Council of Australian Humanist Societies
The Council of Australian Humanist Societies is the national umbrella organisation for Australian humanist societies in New South Wales, Victoria, and Australian Capital Territory. It is affiliated with the International Humanist and Ethical Union. The official symbol of CAHS is the Happy Human.Activities
CAHS publishes a quarterly journal, the Australian Humanist and awards the Australian Humanist of the Year annually and the Outstanding Humanist Achiever award when warranted.
Winners of the Australian Humanist of the Year award include Olive Zakharov, Gareth Evans, Robyn Williams, William Hayden, Philip Nitschke, Peter Singer, Tim Flannery, Peter Cundall, Lyn Alison, Leslie Cannold, Ronnie Williams, Jane Caro, Geoffrey Robertson QC, Dr Carmen Lawrence, John Bell AO OBE, Dr Rodney Syme, Gillian Triggs, Lyn White and Fiona Patten.
CAHS holds an annual CAHS convention, usually hosted by one of the member organisations. It also hosts the Humanist Internet Discussion Group where humanists can share their thoughts on issues of interest.IHEU's Minimum statement on Humanism
All member organisations of the IHEU are required by IHEU bylaw 5.1 to accept the IHEU Minimum statement on Humanism:Legal status
The Australian national census categorises humanism as "No Religion". The 30% of Australians who fall within this category include other non-theistic life stances such as atheism, agnosticism and rationalism.
