Freedom of religion and secularism in Australia

25/10/2017 7 min
Freedom of religion and secularism in Australia

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Australia has been a secular country since federation. The Constitution of 1901 prohibits the Commonwealth government from interfering with the free exercise of any religion. But how far can freedom of religion go in a country where Christians have been the majority since European settlement, whilst 30 per cent of the population has no religious belief?

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