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Labor leader says reforming industry a gamble without cashless card trial
New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns says he is prepared to reform the state’s lucrative gambling sector but only after the impact on the industry is fully calculated. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Sydney to get first new cemetery in 50 years
Construction on a memorial park with 136,000 plots is finally underway, marking Sydney’s first new cemetery in 50 years. Source: Daily Telegraph.
NSW Labor promises to establish faith affairs council
NSW Labor has promised to establish a faith affairs council that will report directly to the Minister for Multiculturalism if elected in March next year, with a broad remit to advise government on religious communities’ issues and priorities. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
CRA welcomes decision to extend support for young people in care
Catholic Religious Australia has applauded the New South Wales Government’s decision to increase the age for support of young people in care to 21 years.
Schoenstatt Sisters injured in car accident
A religious community is in shock following a horror crash involving five nuns in Sydney’s west. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Labor commits to protecting tenants as NSW rents skyrocket
Catholic Social Services Australia has welcomed plans by the New South Wales Labor to allow almost one million renters in the state to transfer their bonds from one property to the next in a major cost-of-living initiative.