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Churches consider urgent appeal to Treasurer over tax changes
Churches are considering an urgent submission to Jim Chalmers to shield charities from a potential loss in donations of $3 billion after proposed trust tax changes were kept in Treasury’s policy, despite indications Labor would consider a “carve-out”. Source: The Australian.
NAIDOC celebrates Indigenous teachers but sees challenges ahead
For Indigenous educators, this year’s NAIDOC Week theme of “50 Years of Deadly” is a celebration of the progress made in shaping the future of Australian education, while recognising the challenges that lie ahead. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Report finds renters ‘operating in a landlord’s market’
Australians are paying record-high rents across all the capital cities as low vacancy rates mean tenants are facing “a landlord’s market”. Source: ABC News.
Three dioceses come together to combat modern slavery
Anti-modern slavery advocate Jessa-Joy Royupa delivered a powerful address condemning the practice in Australia at a dinner hosted jointly by the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Justice and Peace Office and the Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network. Source: Catholic Weekly.
Organisers planning ‘refreshed identity’ for 2027 Mission conference
Mission: one heart many voices, Catholic Mission’s national biennial conference, will return to Sydney from May 3 to 5 next year, with organisers promising refreshed identity, renewed program and expanded conference experience.
Caritas delivers humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Venezuela
About 14,700 tonnes of humanitarian aid have reached Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country’s north on June 24, according to a report from Caritas Venezuela. Source: Vatican News.
Bishop to open canonisation cause for Nobel laureate
Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, has announced that he will open a canonisation cause for Sigrid Undset, setting one of Scandinaviaʼs most celebrated literary figures on the path toward possible sainthood. Source: EWTN News.
Murdered priest remembered as a worker for peace
A Catholic priest working for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic was killed by armed men near his residence in the town of Zemio. Source: OSV News.
Worker’s death poses deep questions for devoted nun
First Light is a film with strong Catholic characters and themes in which an elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker’s fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution to which she has devoted her life. Source: Australian Catholics.