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religion August 9, 2025
‘We grow up afraid’: Victoria’s public inquiry into cults
In an Australian first, the Victorian parliament is holding a public inquiry into the coercive practices and abuses of cults and fringe religious groups.
religion February 22, 2025
Exclusive: DSS shares legal letters that help silence church victims
The Department of Social Services provided legal correspondence to the Catholic Church that was then leaked to the Murdoch press and used in an attempt to silence victims.
religion September 14, 2024
Timor-Leste unites for Pope Francis’s visit
It’s a country deeply divided – by politics and poverty – but when Pope Francis visited Timor-Leste this week, almost half the population united peacefully as one.
religion March 30, 2024
‘Threat to existence’: Inside Labor’s religious discrimination reforms
Anthony Albanese’s suggestion he would work with the Greens on religious discrimination reforms is being seen as a wedge to make churches pressure the Coalition back into negotiations.
religion September 23, 2023
The Australian pastor swaying US politics
An Australian pastor leading an evangelical church in Iowa has become an unexpected kingmaker in Republican presidential politics.
religion September 2, 2023
Defence ostracised chaplain over abuse claims
A military chaplain, who was indecently assaulted by a colleague, was pressured not to complain by another senior chaplain, who is now serving the royal commission where she is giving evidence.
religion March 18, 2023
‘Fraud, money laundering’: Inside the Hillsong papers
A cache of leaked financial documents alleges staggering misconduct and outrageous spending at the Australian megachurch.
religion February 11, 2023
The painful legacy of Peter Hollingworth
While the Anglican Church decides whether to defrock the disgraced former governor-general over allegations related to sexual abuse, the parliament will consider a bill to scrap his $600,000-a-year package.
religion February 4, 2023
Cardinal George Pell’s sendoff
George Pell, lauded at his funeral this week, was the subject of 10 abuse claims at the royal commission.
religion January 21, 2023
How Cardinal George Pell seduced News Corp
George Pell spent decades cultivating the Murdoch press, duchessing editors and senior journalists. The impacts of that political manoeuvring are clear in the coverage since his death.
religion January 14, 2023
The child abuse cases for which George Pell was never tried
Cardinal George Pell died this week in Rome having been acquitted by the High Court on child sexual abuse charges but without ever facing court over multiple other allegations.
