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Legal and political experts have rejected a false claim that Australia's upcoming Indigenous rights referendum is part of a "secretive push" to create a totalitarian republic endorsed by the United Nations. Social media posts attribute the plan to a fabricated statement purportedly by former Labor Party leader Kim Beazley in parliament decades ago, but there is no record he ever made the remarks.
As the Voice Referendum campaign intensifies, many Catholic groups rally behind the Voice. But Australia's church leaders remain above the fray, maintaining neutral positions. By John Warhurst.
Synodality will only be skin deep unless there are permanent diocesan structures in which the future of the church can be discussed widely
Can these inclusive, forward-looking institutions, grappling with a diverse, increasingly secular student body, reshape the future of the Catholic Church in Australia? By John Warhurst.
As the Vatican releases the working document for the first Synod on Synodality, reactions within the Catholic community are mixed. While many applaud its open approach to divisive issues, others deem it too progressive or insufficiently thorough. By John Warhurst.