Ballarat abuse survivors head to Rome to see Cardinal George Pell ... and other top stories.

• Ballarat abuse survivors head to Rome to see Cardinal George Pell ...

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Venue selected in Rome for Pell evidence Cardinal George Pell will give evidence at the Hotel Quirinale in Rome with 15 clerical-abuse victims and supporters from Ballarat. His evidence will be streamed on the Royal Commission's website and a room at the Ballarat Town Hall has been set up for people to watch the webcast. PT1M49S 620 349 When Cardinal George Pell likened the Catholic Church's responsibility for child abuse to that of a trucking ..

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• HMAS Ballarat completes upgrade

  

  Maritime Security HMAS Ballarat completes upgrade 26th February 2016 - 14:30 by the Shephard News Team HMAS Ballarat, an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), has successfully completed its anti-ship missile defence upgrade, the navy announced in 24 February. The upgrade includes the a..

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• Cardinal George Pell's church career

  Cardinal George Pell's church careerCARDINAL GEORGE PELL'S CAREER IN THE CHURCHJune 8, 1941 - Born in Ballarat, VictoriaDecember 16, 1966 - Ordained1971-1972 - Assistant priest Swan Hill parish1973-1983 - Assistant priest Ballarat East parish1973 - Shared St Alipius presbytery with Gerald Ridsdale and Monsignor William McMahon1973-1984 - Episcopal Vicar for Education in Diocese of Ballarat1981-1984 - Principal of Institute of Catholic Education (now merged with Australian Catholic University)198..

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• Taxi driver recalls September attack

  

  A Ballarat taxi driver has recalled the night he was assaulted on the job. A Ballarat taxi driver has recalled the night he was assaulted on the job, describing the experience as making him feel “insipid”.Flashback: Ballarat taxi driver James Cousens has recalled the time he was attacked by a pedestrian last year, saying the experience left him feeling embarrassed and helpless. Picture: Luka KauzlaricOn September 6 last year, James Cousens was one of two taxi drivers assaulted by ..

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• "Noi sopravvissuti ai preti pedofili di Ballarat, a Roma per chiedere ...

  "Dall'Australia arriverò a Roma con il mio psicologo per assistere all'audizione del cardinale George Pell sui preti pedofili nella sua diocesi. Sarò nella stessa stanza. Voglio guardarlo negli occhi". Le parole di Andrew Collins giungono dall'altro capo del mondo. Partono dalla città di Ballarat dove l'uomo, ora quarantaseienne, è nato e cresciuto. E dove è rimasto vittima di quattro sacerdoti che lo hanno violentato ripetutamente dall'infanzia all'adolescenza."Pregavo Dio perchè fermasse gli ..

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• Cloudy with a chance of Islamic State

  

  Jane Bunn: a potential Islamic State recruit? Weather and Islamic State, weather and IS. That's pretty much all you get on the TV news any more: a story about the Fijian cyclone, an IS story, a report about bushfires near Ballarat, an IS story, some footage of the floods in England, an IS story and, if there's enough time left at the end, something about Donald Trump and/or a sinkhole.But mostly it's just weather and IS. If Channel Seven meteorologist Jane Bun..

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• Government accused of picking on small sporting organisations

  

  Quota controversy: Victoria's Sports Minister John Eren. Photo: Damian White Enforcing a gender quota on state sporting organisations and not on wealthy AFL clubs amounted to bullying, the state opposition said on Friday.The specialist advisers who designed the rule aimed at getting more women on boards have still not officially been told that the government intends to exempt some of the most powerful sporting organisations in the country.The government-appoi..

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• Kiwi cobalt positive “significantly different''

  

  A TRAINER regarded as racing royalty is the first in New Zealand racing to be charged with a cobalt-related offence.But the charge now faced by Lance O’Sullivan and his co-trainer Andrew Scott after three of their horses tested above the legal limit is “significantly different’’ to the circumstances of some Australian trainers, according to authorities.O’Sullivan and Scott told stewards that the horses had been exposed to water containing heavy doses of cobalt in troughs that were also used by c..

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