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cardinal george pell testifies to child sexual...

cardinal george pell testifies to child sexual...

For a second day,Australia’s most senior Catholic faces questioning approximately what he knew of...


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royal commission returns to ballarat child abuse...

royal commission returns to ballarat child abuse...

The second session of hearings into child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Ballarat begins in...


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sexual abuse victim told dont worry by former...

sexual abuse victim told dont worry by former...

The royal commission hears the former Brisbane Grammar student,allegedly abused by Kevin Lynch,...


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training children to obey authority doesnt keep...

training children to obey authority doesnt keep...

In light of Cardinal Pell’s testimony and the Safe Schools fiasco,it’s more principal than ever...


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we spoke in front of the world - abuse victims in...

we spoke in front of the world - abuse victims in...

Fifteen survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests in Australia beget near a...


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george pell presumed paedophile teacher would get...

george pell presumed paedophile teacher would get...

Cardinal testifies he knew in 1974 that Brother Ted Dowlan was alleged to absorb sexually abused...


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no one listened to hundreds of complaints about...

no one listened to hundreds of complaints about...

‘How do I glimpse after 400-and-something kids when we’ve got this raving lunatic loose?,’...


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the kings school calls for people with knowledge...

the kings school calls for people with knowledge...

Headmaster says information crucial in helping royal commission decide ‘whether there are any...


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if royal commissions worked children and families...

if royal commissions worked children and families...

Commissions and inquiries into tough social challenges often follow a common formula,but without...


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cardinal pell regrets telling inquiry abuse wasnt...

cardinal pell regrets telling inquiry abuse wasnt...

Cardinal George Pell tells the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse...


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ballarat prepares for child sexual abuse inquiry...

ballarat prepares for child sexual abuse inquiry...

‘Pell is the head Catholic figure in the country,and he should be here, standing...


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letters show melbourne archbishop failed to act on...

letters show melbourne archbishop failed to act on...

Archbishop Frank Little wrote it was ‘difficult for every priest to fulfil the expectations of...


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salvation army worker physically and sexually...

salvation army worker physically and sexually...

Willem Willemsen,odd-job man and medical officer, threatened Ross Rogers with a knife, and broke his...


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child sex abuse inquiry: rising star in  extreme...

child sex abuse inquiry: rising star in extreme...

Commission is examining how Tennis NSW handled complaints against coach Noel Callaghan in late...


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cardinal pells response to question about...

cardinal pells response to question about...

Cardinal George Pell,giving evidence in Rome to Australia’s royal commission on institutional...


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victims sick at heart that george pell wont front...

victims sick at heart that george pell wont front...

Medical report from Rome kept secret but royal commissioner accepts that travelling to Australia...


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sex abuse victims struggle for justice in...

sex abuse victims struggle for justice in...

The royal commission gave victims a voice,but their fight for compensation remains frustrated by the...


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brisbane grammar insurer threatened not to cover...

brisbane grammar insurer threatened not to cover...

School chairman breaks down after revealing it was prevented from admitting legal responsibility...


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melbourne archdioceses handling of complaints...

melbourne archdioceses handling of complaints...

Bishop Peter Connors tells royal commission that the church failed to remove priest described as...


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hillsongs brian houston failed to report abuse and...

hillsongs brian houston failed to report abuse and...

Royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse finds multiple failings with...


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no compensation for child abuse victim allegedly...

no compensation for child abuse victim allegedly...

Inquiry hears eight-year-old girl in Sydney football team in 1996 was raped by coach,who was charged...


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cardinal pell says he was deceived over sexual...

cardinal pell says he was deceived over sexual...

Cardinal George Pell,giving evidence in Rome to Australia’s royal commission on child sexual...


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police chief commissioner concealed priests sex...

police chief commissioner concealed priests sex...

Mick Miller,Victorian commissioner from 1977 to 1987, tells inquiry his predecessor, or Reg...


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pell became angry at boy who told him of abuse by...

pell became angry at boy who told him of abuse by...

Witness says he went to see Cardinal George Pell,who was serving as a priest in Ballarat in 1973,...


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please dont do this: former student tells of...

please dont do this: former student tells of...

Man recounts horror sessions with then-school counsellor Kevin John Lynch,and how headmaster accused...


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older survivors of child sex abuse tread long hard...

older survivors of child sex abuse tread long hard...

The royal commission into child sex abuse is providing a circuit breaker for many survivors who bear...


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the stories of the broken men of ballarat have...

the stories of the broken men of ballarat have...

We’re hard-wired for compassion – it is one of humankind’s distinguished painkillers. Telling...


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ballarat archdiocese waited months before moving...

ballarat archdiocese waited months before moving...

Child sex abuse inquiry hears bishop did not send Paul David Ryan absent after he tried to take bath...


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catholic church knew it had abuse time bombs,...

catholic church knew it had abuse time bombs,...

‘The vast time bomb was ticking away’ in Ballarat diocese,former Melbourne archdiocese...


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national child sexual abuse redress scheme needed,...

national child sexual abuse redress scheme needed,...

Commission report calls for commitment to $4bn compensation scheme for survivors,with more than...


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former geelong grammar teacher feared cost of...

former geelong grammar teacher feared cost of...

Speaking at the child abuse royal commission,the former staffer said the school’s reputation was...


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brisbane grammar principal blamed victim of sexual...

brisbane grammar principal blamed victim of sexual...

Witness BQA says principal Maxwell Howell,now deceased, interrupted abuse of BQA by counsellor Kevin...


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cardinal pells credibility is on the line as...

cardinal pells credibility is on the line as...

Education Office officials,backed by the church’s lawyers, deny they kept details of an abusive...


