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Children won’t need autism diagnosis to qualify for new support program
Parents will no longer have to spend thousands of dollars chasing autism diagnoses for their children to qualify for disability support under the new Thriving Kids program, which will help children with lower support needs outside the NDIS. Source: The Age.
Consecrated women and men ‘prophets of hope and consolation’
More than a hundred consecrated women and men joined Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli and the wider community in a Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral to mark this year’s World Day for Consecrated Life. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Sydney Catholic Schools reveals plan to fix school reports
Parents are being short-changed by school reports which lack the “colour and movement” of previous generations, the head of Sydney Catholic Schools has declared while unveiling plans to overhaul and broaden how students are assessed. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Josephites mark change in leadership
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart gathered for a Mass for “Handing on Leadership” at Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel in North Sydney on Sunday.
Formation day heralds beginning of 2026 school year
Canberra-Goulburn Catholic Education staff gathered online for a formation day to mark the start of the 2026 school year and reconnect educators around a shared sense of mission and identity. Source: Catholic Voice.
Overseas placements give teaching students global perspective
The University of Notre Dame Australia is leading the way in international opportunities for future teachers, offering a first-in-Australia program that enables Bachelor of Primary and Secondary Education students to undertake practical teaching placements in Europe.
Pope adds St John Henry Newman feast day to universal calendar
Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St John Henry Newman to the General Roman Calendar so that “his Optional Memorial be celebrated by all on 9 October”. Source: OSV News.
Abuse survivor says Pope ‘horrified’ by his story
An Irish survivor of clerical sexual abuse has shared his story in a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Source: EWTN News.
SSPX to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate
The traditionalist Society of St Pius X says it will proceed with the consecration of new bishops in July, a move without a papal mandate that could lead to an automatic excommunication. Source: Catholic Review.