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Welcome to the 16 November 2025 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian
#secular
issues!
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Weekend Wrap for 16 November 2025 - National Secular Lobby
Catch up on the latest Australian secular news with the NSL's Weekend Wrap for 16 November 2025.
https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-16-november-2025/
7 months ago
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The Queensland government has reshuffled its school curriculum board to introduce "a diverse skill set" — including a former Catholic Education director and a founding member of right-wing lobby group Advance Australia. #qldpol
https://bit.ly/47J5loD
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Right-wing group founder added to Queensland school curriculum board
The Advance Australia founder is among three new members appointed to replace unceremoniously dumped union leaders.
https://bit.ly/47J5loD
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A new push to change South Australia's abortion laws to limit terminations after 23 weeks was voted down in the state parliament's upper house this week. #saparli
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/sa-abortion-voted-down/106001338
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Abortion legislation voted down in South Australian Parliament
A new push to change South Australia's abortion laws to limit terminations after 23 weeks has been voted down in state parliament's Upper House.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/sa-abortion-voted-down/106001338
7 months ago
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A number of religious (and non-religious) organisations continue to prioritise self-interest over the safety of children, some even becoming "more adversarial since the royal commission".
#auspol
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