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priest alerted fellow paedophile priest after...

priest alerted fellow paedophile priest after...

Royal commission hears paedophile priest had no qualms approximately ‘breaking the seal of...


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the litany of child abuse by catholic priests that...

the litany of child abuse by catholic priests that...

Once the evidence revealed at the royal commission in Melbourne would have made headlines...


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counsellor discussing student penis size did not...

counsellor discussing student penis size did not...

Former St Paul’s headmaster Gilbert Case tells royal commission on Friday he did not find...


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brisbane grammar abuse victims deliver letter...

brisbane grammar abuse victims deliver letter...

A student who was the victim of sexual abuse while attending Brisbane Grammar School makes a...


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former sa deputy premier says he was naive to give...

former sa deputy premier says he was naive to give...

Donald Hopgood says he had ‘misguided’ sense of obligation to Gregory Robert Knight who went on...


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brisbane archbishop told abuse victim to ditch...

brisbane archbishop told abuse victim to ditch...

Former St Paul’s student says after he revealed he had been sexually abused by a paedophile music...


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former brisbane grammar headmaster says unlikely...

former brisbane grammar headmaster says unlikely...

Raymond Cross,former junior school head, tells royal commission it was ‘most unlikely’ he...


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child sexual abuse support group dismayed over...

child sexual abuse support group dismayed over...

Commonwealth accused of failing to implement recommendation for federal scheme and shifting...


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george pell very concerned for paedophile victim...

george pell very concerned for paedophile victim...

Royal commission also told that Pell had been overheard in 1983 saying that he believed a notorious...


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priest warned police officer to drop investigation...

priest warned police officer to drop investigation...

Father Peter Taffe ‘told officer Denis Ryan he would be out of a job’ whether he pursued an...


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detective told child abuse victim she must have...

detective told child abuse victim she must have...

Royal commission hearings into Melbourne archdiocese hears police failed to investigate...


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brisbane grammar counsellor ritually abused...

brisbane grammar counsellor ritually abused...

Kevin Lynch,who committed suicide when he was exposed, operated in a soundproof room which acted as...


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former geelong grammar principal weighed chance of...

former geelong grammar principal weighed chance of...

John Lewis says he failed to report claims of staff sexually abusing students because he was not...


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once again cardinal pell has thrown his men to the...

once again cardinal pell has thrown his men to the...

Over and over again,Pell gave evidence that it was others who failed to reveal the crucial details...


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cardinal pell told to attend child abuse inquiry...

cardinal pell told to attend child abuse inquiry...

Request from Australia’s highest-ranking cleric to seem by video link because of health reasons...


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police wrongly said priest didnt offend when he...

police wrongly said priest didnt offend when he...

Child abuse inquiry hears police concluded in 1990 there were ‘nil offences disclosed’ when...


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catholic church failed to act on paedophile...

catholic church failed to act on paedophile...

Speaking at the child abuse inquiry,Denis Hart condemns the passivity or inactivity of his...


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st pauls counsellor victim wore a wire in bid to...

st pauls counsellor victim wore a wire in bid to...

Witness tells royal commission Kevin Lynch told him the school’s headmaster had called to check...


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tennis nsw might apologise to player who said...

tennis nsw might apologise to player who said...

Chief executive agrees it is time to address ‘egregious inaccurate’ to woman who quit game in...


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george pell: they didnt tell me because they were...

george pell: they didnt tell me because they were...

While the rape and torture of hundreds of children swirled around him, a monstrous wailing storm of...


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australian sexual abuse survivor phil nagle asks...

australian sexual abuse survivor phil nagle asks...

The abuse survivor Phil Nagle reads out a letter asking Pope Francis to meet with survivors of child...


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former st pauls principal did not consider genital...

former st pauls principal did not consider genital...

Child sex abuse royal commission hears Gilbert Case was head when Kevin John Lynch and Gregory...


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cardinal pell pressed over denials he knew about...

cardinal pell pressed over denials he knew about...

Counsel for the royal commission suggests George Pell’s claims he was unaware of child sexual...


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jehovahs witnesses fostered distrust of secular...

jehovahs witnesses fostered distrust of secular...

Church’s response to child sexual abuse fell short of best practice,says Angus Stewart QC in his...


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former brisbane grammar deputy head admits close...

former brisbane grammar deputy head admits close...

David Coote tells royal commission into child sex abuse that he had never felt the need to...


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geelong grammar head tells inquiry school failed...

geelong grammar head tells inquiry school failed...

The headmaster,Stephen Meek, unreservedly apologises to those students who had suffered horrendous...


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brisbane grammar changes buildings name in apology...

brisbane grammar changes buildings name in apology...

School removes name of former headmaster from sports building over accusation Dr Max Howell had...


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churchs failure to address paedophile priests...

churchs failure to address paedophile priests...

Cardinal criticised on ABC TV by a victim of one of Melbourne’s paedophile priests but defends his...


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geelong grammar paid teacher to retire after abuse...

geelong grammar paid teacher to retire after abuse...

Nicholas Sampson,the school’s then principal maintains it was not a ‘sweetheart deal’ and was...


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its the popes loss: ballarat sex abuse survivors...

its the popes loss: ballarat sex abuse survivors...

Group who flew to Rome to witness George Pell give evidence at the royal commission urge prime...


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watch cardinal george pells testimony to the royal...

watch cardinal george pells testimony to the royal...

Pell is giving evidence via videolink from Rome to Australia’s royal commission into institutional...


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peter hollingworth tells inquiry he failed to...

peter hollingworth tells inquiry he failed to...

The former governor general and archbishop offers an apology to victims whose complaints were not...


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