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CQ Bishop’s controversial comments over child sex abuse laws

A lawyer has rejected the Bishop’s comments and questioned why a priest should be above the law.

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15th Sept. 2020 3:09 PM

‘Monstrously unfair’: Bolt’s take on Pell

Cardinal Pell’s biggest defender Andrew Bolt has stood up for him again after the royal commission declared he knew about...

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08th May 2020 9:05 PM

Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Seminary Of The Good Shepherd in Sydney on April 8. Picture: Bianca De Marchi/AAP

Pressure mounts on Pope Francis after Pell findings

Pope Francis has stayed silent on the controversy surrounding Cardinal George Pell but sources say he is set to come under...

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07th May 2020 8:05 PM

Pope Francis has stayed silent on the controversy surrounding Cardinal George Pell but sources say he is set to come under renewed pressure to condemn him

Confusion over Anglican diocese's commitment to redress

THE Diocese said it would deal with claims relating to Lismore's North Coast Children's Home, which no longer exists as a...

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12th March 2019 12:03 AM

HISTORIC: Lismore The North Coast Children's Home. 1965 Photo The Northern Star Archives

North Coast Children's Home victims will access redress

THE venue was established in Lismore as a 'district home' for orphan and neglected children in 1920.

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08th March 2019 4:03 PM

HISTORIC: Lismore The North Coast Children's Home. Circa 1970.

Victims of 'horrendous abuse' to launch new battle

A FRESH legal battle is looming over abuse claims at the North Coast Children's Home, with a law firm calling for witnesses...

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13th Dec. 2018 5:12 AM

UNHAPPY MEMORIES: The North Coast Children's Home. Circa 1970. Photo The Northern Star Archives

Apology the least we can do for child sex abuse survivors

Apologising for decades of child abuse is just the start for our community to protect children from predators in...

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23rd Oct. 2018 10:10 AM

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MP ringside for apology to survivors

Page MP Kevin Hogan describes the apology to survivors of institutionalised child sex abuse as moving and the stories that...

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23rd Oct. 2018 1:10 AM

Aged care resident violently ill after medicine mishap

"Over the years (standards have) gone from great to very good to mediocre”

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28th Sept. 2018 2:09 PM

CAUSE FOR CONCERN: Frank Crighton, 90, is disappointed with the level of care he receives at the Bupa Aged Care Pottsville Beach facility.

OPINION: 30 priests did nothing to call out abuse

'1500 confessions to 30 priests over 25 years would suggest to me that the church is telling yet more lies'　

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09th July 2018 12:07 AM

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