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George Pell has supported offenders, not victims and should be compelled to ...

This came with a statement from Cardinal Pell in Rome, denying the allegations from survivors David Ridsdale and Timothy Green. The lawyers also noted that the Commission had not previously called Cardinal Pell to give evidence in the Ballarat hearing. >> view original

Ballarat sex abuse 'worst in nation's history'

Some of Australia's most notorious abusers, including Gerald Ridsdale, Robert Best and Edward Dowlan, were part of a paedophile ring operating in and around Ballarat during the 1960 and 70s. Other regional towns were reportedly affected as well, with ... >> view original

Payouts by Christian Brothers in Ballarat

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SETTLEMENTS WITH BALLARAT ABUSE VICTIMS. * Financial settlements with 42 victims. * $3.872 million paid out, average $92,000. * Initial payout total $2.958 million, average payout $70,000. * So far 11 claims re-examined with ... >> view original

Royal commission hears of 10 Ballarat victim suicides in last year

Ballarat is a very Catholic town and the Catholic community is very closed. Coming forward and talking publicly about child sex abuse in Catholic institutions not only has repercussions at the family level, but also at the business and social level in ... >> view original

Bendigo inter-league football team to take on Ballarat in Victorian Country ...

Bendigo's inter-league Aussie Rules team travels to Ballarat this weekend to take on its arch rival in the Victorian Country Championships. Also tomorrow, Bendigo's Queen Elizabeth Oval will host a double-header featuring games between the Loddon ... >> view original

VFL Teams: Footscray v North Ballarat.

Toby McLean of the Bulldogs in action during the 2015 NAB Challenge Week 3 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Melbourne Demons at Eureka Stadium, Ballarat on March 14, 2015. (Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Media). Footscray will look to go ... >> view original

Islamic State 'seizes last Syria-Iraq border crossing'

Islamic State militants have seized the last Syrian government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq, a Syrian activist group says. Government forces withdrew from al-Tanf - known as al-Waleed in Iraq - crossing as IS advanced, the Syrian ... >> view original

Hacking costs Trinity Mirror £1.2m

TRINITY Mirror must pay £1.2 million (R22m) to eight celebrities after a London judge said that there was “substantial” phone hacking at the company's newspapers. Former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne would receive £188 000 in damages while ... >> view original

The economic damage from the Nepal earthquake is almost half of the country's ...

The initial estimates of the economic damage caused by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal are in—and the numbers are staggering. The overall damage is estimated to be at about $10 billion, according to the Nepal government—nearly half of its gross ... >> view original

Play video "Rohingya Migrant: Why I Fled Burma"

The Malaysian prime minister has ordered the navy to rescue thousands of Rohingya Muslims stranded at sea. The migrants fled persecution in Burma but have so far been driven away from the countries they sought refuge in. Malaysia, Thailand and ... >> view original