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Parliament of the world’s religions
Submitted by admin on 22 July, 2009 - 06:50.
Some of the organizations working with interfaith dialogue are open for Humanists as well. Here is information on a large conference that may be of interest if you want to engage in such dialogue.
Australian Humanists ask Australian governments to withhold support for future armaments sales exhibitions
Submitted by admin on 12 July, 2009 - 23:00.
The Council of Australian Humanists (CAHS) meeting in convention, last month in Adelaide, resolved unanimously that: 'CAHS calls on Federal and State governments to withhold support from all future sales exhibitions of armaments.'
Australian Humanists call for Establishment of a Charities Commission
Submitted by admin on 7 July, 2009 - 07:58.
The Council of Australian Humanists (CAHS) has joined a growing volume of voices calling for the establishment of a Charities Commission in Australia. CAHS said it is incomprehensible Australia does not have a Charities Commission to oversight the huge charity sector in Australia when (1) the Charities Definition Inquiry of 2001 recommended a Commission (2) the New Zealand government has recently established a Commission and (3) Britain has had a Commission for many years.
Australian Humanists of the Year honoured for protecting human rights of asylum seekers
Submitted by admin on 28 June, 2009 - 05:59.
Julian Burnside, QC, barrister and Kate Durham, artist have been honoured for assisting asylum seekers redress infringements to their human rights and achieve the first steps towards a better life. The 2009 Australian Humanists of the Year (AHOY) awards are made by IHEU member organization The Council of Australian Humanist Societies.
The power and purpose of secular ceremony
Submitted by admin on 3 June, 2009 - 10:09.Spreading the message
Submitted by admin on 27 May, 2009 - 07:34.Humanism in Australia
Submitted by admin on 26 May, 2009 - 11:18.Humanist ethical education in some Australian government schools
Submitted by admin on 26 May, 2009 - 11:12.
The decision of the Australian branch of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), which acts for the (State) Government of Victoria, Australia, to accredit tuition in government schools by the non-Christian religions, prompted the Humanist Society of Victoria to prepare an ethics lesson plan for assessment. If approved, the lessons will begin in 2009.
Humanism in Australia: the challenges
Submitted by admin on 26 May, 2009 - 09:30.Australian Humanists support ban on cluster munitions, oppose same-sex discrimination
Submitted by admin on 30 June, 2008 - 10:55.
Australian Humanists, meeting in national convention in Sydney, at Humanist House, 10 Shepherd St, Chippendale, resolved on 3rd May, 2008 as follows:
‘That CAHS requests the Australian Government to do its utmost to secure a total global ban on all cluster munitions.’


