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Government defends cost of living measures
The Albanese Government is defending its cost of living handouts, including tax cuts for all taxpayers which come into effect today, against fears they will fuel inflation and lead to higher interest rates. Source: news.com.au.
Synod secretariat meets Pope as planning for Assembly progresses
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and fellow members of the General Secretariat for the Synod on Synodality have met Pope Francis as they worked on preparations for October’s general assembly. Source: Catholic Weekly.
More than 100 people die in three months under NSW euthanasia laws
A New South Wales Government report on voluntary assisted dying has found 131 deaths have been linked with the service since its introduction. Source: ABC News.
Driver charged after truck crashes into Catholic school classroom
A truck has ploughed through 19 cars and into a southwest Sydney Catholic school classroom in a shocking crash that miraculously only caused minor injuries. Source: Daily Telegraph.
New school in the classical tradition to be launched in Brisbane
The Power family, whose father, James snr, established Campion College, Australia’s first liberal arts tertiary institution, is behind the launch of new school in Brisbane next week. Source: The Australian.
Government boosts cyber protection for healthcare sector
Australia’s healthcare sector will get increased cyber protection under an Albanese government plan to establish a new intelligence centre, using a model already in place in the banking and finance industry. Source: AFR.
Vatican doctrinal chief ordains first bishop for British Ordinariate
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has participated in the ordination of the first bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in London. Source: Catholic Herald.
Pope prays for a Church and society that excludes no-one
Pope Francis prayed for the intercession of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Sunday to convert “the hearts of those who want war” to projects of dialogue and peace. Source: CNA.
Zelensky thanks Holy See for help in release of Ukrainian priests
Two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized by Russian forces from their church in Berdyansk, in south-eastern Ukraine, in November 2022, have been released, according to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Source: OSV News.