social cohesion

Is the war in Gaza hurting social cohesion in Australia?

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A big crowd of people walking across a large road.
Australia’s social cohesion is said to have been strained in recent months. Source: AAP / Kelly Barnes
Australia’s social cohesion has come under strain in recent months. The buzzword has been increasingly used amid a surge in violence, riots, Islamophobia and antisemitism in Australian communities. The downturn in collective connectedness even prompted the federal cabinet to appoint Australia’s first special envoy for social cohesion, Peter Khalil, in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.

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Religions for Peace NSW Report 2020

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Religions for Peace NSWReligions for Peace (NSW) is a state-based associate branch of Religions for Peace Australia, which in turn is affiliated with Religions for Peace International. Josie Lacey AM, has chaired the NSW Branch of Religions for Peace for the last 18 years and provides report of the final meeting for 2020.

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Do Polls equal “Lies, damned lies, and statistics”?

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salatThere has been much conversation, interaction and discussion in multifaith and interfaith circles along with formal responses to an Essential Opinion poll about Muslim immigration. Professor Andrew Markus of the Monash – Scanlon Index of Social Cohesion examines the poll, the various methods of polling, and what results certain types of polling deliver. Due his nation-building work on social cohesion, we reproduce (with permission) this examination of this poll by Prof. Andrew Markus.

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