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Resources published for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
Catholic communities across Australia are being encouraged to reflect on the Holy Family’s experience as migrants as the Church prepares to mark the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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Catholic Social Services puts housing and homelessness on the menu
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
Housing and homelessness were key topics of conversation at this year’s Catholic Social Services Victoria annual dinner. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
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Head of NDIS review calls on state and local governments to step up
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
The future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme depends on state and local governments stepping up to provide services for the millions of Australians with disability who don’t qualify for the scheme, the head of the NDIS review warns. Source: The Australian.
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Cost of living causing distress for most Australian families
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
More than half of Australian families are reporting higher-than-normal distress due to the rising cost of living, according to new data from Suicide Prevention Australia. Source: The Guardian.
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Isolation and loneliness brushed away at parish’s art class
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
An art program at a Sydney Catholic parish is fostering connections between young adults and seniors from multicultural communities who are facing isolation and loneliness. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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Pope encountered ‘a humble and joyful Church’ in Mongolia
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
Pope Francis said he knows people wonder why he travelled close to 10,000 kilometres to Mongolia to visit a Catholic community of only 1450 people. Source: NCR Online.
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Church leaders demand ‘ecological justice’
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 September 2023
As the annual Season of Creation began on September 1, Church leaders around the world called for ecological justice. Source: The Tablet.
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Indexation to give financial boost to 5.5 million Australians
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 6 September 2023
Millions of Australians receiving government support will have their payments lifted by as much as $50 a fortnight as a small relief in the cost-of-living crisis. Source: The Australian.
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Calvary inquiry told ‘self-government in ACT not a right’
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 6 September 2023
Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese chancellor Patrick McArdle has told a Senate inquiry that self-government in the ACT is not a right. Source: ABC News.