Hello Australia!! - Julie Bishop's fate still sways in the political wind - The Pope acknowledges grave failings in a country that is moving away from Catholicism more and more - A car crash that exposes inequality in America - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Julie Bishop on Saturday tweeted that she remains "committed to the interests of the people of Western Australia and our nation", and that "any decision about my future will be made in that context".  The most popular member of the Liberals (outside the Party Room) is reportedly considering leaving ederal politics.  The Foreign Minister's role, if any, in the incoming government is unclear as Prime Minister Scott Morrison sorts through Liberals seeking frontbench gigs.  The only frontbenchers confirmed so far are Josh Frydenberg as Treasurer and Mathias Cormann, who the ABC reports will continue as Finance Minister and as leader of the Government in the Senate.  Mr. Morrison also met with Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell and National Drought Coordinator Major General Stephen Day.

BTW, if you're still seething about a change in government without voters actually have consulted about it, you're not alone.  Look what's making the rounds on the Internet:
Hmmmmm...
Wait - Drew Carey's from Ohio, isn't he?  Just saying, it exists.  A lot of sources around the world are catching on that Aussies aren't really satisfied with this state of affairs.

And now..

Pope Francis is visiting Ireland, the first Papal visit in 39 years to what is now a rapidly changing country.  Francis said he is "ashamed" of the "repugnant" child abuse committed by Roman Catholic clerics over the years: "I cannot fail to acknowledge the grave scandal caused in Ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the Church charged with responsibility for their protection and education," the Pope said at Dublin Castle, while protesters gathered outside.  Colm O'Gorman of Amnesty International Ireland, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse, said the Pope's comments did not go far enough.

Sexual abuse is only one of three major scandals involving the Catholic Church in Ireland:  There's also the Magdalene Laundries in which women were judged to have been fallen and committed to forced labor; and the mass grave of up to 800 children and babies at an orphanage in County Galway.  Unlike the Ireland of 1979, gay marriage and women's reproductive rights are acknowledged and legal.  And unlike Pope John Paul II's visit way back then, the sitting PM admonished the contemporaneous pontiff:  "Holy Father, I ask that you use your office and influence to ensure this is done here in Ireland and across the world," said Ireland's first openly LGBT PM Leo Varadkar, "We must now ensure that from words flow actions."

Anyway..

A young YouTube celebrity raced his US$250,000 McLaren supercar up the wrong side of a freeway in San Diego, California, killing a mother and daughter in a head-on collision.  18-year old Trevor Heitmann was killed as well; he's known to gamers as "McSkillet" or "the king of skins", and was reportedly despondent over a video game company shutting off his income over copyright issues.  His victims were 43-year old Aileen Pizarro and daughter Aryana, aged twelve, whose Hyundai burst into flames when struck by the McLaren.  Family members described them as the "kindest, most caring people in the world", and had to open a GoFundMe for the funeral expenses.  Ms. Pizarro was a marriage and family counselor and her daughter was about to enter 7th grade; Heitmann made "skins" for video games for big money.

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said rejected the Constitutional Court ruling upholding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's narrow election win, and he called Sunday's scheduled inauguration "false".  Mnangagwa is the former enforcer for ex-president Robert Mugabe who he ousted earlier this year.  Chamisa accused the government of a "new persecution" for cracking down on the opposition, and vowed that "change is coming" and "political doors are going to be opened very soon".

Russian police detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny outside his Moscow home before planned anti-government demonstrations.  Cops apparently roughed up the man called the biggest political foe to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Navalny was taken to hospital with a broken finger.  Navalny's latest anti-corruption investigation alleges that at least US$29 Million had been stolen in procurement contracts for Russia's National Guard, which is headed by Putin's former bodyguard Viktor Zolotov.

At least 19 people were killed in a fire at a hot springs resort hotel in China's northeastern city of Harbin early Saturday.  The cause is under investigation; but China has had a string of fires with multiple fatalities over the past few decades, despite efforts to increase fire safety standards.