Religion
Report
Social cohesion in Bendigo: understanding community attitudes to the mosque in 2015
This report, commissioned by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, examines the Bendigo mosque protests in 2016.
Report
Terror in the Name of God: confronting acts of religious violence in a liberal society
This paper sets out to examine some of the key problems religious violence poses for western, liberal societies.
Report
Faith and belief in Australia
This report from a survey of 1,024 Australians shows that religion in Australia is not dead.
Presentation
Acton lecture 2017: civic virtues and the politics of ‘full drift ahead'
Law professor, cultural observer and theorist on religion and pluralism, Prof Iain Benson, will offer some insights and guidance on steps he argues are essential for education, justice and politics in our time.
Article
How ethnic and racial harassment damages mental health
A recent vicious attack on a 17-year-old asylum seeker in Croydon has drawn widespread condemnation and is being investigated as a hate crime. It follows a spike in hate crimes following the Brexit vote in June 2016 which brought the issue of ethnic and racial harassment into sharp focus. Yet harassment of people for their...