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National Secular Lobby

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Advancing separation of religion and government in Australia. bsky: https://nitter.gq/t.co/fQIaO9ID4s

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Joined July 2017
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As we count down to Census day on Tuesday 11 August, former Victorian member of parliament @FionaHPatten urges Australians to reflect on who they are now in answering the religion question. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au/ #Census26 #NotReligious #Census2026
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Author and commentator @JaneCaro has thrown her support behind our campaign, urging Australians to tick the ‘No religion’ box on the Census “if it’s the truth for you”. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au/ #Census26 #NotReligious #Census2026
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In a message for our campaign, media personality and assisted dying advocate Andrew Denton speaks about the importance of helping to deliver more accurate Census data for the religion question. Watch his full video on our website: censusnotreligious.org.au/20… #Census26 #NotReligious
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Rationalist Society@AusRationalistAug 2
We welcome a Victorian parliamentary committee’s call for new laws to address coercive control in high-control groups and for reform of federal charities laws to ensure greater accountability of such groups. Read more: rationalist.com.au/rsa-welco… #SpringSt
RSA welcomes recommendations from parliamentary inquiry into coercive control in cults | Rational...

RSA welcomes recommendations from parliamentary inquiry into coercive control in cults | Rational...

The Rationalist Society of Australia welcomes a Victorian parliamentary committee’s call for new laws to address coercive control in high-control groups and for reform of federal charities laws to...

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Rationalist Society@AusRationalistJul 31
In an editorial today about allegations heard by a corruption inquiry in New South Wales, the Sydney Morning Herald has called for the Catholic school system to provide greater transparency over the use of public funds. smh.com.au/politics/nsw/time… #NSWpol #auspol
Time for Catholics to be transparent about their use of other people’s money

Time for Catholics to be transparent about their use of other people’s money

The freewheeling days when NSW Catholic schools did not have to account for how they spent taxpayers funds must end.

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has itself acknowledged that the religion question used in the Census “may lead respondents to a particular response”. But you don’t have to be tricked by the leading nature of the question. More: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious
ABS: Question "may lead respondents to a particular response"

ALT ABS: Question "may lead respondents to a particular response"

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Surveys show Australia is less religious than the Census suggests — but it's the Census that shapes policy and funding. If you're not religious, marking 'No religion' helps build the real picture: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious #Census2026
Help build the real picture

ALT Help build the real picture

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As someone who left a high-control religious group, Sherrie knows that the Census is an opportunity for people who have lived in silence to finally have their voices heard on the matter of religious affiliation. More: censusnotreligious.org.au #MyCensusStory #Census26 #NotReligious
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If you agree that the Australian Bureau of Statistics should stop using a leading question about religious affiliation at future Censuses, then add your name to our new petition! Sign here: change.org/p/fix-the-census-… #Census26 #notreligious #auspol

Sign the Petition

Fix the Census question on religion so we can all rely on accurate data

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The leading nature of the Census religion question undercounts the non-religious population by more than 10 percentage points, reveals a new survey commissioned by our campaign. Read our article and download the full report: censusnotreligious.org.au/20… #Census26 #NotReligious
New poll shows Census question undercounts non-religious by more than 10 percentage points.

ALT New poll shows Census question undercounts non-religious by more than 10 percentage points.

"What is your religion?" 43.3% said 'no religion' when faced with the current, leading question.

ALT "What is your religion?" 43.3% said 'no religion' when faced with the current, leading question.

"Do you have a religion?" 53.7% said 'no religion' when answering the proposed - and abandoned - non-leading question.

ALT "Do you have a religion?" 53.7% said 'no religion' when answering the proposed - and abandoned - non-leading question.

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The Guardian reports that a new poll commissioned by our campaign confirms that the question used in the Census overstates Australia's religiosity — by more than 10 per cent. #Census26 #NotReligious theguardian.com/world/2026/j…

Losing our religion? Most Australians have no religion, census could show if question was changed

Ahead of the census in August, campaign group suggests current poll design overstates the nation’s religiousness

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Census data shapes how schools, hospitals and community services are planned and funded. Inaccurate answers distort that picture. If you're not religious, marking 'No religion' helps keep it fair. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious
Fair funding needs fair data

ALT Fair funding needs fair data

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If you were raised in a particular religion as a kid but have since made up your own mind, this year's Census provides an opportunity to answer how you wish. Have your say at Census time and mark 'No religion'. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious
Didn't get a say as a kid?

ALT Didn't get a say as a kid?

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When Jason first completed the Census by himself, he thought the religion question was asking about his family heritage or the religion he was baptised as. At this year's Census, he won't be making that mistake again. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious
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If you’re not sure about your religious or spiritual identity, or how to best answer the religion question at this year's Census, spend a couple of minutes taking this simple quiz. 👉 discover.censusnotreligious.… #Census26 #notreligious
Religious? Spiritual? Neither? Not sure?

ALT Religious? Spiritual? Neither? Not sure?

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This was among the comments that our spokesperson, Michael Dove, made in the latest edition of The Saturday Paper regarding the decision to re-use the flawed religion question for this year’s Census. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au/20… #Census26 #NotReligious
Image from Census - Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'. (@CensusNR)
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Rationalist Society@AusRationalistJun 23
An online petition calling for the removal of the federal ban on telehealth for voluntary assisted dying closes tomorrow night (11.59pm, Wednesday 24 June). Sign the petition today to help improve access to VAD for people in rural and remote areas: aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petit… #auspol
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Raised in a high-control group, Lara wasn’t able to answer the Census religion question for herself. If you aren’t able to freely express your beliefs at home, you will be able to access a separate, private form at Census time: censusnotreligious.org.au/se… #Census26 #NotReligious
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The Census religion question asks for your current religion – not for your cultural background or heritage. While a religion may be closely associated with your cultural background, if you're not religious you should mark 'No religion'. #census26 More: censusnotreligious.org.au
It asks for your religion, not your culture.

ALT It asks for your religion, not your culture.

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Do you mark 'Jedi' or 'Pastafarian' as a joke at Census time? It's important to mark 'No religion' if you're not religious. Not being included in the 'No religion' count means non-religious Aussies continue to be under-represented: censusnotreligious.org.au #Census26 #NotReligious
Image from Census - Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'. (@CensusNR)
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