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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 1d

The Albanese government says it “continues to consider” the recommendations of an independent research and advisory body regarding reforms to the charities sector, including to religious charities, almost a year and a half since receiving them. Read more: rationalist.com.au/government-s...
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Government still “considering” recommendations regarding charities sector, says Treasurer | Rationalist Society of Australia

The Albanese government says it “continues to consider” the recommendations of an independent research and advisory body regarding reforms to the charities sector, including to religious charities, al...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 2d

ABC reports that the Australian affiliate of late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA is moving into South Australia ahead of next year's state election. But some politicians say the group is "out of step with mainstream values".
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Turning Point Australia moves into SA, ahead of state election

The Australian affiliate of late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA is moving into South Australia ahead of next year's state election, but some politicians say the group is "out of ...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 5d

🎧Liberal MP Andrew Hastie – who has previously refused to answer media questions about his religious beliefs – told a church podcast last year that the world “does have intelligent design” and that Genesis answers “big questions” about our origins. More: rationalemagazine.com/index.php/20...
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 6d

In #Rationale magazine, Si Gladman reports on Liberal MP Andrew Hastie’s comments to a church podcast that he believes Genesis “answers a few of the big questions upfront”, including on origins.
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The world “does have intelligent design”, says Andrew Hastie - Rationale Magazine

Ten years ago, during his first political campaign, Andrew Hastie refused to answer media questions about his religious views and whether he shared his father’s beliefs in the Christian creationist my...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 8d

A state education department that regurgitates the propaganda line that independent and faith schools provide “values education”, while not mentioning the values of public education, says it aims to provide “impartial information”. Read more: rationalist.com.au/wa-education...
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WA education department “considering” RSA’s feedback over use of “values education” propaganda line | Rationalist Society of Australia

A state education department that regurgitates the propaganda line that independent and faith schools provide “values education”, while not mentioning the values of public education, says it aims to p...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 9d

“Against this backdrop of uncertainty, anger, and disillusionment, a simple story has taken hold: it’s all the fault of immigrants.” In #Rationale, Alan Gamlen writes on the emerging anti-immigration movements and the challenge they pose to liberal democracies.
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Why immigration has become the scapegoat for our age of crisis - Rationale Magazine

We are living through an age of disruption. The post-war consensus that liberal democracy, free markets, and open societies were the “only game in town” has been steadily eroded by crisis after crisis...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 11d

A WA-based Christian school that receives millions of dollars in taxpayers’ money says it gives its science students “different perspectives”, including the creationist perspective, in relation to human evolution. Read more: rationalist.com.au/christian-sc...
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Christian school teaching creationism myth as part of science classes | Rationalist Society of Australia

A Christian school that receives millions of dollars in taxpayers’ money says it gives its science students “different perspectives”, including the creationist perspective, in relation to human evolut...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 15d

“...three cultural moments have just combined into a significant cultural flashpoint.” In #Rationale magazine, Clare Heath-McIvor writes on the growing threats of Christian nationalism and far-right extremism in Australia.
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Christian extremism: An American ideological contagion in the Australian context - Rationale Magazine

Up until 26 August 2025, white Christian nationalism may have remained an abstract concept – something that happens in America, but not here. But within days of Dezi Freeman (allegedly) turning his gu...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 16d

We have questioned the WA govt over why its education department's website features the propaganda line that independent and religious schools teach “values education” while not mentioning the public system’s superior secular values. More: rationalist.com.au/rsa-question...
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RSA questions WA government over department’s use of “values education” propaganda line | Rationalist Society of Australia

The Rationalist Society of Australia has questioned the West Australian government over why its education department's website features the propaganda line that independent and religious schools teach...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 18d

“A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding in ‘digital town squares’ across the United States.” In Rationale magazine, Shannon Brincat and colleagues write on how the surge in far-right ‘cancel culture’ in the US has echoes of the McCarthy era.
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Political witch hunts and blacklists: The new era of McCarthyism - Rationale Magazine

A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding in 'digital town squares' across the United States. The slain far-right activist Charlie Kirk has become a focal point for a coordinated campaign of sil...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 20d

These are just some of the experiences of psychological harm, personal restrictions and recruitment tactics shared with the Victorian parliamentary committee examining cults and high‑control groups. Read more on the committee’s website: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/cofg-questio...
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 21d

“Like much of Blainey’s work, this is what might be called a ‘quiet classic’. It reasons closely and communicates gently and wisely.” In #Rationale, Paul Monk reviews historian Geoffrey Blainey’s revised and recently republished book, ‘The Causes of War’.
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Blainey’s ‘quiet classic’ on war and peace - Rationale Magazine

