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2026 & 2027 Multifaith Calendar

The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.

Click here to view 2026 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Click here to view 2026 Multifaith Calendar (A2 poster)

Click here to view 2027 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

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The Australian of the Year Awards

The Victorian Government is currently encouraging nominations from Victorians for the 2027 Australian of the Year Awards, which close on 31 July 2026.

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Source: Australian of the Year

Islamophobia envoy speaks out after government fails to respond to landmark report

The author of a landmark report on Islamophobia in Australia says the federal government is taking too long to act on the issue.

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Source: ABC

Australian Human Rights Commission: Seen & Heard project

The Department of Home Affairs commissioned the project to support Australian Communities experiencing increased racism and discrimination as a result of the war in Gaza, with reports of antisemitism, Islamophobia and other types of hate-driven behaviours across Australian communities since October 2023.

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Source: HumanRights.gov

First Jewish chaplain appointed to AFP

Rabbi Glasman said serving those who protect the community is a “profound honour”.

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Source: Australian Jewish News

Different beliefs, shared humanity: why so many Australians celebrate diverse religious festivals

From lunar new year to Ramadan, Diwali and Passover, there’s a growing trend of participating in religious and cultural festivals outside our own faith.

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Source: The Guardian

We all need new eyes, and to be all ears

For many if not all of those engaged in interfaith work, the horrific attack on the Jewish community at Bondi Beach on December 14 was a painful and rude awakening, a moment of reckoning.

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald

'Scapegoating': Iran's Bahai's feel brunt of crackdown

Naimi, a member of Iran's Bahai religious minority from Kerman in southeastern Iran, was hauled away to prison, accused of offences he could not have committed and subjected to torture, according to supporters.

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Source: The Australian

Victorian faith leaders seek amendments to conversion therapy laws

Faith leaders have called on the Victorian Government to amend rather than expand the state’s conversion therapy laws.

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Source: Catholic News

Victoria’ taxpayer-funded faith dinners spark election-year row over multicultural politics

Premier Jacinta Allan’s growing calendar of taxpayer-funded multicultural and multifaith dinners has become a flashpoint in Victorian politics, with the Opposition accusing Labor of turning community celebrations into government-controlled political events.

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Source: The Australia Today

Infrastructure for Multicultural Communities grants

The Australian Government is investing up to $41.6 million to support multicultural communities with facilities to promote connection.

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Source: Government of Australia - Home Affairs

Kingston Interfaith Network: The Universal Language of Art

What happens when art speaks before words do? When words are silenced and replaced by shared experience? That was the spirit of The Universal Language of Art, a multi-faith gathering held by Kingston Interfaith Network and City of Kingston in recognition of the United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week at the Zee Cheng Khor Moral Uplifting Society, on Sunday, February 1^st 2026.

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