| | | | The Catholic Church is embroiled in one of its biggest scandals to date after Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, was convicted of sexually abusing two children while he was archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s. A court decision means we can finally take you inside the extraordinary trial. | | | | Cardinal George Pell was found guilty of child sex offences last year, in a courtroom full of journalists. So why is the verdict only being made public now? | | | | As Australia's highest ranking Catholic awaits punishment for sexually abusing two choirboys, there are huge ramifications for the Vatican and the papacy of Pope Francis, church observers say. | | | | The survivor of child sexual abuse committed by Cardinal George Pell says he has experienced "shame, loneliness, depression and struggle" in the years since. | | | | A mother whose two daughters were abused during primary school by a Catholic priest says Cardinal George Pell's abuse conviction should lead to the dismantling of the controversial compensation scheme he established as Melbourne's archbishop. | | | | For survivors of child sexual abuse, reading the details of the crimes can provoke a wide range of emotions. We spoke to experts about how to deal with triggering, traumatic news. | | | | Video filmed from the ground shows the British Airways flight rocking side to side, seemingly out of control, as it climbs after an aborted landing at a windy Gibraltar International Airport. | | | | The tallest hardwood tree in the world was in the direct line of the recent Tasmanian bushfires, and now has the scars to prove it. | | | | Victorian train passengers are warned to brace for long delays, as authorities reveal nine lines across Victoria's regional and metropolitan networks, including those servicing the MCG, will be shut down for days on end over three weeks in April. | | | | Australian expats could find it easier to argue they are non-residents for tax purposes following a new court ruling against the Australian Taxation Office. | | | | They sound like science fiction, but radical remedies to slow global warming are on the way. Foreign Correspondent's Eric Campbell goes in search of brave ideas to save the world. | | | | A prominent Adelaide barrister tells female lawyers at a conference that they should respond to client sexual harassment by sticking a "fork" in their hand, a colleague reveals. | | | | Taiwanese horror game Devotion is pulled in mainland China after drawing the ire of gamers who found a hidden insult to Chinese President Xi Jinping, including comparisons to Winnie the Pooh. | | | | There are few feelings worse than meeting someone, then instantly forgetting their name the next time you see them. And Scotland has a word to describe that awful moment. | | | | A water company in south-east England issues a reminder for residents to dispose of their food waste thoughtfully after a town sewer is blocked by a glut of Yorkshire puddings. | | | | A tweet could once again have landed the tech billionaire in hot water, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission saying he should be held in contempt by a federal court. | | | | The travel company at the centre of a string of controversies will host a Liberal Party fundraiser, just a week after it was revealed it did not charge Finance Minister Mathias Cormann for a family vacation. | | | | Internal documents obtained by the ABC reveal the Australian Electoral Commission's concerns over who was responsible for sponsored political ads on Facebook and the social media giant's refusal to provide requested details. | | | | Manly Sea Eagles player Dylan Walker's fiancee is heard crying and saying "he's scaring me" on a triple-0 recording played in court during his trial over an alleged domestic violence incident. | | | | It has been dubbed the "special hotel" — with bullet-proof armour, of course. Kim Jong-un's train has rolled onto Vietnamese soil, completing the final leg of a closely guarded trip from Pyongyang to Hanoi for his second summit with US President Donald Trump. | |  |
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