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School funding ‘a game where every Australian is a winner’
A new Catholic Schools NSW report shows taxpayers save billions of dollars each year when governments support a mixed model of schooling (government, Catholic, and independent) by investing in non-government education.
Labor criticised over delays to aged care reforms
Labor is facing a backlash over aged care services as a delay to landmark reforms prompts calls for urgent funding for 20,000 additional home packages. Source: The Guardian.
Ten-year dream comes true as Cape York chapel opens
A decade-long dream to have a place of worship for the Lakeland community in Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula has been realised with the opening of the St Mary Queen of Peace Chapel. Source: Cape York Weekly.
ACTU wants workers protected from ‘bad faith’ uses of AI
The Australian Council of Trade Unions will demand that employers guarantee workers’ job security before introducing artificial intelligence into their businesses, ahead of the Albanese Government’s productivity roundtable next month. Source: The Age.
Digital missionaries go from online to on site for Jubilee celebration
Hundreds of digital missionaries and Catholic influencers from around the world have gathered in Rome for the first Jubilee for Digital Missionaries and Influencers, a two-day celebration aimed at fostering communion, deepening mission, and sharing hope through digital platforms. Source: Vatican News.
Audiences witness fresh take on Gospel story
Perth Archdiocese’s Catholic Youth Ministry brought a faith-filled production to life in “The Witness” – a contemporary retelling of the Gospel story through the eyes of Peter the Apostle. Source: The Record.
More than 40 Catholics slaughtered in Congo church attack
More than 40 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN and Congolese military said. Source: BBC.
Vatican diplomat sees role for religious communities in nuclear disarmament
Religious communities can contribute to the “global architecture of disarmament and restraint” by fostering dialogue, prevention and accountability, according to Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi. Source: Catholic Review.
Indian state to rename health service in honour of St Teresa
The government in Jharkhand in eastern India has announced a plan to rename a state health service after St Teresa of Kolkata, removing its current name, which is linked to a prominent leader of India’s Hindu party. Source: UCA News.