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Melbourne is renowned for its cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. The population reflects a wide spectrum of faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.

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Source: Insider Guides

The Australian Human Rights Commission this week launched the National Anti-racism Framework. For the first time, the country has a comprehensive approach to tackle, if not eliminate, racism in all sectors of society and across different levels of government.

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Source: The Conversation

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

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Source: The Conversation

A coalition of 25 Australian organisations is set to gather at Melbourne’s Federation Square this Sunday, December 1st, to protest against the detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, popularly known as Chinmoy Prabhu, a revered ISKCON monk and human rights advocate.

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Source: Australia Today

For six months last year, 17-year-old Nitya Shah packed her swimmers, goggles and towel into a bag, and set off to run swimming lessons for toddlers. Juggling her part-time job around school, the Year 11 student carefully saved about $7,000 in total.

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Source: ABC

Diwali was always a cultural, not a religious, festival for my family. To be honest, I celebrated it more enthusiastically than I did Eid.

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Source: ABC

The community-building activities my family and I participate in every week are a core part of our faith. In Iran, it would see us arrested.

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Source: The Guardian

In 1960, when I was seven, my family moved from the Netherlands to Australia, where I attended a Catholic primary school in Noble Park Victoria.

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald