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Families
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Cost of living and house prices see birthrate plummet
- . 24 July 2024
Sydney is leading the nation’s baby drought as cost-of-living pressure and out-of-reach house prices dampen the desire of young couples to start or expand their families. Source: The Australian.
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Cost of living pressures stopping young people having children
- . 13 June 2024
Australia has not been at population replacement levels since the 1970s, but new research shows more than half of young people are putting off having children. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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Ahead of British elections, bishop calls for more support for families
- . 12 June 2024
A leading Catholic bishop in England says “the single most important factor in a child’s flourishing is the stable relationship of their parents”. Source: Crux.
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Extra funding for Queensland school parent body
- . 14 May 2024
Catholic School Parents Queensland has welcomed the announcement of an additional $100,000 funding from the Queensland Government to enhance their work with families in Catholic schools.
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Human life is a gift, not a problem: Pope Francis
- . 14 May 2024
Blind, unbridled consumerism and selfishness – not the number of people on the planet having children – are the root causes of the world’s problems, Pope Francis said. Source: CNS.
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Dedicated early education plan to help under-5s
- . 7 May 2024
Australia will for the first time have a dedicated strategy for children aged up to five years, in a step towards achieving universal access to early childhood education and care. Source: The Australian.
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A mother’s love: generations gather for inaugural conference
- . 6 May 2024
Mothers, grandmothers, religious and clergy gathered in Melbourne for the first Mothers Who Pray for Their Children conference in Australia. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
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Mater’s ‘life-saving’ Catherine’s House celebrates one-year milestone
- . 26 March 2024
A Brisbane mum has revealed how Queensland’s first dedicated centre for new parents experiencing mental health challenges “saved her life” just weeks after her twins were born. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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Vatican calls for global ban on child surrogacy
- . 25 March 2024
The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations has pressed for an international prohibition against the practice of child surrogacy. Source: NCR Online.