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Exploitation of young workers by employers ‘rife’, study finds
More than one-third of young workers are exploited by their employers, according to a new study, with many paid less than the minimum wage, forbidden to take entitled breaks or compelled to pay for work-related items. Source: The Guardian.
Need for reform of aged care system has reached a critical point
The journey toward a reformed aged care system in Australia has reached a critical juncture, writes Catholic Health Australia’s Alex Lynch.
Financial losses force Darwin college to close boarding facility
Catholic Education Northern Territory will close the boarding facility at St John’s Catholic College in Darwin at the end of this year.
Sydney on track to follow Vatican guidelines on global Synod
Bishop Daniel Meagher says the Sydney Archdiocese is on track to follow the Vatican’s guidelines for the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Chalmers says Labor can meet commitment to build 1.2m homes by 2029
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has doubled down on Labor’s ability to build 1.2 million homes by June 30, 2029, after accidentally published advice from Treasury said the deadline would not be met. Source: News.com.au.
Carmelite Monastery an oasis of peace and prayer for 50 years
While the demographics of the Carmelite community members have changed over the years, their life of prayer in intimate friendship with Christ remains constant. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Church leaders visit West Bank Christian town after attacks by Israeli settlers
Church leaders in the Holy Land made a joint visit to the only all-Christian town in the West Bank after it suffered attacks by illegal Israeli settlers. Source: The Tablet.
UK abortion figures ‘shocking and tragic’
Nearly one in three conceptions in England and Wales ends in abortion, newest government figures have revealed. Source: OSV News.
Gunmen kill security guard, abduct three seminarians in Nigeria
Three seminarians were kidnapped and a security guard was killed in an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria on July 10. Source: CNA.