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Political conservatism has grown in Australia. John Howard, who became prime minister in 1996, was the first holder of the office to describe himself as a conservative.<ref>Graeme Davison et al. eds., The Oxford Companion to Australian History (2nd ed. 2001) p 148</ref>

Political conservatism has grown in Australia. John Howard, who became prime minister in 1996, was the first holder of the office to describe himself as a conservative.<ref>Graeme Davison et al. eds., The Oxford Companion to Australian History (2nd ed. 2001) p 148</ref>

=== Decline of the 21st century atheist movement in Western World Anglosphere and the decline of the secular left in the world at large ===

=== Decline of the 21st century atheist movement in Western World Anglosphere ===

The 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] controversy deeply fractured the Western World [[Anglosphere]] [[atheist movement]] and led to the decline of the atheist movement (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]] and [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]).

The 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] controversy deeply fractured the Western World [[Anglosphere]] [[atheist movement]] and led to the decline of the atheist movement (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]] and [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]).

Since 1970, [[global atheism]] has been shrinking as a percentage of the world's population (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]). In addition, much to the dismay of the [[Communist Party of China]], [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical Christianity]] is experiencing explosive growth in China (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]].

Since 1970, [[global atheism]] has been shrinking as a percentage of the world's population (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]). In addition, much to the dismay of the [[Communist Party of China]], [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical Christianity]] is experiencing explosive growth in China (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]].