Tag: Australia
ACU conducts study into safeguarding in sport
Australian Catholic University has collaborated with Hockey Australia to deliver strategies on how to best safeguard children in sport.
US-China tariff war may negatively impact Australia
The tariff war started by US President Donald Trump against China will have consequences for Australia after it was announced there would be a 25 per cent tariff on imports of steel and aluminium.
Latin America’s fight for freedom lives on
Despite the Independence celebrations the Latin American diaspora has celebrated this past week, the fight for freedom continues for many in the region.
Obedience to her mother brought Sr Cecilia to a life of...
From war-torn Vietnam to a life of religious service in the streets of Western Sydney, Sr Cecilia Susanne Nguyen is proud to be celebrating her 50 years on Australian soil.
Argentinian backpacker finds God in Bondi
Geronimo Melqui came to Australia on a working holiday and was surprised to find God waiting for him in Bondi.
Ugandan family reunited after six anxious years of separation
Six agonising years of separation have ended for Catholic couple Morris Mukasa and Teddy Nakalembe with the safe arrival of their children in Sydney.
Update: continuing prayer requested for injured Schoenstatt Sister
Shirley Hall from the Schoenstatt Sisters based at Mulgoa in NSW, Australia, today thanked everybody for their prayers following the accident and asked for...
The abortion conversation we need to start having
A new survey has found a surprising lack of support for abortion up to 20 weeks. The Ipsos survey reports that only 39 per...
Eco conversion priority
Australia’s natural environment is under increasing stress and has one of the highest rates of species decline in the world, according to a government...
A week of positives and negatives for the Plenary: Archbishop Anthony...
Cautious optimism
As the four year process of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia comes to an end, there have been both positives and negatives,...
Members happy with revised women’s motions on Plenary’s final day
The Plenary Council prepared to draw to a close on 8 July after two days of catch-up in an altered voting format, passing almost...
Plenary motions too constrained by equality-as-power paradigm, say women
Women reported that a distressing day which disrupted and altered the Plenary Council process left them ultimately with a sense of hope that unity...
