Royal commission: Monsignor John Usher denies protecting Cardinal George Pell
The former chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney denied he was trying to save Cardinal George Pell from embarrassment by sticking to his claim about a paedophile priest in the face of conflicting accounts, a royal commission has heard.In the final day of an inquiry into convicted paedophile John Joseph Farrell, Monsignor John Usher insisted the priest never admitted to crimes against children at a 1992 meeting. Monsignor John Usher gives evidence at the royal commission. Photo: ..>> view originalOne in two Australians want a ban on Muslim immigration, poll finds
Look around your classroom, or workplace. Chances are half of the people there support a blanket ban on Muslim migration to Australia. You might even be one of them.New polling out today found that 49 per cent of people support a ban on Muslims coming to Australia, compared to 40 per cent who oppose a ban. (The remaining 11 per cent weren't sure either way.)Young people aged 18-24 were the most likely to oppose a ban on Muslim immigration. Fifty-eight per cent of young people opposed a ban, com..>> view originalTas man avoids jail for role in aiding death
Education department to approve its own 'pop up' school
A "pop-up" primary school for 300 children at Wentworth Park in Ultimo will escape environmental scrutiny, despite the discovery of lead contamination at the site and the takeover of public recreation space.The Department of Education is seeking to fast-track the proposal to build the primary school on a site which straddles the Wentworth Park greyhound racing complex and the public park. Students from Ultimo Public School play at Wentworth Park, Ultimo. The department argues it takes up..>> view originalCroc tried to drag 'Barefoot Bushman' into water
A WELL-known crocodile handler has suffered “significant” injuries after being bitten by a 4.5 metre crocodile in Queensland. Reports suggest Rob Bredl, otherwise known as “the Barefoot Bushman”, will lose part of his hand following the attack but advanced care paramedic Heather Shields, from the Queensland Ambulance Service, said he was “very lucky” his injuries weren’t worse after he managed to escape as the adult crocodile tried to drag him to water.The attack happened at a wildlife farm at B..>> view originalBoy accused of raping 6yo girl at Sydney school pleads not guilty
Boy accused of raping 6yo girl at Sydney school pleads not guilty Updated September 22, 2016 13:10:51 A 12-year-old boy charged with raping a six-year-old girl at their Sydney northern beaches primary school has pleaded not guilty to all charges.The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, attended Hornsby Children's Court with his parents, aunt and barrister.The boy and another 12-year-old boy were accused of sexually and indecently assaulting a six-year old gi..>> view originalAustralian surgeons accused of cartel behaviour
Patrick Tansley was mingling at a party when the first warning shot was apparently fired.The London-trained surgeon had recently arrived in Australia to hone his microsurgery skills in 2011 when a local doyen of plastic surgery allegedly said something curiously combative. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Plastic surgery candidate faces 'extraordinary backlash' Lindt siege police response in question Sydney'€™s Royal beer and cider competit..>> view originalAlmost 95 per cent of Aussie households have completed Census
Almost 95 per cent of Aussies have filled out the Census.THOSE holding out on the Census have got until tomorrow to fill out the survey or they’d better be prepared to pay up.Almost 95 per cent of Aussie households have filled out this year’s nationwide survey despite concerns over online security and data collection.Those who haven’t filled out the form have until Friday to lodge it before they are at risk of being fined up to $180 per day for each day they fail to provide the information.The d..>> view originalWar memorial exhibition explores Indigenous military service
Roy Mundine reckons the Australian Army was good for him and maybe he was good for the army.He first joined up in 1958 as an 18 year-old, twice going to Vietnam. Roy Mundine at the Australian War Memorial's latest exhibition, For Country, for Nation. Photo: Karleen Minney Now the army's inaugural Indigenous Elder, he recalls that with relatives in uniform he always wanted to join up.In a society which didn't even officially recognise Indigenous people until 1967, a far from perfect defe..>> view originalTiahleigh Palmer's final pleas for help merely days before murder
Yahoo7 and Agencies on September 22, 2016, 3:32 am Less than week before her death, murdered schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer sought refuge at a stranger's house 7 News can exclusively reveal. The Department of Child Safety was notified at the time, however the concerns were dismissed as lies.The stunning revelations have offered a rare insight into the mind of a seemingly scared schoolgirl.The 12-year-old made the shocking admission to the virtual stranger that she didn’t want to go home. Sou..>> view original
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