Last Top Stories: Gerald Ridsdale gives evidence at sex abuse royal commission in Ballarat

Gerald Ridsdale gives evidence at sex abuse royal commission in Ballarat

A paedophile priest has told a royal commission he has never felt sexual feelings for an adult, except when he was in prison. Gerald Ridsdale has been convicted of sexual offences against more than 100 children over more than 30 years. Speaking from ... >> view original

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

Anthony Butt - driving Kyvalley Blur in the John Slack Memorial Trotters' Cup ...

And nothing will change when he lines up in the group 3 $25,000 John Slack Memorial Trotters' Cup, 2200, in Ballarat on Saturday night. Kyvalley Blur will be the one to run down in the eight-strong field for Bolinda trainer Brent Lilley and champion ... >> view original

Weights declared for Australian Steeplechase and Hurdle

UP-and-coming jumper Thubiaan have to carry the top weight in the $100,000 Australian Steeplechase, 3400m, in Ballarat on Sunday. He has been given 69kg. Regina Coeli is next in the weights with 67. The Pat Hyland-trained King Triton (65kg), and ... >> 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

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

Ballarat netballers complete the senior double

After a tight opening term, Ballarat managed to slowly pull away from Bendigo and grind out a hard-fought win. When the game was there to be won, the class and experience of Ballarat stood out. Indeed, Ballarat's ability to convert under pressure ... >> view original

Chancellor Merkel heads Forbes most powerful women list - again!

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the Forbes most powerful women list for the fifth year running. In at number two is US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and in third is Mrs Bill Gates, Melinda for her foundation work with her husband. >> view original

4 Taliban militants killed in attack on guesthouse in upscale neighborhood of ...

KABUL, Afghanistan – An all-night siege in an upscale neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning with the deaths of four heavily armed Taliban attackers, though no civilians or security personnel were injured or ... >> view original