Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into institutional child abuse, with plans for a legislative change to allow for more evidence to be submitted.
Brisbane: Festival of Tibet
Brisbane’s fifth annual Festival of Tibet celebrates the Tibetan way of life, founded on the principles of compassion and non-violence, will take place in Brisbane Powerhouse from 30 January to 3 February 2013.
Zoroaster’s reformation of the proto-Vedic religion, as the origin of the major concepts of the Abrahamic Faiths
A public lecture will be presented to the Melbourne Sea of Faith Network by David Miller from the Existentialist Society on 7.30pm Thursday 21st February 2013 at the Carlton Library.
Young people of faith invited to become broadcasters
SYN’s multifaith radio program Unscriptured is looking for more young people to join its team in 2013.
Interfaith declaration of commitment on prevention of child abuse
Leaders of religious and faith-based communities in Sri Lanka assembled at a National Religious Leaders Conference on November 20 to mark the “World Day of Spirituality and Action for Children”, pledge their commitment to act as a matter of urgency to prevent child abuse.
World Interfaith Harmony Week 2013
“Love of God and Love of the Neighbour or Love of the Good and Love of the Neighbour”
World Interfaith Harmony Week is a UN Observance which takes place during the first week of February each year. World Interfaith Harmony Week will commence on Friday, 1 February, 2013.
“No religion” is the third-largest world group after Christians, Muslims
(Reuters) – People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world’s faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus.
Interfaith Regional Conference for Queensland
The Australian Council of Christians and Jews has announced the Australian Catholic University in Brisbane as the venue for the organisation’s 2013 regional conference.
Religous and Legal Attitudes on Refugees
The Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria) will host a panel on Religious and Legal Attitudes on Refugees on 17 February in Richmond, Victoria.
2014 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Brussels Cancelled
In December of 2009, Australia hosted the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Brussels was selected as the host city for the forthcoming Parliament.
MYWorld Launched to Gather Citizen Views on Post-2015 Priorities
The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will change to Sustainable Development Goals after 2015. The UN seeks input on what these goals and priorities ought be, for the world.
Youth in Australia: Muslim and Australian
Being the last day of school for many Queensland students, Dr Mohamad Abdalla took the opportunity at a Friday sermon to deliver an impassioned appeal to the young boys and girls in the congregation to embrace their identity in this country both as Muslims and as Australians
