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The Securing Faith-Based Places grant opportunity provides grant funding of up to $500,000 to address the risk of crime and violence through the installation/upgrade of security infrastructure and/or engaging security guards.

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Source: Australian Government

Victorians who perform a Nazi salute in public will face hefty fines or up to a year in jail under proposed new laws that will be debated in parliament this week.

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Source: The Age

Legislation making it illegal to publicly ridicule someone due to their religious beliefs has passed NSW Parliament.

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Source: Canberra Times

Jesus has been portrayed in many different ways: from a prophet who alerts his audience to the world's imminent end to a philosopher who reflects on the nature of life.

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Source: ABC News

It is not against the law to publicly display the Swastika (which may be mistaken for the Nazi Hakenkreuz symbol) for genuine cultural or religious purposes.

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Source: State Government of Victoria

The Supreme Court of Queensland recently overturned a law banning children from bringing “knives” to school for religious reasons.

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Source: The Conversation

The Child Safe Standards require faith organisations involving children to have policies, procedures and practices to keep them safe. These standards have now been translated in a number of languages.

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Source: Commission for Children and Young People

The Australian government may make the Muslim community a target through an ill-informed proposal.

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Source: The Conversation