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Health

Catholic health sector joins demands for seat at the table on insurance premium rises

Catholic Health Australia, private hospitals and medical device companies are ramping up pressure for reform to the way health insurance premiums are set amid ongoing warnings the sector continues to face unsustainable challenges. Source: The Australian.

Bishops Synod

Synod cannot reinvent the Catholic faith: Archbishop Fisher

We cannot “reinvent the Catholic faith” or “teach a different Catholicism in different countries”, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP said in an interview this week. Source: CNA.

Northern Territory

Northern Territory Parliament lowers age of criminal responsibility to 10

Children as young as 10 could face jail with the Northern Territory Parliament last night passing controversial laws to lower the age of criminal responsibility. Source: SBS News.

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