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Labor abandons attempts to pass religious discrimination bill
Anthony Albanese appears to have confirmed that his Government has abandoned attempts to pass a religious discrimination bill during this term of Parliament. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Ending negative gearing would create a fairer Australia
It’s said barristers should never ask questions they don’t know the answer to, and the same advice may apply to politicians, writes St Vincent de Paul Society National Council president Mark Gaetani. Source: Eureka Street.
Pressure mounts on Labor to deliver promised aged care reforms
Intense pressure is mounting on the Albanese Government to deliver on promised changes to aged care, as advocates fear the reforms won’t be introduced before the next federal election. Source: ABC News.
Community catch-up aims to combat loneliness epidemic
A new campaign – IRL Sunday – is encouraging all Australians to get together “in real life” to combat the loneliness epidemic. Source: Edmund Rice Community Services.
Premiers join forces to protect young from social media
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has joined forces with New South Wales Premier Chris Minns to stage a summit in October to debate tighter and higher age restrictions for social media use. Source: The Australian.
The 1956 Olympics event which had 70,000 entrants
November 25, 1956, is a day that has stayed in Fr Brian Cosgriff’s memory – it was the day he joined 70,000 people in attending the official Olympic Mass for the Melbourne Olympic Games. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expresses dismay over ‘terrible war’
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has addressed Christians in the Holy Land with a heartfelt message ahead of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15. Source: Vatican News.
Pope sends message of hope to Chinese Catholics
Pope Francis says he dreams of visiting China one day and, especially, praying at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan near Shanghai. Source: OSV News.
Cameroon churches accused of ‘cultural appropriation’
The Wimbum people in the Diocese of Kumbo, in the north-west of Cameroon, have petitioned the Vatican over an alleged “desecration of their culture by the Church”. Source: The Tablet.