Royal Commission
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The saint, the Christian Brother and the schoolboy’s $2m sex abuse claim
Meeting Mother Teresa when he was 18 felt to Rohan Burdett as close as someone could get to God. But for years the memory would be tainted by who he shared it with.
- Riley Walter
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- Crime
Church leaders accused of child abuse cover-up named in parliament
A youth group leader at the popular evangelical church was accused of child sex abuse. He is now dead.
- Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
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- Crime
Church leader took his life after explosive child abuse claims: whistleblower
A popular evangelical church allegedly covered up claims of abuse in its congregation. Details of the claims will be revealed in parliament on Thursday.
- Perry Duffin and Amber Schultz
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- Police
Tapped calls, the TikTok star, crocodile tears; inside alleged $1b fake child abuse scam
Information released to the Herald reveals the alleged inner workings of a massive scam targeting compensation funds.
- Perry Duffin and Michael McGowan
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- Melbourne childcare crisis
Authorities thought a psychologist was a violent abuser but let him work with children for months
A man who was an innocent victim of mistaken identity says his case shows gaps in the working with children scheme that pose unacceptable safety risks.
- Rachel Eddie
On-site child safety experts, independent regulation called for to combat ‘paedophile’s dream’
Child safety officers should be compulsory at every childcare service, and Victoria should create an independent regulator in the wake of devastating child abuse allegations, safety experts say.
- Wendy Tuohy and Liam Mannix
Lawyer for institutional abuse victims ordered to pay $263,000 to client
Dr Vivian Waller, founder of Waller Legal, has represented hundreds of victims of institutional sexual abuse and is widely credited as a driving force behind the royal commission. However, Waller Legal has been ordered to pay a client $263,000.
- Cameron Houston
The ‘secret-keeper’ and the ‘Asian Francis’: Questions over two favourites for next pope
As cardinals prepare to gather in Rome to elect Pope Francis’ successor, critics have singled out two of the leading candidates.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Louise Milligan on the monster priest no one will grieve
Paedophile Gerald Ridsdale, who died last week, was convicted of abusing 70 children. But those who enabled his sick crimes are just as culpable, Louise Milligan tells Fitz.
- Peter FitzSimons
Controversial High Court ruling could be used against sex abuse victims like Greg
Greg Barclay was sexually assaulted by a Marist brother in 1970, but his quest for compensation has been blocked by a controversial High Court judgment that found the Catholic Church was not legally responsible for the misconduct of its clerics.
- Cameron Houston