religion

In the last few months prominent Australians have been campaigning to take religion out of classrooms, and chaplains out of public schools.

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Religion vox pops FINAL.mp3

The 2006 census told us that atheism and agnosticism are on the rise. In five years ago27% of Melbournians said they had no religion and in Australia, that number is 18.7%. And with the 2011 census just months away, many are predicting that number will rise. 

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Religion podcast.mp3

Julia Gillard doesn't believe in God. Unlike Howard, Rudd and Abbott, she's distanced herself from religion altogether.

Do you care whether or not our PM believes in God? Will it lose her votes on August 21?

Panorama's Nick Toscano talks to a young aetheist, a priest-in-training and Marion Maddox, author of 'God under Howard: The rise of the religious right in Australia'.

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Godless PM - SYNcast.mp3

Many former scientologists have spoken out against the worldwide church. They  accuse it of ruining their lives through a system of fear and abuse.

Panorama's Alison Hickerson speaks to Paul Schofield - a scientologist for 30 years and a former minister of the church - about what goes on and how they hook in followers.

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Scientology.mp3

Have you ever felt scared because of what you're wearing? For some Muslim women, it's something they think about every time they go out.

The hijab - the Islamic headscarf - has been the centre of racism and social debate. It's been denounced as divisive and regressive, reducing women to "things", but is this a Western misunderstanding?

Panorama asks Khalid, whose mum and sister wear the hijab, and the author of UNSW's 'Challenging Racism' project.

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hijab - SYNcast.mp3