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TheCouncil of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS) is an umbrella organisation for Australianhumanist societies.^[1] It was founded in 1965.^[2] It is affiliated withHumanists International.^[3] The official symbol of CAHS (and all member organisations) is theHappy Human.

CAHS holds conventions and publishes on humanism.

Humanism is a democratic and ethicallife stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.

• Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996 Census Dictionary – Religion category
• Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Dictionary – religion category
• Year Book Australia, 2006. Religious Affiliation section fromAustralian Bureau of Statistics. Much of the text ofReligion in Australia is taken from here (or previous versions).
• CAHS website
• ACT Humanist Society website
• Human Rights Brief No. 3 Assessment of international law pertaining to freedom of religion and belief fromAustralian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

• 1965 establishments in Australia
• Humanist associations
• Secularism in Australia
• Secularist organizations
• Skeptic organisations in Australia
• Australian humanitarian and service awards

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