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Jobless rate rises to highest level since 2021
The jobless rate has risen to 4.3 per cent – its highest rate since 2021 – surpassing expectations as the number of unemployed Australians jumped. Source: SBS News.
Loreto Community Housing blessed and ready to fulfil mission
The blessing of the Loreto Community Housing office in Bridgewater, Hobart, was another significant moment in the unfolding story of Hobart Archdiocese’s service of providing social and affordable housing to those in need.
Pope calls for ‘path to unity’ in meeting with Orthodox and Catholic pilgrims
Pope Leo XIV pledged to work to “pursue the path of unity and fraternal charity” in a meeting in Castel Gandolfo yesterday with Orthodox and Catholic clergy from the United States. Source: Crux.
Vatican envoy to UN calls for policies that support families
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations has called on nations to implement policies that support families and promote equality between women and men. Source: Vatican News.
Solid, traditional but unremarkable western
In The Unholy Trinity, buried secrets of an 1870s Montana town spark violence when a young man returns to reclaim his legacy. Source: Australian Catholics.
Baby recession deepens in biggest cities amid cost-of-living crisis
Baby recessions in Australia’s biggest cities deepened in 2024 amid sustained cost-of-living pressures, dragging the nation’s birthrate to a near-record low in 2024. Source: The Guardian.
Jewish community urges Labor to implement plan to stop antisemitism
The nation’s Jewish community has told Labor it cannot wait any longer to implement a landmark plan to stop the wave of anti-Semitic hate, after Education Minister Jason Clare said he would not move until seeing a similar report on stamping out Islamophobia. Source: The Australian.
From Francis to Leo: Examining the transition
“From Pope Francis to Pope Leo” was the theme of a thought-provoking discussion hosted by the Sydney Institute on July 7. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
New national report says rental crisis worsening
A new report by national housing campaign Everybody’s Home has laid bare Australia’s worsening rental crisis. Source: News.com.au.