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Catholic Church prioritised protecting reputation above children in Ballarat ...

Chris O'Connor, who led the force's Child Exploitation Squad in the 1990s, worked on Operation Arcadia, an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to prosecute Bishop Ronald Mulkearns for moving Gerald Francis Ridsdale from parish to parish in the Ballarat ... >> view original

Grant to boost reading skills of Ballarat children

More than 200 Ballarat children will receive an age appropriate book every month for the next five years courtesy of a significant grant from Perpetual Private Impact Philanthropy. The funding will support United Way Ballarat's Imagination Library ... >> view original

Ballarat Police launch Facebook page

The creation of the Ballarat police Facebook page comes three years after the program was launched in Victoria. Two years ago, former police and emergency services minister Kim Wells announced an expansion of the Eyewatch initiative to include Bendigo, ... >> view original

RBA's Glenn Stevens says bank capital standards a 'work in progress'

It can't be known whether the higher levels of capital being imposed on banks will be sufficient to protect the financial system from another crisis, says Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens. But he said the measures, which are being introduced, in ... >> view original

Boeing confident on Growler and SuperHornet

Boeing on Wednesday rolled out its first new EA-18 Growler bound for the Australian Air Force, and a top official said chances are good for keeping the Growler and F/A-18 Super Hornet line humming for years in St. Louis. Boeing is seeing “strong ... >> view original

Cost of living rises as families cut back

HOUSEHOLDS are going without food and medicines and are unable to pay bills as cost of living pressures take hold, welfare advocates say. DECREASING affordability of electricity, petrol and food are the biggest concerns for consumers, according to a ... >> view original

Building approvals dive in June

The number of building approvals has dived June, as the volatile apartments figure shrank sharply in the month, official data shows. The Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed the number of buildings approved declined a seasonally adjusted 8.2 per ... >> view original

Commonwealth Bank app to target Westfield shoppers as they walk in the door

The Commonwealth Bank is ramping up efforts to promote the "digital wallet", with a new app that will sense when shoppers are entering a Westfield shopping centre and send them offers from retailers on their smartphone. Consumers have so far been ... >> view original

Quickflix shares in trading halt amid takeover speculation

Quickflix said it planned to release an update regarding a potential corporate transaction with an international party. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. by Max Mason. Australian streaming and DVD rental business Quickflix has ignited rumours of ... >> view original

Cash Converters facing new class action over payday loans in Queensland

Australia's largest payday lender Cash Converters is facing a new class action in Queensland, a month after the company settled similar claims with a $23 million payment. The latest class action is trying to recover around $30 million in broker fees ... >> view original