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George Pell visited St Patrick's College in Ballarat two months before royal ...

It has been revealed Cardinal George Pell visited his old school, St Patrick's College in Ballarat, on a private trip about two months ago, as calls for him to reappear at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse continue. >> view original

Catholics gather for Mass in Ballarat, and call for survivors to be heard

They will remain that way at St Patrick's Cathedral throughout the course of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Ballarat, as an expression of the parish desire to be open to this ongoing pain. Father Justin ... >> view original

Former Ballarat bishop accused of hushing up pedophile's offences

Ridsdale is feared to have abused hundreds of children in the Ballarat diocese from the 1960s to the 80s. He is in jail convicted of abusing more than 50 children. Bishop Mulkearns, who has since retired and is in ill health, ran the Ballarat diocese ... >> 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

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

Royal commission: 'Some good must come from this,' says Ballarat abuse ...

Speaking outside the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, he says, 'There've been so many suicides and premature deaths.' Blenkiron is one of almost 20 survivors who have given evidence into the abuse in Ballarat, Victoria. >> view original

Merciless Ballarat puts Bendigo to the sword in AFL Victoria Country ...

The margin lasted for the opening five minutes of the second quarter until Daniel Tung goaled, sparking a run of five Ballarat majors in 10 minutes. Lucas Anderson and Mitchell Phelps were in everything, snagging five of their side's seven second-term ... >> view original

Woman drinking from toilet part of IBAC probe into Ballarat police

Supreme Court documents reveal one in five full-time uniformed officers stationed in Ballarat, northwest of Melbourne, have had complaints made against them. More than 10 per cent were the subject of assault complaints in the year to March 2015. It ... >> view original

New mechanism behind Alzheimer's onset identified

A new study published in the journal Brain overturns thinking on the role of toxic peptides in the development of Alzheimer's disease. brain scans. In the study, insufficient removal of toxic metabolites in the mouse model was associated with early signs of ... >> view original

Australia pitches $35m to Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam

AUSTRALIA will provide $35 million in additional support to the long-term recovery of Vanuatu from Tropical Cyclone Pam which devastated the Pacific nation earlier this year. Cyclone Pam caused severe damage to housing, health centres, schools and other ... >> view original