The Secular Spotlight Blog
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 25 October 2020.
Philip Ruddock once oversaw the review into religious freedom in Australia. But as Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council, he now oversees the practice of privileging one faith – Christianity – in the official proceedings of council meetings.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 18 October 2020.
We need secular champions right across the community to speak out against the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP).
The federal government’s commitment to funding the wasteful and discriminatory National School Chaplaincy Program continues with the confirmation of more than $60 million being allocated for the 2020-21 financial year. We believe religious chaplains have no place in our secular public schools.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 11 October 2020.
We’re pleased to welcome Lazaras Panayiotou on board as our first official NSL Youth Ambassador!
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 4 October 2020.
Teachers and parents are united in their concern over the lack of control over the material presented in NSW public school SRE classes.
Catch up on the latest secular news with the NSL’s Weekend Wrap for 27 September 2020.
In her speech on Mike Gaffney’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill in the Legislative Council in Tasmania, fellow Independent Meg Webb criticised the campaign tactics employed in religious-based opposition to the bill.
For the first time, the Royal Australian Navy’s Director-General of Chaplaincy, Collin Acton, is on the search for staff who do not have theological degrees.