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ACTIVITIES CAHS publishes a quarterly journal, the Australian Humanist and awards the Australian Humanist of the Year (AHOY) annually and the '''Outstanding Humanist Achiever''' when warranted. Recent winners of the Australian Humanist of the Year include Gareth Evans (1990), Robyn Williams (1993), William Hayden (1996), Philip Nitschke (1998), Peter Singer (2004) and Tim Flannery (2005). CAHS holds an annual CAHS convention, usually hosted by one of the member organisations. CAHS 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 {Link without Title} the IHEU Minimum statement on Humanism: "''Humanism is a democratic and ethical life 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''.'' LEGAL STATUS The Australian national Census categorises Humanism as "No Religion". The 16% of Australians that fall within this category include other non-theistic beliefs such as Atheism , Agnosticism and Rationalism . In 1983, the High Court of Australia defined Religion as ''a complex of beliefs and practices which point to a set of values and an understanding of the meaning of existence''. Hence, legally speaking, the "No Religion" of Humanism is a religion. STATISTICS AROUND THE WORLD In the article. MEMBER SOCIETIES
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