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Indigenous attendance rates highest in Catholic schools
- . 21 August 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Catholic schools in New South Wales have the highest attendance rates of Indigenous students in the state, a report from the sector has revealed. Source: Daily Telegraph.
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Bishops’ statement calls for ‘new engagement’ with First Peoples
- . 17 August 2023
Australia’s Catholic bishops have called on the nation to seek “a new engagement” with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in their annual Social Justice Statement being launched today. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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Albanese rules out legislating the Voice if No campaign prevails
- . 16 August 2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out legislating a Voice to Parliament if the referendum is defeated, pledging that he will honour a No vote and the decision of the Australian people. Source: The Australian.
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Social Justice Statement to be launched this week
- . 15 August 2023
The Australian bishops’ decades-long tradition of publishing an annual Social Justice Statement continues this week, with the launch of Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples on Thursday. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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Allow married Indigenous men to become priests: Archbishop Coleridge
- . 14 August 2023
Married Indigenous men should be allowed to be ordained as Catholic priests and the centuries-old rule of compulsory celibacy will “very likely” ultimately be changed by the Vatican, says Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge. Source: The Australian.
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ACU holds special graduation ceremony for inspiring student
- . 14 August 2023
Australian Catholic University graduate Jade McAlear was in a coma following a horrific car accident when her distraught parents Karen and Zac received her degree on her behalf last year.
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Calls for education on Voice for migrant and refugee communities
- . 31 July 2023
A migrant and refugee service has called for better education on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament for non-English-speaking people after it found most people that access its services knew nothing or very little about the referendum. Source: ABC News.
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Productivity Commission slams governments over Closing the Gap failures
- . 26 July 2023
Federal and state governments have been lashed for a weak and piecemeal approach to tackling Indigenous disadvantage that risks becoming “another broken promise” for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Source: Canberra Times.
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Yes supporters split over best date to hold Voice vote
- . 25 July 2023
Supporters of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament are split on whether an October, November or December poll would give the referendum its best chance of success. Source: The Australian.