Sunday's news in 2 minutes or less.

1. Prime Minister Julia Gillard had pledged $14 billion dollars in school funds over the next six years, while also cutting $2.8 billion in funding from Australia’s universities. News Ltd reports that $2.4 billion will go to Catholic and other independent schools, while $12 billion will go to public schools.

2. A 7-year-old girl in Beijing has been confirmed as being infected with the H7N9 virus – a new strain of bird flu.  H7N9 has killed 11 people in China since late March.

3. The family of murder victim Sarah Cafferkey – who last year was stabbed to death by convicted killer Steven James Hunter, nine days after his parole finished – is launching a case against the Victorian State Government, over criminals who commit crimes while on parole.

4. The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is offering teenagers up to $70 – plus a $20 JB Hi Fi voucher – to participate in a study looking at the nature, pattern and context of 16-19 year old’s alcohol use.

5. The Government in planning to crack down on welfare fraud, as Australians are claiming more than $1.8 billion a year in overpayments, reports News Ltd.

6. A Gold Coast circus acrobat, 34-year-old Godfrey Zaburoni – who was accused of knowingly spreading HIV almost three years ago – is finally facing the courts when his trial starts tomorrow.

7. The Archbishop of Sydney George Pell has been chosen by Pope Francis – along with cardinals and a monsignor from Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America – to become a member of a permanent advisory group that will help him run the Catholic Church.

8. A Lion Air commercial jet crashed into the sea outside Denpasar International Airport yesterday evening. The plane was carrying 7 crewmembers and 101 passengers –and up to 45 people were injured. News Ltd reports that an Australian surfer in the waves nearby helped paddle passengers to the shore.