Failed Catholic Church appeal paves the way for hundreds of survivors to sue for top ups
In 1996, a former altar boy known as WCB was paid $32,500 by the Catholic Church after he was repeatedly sexually abused by a Warragul
In 1996, a former altar boy known as WCB was paid $32,500 by the Catholic Church after he was repeatedly sexually abused by a Warragul
The Catholic Church’s private insurer spent more than $58 million paying out victims of child sexual abuse in the 2019-2020 financial year. According to its
In July 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison named and shamed institutions that had failed to join the National Redress Scheme. Afterward, the Minister for Families
Not since the days of the Lindy Chamberlain case has the Australian public been so divided over a criminal trial – but what happens now
Bishop Christopher Saunders has chosen to stand down while WA Police and the Vatican investigate allegations of historical child sexual abuse against him. WA Police
This story, ‘House of Evil’ predator jailed until 2053 for crimes against boys, was written by Joanne McCarthy and first appeared in the Newcastle Herald.
July 2020 Update: David Joseph Perrett passed away on the 2nd July while awaiting trial for his offences. He had denied over 100 charges of
The Victorian Court of Appeal has sent George Pell back to prison to serve out his sentence like every other prisoner in the system. This
Nine months after the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse handed down its findings, the Catholic Church has rejected the recommendation to
Prison time for failing to prevent child abuse in schools, government departments, organisations The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse is recommending the state government
It’s no longer astonishing when you hear there is new evidence to suggest the Catholic Church covered up paedophile priests and teachers. It’s simply disappointing.
Cardinal George Pell rose through the ranks because he was fiercely intelligent, an undeniably hard worker, and made himself indispensable to the Vatican. In the
Why Australia hates George Pell Cardinal George Pell is a household name for all the wrong reasons. Why is he so unpopular? Why do so
Guess how much money the combined churches in Australia make in one year. I’ll give you a hint – it’s a truckload of cash. Over
The Catholic Church has done it again. Once more the leaders of the Catholic Church have shown their blatant disregard for the law. Amidst all
The question we need to ask ourselves about the Catholic Church in Australia Have you been outraged by the sheer magnitude of the problem of
Decades of child abuse in the Catholic Church and the church’s woeful response to complaints was finally exposed at the Royal Commission. In December 2017,
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