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Recently, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) updated the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG) to better reflect Australian community.

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Source: ABS

Around 15,000 Australians follow the Baha'i faith (2021 census). It's one of the most widely spread religions across the world, with about 5 million Baha'is from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds.

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Source: ABC

Images of Buddha’s enlightenment often portray him sitting alone under the bodhi tree, his body emaciated from fasting. Some depictions show the Buddha’s right hand pointing down, asking the earth goddess to bear witness to his enlightenment.

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Source: The Conversation

Before my mother died, we spoke openly about end of life and her wishes. Mum wanted to donate her body to science.

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Chloe Cowan, an Australian Indigenous Muslim woman, says marking Ramadan is an opportunity to embrace spirituality and foster cross-cultural connection.

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Source: SBS

Coming together in their second joint education project, SBS Learn and the Islamic Museum of Australia (IMA) have launched an Australian curriculum-aligned resource to build student understanding of the diversity of the Muslim community’s observance of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in 2024.

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Source: SBS

Muslim women who wear a head covering often feel they represent their entire faith based on first impressions.

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Source: ABC

Reverends from city churches in Melbourne say they were driven by their Christian faith to throw their support behind a safe injecting room in the CBD in a joint letter to Premier Jacinta Allan.

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Source: WA Today