Professor Anne Castles at the Australian Catholic University is concerned that 40 per cent of year 9 students fall below proficiency levels for reading.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/education/gith-slet-the-made-up-words-that-could-help-solve-sinking-teenage-literacy-20230714-p5do74.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2022-23 “Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse” invites us to engage with a complex and challenging social reality: domestic and family violence and abuse.

Source: https://catholicoutlook.org/news-events-weekly-update-298/