A victim of Christopher Saunders reveals his pain at being used as a "toy" as the former Bishop of Broome is sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sex offences against two men.

Edward Gallagher will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to 109 sex offences.

No new indictments from eight-year investigation as state attorney general says church knew about abuse

Robert Hickman, now aged 81, had already served time in New South Wales for similar offences, with the court hearing that he first started abusing children in the late 1970s.

Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.

In an open letter addressed to Pope Leo XIV, five alleged victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik said the silence and lack

Robert Hickman, now aged 81, had already served time in New South Wales for similar offences, with the court hearing that he first started abusing children in the late 1970s.

Queensland Supreme Court to decide whether client-lawyer privilege or whistleblowers' protections comes first.

The Christian Brothers faced more abuse claims than any Catholic order in Australia - and now say they're broke. Four Corners investigates, with the Chair of the schools' body giving his only intervie...

A national organisation set up by the Christian Brothers that runs 61 Catholic schools across Australia is considering severing its ties with the order amid mounting tensions over abuse payouts.

‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat records Major Australian alpine resorts are closing their ski operations up to a month early after a winter that broke multiple records for heat with limited snow falls being washed away by rain. Predictions in June that a building El Niño could combine with global heating for a challenging ski season came to pass, with seven resorts either already closed or announcing ski lifts will stop operating this weekend. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

Alan Boulton was charged after allegedly inadvertently showing child abuse images to university students in February this year.

Authorities formally indicted the controversial manosphere influencer along with his brother for a number alleged crimes Today’s announcement regarding the Tate brothers is the latest in a series of developments in their legal cases in Romania. Romanian investigative journalist Andrei Popoviciu wrote for the Guardian last year that “how we handle [Tate] will reveal what kind of country we really are.” “If Romania’s justice system wants to maintain any credibility, it must remain independent – not just from Washington, but from any external or political influence. Judges, prosecutors and lawmakers must take the allegations against the Tates seriously, and the government must be independent, not least for the sake of the Tates’ alleged victims.” Continue reading...

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Australia’s Catholic bishops are being urged to confront the church’s legacy of clerical abuse with a public act of remorse, following examples set in France and Peru.

Survivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck

Guy Hartcher had a 'clear interest in paedophilia', a judge found.

A former NSW police officer has claimed she was raped by a senior male colleague who had a reputation for preying on women. She says he is still in the force.

The investigation found that 75 Catholic clergy molested more than 300 victims in Rhode Island since 1950.

The state’s casinos are subject to heavy regulation. This is not the case for many suburban pokie palaces.

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In emotional testimony, the firm’s deputy general counsel told a parliamentary inquiry that his investigation was hampered in order to hide wrongdoing.

The former Bishop of Broome, who at the peak of his powers was one of the most senior and long-serving Catholic clerics in the country, is found guilty of sexually abusing young men.

Former Army lawyer David McBride has been released from prison after serving his full two years and three months non-parole period.

Attorney General Michelle Rowland decides tomorrow whether military whistleblower David McBride will be released from prison on parole

A whistleblower suing Shell Energy has asked the Supreme Court to urgently hear his evidence after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Former Mount Isa Catholic priest Neville Joseph Creen faced a trial over allegations of child sexual abuse from the late 1970s and early '80s.

Labor is unlikely to entertain major changes to its gambling ad crackdown despite the bill being friendless in parliament.

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Pedro Sánchez decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as other EU countries criticise Madrid over incident