17 May, 2015
The Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) has examined both the Government's 2015 Budget, and the Opposition's Budget-in-Reply. On the secularism front, one aspect of both is particularly disappointing – the continued wasting of the tax dollars of all...
20 Apr, 2015
Further to our Media Release on 16 April 2015, the Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) notes that the Federal Government has announced that the current religious exemption from vaccinations, and the granting of any future religious exemptions, has been closed. The...
16 Apr, 2015
The Atheist Foundation of Australia accepts evidence-based medical science, which overwhelmingly supports vaccination. Vaccinations reduce the prevalence, spread, and severity of disease and maximise herd immunity, which protects those who are unable to be vaccinated....
9 Apr, 2015
The Atheist Foundation of Australia is not surprised by the lobbying of religious leaders in Perth who are demanding a room be made available for their religious practices in a children’s hospital. The Western Australian Government has provided a room for multi-faith...
1 Apr, 2015
The Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) does not support the Reclaim Australia protests which are to be staged around the country on the 4th of April 2015. While the AFA does not promote, advocate, or endorse religious beliefs, we also cannot support ignorance,...
7 Feb, 2015
Sydney Atheists and the Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) have partnered in a billboard campaign on Sydney’s M4 motorway. The billboard was unveiled this week at Homebush West, where it will be seen by over 100,000 drivers and their passengers each day for the...
8 Dec, 2014
“I’ve been an atheist ever since I heard there was only a stairway to heaven” – Stella Young, 1982-2014. The Atheist Foundation of Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Stella Young, an educator, a writer, a comedian and a passionate...
8 Dec, 2014
Tony Abbott may have thought it was “a bit of a ragged week” for his Government, but we think it’s been even worse for education in Australia. The Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) is deeply concerned at the Government’s proposal to directly fund the training of...
3 Dec, 2014
The Atheist Foundation of Australia is excited to be bringing Robin Ince – Happiness Through Science to Australia in April 2015. Best known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox, Robin’s recent tours include the Uncaged...
27 Oct, 2014
The Atheist Foundation of Australia proudly presents An Appetite for Wonder with Professor Richard Dawkins. RICHARD DAWKINS is the founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, Vice President of the British Humanist Association, and is well known...
