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- SBS to expand its news production, with a dedicated hub in Western Sydney
- The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens, five years after a fire destroyed the World Heritage site
- Clare Polkinghorne on what comes next, after playing her last game for the Matildas
Minister for communications Michelle Rowland has announced funding for SBS to expand its broadcast facilities to a production hub in Western Sydney.
She says this will enable SBS to start work on finding a site to expand its news and current affairs, multilingual audio services and screen production.
Ms Rowland the move will create opportunities for local, skilled production jobs in an area where 40 per cent of the population are born overseas.
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says his government will consider ways to strengthen protections so people can gather at places of worship, free from intimidation.
Police are still looking for two masked people seen spreading accelerant at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne before it was set on fire.
Police in Victoria and New South Wales say extra patrols and resources have been deployed to boost security at Jewish sites.
Opposition spokesman for home affairs James Paterson says he also supports measures to ensure safety and security.
"It's absolutely essential particularly in the immediate aftermath of this incident while the alleged arsonists are still at large. And while others may be contemplating copycat attacks that police provide security and assistance to synagogues and other places of worship that could be targeted. On the medium and longer-term, we have to make sure that we have sufficient security around all these premises. They need to be hardened to make sure they are no longer vulnerable to attacks like this. And this government needs to do more to make sure that they are safe and secure."
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France’s Notre-Dame cathedral has re-opened, with an elaborate ceremony that included organ recitals, choral performances and prayers.
Five years after fire destroyed the World Heritage site, the 12th century building has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting.
More than 2,000 workers - from carpenters and stonemasons to stained glass window artists - were involved in restoring the landmark.
The Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, says it is powerful to see and hear people gather in the cathedral once again.
"The grand organ of the Notre Dame, which had been completely restored over this period, will give back its voice, its multiple voices, its harmonies that can translate all the feelings of the Christian prayer, its wishes and exaltations for God's work, the work of liberty and of powerful, loving desire."
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Pope Francis has presided over a ceremony to install 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda.
The cardinals come from all over the world, including the youngest, from Ukraine.
They also include: a Dominican preacher who acted as the spiritual father of Francis' recent gathering of bishops, a so-called Neapolitan “street priest”, and a Peruvian bishop who strongly backed his crackdown on abuse.
With the additions, Pope Francis will have created 110 of the 140 cardinals under 80, who are eligible to vote in a conclave.
Pope Francis told the new cardinals, to follow the example of Jesus.
"Today, in a particular way, I would like to say to you, dear brothers who are being made Cardinals: make every effort to walk in the path of Jesus. What does this mean? To walk in the path of Jesus means above all to return to him and to put him back at the centre of everything."
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In football,
Clare Polkinghorne says she is looking to the next stage of her life and career, after retiring as a Matilda.
She played her record 169th and final game in Geelong on Saturday with the Matildas defeating Chinese Taipei 6-nil.
Over an 18-year career representing Australia, Polkinghorne has captained the Matildas across 28 games.
She is the only Australian to have been selected for five senior FIFA tournaments and three Olympic Games.
She tells Channel 10, she cherishes her time representing Australia.
"Players, staff and all the people that you meet along the way that is the thing that makes the journey so special and that is what I am going to miss the most. And I will still be able to be around football. And I do want to stay involved in the game and give back - and hopefully, I will get into coaching and start another, a different direction in terms of football. So looking forward to what that might look like."