Geoffrey Blainey is 95 – a venerable age. He remains lucid and productive even so – rather like David Attenborough, who, at 99, has just released and featured in his latest nature documentary, Ocean. ...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 22d

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says one thing about the principle of separation of church and state but his government is doing another thing when it comes to imposing daily acts of Christian worship in the federal parliament. More: rationalist.com.au/albanese-gov...
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 23d

The Albanese govt is facing questioning from Senator @davidshoebridge.bsky.social on why it is yet to respond to Productivity Commission recommendations for reforms to the charities sector, including religious charities, 16 months after receiving them: rationalist.com.au/shoebridge-q...
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Shoebridge questions government over delay in responding to proposed charities reforms | Rationalist Society of Australia

The Albanese government is facing questioning on why it is yet to respond to recommendations for reforms to the charities sector, including to religious charities, about 16 months after receiving them...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 24d

“If science is to maintain its credibility, we urgently need to incentivise meaningful peer review.” In #Rationale magazine, David Comerford writes on how AI might fuel 'resmearch – bullshit science in the service of corporate interests.
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We risk a deluge of AI-written ‘science’ pushing corporate interests - Rationale Magazine

Back in the 2000s, the American pharmaceutical firm Wyeth was sued by thousands of women who had developed breast cancer after taking its hormone replacement drugs. Court filings revealed the role of ...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 25d

In the #Rationale magazine, cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson gives his take on what’s happening in current affairs. Check out his other recent cartoons here: rationalemagazine.com/index.php/au...
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 26d

The ABC reports that, within months of leaving parliament, former health minister Greg Hunt started working for a Plymouth Brethren-linked company whose owners won $135 million in government contracts for COVID supplies. Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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Former minister working for three companies linked to controversial religious group

The Sydney-based church has been described by former members and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a "cult".

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 27d

The ABC reports that Aftab Mailk, the Special Envoy for Islamophobia, has, in a newly released report, called for a renewed push to outlaw religious discrimination and for a review of counter-terrorism laws. Read more:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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Try again on religious discrimination laws, says Islamophobia envoy

In a landmark report, newly-appointed Aftab Malik also calls for counter-terrorism laws and approaches to be reviewed, and for national inquiries into Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · 28d

The Albanese govt has rejected a request for it to remove daily acts of Christian worship from the national parliament, telling the Rationalist Society of Australia it did “not propose to seek a change to existing arrangements”. More:
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Albanese government not budging on Christian prayers in parliament | Rationalist Society of Australia

The Albanese government has rejected a request for it to remove daily acts of Christian worship from the houses of the national parliament. In a letter to the Rationalist Society of Australia this wee...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · Sep 9

“Over time … debt-based financial systems break – something that has been happening for thousands of years.” In #Rationale magazine, David James writes about the rising and unpayable debt in the Western world.
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The price paid for usury - Rationale Magazine

In major civilisations, bans on usury have been one of the most universal of principles. Aristotle argued against making money from money through interest because he viewed it as a barren commodity me...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · Sep 8

Newly published survey data shows that the proportion of the Australian population identifying as not religious has continued to surge in recent years, rising to more than half. See figure 5 in the following report: scanloninstitute.org.au/publications...
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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · Sep 6

Nine Newspapers report that the Exclusive Brethren church pumped so much cash and on-the-ground support into the Liberal Party’s election campaign that some party officials feared the religious sect would hold significant sway over an incoming Dutton govt: www.theage.com.au/national/i-m...
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‘I’m glad we didn’t win’: Liberal campaigners feared Brethren-fuelled Dutton victory

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church was so enmeshed in local Liberal campaigns that they were cleaning candidates’ houses. Now a new inquiry has been launched.

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have highlighted examples of discrimination against non-religious people in New South Wales as part of a submission that expressed support for new protections in the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Read more:
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RSA highlights discrimination against non-religious people in mounting case for protections in NSW | Rationalist Society of Australia

The Rationalist Society of Australia has highlighted examples of discrimination against non-religious people in New South Wales as part of a submission that expressed support for new protections in th...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Even when it’s apparent that content is AI-generated, it can still be used to spread misinformation…” In #Rationale magazine, Adam Nemeroff writes on the rise of artificial intelligence 'slop' and how it is spreading across social media platforms.
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AI slop: An unwelcome form of online content - Rationale Magazine

You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like a cross between photographs and computer-generated graphics. Some are fantastical – think Shrimp Jesus – and some are belie...

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Rationalist Society of Australia @ausrationalist.bsky.social · Sep 4

New research published by Roy Morgan shows a “profound shift” in the Australian public’s attitudes concerning weekly religious instruction in government schools, with opposition rising to 50% this year from 28% in the late 1990s. Read more:
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