On Wednesday, Pope Francis named three women to serve as members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. The decision comes in the midst of calls to have women have a greater say in church decision-making.
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Asian share markets have made a stuttering start and the dollar has held firm after a stunning US payrolls report pushed back against talk of recession but also bolstered the case for more super-sized rate hikes.Markets quickly moved to price about a 70 per cent chance the Federal Reserve will lift rates by 75 basis points in September, sending two-year yields up 20 basis points on Friday and further inverting the curve.
Cuba appears to have made progress bringing under control a fire at its main oil storage facility that has killed one firefighter, drawing on help from Mexico and Venezuela to fight the raging flames.A lightning strike on Friday ignited one of eight storage tanks at the Matanzas super tanker port east of Havana.
The federal government will seek to put an end to employers cutting the pay of workers by getting rid of enterprise agreements, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has indicated.In a speech to the Australian Industry Group in Canberra on Monday, Mr Burke will say such actions by employers cannot be justified.
NRL officials are poised to meet with the NSW government in an 11th-hour bid to save the game's stadium strategy and keep the grand final in Sydney.The ARL Commission met on Monday morning to discuss the venue for this year's decider and the possibility of moving the match out of NSW.
Two prisoners are on the run after escaping from a youth jail in central Victoria.Shamus Touhy, 22, and Matthew Piscopo, 19, broke out of Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre on Saturday night.
Wallabies veteran Quade Cooper is preparing for the long road to recovery after going down with a serious Achilles tendon injury in Australia's hard-fought 41-26 Rugby Championship win over Argentina.In the second half of the Mendoza Test on Sunday (AEST), 34-year-old Cooper went down with the non-contact injury that has cast doubt over his 2023 Rugby World Cup hopes and future in the sport.
Aussies in action on Day 11 of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Olympics:COMMONWEALTH GAMESLast day media conference. Commonwealth Games Federation President Dame Louise Martin, Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Katie Sadleir, Birmingham 2022 CEO Ian Reid.
The rare side-effect of myocarditis from the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is more mild in adolescents and young adults than complications from the virus itself, experts say.A new study by researchers from Melbourne's Monash Children's Hospital (MCH), Monash Health and Monash University shows the heart condition found in adolescents aged 12 to 18 was less common and had a "mild, self-resolving clinical course".
Australia has missed out on an elusive badminton medal in Birmingham, with Wendy Chen and Gronya Somerville suffering doubles losses on Sunday.Chen and Somerville were devastated after losing a gripping semi-final early in the day, and then failed to get over the line in the bronze medal match when they went down to Indian combination Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela.
A man accused of shooting three family members dead on a remote Queensland cattle property has appeared in court for the first time.Darryl Valroy Young, 59, has been charged with three counts of murder and another count of attempted murder.
Sydney veteran Luke Parker is adamant the uncertainty around Lance Franklin's playing future won't be a distraction in the club's AFL premiership hunt.Franklin, who in March became the sixth player to reach 1000 VFL/AFL goals, has put contract talks with the Swans on hold until the end of the season.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALS TABLE AFTER DAY 10:G S B TotAustralia 66 55 53 174England 55 59 52 166Canada 26 31 34 91New Zealand 19 12 17 48India 18 15 22 55Scotland 12
South Korea's Joohyung Kim has written his name into the record books with an extraordinary first victory on the PGA Tour in the Wyndham Championship.Kim started the week with a quadruple-bogey eight on his opening hole, but rebounded to shoot 67 and added rounds of 64, 68 and 61 to finish 20 under par at Sedgefield Country Club.
New Zealand's biggest newspaper has called time on All Blacks coach Ian Foster and wants New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to axe the beleaguered coach.The many Kiwis dissatisfied with Foster may soon get their wish, with local media reporting NZR should sack him if the All Blacks lose again this weekend in South Africa.
The career-best season of Nick Kyrgios has continued with the Australian claiming his first ATP Tour title in three years at the Citi Open in Washington.Kyrgios took just 81 minutes to defeat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-3 in Sunday's final, firing down 12 aces in the straight sets win over the world No.
Councils in Victoria must ensure women and girls have equitable access to sporting facilities in order to be considered eligible to receive infrastructure funding.From 2024, all Victorians will have equal access to community sporting facilities under a landmark initiative from the state government.
Gustavo Petro has become Colombia's first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarised country in the fight against inequality and climate change and achieve peace with leftist rebels and crime gangs.Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group, was sworn in by Senate President Roy Barreras in Bogota's Bolivar Plaza on Sunday afternoon, watched by some 100,000 invitees including Spanish King Felipe VI, at least nine Latin American presidents and other Colombians invited by Petro.
Bendigo-born bowler Barrie Lester will receive the ceremonial Commonwealth Games Federation flag at the closing of the Birmingham Games.Lester will take the federation flag on behalf of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games when the Birmingham Games close on Monday night.
The federal government insists it will be "stepping up to the plate" to help lead the nation out of a homelessness crisis.Housing and Homelessness Minister Julie Collins will address the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute on Monday, where she will commit to a national plan, in a shift away from tackling the issue on a state-by-state basis.
How the Aussies fared on day 10 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
