By Tosca Lloyd, Executive Officer of the Rationalist Society of Australia

To those advocating for a more secular Australia, Tuesday’s release of the 2016 census results is hardly a revelation: the rising number of Australians ticking the “No religion” box is in line with trends worldwide, including in New Zealand and the UK, and corresponds to the inclusion of a fairer question format in the last census (in response to “What is the person’s religion?”, the “No religion” box appeared atop the list of possible answers, instead of below all religions, including the “Other” option).

Read the full article: The message in the Census – End Australia’s Christian bias (Sydney Morning Herald)