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Church leaders must listen to voices ‘absent from the table’
Catholics in Australia who do not regularly attend Sunday Mass remain deeply connected with their faith, according to new research released today. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Gen Z Australians living with their parents in record numbers
Half of Australians in their 20s are still living with their parents, while a record share of lower-income families are suffering housing stress as the social and economic cost of the housing affordability crunch mounts. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Giving up the car keys can feel like grief for seniors: ACU research
Giving up the car keys can trigger grief, frustration and a profound loss of identity in older Australians yet few plan for the day they will stop driving, new ACU research has found.
Research lifts the veil on early years of marriage
Researchers are seeking the help of Catholics in their first decade of marriage to share their experiences over the month of September. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
University to explore use of AI for spiritual guidance
The University of Notre Dame Australia has secured a prestigious Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to examine how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping spiritual practice and belief formation in Australia.
Report finds level of trust between Australians is falling
Australia celebrates the value of mateship, but distrust between the population has grown to the highest level reported this decade. Source: SBS News.
Notre Dame receives $3.5m grant for research project
The University of Notre Dame Australia will host a $3.5 million share of a prestigious grant in its Centre for the History of Philosophy for a project examining methods of logical argumentation across the Abrahamic philosophical traditions.
Recently single men seven times more likely to report suicide attempt
Men who have recently gone through a breakup are seven times more likely to report a suicide attempt than those who have not, a new study shows. Source: The Guardian.
Fears social media accelerating decline in youth literacy
Youth literacy in Australia is in decline and researchers are concerned social media is a contributing factor. Source: ACU.