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George Pell’s rise in the Catholic Church

Cardinal George Pell rose to be the third most powerful official in the Catholic Church after a career that began in his Victorian hometown of Ballarat.

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French hiker still missing in Kakadu

Police have identified a hiker missing in Kakadu National Park as a 31-year-old French man.

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Why PM Morrison’s trip to Vietnam matters

Vietnam could expect Scott Morrison to make a strong statement against China’s actions in the South China Sea when he visits the southeast Asian nation.

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Why PM Morrison’s trip to Vietnam matters

Vietnam could expect Scott Morrison to make a strong statement against China’s actions in the South China Sea when he visits the southeast Asian nation.

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Man’s body found on Melbourne footpath

Homicide detectives are combing a park in Melbourne’s east for evidence after a 73-year-old man’s body was found on a nearby footpath.

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SA government settles hospitals dispute

The South Australian government has settled a long-running legal dispute over problems with the new Royal Adelaide Hospital which opened in 2017.

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Energy industry faces three challenges

The Australian energy market will have changed “beyond recognition” within a decade as it becomes based on intermittent renewable energy, a power giant says.

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Cheers as emotionless Pell learns his fate

The contrast between Cardinal George Pell’s reaction on learning of his failed appeal and the cheering scenes outside could not have been more stark.

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Hanson at Uluru and may make the climb

One Nation Leader Paul Hanson has travelled to Uluru and is threatening to climb despite the impending ban.

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Pell: sexual abuse conviction still shocks

Cardinal George Pell rose to the heights of the Vatican while hiding a dark secret: the sexual abuse of two Melbourne choirboys.

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Australia, Vietnam to talk South China Sea

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will face question about tensions in the South China Sea when he meets with Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi.

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Australia to deploy forces to Gulf strait

Australia will send troops, planes and warships to help guard the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed.

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Pick-up in worker demand apart from NSW

New figures show a pick-up in demand for workers for the first time in seven months and a lift in economic growth later this year and into 2020.

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SA stab victim pleased at attacker’s term

A woman who stabbed her best friend and classmate at a South Australian school will be allowed leave from a mental health facility.

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No bail for accused Queensland drug mule

A man linked to Queensland’s biggest ecstasy bust has been denied bail because a Supreme Court judge thinks the potential jail term makes him a flight risk.

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Archbishop urges Pell verdict respect

Melbourne’s Archbishop has urged everyone to respect the verdict of Victoria’s Court of Appeal in rejecting George Pell’s attempt to overturn his conviction.

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