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Future looking bright for Tasmanian youth ministry
Catholic youth ministry in Tasmania has taken great strides over the past 12 months, with more young people discerning a vocation to the priesthood or religious life, parish youth groups steadily growing, and the revival of university chaplaincy. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Bishop Gauci urges NT Government not to jail child offenders
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci says the Northern Territory Government “must strive to find the best possible solutions” to youth crime without resorting to incarceration, as the Country Liberal Party seeks to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10.
Marist180 shortlisted for the NSW Youth Work Awards
Two Marist180 programs and one staff member are in the running for New South Wales Youth Work Awards, to be held later this month.
Conference ignites encounters with the risen Christ
Hundreds of young Brisbane’s Catholics spent four days learning more about their faith and encountering Jesus at Ignite Conference. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Youth justice backflip will see ‘more kids reoffending more often’
The Victorian Government’s reversal of its commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 by 2027 is a deeply troubling culmination of harmful rhetoric and disregard for evidence, says Catholic Social Services Victoria.
Jesuit Social Services ‘deeply disappointed’ by watering down of youth justice reform
Jesuit Social Services says the Allan Government’s decision to abandon plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 14 is “deeply disappointing”.
Community catch-up aims to combat loneliness epidemic
A new campaign – IRL Sunday – is encouraging all Australians to get together “in real life” to combat the loneliness epidemic. Source: Edmund Rice Community Services.
Young Christian leaders aim for a more just society
Australian Young Christian Workers and Young Christian Students held their annual national conference at the Edmund Rice Retreat and Conference Centre in Sydney with the theme “Lead, Develop and Outreach”.
NSW parliamentary inquiry to examine impact of pornography on young people
New South Wales will be the first state to hold an inquiry on the impacts of pornography, especially on young people, as part of an inquiry announced today. Source: ABC News.