Secular Agenda

Secular Agenda

Rationalist Society of Australia

Episodes 34
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jun 2022
Latest Episode May 2026

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This is a podcast by the Rationalist Society of Australia. It features interviews with people who are working for secular change.

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The campaign urging Australians to mark ‘No religion’ at the 2026 Census

May 26, 2026 46m

This episode features an interview with Michael Dove, the spokesperson for the ‘Census 2026 – Not Religious?’ campaign. The joint campaign is urging Australians to mark ‘No religion’ if they are no…

A former military chaplain’s view on the imposition of religion on Anzac Day

Apr 24, 2026 24m

This episode features an interview with Collin Acton, a former Christian chaplain and a former Director-General of the Royal Australian Navy's chaplaincy branch, about the imposition of religion in…

The long road to removing religious exemptions from Western Australia’s equal opportunity laws

Mar 26, 2026 47m

This episode highlights the lack of legislative action in Western Australia and nationally over religious exemptions to equal opportunity and anti-discrimination laws, and the impact this is having…

Improving access to voluntary assisted dying in Victoria

Dec 20, 2025 42m

This episode highlights Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws, the new amendments to improve access for terminally ill people, and the continued efforts of opponents to wind back such laws…

Supporting survivors of cults and high-demand groups

Oct 19, 2025 41m

This episode highlights the psychological impacts and other harms experienced in cults and high-demand groups, and discusses the supports cult survivors need on their path to recovery. The episode…

The Victorian inquiry examining coercive control in cult groups

Jun 19, 2025 34m

This episode highlights a new parliamentary inquiry in Victoria examining cults and organised fringe groups,  the methods used to recruit and control their members, and the impacts of coercive…

Reluctance to change at the Australian War Memorial

Apr 17, 2025 34m

This episode examines the Australian War Memorial's response to public calls for it to stop imposing Christianity in the national Anzac Day Dawn Service in Canberra. The episode features an interview…

Helping Australians to recover from religion

Feb 21, 2025 33m

With increasing numbers of Australians walking away from religion, there is a growing need for support services to help people navigate the journey out of religion and to overcome the trauma of…

Understanding the Atlas Network and its links to Christian Nationalism

Dec 17, 2024 31m

There has been increasing interest in a shadowy network of free-market think tanks seeking to influence economic and political policy in countries around the world, including in Australia. One…

What the Trump presidency will mean for Christian Nationalism and how it will inspire Australia’s Christian Right

Nov 23, 2024 43m

With Donald Trump set to return to the presidency in 2025, the Christian Nationalist agenda looms large in the United States. But what will Trump’s re-election mean for the Christian Right in…

RSA Webinar Highlights: Replacing prayer rituals – The push for more welcoming institutions

Oct 09, 2024 18m

Each month, the Rationalist Society of Australia hosts a webinar, with a guest speaker, or speakers, presenting on a topic of interest. We share highlights of our past webinars here on this…

RSA Webinar Highlights: Hillsong and headlines – Insights from an investigative journalist

Aug 19, 2024 33m

Each month, the Rationalist Society of Australia hosts a webinar, with a guest speaker, or speakers, presenting on a topic of interest. We share highlights of our past webinars here on this…

The political stalemate over religious exemptions in anti-discrimination laws

Jul 25, 2024 34m

This episode explores the stalemate in federal politics over religious exemptions in anti-discrimination laws. It features an interview with teacher Steph Lentz (1:48), who was fired from a Christian…

RSA Webinar Highlights: Secularism in the UK – Cutting ties with the state church

Jun 09, 2024 38m

Each month, the Rationalist Society of Australia hosts a webinar, with a guest speaker, or speakers, presenting on a topic of interest. We share highlights of our past webinars here on this…

How Christianity’s dominance of Anzac Day services excludes Defence personnel and veterans

May 13, 2024 46m

This episode examines the religious dominance of important national commemorations, such as Anzac Day, and the need for secular reform of such events. The episode features an interview with Army…

RSA Webinar Highlights: Media responses to Australia’s increasing non-religiosity

Apr 03, 2024 36m

Each month, the Rationalist Society of Australia hosts a webinar, with a guest speaker, or speakers, presenting on a topic of interest. We share highlights of our past webinars here on this…

The marginalisation of non-religious and ex-religious voices in New South Wales

Feb 14, 2024 26m

This episode explores the development in New South Wales of the Faith Affairs Council and the state Labor government’s decision to block non-religious and ex-religious representation from the body.…

RSA Webinar Highlights: How religious instruction undermines public education

Dec 30, 2023 31m

Each month, the Rationalist Society of Australia hosts a webinar, with a guest speaker, or speakers, presenting on a topic of interest. We share highlights of our past webinars here on this…

The growing opposition to Special Religious Education in New South Wales

Nov 24, 2023 20m

This episode explores the topic of Special Religious Education (SRE), or ‘scripture’, in New South Wales’ public schools, and the mounting public opposition to religious missionaries continuing to be…

RSA Webinar Highlights: Basic Religious Charities – The case for more transparency

Oct 28, 2023 31m

Each month, the Rationalist Society of Australia hosts a webinar, with a guest speaker, or speakers, presenting on a topic of interest. We share highlights of our past webinars here on this…

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Secular Agenda has published 34 episodes since June 2022, covering topics in Documentary, Government.

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